2025 IACC Conference
October 7-9, 2025
Wenatchee Convention Center

The conference will be similar to past years with concurrent sessions, exhibitors, tech teams, and networking events. This will be an in-person conference, with no hybrid option.

Conference Registration

Registration is Now Open!

Registration Brochure Schedule At-a-Glance Registration Instructions Tribal Outreach Flyer

                           REGISTER AS INDIVIDUAL                        REGISTER AS EXHIBITOR

Awards

Nominations are being sought for the fifteenth annual IACC Awards. Nominations can be made in one of the following categories:
• Community Impact
• Creative Solutions
• Environmental Stewardship
• Joe Mitschelen Lifetime Achievement Award

Nominations must be submitted online to the IACC awards committee by Friday, September 5, 2025, at 5 p.m. For more information, contact Sean Mellon at 360-628-7318 or smel461@ecy.wa.gov.

2025 IACC Award Form

Tech Teams

Tech team requests are being accepted now until Monday, September 1, 2025.

For more information on tech teams, please see page 5 of the registration brochure, linked above.

Please note:
• The original request for a Tech Team must come from a community member.
• Tech Team meetings are organized to help communities prioritize multiple infrastructure challenges, develop a specific project idea, or plan for projects that will need multiple funding partners or that face complicated regulatory issues.
• Tech Team meetings are scheduled for Tuesday morning, October 7, before the official start of the conference. Our pool of agency staff is limited to those who are available on Tuesday morning.
• The IACC Tech Team schedule is finalized 3 weeks before the conference so that staff have adequate time to prepare.
• If you have questions about tech teams, please contact Claire Miller, Claire.miller@commerce.wa.gov

2025 Tech Team Request Form

Exhibitors

See page 5 of the Registration Brochure for exhibitor information. If you have questions, please contact Amie Smith at amie.smith@commerce.wa.gov.

Sponsorship Opportunities

For information about sponsorship opportunities (pdf), please contact Barbara Smith at Barbara.Smith@commerce.wa.gov.

Scholarships

See page 4 of the Registration Brochure for scholarship information.

Short Course in Local Planning

Washington State Department of Commerce’s Short Course in Local Planning (docx) will take place Tuesday, October 7, from 6:00pm-9:00pm.

Hotel Reservations

Please note that you are responsible for making your own hotel reservations. We were able to reserve a limited number of rooms at the government rate (determined at the time of check-in) at each of the hotels listed below.

You can make reservations at all hotels beginning May 1.

Coast Wenatchee Hotel

509-662-1234
Adjacent to the Wenatchee Convention Center.
Book through the front desk…be sure to mention the IACC Conference when you call.

Wenatchee Inn/Clarion Pointe – Wenatchee

509-664-6565
Mention the “group block IACC for October” when you call.

Red Lion

509-663-0711
Mention the IACC Conference and give this Group Code: IACC1007.
You can also book rooms at the Red Lion online by going to our website and following these simple steps:
• Verify your check in and check out dates at the top of the screen are correct.
• Select the room you would like to reserve and enter in your information to book!
By Phone, by calling the hotel directly at 509-663-0711 and pressing 0 and providing your Group Name, Group Code (IACC1007) and check in and out dates.
Last day to make reservations is September 16.

Springhill Suites Wenatchee

Book your group rate for IACC Conference 2025.
Last Day to Book: Sunday, September 07, 2025.

2024 Conference presentations

If you would like to go back and revisit any of the of the conference presentations, please use the link below.

2024 IACC Conference Presentations

Award Winners

IACC Award Winners 2009 – 2024 (pdf)

 

Previous Conference Presentations