Annual Conference & Exhibit
Our largest educational offering of the year, this three-day event draws hundreds of city officials from all corners of Iowa

September 17-19, 2025 | Central Iowa
Annual Conference & Exhibit

Save the date for our 2025 conference, which will be held September 17-19 in Central Iowa!
2024 Annual Conference & Exhibit Resources
The 2024 Annual Conference & Exhibit was be held September 18-20 in Sioux City.

Find a list of the workshops that were offered during the 2024 Annual Conference & Exhibit.

Find out who the sponsors and exhibitors were for the 2024 Annual Conference & Exhibit.


During the Awards Banquet, we awarded several deserving cities and city officials. Check out this year’s All-Star Community, Rhonda Wood Smith and Certified Elected Municipal Official (CEMO) award winners.
Additional Conference Resources
Know someone who should receive the Hall of Fame or Rhonda Wood Smith awards? Want to apply for CEMO recognition? In addition check out the People’s All-Star Community competition on Facebook starting later this summer.
Want to share your attendance at the Annual Conference with local media? Use our conference attendee press release template.
Voting delegates from member cities vote on business items, including the approval of the new League Executive Board members and legislative values.
The Annual Conference offers credits and CLEs. Please contact League staff (mbrsvcs@iowaleague.org) for assistance.
Mark your calendar for our upcoming Annual Conference & Exhibit:
2024: Sioux City, September 18-20
2025: Des Moines, September 17-19
2026: Bettendorf, September 23-25
2027: Dubuque, September 22-24
2028: Council Bluffs, September 20-22
2029: Coralville, September 12-14
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