The Pacific Coastal Computing Association (PCCA) incorporated in 2020 as a non-profit based in Vancouver, B.C., Canada. PCCA works with partners to promote innovation, diversity & inclusivity in capacity building and positive change in education, the arts, environment, health & wellness and technology.

Our approach to digital transformation advisory and impact project interweaves strategic thinking of IT infrastructure, tools and technologies alongside the advanced diverse skills needed.

Our society purpose: An interdisciplinary organization devoted to applied research, education and capacity building associated with computational, and computing-for-good, approaches to contemporary applications in health, environment and the Arts & digital media. Goals include establishing sustainable practices for technical topics (e.g. architectures, scalability, algorithmic correctness, data sharing), evolving cross-sector and or cross-cultural frameworks for collaboration and storytelling, and innovating new models for learning.

As a non-profit, PCCA's mandate is to ensure the maximum possible value of the financial contributions made go directly to supporting the students and communities we serve, and or the education and applied research projects/programs we participate in or support. As such, our policy is to uphold a zero administrative overhead on outgoing financial contributions.