At ICMA, we love to celebrate our members and the strong communities they represent! What better way to showcase our worldwide thriving communities than through a calendar to ring in the next decade of local government?

ICMA is accepting images of communities to be featured in the 2020 ICMA calendar. Beginning March 19, 2019, and closing June 21, 2019, members can submit images of their city or county to be featured in a colorful, 12-month calendar. Calendars will be distributed at the 2019 ICMA Annual Conference. Submit your images as soon as possible!

The contest is open to all ICMA members. We will accept one image per person, however, we will only accept three images from the same city or county. Images should be high resolution and sized at 1200 x 1800 pixels.

Submissions of featured images will receive ICMA swag prizes!

What to Enter

We are looking for striking images of cities, towns, and counties that show off the best of your community.

If you choose to include people in your submission, you are responsible for obtaining the necessary releases from the individuals depicted. Entrants must not submit images that involve the willful harassment of wildlife, damage to the environment by the photographer, put any individual or animal in danger, or infringe on the rights of any other photographer or person. All images should accurately reflect the subject matter and the scene as it appeared.

How to Enter

Send your image by June 21, 2019, as an attatchment to pferreira@icma.org or rdesantis@icma.org with the subject line "ICMA Calendar Contest 2020."

Initial submissions may be submitted in any standard image format (i.e., JPG, GIF, PNG or TIF). Each email entry must include the submitter's name, email address, and a photo description. Include the general location where the image was taken (i.e., Central Park, New York, NY, USA).

Your Rights

By submitting a photograph for this competition, you grant ICMA permissions to:

  1. Publish the photograph on the Internet.
  2. Use the photograph in ICMA’s electronic and printed communications.
  3. Use, in connection with the photo contest, your name, city, state, and country of residence in promotions and other publications.
  4. Keep the files provided, and to archive the images on CD or in other electronic forms.

New, Reduced Membership Dues

A new, reduced dues rate is available for CAOs/ACAOs, along with additional discounts for those in smaller communities, has been implemented. Learn more and be sure to join or renew today!

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