Mayors' Institute on City Design

Design-led learning programs.

We offer a variety of highly collaborative programs designed to help mayors gain valuable new perspectives, resources, and ways of creatively addressing challenges in their cities.

2024

Alumni Advising for 2024 MICD Participants

Virtual

MICD Alumni Advising helps alumni mayors continue addressing the complex challenges facing today’s cities, beyond the traditional MICD Institute Session model.

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March 19-21, 2025

MICD 80

Long Beach — CA

The 80th National Session of the Mayors' Institute on City Design will take place March 19-21, 2025.

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Spring 2025

2025 MICD Just City Mayoral Fellowship

Cambridge — MA & Virtual

This unique and highly interactive program brings together a small group of mayors to directly tackle injustices in each of their cities through planning and design interventions.

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Fall 2025 and later

2025 Special Sessions

Locations TBD

The RFQ seeking universities and nonprofits to host 2025-2026 Special Sessions is open through January 10, 2025. Selected hosts will be announced in Spring 2025.

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Virtual Seminar: Beyond Traditional Engagement and Design Guidelines: Boston Design Vision

Virtual

December 11, 2024 | 1:00-2:00pm Eastern
Virtual Seminars
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Alumni Advising for 2024 MICD Participants

Virtual

2024
Alumni Advising
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MICD 80

Long Beach — CA

March 19-21, 2025
National Sessions
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2025 MICD Just City Mayoral Fellowship

Cambridge — MA & Virtual

Spring 2025
Fellowship
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2025 Special Sessions

Locations TBD

Fall 2025 and later
Special Sessions
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MICD 81

Location TBD

Summer 2025
National Sessions
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MICD 82

Location TBD

Fall 2025
National Sessions
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Informational Webinar: 2025-2026 Special Session Hosts RFQ

Wednesday 10/30, 1:00-1:30pm Eastern
Other Events
Special Sessions
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MICD Gainesville 2024

Gainesville — FL

October 23-25, 2024
Special Sessions
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Informational Webinar: 2025 MICD Just City Mayoral Fellowship

Virtual

October 16, 2024 | 1:00-1:30pm ET
Fellowship
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Bridging Boundaries: MICD Albuquerque 2024

Albuquerque — NM

September 4-6, 2024
Special Sessions
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MICD 79

Detroit — MI

July 24-26, 2024
National Sessions
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Virtual Seminar: Attaining Quality Urban Design through City Leadership

Virtual

July 17, 2024 | 2:00-3:00pm Eastern
Virtual Seminars
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Attaining Quality Urban Design through City Leadership

Kansas City — MO

June 20, 2024 | 10:30 - 11:30 am
Other Events
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MICD New York City 2024

New York — NY

May 8-10, 2024
Special Sessions
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2024 MICD Just City Mayoral Fellowship

Cambridge — MA & Virtual

Spring 2024
Fellowship
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Mayors Imagining the Just City: Volume 4

Cambridge — MA

April 19, 2024 | 1:00 - 3:00pm ET
Fellowship
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Virtual Seminar: Arts, Urban Design, and Mental Health

Virtual

February 27, 2024 | 1:00-2:00pm ET
Virtual Seminars
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Arts, Urban Design, and Mental Health

Washington — DC

January 18, 2024 | 4:15-5:15pm
Other Events
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Alumni Advising for 2023 MICD Participants

Virtual

Fall-Winter 2023
Alumni Advising
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MICD Tampa 2023

Tampa — FL

November 8-10, 2023
Special Sessions
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Informational Webinar: 2024 MICD Just City Mayoral Fellowship

Virtual

October 30, 2023 | 2:00-2:30pm ET
Fellowship
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MICD 78

Boston — MA

October 11-13, 2023
National Sessions
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Virtual Seminar: Designing for Health Equity: The 11th Street Bridge Park

Virtual

August 2, 2023 | 1:00-2:00pm ET
Virtual Seminars
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MICD 77

Kansas City — MO

July 12-14, 2023
National Sessions
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Virtual Seminar: Achieving Design Excellence and Equitable Outcomes Through the RFP Process

Virtual

June 28, 2023 | 1:00-2:00pm ET
Virtual Seminars
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Achieving Design Excellence and Equitable Outcomes Through the RFP Process

Columbus — OH

June 4, 2023 | 3:00-4:00pm
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Panel: Mayors Imagining the Just City: Volume 3

April 21, 2023 1:00 - 3:00pm ET
Fellowship
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2023 MICD Just City Mayoral Fellowship

Cambridge — MA & Virtual

Spring 2023
Fellowship
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2023 Special Sessions RFQ: Informational Webinar (12/12)

Monday 12/12, 2022, 2:00-3:00pm Eastern
Other Events
Special Sessions
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2023 Special Sessions RFQ: Informational Webinar (11/29)

Tuesday 11/29, 2022, 2:00-3:00pm Eastern
Other Events
Special Sessions
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MICD 76

Chicago — IL

October 12-14, 2022
National Sessions
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MICD Honolulu 2022

Honolulu — HI

August 17-19, 2022
Special Sessions
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MICD Des Moines 2022

Des Moines — IA

July 27-29, 2022
Special Sessions
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MICD 75

Charleston — SC

May 18-20, 2022
National Sessions
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MICD New Orleans 2022

New Orleans — LA

March 29-31, 2022
Special Sessions
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2022 MICD Just City Mayoral Fellowship

Spring 2022
Fellowship
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Safe Places, Active Spaces (Part II) — Building Community Capacity and Maximizing Impact

Virtual Seminar

June 23, 2021
Virtual Seminars
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Designing for Restorative Justice

VIRTUAL SEMINAR

May 13, 2021
Virtual Seminars
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Panel: Mayors Imagining the Just City

March 12, 2021, 1:00 - 5:00pm ET
Special Sessions
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MICD Alumni Technical Assistance: Informational Webinar

Thursday, October 29, 2020, 1:00-1:30pm Eastern
Alumni Advising
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Helping Restaurants Prepare for Winter

VIRTUAL SEMINAR

October 14, 2020
Virtual Seminars
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Helping Main Streets and Small Businesses Survive the Pandemic

Virtual Seminar

September 21, 2020
Virtual Seminars
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2020 MICD Just City Mayoral Fellowship

Fall 2020
Fellowship
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Design Solutions for Retrofitting Suburban-Style Retail and Housing

Virtual Seminar

September 10, 2020
Virtual Seminars
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Streets for Pandemic Response & Recovery

Virtual Seminar

August 11, 2020
Virtual Seminars
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Parks Are Your New Asset

Virtual Seminar

August 4, 2020
Virtual Seminars
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Safe Places, Active Spaces (Part I) - A Design-Based Approach to Community Safety

Virtual Seminar

July 29, 2020
Virtual Seminars
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Monuments — Reckoning with the Past, Envisioning the Future

Virtual Seminar

July 22, 2020
Virtual Seminars
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MICD in Oklahoma City

Oklahoma City — OK

November 20-22, 2019
Special Sessions
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MICD 74

Richmond — VA

November 6-8, 2019
National Sessions
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MICD in New York City

New York — NY

October 30 - November 1, 2019
Special Sessions
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MICD in Columbus

Columbus — IN

October 16-18, 2019
Special Sessions
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MICD 73

Albuquerque — NM

September 4-6, 2019
National Sessions
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MICD 72

Charleston — SC

March 20-22, 2019
National Sessions
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MICD East Austin

Austin — TX

December 12-14, 2018
Special Sessions
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MICD 71

Miami — FL

November 14-16, 2018
National Sessions
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MICD 70

Portland — OR

September 19-21, 2018
National Sessions
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MICD West Anchorage

Anchorage — AK

September 5-7, 2018
Special Sessions
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MICD 69

Charleston — SC

April 11-13, 2018
National Sessions
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MICD East Tampa

Tampa — FL

December 6-8, 2017
Special Sessions
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MICD West Indianapolis

Indianapolis — IN

November 8-10, 2017
Special Sessions
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MICD 68

Santa Fe — NM

October 4-6, 2017
National Sessions
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MICD 67

Providence — RI

July 20-22, 2017
National Sessions
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MICD 66

Charleston — SC

March 22-24, 2017
National Sessions
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MICD South

New Orleans — LA

October 12-14, 2016
Special Sessions
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MICD West

Albuquerque — NM

September 28-30, 2016
Special Sessions
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MICD East

Miami Beach — FL

September 21-23, 2016
Special Sessions
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MICD 65

Oklahoma City — OK

May 18-20, 2016
National Sessions
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MICD 64

Oakland — CA

February 24-26, 2016
National Sessions
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MICD West

Houston — TX

November 18-20, 2015
Special Sessions
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MICD South

Fayetteville — AR

October 21-23, 2015
Special Sessions
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MICD East

Cincinnati — OH

October 14-16, 2015
Special Sessions
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MICD 63

Charleston — SC

September 23-25, 2015
National Sessions
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MICD 62

Pittsburgh — PA

June 3-5, 2015
National Sessions
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MICD 61

Los Angeles — CA

March 18-20, 2015
National Sessions
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MICD West

Los Angeles — CA

November 12-14, 2014
Special Sessions
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MICD South

Tampa — FL

November 5-7, 2014
Special Sessions
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MICD East

Syracuse — NY

October 22-24, 2014
Special Sessions
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MICD 60

Charleston — SC

September 17-19, 2014
National Sessions
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MICD 59

Louisville — KY

June 4-6, 2014
National Sessions
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MICD 58

San Antonio — TX

March 5-7, 2014
National Sessions
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MICD South

Baton Rouge — LA

December 11-13, 2013
Special Sessions
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MICD West

Los Angeles — CA

November 13-15, 2013
Special Sessions
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MICD 57

Charleston — SC

October 16-18, 2013
National Sessions
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MICD New Jersey

Belmar — NJ

September 18-20, 2013
Special Sessions
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MICD 56

Sacramento — CA

August 7-9, 2013
National Sessions
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MICD 55

New Orleans — LA

March 6-8, 2013
National Sessions
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MICD South

New Orleans — LA

November 14-16, 2012
Special Sessions
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MICD Midwest

St. Paul — MN

October 17-19, 2012
Special Sessions
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MICD East

Lexington — KY

October 10-12, 2012
Special Sessions
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MICD 54

Charleston — SC

September 12-14, 2012
National Sessions
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MICD 53

St. Louis — MO

April 25-27, 2012
National Sessions
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MICD South

Birmingham — AL

February 15-17, 2012
Special Sessions
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MICD 52

Las Vegas — NV

February 8-10, 2012
National Sessions
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MICD West

Houston — TX

February 1-3, 2012
Special Sessions
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MICD East

New York — NY

December 14-16, 2011
Special Sessions
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MICD 51

Charleston — SC

September 14-16, 2011
National Sessions
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MICD 50: National Mayors Summit on City Design

Chicago — IL

April 27-29, 2011
National Sessions
Special Sessions
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MICD Sacramento

Sacramento — CA

February 13-16, 2011
Special Sessions
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MICD 49

Santa Fe — NM

February 9-11, 2011
National Sessions
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MICD 48

Charleston — SC

October 27-29, 2010
National Sessions
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MICD Northeast

Philadelphia — PA

September 22-24, 2010
Special Sessions
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MICD 47

Los Angeles — CA

August 4-6, 2010
National Sessions
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MICD South

New Orleans — LA

April 21-23, 2010
Special Sessions
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MICD 46

New York — NY

April 14-16, 2010
National Sessions
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MICD West

Phoenix — AZ

March 10-12, 2010
Special Sessions
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MICD Midwest

Pittsburgh — PA

February 10-12, 2010
Special Sessions
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MICD 45

Charleston — SC

October 21-23, 2009
National Sessions
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MICD Northeast

Boston — MA

October 7-9, 2009
Special Sessions
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MICD Alumni Technical Assistance

Auburn — WA

August 31-September 2, 2009
Other Events
Special Sessions
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MICD Alumni Technical Assistance

Little Rock — AR

August 26-28, 2009
Other Events
Special Sessions
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MICD Alumni Technical Assistance

New Bedford — MA

August 17-18, 2009
Other Events
Special Sessions
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MICD Alumni Technical Assistance

Coeur d’Alene — ID

August 11-13, 2009
Other Events
Special Sessions
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MICD 44

Denver — CO

July 22-24, 2009
National Sessions
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MICD West

Portland — OR

July 15-17, 2009
Special Sessions
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MICD Alumni Technical Assistance

Alexandria — VA

June 29-30, 2009
Other Events
Special Sessions
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MICD Alumni Technical Assistance

Moss Point — MS

March 2-4, 2009
Other Events
Special Sessions
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MICD 43

Philadelphia — PA

February 12-14, 2009
National Sessions
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MICD Alumni Technical Assistance

Tulsa — OK

January 11-13, 2009
Other Events
Special Sessions
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MICD 42

Charleston — SC

November 9-11, 2008
National Sessions
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MICD Alumni Technical Assistance

Cincinnati — OH

October 20-22, 2008
Other Events
Special Sessions
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MICD South

Meridian — MS

September 21-23, 2008
Special Sessions
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MICD Alumni Technical Assistance

Lincoln — NE

August 18-20, 2008
Other Events
Special Sessions
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MICD Washington DC

Washington — DC

July 28-29, 2008
Special Sessions
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MICD Alumni Technical Assistance

Santa Rosa — CA

July 16-18, 2008
Other Events
Special Sessions
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MICD 41

Chicago — IL

May 21-23, 2008
National Sessions
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MICD West

Portland — OR

May 7-9, 2008
Special Sessions
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MICD Midwest

St. Louis — MO

November 28-30, 2007
Special Sessions
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MICD 40

Charleston — SC

October 24-26, 2007
National Sessions
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MICD West

Seattle — WA

July 19-21, 2007
Special Sessions
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MICD 39

Providence — RI

July 9-11, 2007
National Sessions
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MICD Poland

Warsaw — Poland

May 5-12, 2007
Special Sessions
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MICD Gulf Coast Recovery

New Orleans — LA

April 25-27, 2007
Special Sessions
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MICD 38

Miami — FL

February 20-22, 2007
National Sessions
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MICD Northeast

Cambridge — MA

December 7-9, 2006
Special Sessions
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MICD Central States

Austin — TX

November 16-18, 2006
Special Sessions
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MICD Atlantic Coast

Washington — DC

November 15-17, 2006
Special Sessions
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MICD East

Newark — NJ

November 7-9, 2006
Special Sessions
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MICD 37

Charleston — SC

October 18-20, 2006
National Sessions
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MICD Louisiana

New Orleans — LA

August 14-16, 2006
Special Sessions
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MICD San Francisco

San Francisco — CA

June 27-29, 2006
Special Sessions
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MICD Miami

Miami — FL

February 21-23, 2006
Special Sessions
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MICD West

Berkeley — CA

February 2-4, 2006
Special Sessions
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MICD Midwest

Chicago — IL

December 1-3, 2005
Special Sessions
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MICD Universities

Philadelphia — PA

November 16-18, 2005
Special Sessions
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MICD Gulf Coast

Biloxi — MS & New Orleans — LA

November 13-15, 2005
Special Sessions
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MICD 36

Charleston — SC

October 26-28, 2005
National Sessions
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MICD Schools

Washington — DC

July 20-22, 2005
Special Sessions
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MICD 35

Charleston — SC

March 2-4, 2005
National Sessions
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MICD Sacramento

Napa Valley — CA

December 9-11, 2004
Special Sessions
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MICD 34

Charleston — SC

September 15-17, 2004
National Sessions
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MICD West

Los Angeles — CA

June 3-5, 2004
Special Sessions
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MICD Midwest

Austin — TX

May 27-29, 2004
Special Sessions
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MICD South

Charlotte — NC

May 6-8, 2004
Special Sessions
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MICD 33

Charleston — SC

February 4-6, 2004
National Sessions
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MICD Brownfields

Austin — TX

January 30-February 1, 2003
Special Sessions
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MICD Housing

Cambridge — MA

March 6-8, 2003
Special Sessions
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MICD 32

La Jolla — CA

October 23-25, 2002
National Sessions
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MICD Midwest

Ann Arbor — MI

June 6-8, 2002
Special Sessions
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MICD 31

Charleston — SC

April 10-12, 2002
National Sessions
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MICD West

Austin — TX

April 4-6, 2002
Special Sessions
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MICD South

New Orleans — LA

October 25-27, 2001
Special Sessions
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MICD 30

La Jolla — CA

October 17-19, 2001
National Sessions
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MICD Midwest

Cincinnati — OH

June 7-9, 2001
Special Sessions
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MICD 29

Charlottesville — VA

April 18-20, 2001
National Sessions
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MICD 28

La Jolla — CA

November 29-December 1, 2000
National Sessions
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MICD EPA

Philadelphia — PA

November 15-17, 2000
Special Sessions
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MICD South

Charlotte — NC

October 19-21, 2000
Special Sessions
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MICD Louisiana

New Orleans — LA

June 14-16, 2000
Special Sessions
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MICD 27

Charlottesville — VA

April 26-28, 2000
National Sessions
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MICD West

Austin — TX

April 13-15, 2000
Special Sessions
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MICD Schools

Chicago — IL

March 23-25, 2000
Special Sessions
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MICD Northeast

Cambridge — MA

December 9-11, 1999
Special Sessions
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MICD 26

Charlottesville — VA

October 6-8, 1999
National Sessions
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MICD 25

Charlottesville — VA

April 28-30, 1999
National Sessions
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MICD South

New Orleans — LA

March 25-28, 1999
Special Sessions
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MICD Midwest

Cincinnati — OH

February 25-27, 1999
Special Sessions
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MICD Southwest

Tempe — AZ

February 18-20, 1999
Special Sessions
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MICD Northeast

Philadelphia — PA

November 19-21, 1998
Special Sessions
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MICD West

Berkeley — CA

November 12-14, 1998
Special Sessions
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MICD South

Chattanooga — TN

November 5-7, 1998
Special Sessions
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MICD 24

Charlottesville — VA

October 14-16, 1998
National Sessions
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MICD Louisiana

New Orleans — LA

May 26-28, 1998
Special Sessions
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MICD 23

Charlottesville — VA

May 5-7, 1998
National Sessions
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MICD Midwest

St. Louis — MO

January 22-24, 1998
Special Sessions
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MICD West

Berkeley — CA

November 20-22, 1997
Special Sessions
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MICD 22

Cambridge — MA

May 1-3, 1997
National Sessions
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MICD Northeast

Baltimore — MD

April 17-19, 1997
Special Sessions
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MICD Midwest

St. Louis — MO

January 23-25, 1997
Special Sessions
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MICD West

Berkeley — CA

November 14-16, 1996
Special Sessions
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MICD 21

New Orleans — LA

October 17-19, 1996
National Sessions
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MICD 20

Cambridge — MA

April 25-27, 1996
National Sessions
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MICD West

Berkeley — CA

November 16-18, 1995
Special Sessions
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MICD Midwest

October 26-28, 1995
Special Sessions
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MICD 19

Cambridge — MA

October 12-14, 1995
National Sessions
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MICD South

Atlanta — GA

May 11-13, 1995
Special Sessions
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MICD 18

Charleston — SC

April 27-29, 1995
National Sessions
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MICD Northeast

Baltimore — MD

April 20-22, 1995
Special Sessions
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MICD West

Berkeley — CA

November 3-5, 1994
Special Sessions
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MICD Midwest

St. Louis — MO

October 27-29, 1994
Special Sessions
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MICD 17

San Antonio — TX

October 6-8, 1994
National Sessions
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MICD Northeast

Baltimore — MD

May 12-14, 1994
Special Sessions
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MICD South

Atlanta — GA

May 11-13, 1994
Special Sessions
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MICD 16

Charlottesville — VA

April 28-30, 1994
National Sessions
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MICD 15

Charlottesville — VA

October 14-16, 1993
National Sessions
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MICD 14

Charlottesville — VA

March 28-30, 1993
National Sessions
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MICD West

N/A

1993
Special Sessions
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MICD 13

Charlottesville — VA

October 15-17, 1992
National Sessions
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MICD 12

Charlottesville — VA

April 9-11, 1992
National Sessions
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MICD 11

Charlottesville — VA

October 27-30, 1991
National Sessions
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MICD 10

Charlottesville — VA

April 25-28, 1991
National Sessions
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MICD 9

Charlottesville — VA

October 25-28, 1990
National Sessions
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MICD 8

Charlottesville — VA

April 29 - May 2, 1990
National Sessions
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MICD 7

Charlottesville — VA

October 22-24, 1989
National Sessions
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MICD 6

Charlottesville — VA

April 27-30, 1989
National Sessions
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MICD 5

Charlottesville — VA

November 13-15, 1988
National Sessions
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MICD 4

Charlottesville — VA

April 21-23, 1988
National Sessions
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MICD 3

Charlottesville — VA

September 27-29, 1987
National Sessions
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MICD 2

Charlottesville — VA

April 20-22, 1987
National Sessions
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MICD 1

Charlottesville — VA

October 23-25, 1986
National Sessions
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