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2026 Calendar of Events

*TBD items will be updated when dates are available.

MCEA holds two main conferences per year (in January and June).

January

11-15         Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting – Washington, DC

20              MCEA Board of Directors – Cragun’s Resort, Brainerd, MN

20-23         MCEA Annual Conference – Cragun’s Resort, Brainerd, MN

22              MCEA Board of Directors – Cragun’s Resort, Brainerd, MN

23              AMC Board of Directors – St. Paul, MN

28-30         City Engineers Annual Conference – Bloomington, MN

February

3  MAPA/ARM/CPAM/AGC/MnDOT Materials Conference: Towards Net Zero – St. Louis Park

5                 MSES Winter Event and Annual Meeting – St. Louis Park, MN

17              Legislative Session Begins

19              Transportation Day at the Capitol – St. Paul, MN

20-24         ATSSA Traffic Expo – Houston, TX

21-24         NACo Legislative Conference – Washington, DC

March

6                 MCEA Board of Directors – St. Paul, MN

4-5             AMC Legislative Conference – InterContinental Hotel, St. Paul, MN

18-19         Minnesota Transportation Conference & Expo – St. Paul, MN

25-26         AMC Leadership Summit – Grand View Lodge, Nisswa, MN

27              AMC Board of Directors – Grand View Lodge, Nisswa, MN

April

12-15         NACE Annual Conference – Arlington, TX

17              AMC Board of Directors – St. Paul, MN

22-24         MCHAA Accountant Conference – St. Cloud, MN

26-29         APWA North American Snow Conference – Grand Rapids, MI

May

6-8             MN APWA Spring Conference – Grand View Lodge, Nisswa, MN

11              Metro Pre-Screening Board Meeting – Water’s Edge

13              District 7 Pre-Screening Board Meeting – TBD

14              District 8 Pre-Screening Board Meeting – Slayton

18              District 1 Pre-Screening Board Meeting – TBD

18              Last Day of Legislative Session

20-21         District 2 & 4 Pre-Screening Board Meeting – Park Rapids, MN

21              Minnesota Roadway Maintenance Training and Demo Day – Jackson, MN

21              District 6 Pre-Screening Board Meeting – TBD

June

3                 District 3 Pre-Screening Board Meeting – St. Cloud, MN

10              MCEA Board of Directors – Arrowwood Resort, Alexandria, MN

10-12         MCEA Summer Conference – Arrowwood Resort, Alexandria, MN

11              Screening Board – Arrowwood Resort, Alexandria, MN

26              AMC Board of Directors – St. Paul, MN

TBD           MSES Spring Outing – Hastings, MN

July

17-20         NACo Annual Conference – Orleans Parish, New Orleans, LA

16              District 3 Summer Meeting – Tianna Country Club, Walker, MN

TBD           District 6 & District 7 County Engineer’s Meeting – Oaks Golf Club, Hayfield, MN

August

9-14           MAASTO Annual Meeting – Cincinnati, OH

20-21         AMC Board of Directors/Strategic Planning Session – Thumper Pond, Otter Tail

29-30         Governors Highway Safety Association Annual Conference – Minneapolis, MN

30              APWA Public Works Expo – Houston, TX

TBD           District 4 Stroke of Luck Fall Meeting Event

September

1-2             Governors Highway Safety Association Annual Conference – Minneapolis, MN

1-2             APWA Public Works Expo – Houston, TX

16              AMC Board of Directors – Sanford Center, Bemidji, MN

16-18         AMC Fall Policy Conference – Sanford Center, Bemidji, MN

22-24         MN Transportation Alliance Fly-In – Washington, DC

TBD           District 8 RARE Occasion – Redwood Falls, MN

TBD           MSES Fall Outing – Grandview Lodge, Nisswa, MN

TBD           District 2 Fall Meeting

October

7-8             Minnesota Fall Maintenance Expo – Canterbury Park, Shakopee, MN

9                 AMC Board of Directors – virtual

7                 District 7 Pre-Screening Board Meeting – TBD

12              Metro Pre-Screening Board Meeting – Water’s Edge

19              District 1 Pre-Screening Board Meeting – TBD

14-15         District 2 & 4 Pre-Screening Board Meeting – Detroit Lakes

15              District 6 Pre-Screening Board Meeting – TBD

21              District 3 Pre-Screening Board Meeting – St. Cloud

22              District 8 Pre-Screening Board Meeting – Granite Falls

28              MCEA Board of Directors – TBD

28-29         Fall Screening Board – TBD

November

19-20         APWA-MN Fall Conference – Mystic Lake Center, Prior Lake, MN

TBD           MN Transportation Alliance – Annual Meeting – St. Paul, MN

30              MAPA/MAAPT Annual Asphalt Conference – Mystic Lake Center, Prior Lake, MN

December

1                 MAPA/MAAPT Annual Asphalt Conference – Mystic Lake Center, Prior Lake, MN

2-4             Iowa County Engineers Association Annual Conference

3                 District 3 Fall Meeting – Red Rooster, Genola, MN

6                 AMC Board of Directors – DoubleTree, Bloomington, MN

6-9             AMC Annual Conference – DoubleTree, Bloomington, MN

8                 MCEA Board of Directors – DoubleTree, Bloomington, MN

TBD           District 2 Federal Meeting – Bagley, MN

TBD           District 4 & District 8 Klub Meeting – Benson, MN

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