IMLA Mid-Year Seminar

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2026 Mid-Year Seminar

 April 10-13, 2026
Washington, D.C.

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

Omni Shoreham Hotel – Washington, D.C.

(202) 234-0700

IMLA has secured a block of sleeping rooms and a special room rate at the Omni Shoreham Hotel, a first class facility, in Washington, D.C.

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 Omni Shoreham Hotel. 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.

Amicus Awards Ceremony / Scholarship Announcement

Amicus Awards Ceremony / Scholarship Announcement

Help us celebrate the pro bono authors that help make IMLA’s Amicus Program such a success and announce the winners of the inaugural Charles Thompson Jr. Local Government Law Scholarships.

Welcome Reception

Welcome Reception

Friday, April 10th – 5:30-7:00

Kick off the 2026 Mid Year Seminar with the Welcome Reception taking place at the Omni Shoreham. Enjoy light hors d’oeuvres, drinks and networking! A badge is required for entry and the dress is business casual. We hope to see you there!

**Badge is required for entry! Guest tickets are available for purchase**

State/Province Breakfast

State/Provincial Breakfast

Saturday, April 11th – 7:45-8:45

Advance registration is required. The State/Provincial Breakfast with give attendees an opportunity to sit down with fellow attendees from their area.

WONK Breakfast

WONK Breakfast

Sunday, April 12th – 7:45-8:45

Advance registration is required. The purpose of the WONK breakfast (know spelled backwards) is to provide a networking opportunity for attendees to discuss a particular substantive legal topic over breakfast in an informal manner. About 6-10 participants will sit at each table and each table will have a host to lead the discussion on a substantive topic.

Smithsonian Zoo Trip

Smithsonian Zoo Trip

Sunday, April 12th – 1:30-3:00

Join your fellow attendees for a trip to the Smithsonian Zoo, right up the street from the Omni Shoreham. This trip will be free for anyone attending but we will need you to RSVP to secure you or your guests a ticket. IMLA will email attendees closer to the Seminar to get a list of interested attendees.

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 Mid-Year Seminar, we generally get anywhere from 300-400 attendees.

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The Value of Attending a Mid-Year Seminar

(from Mid-Year Seminar attendees)

  • A good mix of content applicable to private and public attorneys representing municipalities.

  • Great seminar. I love being able to see how attorneys in my field handle legal issues all over America.

  • Every speaker was well-versed in their topics and presented them well.

  • This is a terrific conference with high quality sessions directly applicable to my practice.

  • We continue to attend these IMLA programs because of the effort put into them and the high quality of the speakers and provided written materials

  • This was a high-quality event (as it has been each time I've attended). It's very informative and relevant to my practice, and the structure and scheduling is well-suited to interacting with peers in other jurisdictions.

  • There was something relevant to my particularized practice for every time slot. Excellent programming.

  • I know it is impossible to make every presentation relevant to everyone. Consequently, I appreciate the two tracks available and I appreciate the court updates and ethics presentations which were more generally applicable to all.