Get a sneak peek at some of the session topics coming to Annual Conference!
Subject to change. Please check back often for updates.
Each year, the AWC Annual Conference offers a wide variety of sessions for elected officials and senior level staff. Session topics address emerging issues and topics, foundational roles and responsibilities, legislative issues, idea sharing, and roundtable forums to share successes and identify solutions to local challenges.
We offer tracks for:
- Certificate of Municipal Leadership (CML) core competencies
- Executive mayors
- Small cities
- City managers/administrators
- Essentials for new and returning elected officials
Some of the hot topics and popular returning sessions you can expect at this year’s conference include:
- Advocacy boot camp
- Affordable housing strategies
- Ask MRSC
- Collaborative leadership and governing across differences
- Creating a culture of respect in public service
- Cybersecurity threats and resources to protect your city
- Downtown revitalization strategies and creating a sense of place
- Infrastructure funding opportunities and challenges
- Leveling up your communications strategy
- Maximizing AI and technology at city hall
- Navigating issues related with homelessness
- Parliamentary procedure and running effective council meetings
- Planning and zoning issues and creative solutions
- Preparing for the 2026 World Cup and other major events
- Public sector resource management and budgeting for your city’s priorities
- Roundtables for city staff to share with peers and learn from each other
- State and federal outlook
- Understanding the legal landscape of elected office
- Youth councils and youth engagement
Preconference workshops, mobile tours, and additional session details will be announced March 19.
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