IMLA Annual Conference

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September 23-27, 2026
Salt Lake City, Utah

Register now for the IMLA’s Annual Conference, featuring five days of focused programming on the latest in local government law. Benefit from expert-led sessions, practical workshops, and up-to-date legal insights. This event also offers excellent networking opportunities with legal professionals from across the US and Canada, providing a chance to share experiences and build valuable connections. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to advance your knowledge and expand your professional network.

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Pricing & Deadlines

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Please note the agenda topics a timing are subject to change.

Hyatt Regency Salt Lake City

IMLA has secured a block of sleeping rooms and a special room rate at the Hyatt Regency Salt Lake City, a first class facility, in Salt Lake City, Utah.

In order to secure this block of specially priced sleeping rooms and to keep meeting costs to a minimum, IMLA has entered into a total meeting package and contract with the Hilton New Orleans Riverside. If you choose to make your sleeping room reservations outside the IMLA group block, such as through an Internet reservation system or with a discount coupon, we need to advise you that IMLA can suffer significant financial penalties. IMLA can be held financially responsible for the attrition or difference between what was promised in the group block and what was actually utilized.

To allow IMLA to continue to provide a reasonable conference registration fee, we need your help in limiting our financial exposure. Please take advantage of the special room rate and block of sleeping rooms we have negotiated and make your reservation.

If you have any questions, please contact us.

Beware of Scam: Neither IMLA nor the Hotel will solicit hotel bookings by phone. IMLA has a contract with the hotel, and we do not use a third-party booker. Please only book your hotel through the booking link below or by calling the hotel directly and indicating you are a part of the IMLA room block. If you are contacted by a third party, we would ask that you not book through that third party and please let us know.

Included in your full Conference registration:

  • Welcome Reception
    • Join all attendees at the Welcome Reception for an evening of drinks, hors d’oeuvres and fun while we kick off an excellent Conference! Included in all full Conference registrations. If you’d like to bring a guest, please email info@imla.org.
  • Conference Awards Lunch
    • Enjoy a sit down lunch included in all full Conference registrations. If you’d like to bring a guest, please email info@imla.org.

All events below are open to all attendees, unless otherwise marked.

Some events may require an additional charge or advance registration, they are marked.

  • State League/First Time Attendees Reception
    • This is a reception for state association / state league attendees as well as first time attendees.  For information about the reception, please see the registration table or watch your email for the invitation. We will be sending an email around for individuals to RSVP prior to the Conference. No other registration is required.
  • Land Use Tours
    • Information on the tour route will be available soon. Advance registration is required and there is an additional cost. If you would like to add the tour to your registration, please email info@imla.org.
  • State/Provincial Breakfast
      • The State/Provincial Breakfast with give attendees an opportunity to sit down with fellow attendees from their area. Advance registration is required and there is an additional cost. If you would like to add the breakfast to your registration, please email info@imla.org.
  • WONK Breakfast
    • For the WONK breakfast you will sign up for a table based on subject matter and sit down with the subject matter expert to enjoy a meal and discuss areas of interest. Advance registration is required and there is an additional cost. If you would like to add the breakfast to your registration, please email info@imla.org.
  • Annual Softball Game
    • Come play or watch the annual IMLA softball game brought to you by Best Best & Krieger! Please bring your own glove. We will send around sign ups to join as we get closer to the event, there is no additional cost.
  • Rick Doyle Memorial Golf Outing
    • Information on golf will be available soon. We will send around sign ups to join as we get closer to the event.

Interested in Sponsoring?

IMLA has a wide variety of sponsorship opportunities as well as customizable options. If you are interested, please contact Caroline Storer.  At IMLA’s Annual Conferences, we generally get anywhere from 750-850 attendees.

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The Value of Attending an Annual Conference

(from Annual Conference attendees)

  • Outstanding work coordinating the presentations and speakers from across the US, Europe, and North America.

  • Every presenter/speaker I watched was engaged and knowledgeable. They put in solid preparation work, and it showed.

  • This was my first IMLA Conference and I was impressed by the variety and quality of the session offerings. It was also really exciting to meet other municipal attorneys from across the country.

  • My practice is pretty narrow , but I was able to find a lot of material of interest and benefit.

  • IMLA is the one organization that keeps me abreast of what is happening around the country and may be headed my way. It is because of IMLA that I am able to, at times, be proactive rather than just reactive.

  • Programming was current and extremely relevant to my practice.

  • The presenters were great and the technology/platform used for the virtual conference was good, sound was good. Excellent overall.