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Agenda at a Glance

Get a sense of what each day of our Convention and Tradeshow has to offer!

Attendees chat and laugh during the opening reception in the exhibitor hall with sponsor

Attendee interacts with a sponsor booth that is showcasing interactive white-board technology

Attendees from DMACC in all blue show their school spirit and gather with signs and banner for a group photo

Two attendees are seated on couches in the recharge lounge, presented by HON

A trolly sits against the Des Moines city skyline at night, waiting to transport attendees to after hour locations

Tuesday, December 1

10:00 AM

Registration Opens

Pre-Convention Leadership Group Meetings

(No outside food permitted)

4:00 PM

Opening Reception & Tradeshow

(Sign-up for carpet bowling to come)

6:00 PM

Trolley to optional evening activities around Des Moines

(Circling the full downtown loop for groups to nearby food & drink establishments)

Attendees chat and laugh in our Exhibitor Hall, other attendees are gathered in the background around sponsor booths

A game being play on stage with a woman holding a white board, deciding her answers against the clock and other competitors

Newest staff member at Community College for Iowa, Ryan Roberts, stands for a brief introduction during our first keynote of the 2025 event; attendees applaud

Executive Director Emily Shields addresses the full room and welcomes attendees to the 2025 event

A sign with which sessions are in this breakout room and an open door to see a presentation in action, attendees seated facing the presenter and projector screen

A presenter is passionately speaking on "Noncredit Program Outcomes" with data showing on the projector screen

Breakout session attendees confer with one another on discussion prompt from the facilitator

A breakout session room with three co-presenters and attendees facing forward, taking notes

Two presenters speaking at their breakout session

Event sponsor, WGU, has an employee standing behind their exhibitor booth, speaking with three community college employees

An event sponsor, SMG, has an employee standing in front of exhibitor booth, speaking with a community college employee

Wednesday, December 2

8:00-8:30 AM
Breakfast buffet

8:30-9:30 AM
Plenary

9:40-10:40 AM
Tradeshow Break

10:50-11:50 AM
Breakout Sessions Block 1

12:00-12:30 PM
Lunch buffet

12:30-1:30 PM
Networking Lunch

1:40-2:40 PM
Breakout Sessions Block 2

2:50-3:50 PM
Breakout Sessions Block 3

4:00-5:00 PM
Breakout Sessions Block 4

5:30-8:00 PM
Awards Reception, Awards Dinner, and Ceremony for Outstanding Community College Awards

(More information about awards can be found here)

An attendee stands and speaks with a microphone in hand to peers during a whole group session held in the main hall

Attendees sit at large round table, following a discussion prompt

Executive Director Emily Shields listens intently on stage as our contract lobbyist speaks at the podium with his colleague at his side

Attendees wave their hands in the air for a specialty released 60th anniversary t-shirt being revealed at the Convention and Tradeshow

Community Colleges for Iowa staff hands off a prize to a lucky attendee during the closing plenary

Community Colleges for Iowa staff hands off a prize to a lucky attendee during the closing plenary

A panel of 4 leads a breakout session

An attendee kneels to take a cell phone photo of a slide in a full room during a breakout session

A presenter stands and asks for raised hands when discussing legal issues faced by community college employees

Thursday, December 3

7:30-8:00 AM
Grab & Go Breakfast

8:00-9:00 AM
Breakout Sessions Block 5

9:10-10:10 AM
Breakout Sessions Block 6

10:20-10:50 AM
Brunch buffet

10:50 AM - NOON
Closing Plenary

(Stick around for the final prizes to be handed out, and we end the week together on a high note!)

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November 22, 2026 11:59 PM

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2026 Convention & Tradeshow

December 1, 2026 – December 3, 2026

4:00 PM-12:00 PM CT

Des Moines Marriott Downtown

700 Grand Avenue

Des Moines, IA 50309

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