The 2018 SHEEO Higher Education Policy Conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center, August 7-10. The Conference attracts around 250 participants and is planned by SHEEO staff with input from SHEEO members. It highlights the crucial issues and policy considerations states must address to build and sustain excellent systems of higher education. Attendees include SHEEO state agency executives, leaders from national higher education policy organizations, institutions, state and federal government, and vendors.