Every year, members and nonmembers of ICMA attend the ICMA Regional Conferences to share lessons learned and explore strategies and best practices for advancing the local government profession. In 2021, the ICMA Regional Conferences will be going virtual and will provide a space for local government professionals of all career stages to come together for discussions that focus on tools, processes, and leading practices in the long-term, equitable recovery and transformation of local government management and communities.

2021 ICMA Regional Conference Dates

Southeast Regional Conference | March 11-12, 2021

Northeast Regional Conference | March 18-19, 2021

Mountain Plains Regional Conference | March 25-26, 2021

West Coast Regional Conference | March 25-26, 2021

Midwest Regional Conference | April 15-16, 2021

International Regional Conference | Date to Be Announced

Note that the Mountain Plains and West Coast Regional Conference events and timing of sessions do not overlap.

Topics-at-a-Glance

The Regional Conference program will offer best practices and creative solutions to some of the challenges faced by today’s local government leaders, including:

• Addressing Racial, Structural, and Systemic Inequities.
• Civic Health.
• Economic Restoration.
• Future of Work.
• Leadership.
• Service Delivery Transformation.
• Threats and Emergencies.
• Transformative Technologies.

Designed to Educate, Inspire, and Engage Local Government Leaders of All Career Stages

Live Presentations

Get inspired by local government experts while learning about the latest tools, processes, and leading practices in the long-term, equitable recovery and transformation of local government management and communities.

Interactive Sessions

Engage with other local government professionals, partners, and peers in education sessions and roundtables to discover answers to shared challenges.

Leading Solution Partners

Hear directly from leading companies in the local government space and explore capabilities in multiple solutions track session offerings.

On-Demand Content

Receive on-demand access to all ICMA Regional Conference session content during and after the conference events until June 30, 2021, and explore a range of relevant topics like civic health; economic restoration; the future of work; racial, structural, and systemic inequities; leadership; and more!

Join your local government peers at one or all six of the 2021 ICMA Regional Conference events for the same registration price. Special group rates are available.

Learn more and register today!

Get a Step Ahead Before the Regional Conference Events

Download the PM magazine supplement, Power Through the Unprecedented: Local Government Leaders React to the Challenges of 2020 and Share Their Tips in 2021.