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Send your city's voting delegates to the AWC Business Meeting

AWC's Business Meeting takes place on Thursday, June 20 in Vancouver in conjunction with Annual Conference. Learn how your city can designate delegates to vote on candidates for the Board of Directors.
Apply for the Washington Collaborative Elected Leaders Institute

Enhance your skills in collaborative leadership—learn how to build trust and govern across differences. Find out more about this immersive training program and apply by May 17.

Join the Parade of Flags at Annual Conference
Learn about our First-Time Attendee Scholarships for Annual Conference!
Announcing the 2024 AWC Center for Quality Communities scholarship recipients!
Apply by May 20 to serve on an AWC committee, state board, or advisory committee

Featured events

Upcoming events

May 16 | Online

Finance 101 (EOE webinar series)

Explore the basics of budgeting for newly elected officials and for staff who support newly elected officials.

June 18-21 | Vancouver, WA

AWC Annual Conference

Annual Conference offers educational, thought-provoking, and inspiring sessions about a wide variety of city issues. Along with networking opportunities and an exhibit hall, the conference is not to be missed!

Cityvision magazine

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Collective wisdom: Navigating the shift from campaigning into governance

From the campaign trail to city hall, city leaders bring a wealth of new ideas, innovations, and collaborations to their roles. Catch these stories of lessons learned, and insights shared from Washington’s cities—large and small.

Featured data & resources

State of the Cities: Municipal workforce—The foundation of city services

The latest State of the Cities report looks at the changing demands on cities and city workers, examines personnel-related cost-drivers, analyzes retirement and survey data related to recruitment and retention, and offers resources for cities looking to build their own team.