The 2026 IaCMA Summer Conference and Golf Outing will be held July 15-17 in Okoboji. Registration is open and can be accessed here (the system also allows members to renew their dues for Fiscal Year 2027): 2026 Summer Conference Registration + Member Dues Renewal.
Agenda Outline
Wednesday, July 15
- Golf Outing | 11:00 am, Brooks Golf Club
- Registration and Evening Reception | 5-8 pm, Bridges Bay Resort
- Hospitality | 8-10 pm, Bridges Bay Resort
Thursday, July 16 (all sessions at Waterfront Event Center, Bridges Bay Resort)
- Breakfast | 7:15-8:15 am
- Keynote: Championing Civility in our Communities, Reflections from a Recovering City Manager (Jon Lynch, Three Rivers Corporation) | 8:15-10:15 am
- Break | 10:15-10:30 am
- Workshop 1: The Role of the City Development Board (Jessica Drake, IEDA City Development Board) | 10:30-11:30 am
- Membership Meeting | 11:30 am-12 pm
- Lunch | 12-1 pm
- Workshop 2: Optimizing Benefits to Boost Employee Recruitment & Retention (Josh Boldt, Maquoketa) | 1-2:15 pm
- Workshop 3: Public Infrastructure Improvements Panel/Game (Eldy Miller, Ely and Tyler Trout, Charles City) | 2:15-3:15 pm
- Break | 3:15-3:30 pm
- Workshop 4: Career Health (Michael Holton, Treynor) | 3:30-4:30 pm
- Evening Reception | 5:30-7:30 pm, Bracco World Cafe and Beach Bar, Bridges Bay Resort
- Hospitality | 7:30-10 pm, Bridges Bay Resort
Friday, July 17 (all sessions at Waterfront Event Center, Bridges Bay Resort)
- Breakfast | 7:15-8:15 am
- Workshop 5: Urban Renewal and Urban Revitalization Changes (Nathan Overberg, Ahlers & Cooney, P.C. and John Danos, Dorsey & Whitney) | 8:15-9:30 am
- Break | 9:30-9:45 am
- Workshop 6: Property Taxes Panel Discussion (Matthew Schmitz, Independence and Marketa Oliver, Bondurant) | 9:45-11:15 am