What is the experience like at the annual International City/County Management Association (ICMA) conference?
The University of Kansas is one of the only MPA programs in the nation to take all their students to each conference. Nevertheless, other students, academics, and many, many practitioners and alumni will be in attendance. Each conference schedule will be different but as first year students, you will more than likely split your time between lecture sessions and sightseeing. In addition, per KU tradition, the upperclassmen typically sponsor a night out with the first year students (i.e. bowling and pizza). This, along with the whole of the ICMA experience, is a critical opportunity to create mentoring relationships with an upperclassman. Take advantage of it! At ICMA, you may experience for the first time the breadth of the loyal KUCIMAT network. You’ll attend an alumni banquet towards the end of the week where you’ll mingle with countless alums. Many who attend describe it as an “awe-inspiring experience.” You will attend ICMA primarily as an observer to learn, to network, and to repre
