CIE/USA-SEA Technology Forum and Asian Talent Awards Gala

CIE/USA-SEA’s Annual Technology Forum and Outstanding Asian Talent Awards Gala lands Saturday, September 27, 2026 at the Hilton Bellevue, 300 112th Ave SE. Host copy frames high-level forums, industry networking, innovation showcases, and an evening awards program recognizing Asian American STEM and technology leaders. Prior-year patterns ran daytime seminars into an evening banquet; confirm 2026 hour-by-hour timing on the live page as registration opens. Watch the page for ticket tiers and student scholarship notes.

The Chinese Institute of Engineers Seattle chapter is one of the Puget Sound’s densest Chinese American engineering and technology associations. Bellevue geography matches Eastside tech employment. The host markets a large convention; treat published capacity claims as unconfirmed marketing rather than a verified headcount. Even at a smaller room than the largest marketing language implies, the night still sits on a named Eastside STEM graph rather than a thin Meetup.

This is right for Chinese American and broader Asian engineers, founders, and tech leaders on the Eastside. Skip it if you need a pure founder Demo Day without awards-banquet structure. Hilton Bellevue parking and dress for the gala block should be confirmed once ticket notes publish. Leave I-405 buffer if you are coming from Seattle, Redmond, or Kirkland on a Saturday.

If your package covers both daytime forum and evening awards, pack attire that works for seminar rooms and a later banquet without a full hotel change. Student scholarship paths, when offered, usually need earlier paperwork than general admission. Treat the awards dinner as the denser introduction block if you can only stay for one half of the day.

If registration links are still catching up, use the contact emails on the convention page rather than a third-party scrape. Start on cie-sea.org, confirm Hilton Bellevue logistics in the confirmation note, and keep the ticket for both the daytime forum and evening awards if your package covers both. Re-check timing closer to September 27 if the published schedule is still incomplete.