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Summer 2026 Meeting • Madison, WI • July 22 – 24

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"MIP offers the opportunity to go deep on challenges facing our cities and relevant practical solutions that can be considered and customized for our local contexts. MIP provides a safe space for substantive policy discussions and relationship building that helps us serve our communities more efficiently, effectively, and equitably." - Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird Lincoln, NE

"The Mayors Innovation Project provides a community for mayors that I have not found anywhere else. It's the perfect [mix] of policy content and camaraderie that every mayor needs." - Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway Madison, WI

"This conference is perfect for small + midsize population mayors. You learn from peers and subject matter experts. It's also an opportunity to see the sights and sounds of communities that have recovered from financial or reputation challenges[;] it's an intimate setting where friendships are made and networking is the order of the day." - Mayor Benjamin Holbert Woodmere Village, OH

"[MIP offers] "real world" solutions that can be easily adaptable to my city. [I] appreciate the opportunity to engage with other mayors from across the country in an open and safe space to share ideas, successes, and challenges." - Mayor Sharetta Smith Lima, OH

"MIP is an invaluable experience - a place to commiserate, to learn, to re-charge, and to make new (and inspiring) connections. MIP helps us to show up as our best selves in our Mayoral roles." - Mayor Leslie Hager-Smith Blacksburg, VA

"MIP's challenge at the beginning of each meeting is to come away with one or two ideas. I consistently come away with five." - Mayor Sean Shultz Carlisle, PA

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