I: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont

II: Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia

III: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina

V: Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee

VIII: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming

IX: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington

X: Canada

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A hurricane rolling through Iowa may sound like the plot from an off-off Broadway production of Wizard of Oz, but that is exactly what happened in Clinton, IA last fall. City Clerk, Lisa Frederick, was still executing her COVID plan when her community suffered catastrophic damage from a Derecho--an inland hurricane. She quickly learned that going from having a plan to enacting your plan on top of another plan was a huge task. The City Clerk's role is crucial during a disaster or emergency. Initiating different vectors of communication and contingencies for each must be thought through in advance in order to be effective when time is of the essence.

Date and Time: December 7, 2021, 1 PM ET (10 AM PT, 11 AM MT, Noon CT, 6PM Universal Time [UK])

Fee: FREE!

Point approval: 0.5 CMC Education or 0.5 MMC Advanced Education points with completed learning assessment.

Link to register: https://learn.diligent.com/WebinarEmergencyCommunications.html

The 2022 Conference Sneak Peek Planning Packet is LIVE on the 2022 IIMC Annual Conference page.

Don't forget to join the 2022 IIMC Annual Conference - Little Rock, Arkansas Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/2022iimcconflittlerock/.

The Conference Grant Program is designed to allow two IIMC members from each of IIMC's eleven regions to attend the 2022 IIMC Annual Conference in Little Rock, Arkansas May 22-25, 2022. If awarded a grant, IIMC Foundation will cover the cost of your IIMC Annual Conference Registration. That's 22 FREE Conference registrations! Click the button below to learn more and apply.

HOT TIP: If there is any possibility that you might attend this conference, we encourage you to apply. You may change your intention to attend at any time.

The CMC/MMC scholarship program was created to assist with the costs of attending an IIMC approved in-person or virtual Institute or Academy program for those working toward IIMC's professional designations. Don't know where to find your local Institute or Academy? Find the program information HERE. The scholarship program was established in 1986 and since the program's inception, more than 1,600 scholarships have been awarded! For the 2022-2023 year, recipients will receive up to a $400 CMC or $400 MMC scholarship reimbursement after completion of a program taking place between June 1, 2022 and May 31, 2023. Click the button below to learn more and apply.

Did you know that IIMC has dozens of online learning opportunities available on the IIMC website to assist with round out your continuing education and certification plan? The IIMC Online Learning Webinar Program is one of the few opportunities on this page that qualifies for CMC Education or MMC Advanced Education credit!

IIMC webinars earn 1 CMC Education or 1 MMC Advanced Education point per 2 hours with a completed learning assessment. Click on the button below to see if these self-paced webinars are right for you!