While the TC27 programme takes shape through the contributions of individuals and groups, it is the relationships made and reinforced that nourish transformations practice and inquiry. The conference is an opportunity to weave together the energy, ideas and relationships shaping more just and sustainable futures. In October 2027, the gathering in Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain will bring together researchers, practitioners, artists and community organisations.

Our partnership approach reflects TC’s guiding principles: transdisciplinarity, translocalism, transformative learning and temperance. Together, these principles create space for different kinds of knowledge and contribution, learning across places and communities, and a dynamic balance between individual strengths and what we can make possible collectively. Transdisciplinarity invites us to cross disciplinary and institutional boundaries in pursuit of more holistic responses to complex challenges. Temperance brings individual expression and collective power into relationship within a shared pracademic community. Transformative learning recognises that transformation involves both inner and outer change, including the willingness to question assumptions and learn differently. And translocalism embraces both the wisdom of place and the possibility that learning can travel across communities and geographies.

If you are cultivating this work—rooted in your locality, community or organisational purpose—and would like to connect it with a wider pracademic community, let’s explore what we might weave together. This could take the form of a programme track, place-based learning, accessibility support, shared spaces for dialogue, a co-publishing venture, or something we have not yet imagined. A discussion paper [LINKED] is available for those who would like to explore the approach in greater depth. Our hope is that some of these relationships extend beyond a single conference: that TC27 becomes the starting point for shared inquiry and collaboration carried beyond Bilbao and, potentially, into TC29.

Financial sponsorship is also welcome and can take many forms. For instance, €1,500 helps cover travel and registration for one participant who might otherwise be unable to attend. A single bursary or named fellowship is a straightforward way to increase accessibility. Principal, Major and Supporting Partnerships provide broader opportunities to support the gathering and make an organisation’s contribution visible across the conference lifecycle. An opportunity brief [LINKED] outlines some possibilities, but we are open to others.

TC27 is designed so that the relationships formed around Bilbao strengthen connections across the wider Transformations Community — nourishing practice, advancing research, and contributing to human and more-than-human flourishing.

There is no single way to be part of TC27. Let’s explore some possibilities together.