The following opportunities are available to help Clerks achieve their certifications:

Upcoming VMCA Annual Conferences:
October 20-23, 2026 – VMCA Institute and Academy Conference – Virginia Beach; click here for more information
2027 – VMCA Annual Conference – Region X/TBD

Upcoming IIMC Region II Conference:
2027 – Pennsylvania

Upcoming IIMC Conferences:
May 9 – May 12, 2027 – Annual Conference – Ft. Worth, TX
May 21 – May 24, 2028 – Annual Conference – Bellevue, Washington

Athenian Leadership Society Dialogues

The Athenian Leadership Society is an advanced IIMC Leadership Development Program. Athenian Dialogues focus on helping municipal clerks develop critical thinking skills and increase their leadership ability. They add value to the contribution of municipal clerks in improving local government.

Upcoming events are listed on the IIMC website: https://www.iimc.com/145/Upcoming-Dialogues

You can also check out VCU's website: https://ocpe.vcu.edu/vmca/athenian.html

Online Learning

The primary goal of IIMC is to actively promote the continuing education and professional development of municipal clerks through extensive education programs, certification, publications, networking, annual conferences and research.

The Online Learning Opportunities page has quite a few offerings with varying costs: https://www.iimc.com/131/Online-Learning-Opportunities

Land Use Education Program

The program helps planning commissioners, BZA members, professional planners, planning students, and interested citizens to make decisions related to land use that are legal, fact-based, community-oriented, and equitable.

https://cura.vcu.edu/land-use-education/

TIP: Always take time to read your weekly IIMC E-Briefing emails! There are hidden education opportunities in there that are cheap and/or sometimes FREE! Don't pass up those points!!

 If you have an upcoming educational opportunity that is not listed here and would like to share it with your fellow Clerks, please email [email protected].