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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260226
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260228
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SUMMARY:Advanced Directors Program (ADP) 2026
DESCRIPTION:Event Date:\nFebruary 26-27\, 2026 \nLocation:\nDigital Ag Innovation Center \n3700 University Blvd. \nAmes\, IA \n\nJoin us!\nThe Advanced Directors Program (ADP) is a two-day workshop for directors to strengthen boardroom leadership and cooperative management skills through expert-led sessions. Completion of the Director Certification Program (DCP) is required before attending the Advanced Directors Program. \nAgenda:\nClick here for the full agenda. \nRegistration:\nRegistration is now closed. \nLodging:\nA block of rooms is available for booking at the Courtyard by Marriott Ames through January 26\, after which\, attendees can still reserve rooms at the hotel\, but availability will be first‑come\, first‑served. Dinner on the first night will be held at Dublin Bay\, which is within walking distance of the hotel. Please see the agenda for more details including a booking link. \n 
URL:https://iowainstitute.coop/event/advanced-director-program-adp/
LOCATION:Digital Ag Innovation Lab\, 3800 University Blvd\, Ames\, IA\, 50010
CATEGORIES:Education,Meeting
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260126
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260128
DTSTAMP:20260422T122851
CREATED:20251016T160441Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260116T141931Z
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SUMMARY:Policy and Advocacy Summit
DESCRIPTION:Date:\nJanuary 26-27\, 2026 \nLocation:\nEmbassy Suites \n101 E Locust St \nDes Moines\, IA \n  \n\nJoin us!\nJoin us to explore key issues like property taxes and crop protection\, engage with lobbyists and legislators\, and learn how advocacy shapes policy. Network with peers and gain hands-on experience to amplify the voice of cooperatives and drive meaningful legislative change. This session is designed for general managers\, board members\, legislative committee members\, grassroots contacts\, and those interested in cooperative policy. \nAgenda:\nHere is the link to the latest meeting information. \nRegistration:\nRegistration is now closed. \nPayment:\nCost is $235/person \nPlease remit checks to : \nIowa Institute for Cooperatives \n2515 University Blvd Ste 104 \nAmes IA\, 50010 \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://iowainstitute.coop/event/policy-and-advocacy-summit/
LOCATION:IA
CATEGORIES:Education,Meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260115
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260117
DTSTAMP:20260422T122851
CREATED:20251016T155903Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251217T165250Z
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SUMMARY:Director Certification Program (DCP) 2026
DESCRIPTION:Date:\nJanuary 15-16\, 2026 \nLocation:\nDigital Ag Innovation Center \n3700 University Blvd. \nAmes\, IA \n\nJoin us!\nThe Director Certification Program (DCP) is a two-day training for cooperative board directors\, focusing on cooperative foundations\, governance\, strategic direction\, and financial acumen\, with sessions led by experts from the Iowa Institute for Cooperatives and partners. Completion of DCP is required before attending the Advanced Director Program. \nAgenda:\nClick here for the program flyer. \nRegistration:\nRegistration is $350 per person. \nRegistration is needed by January 7.  A check must be mailed in separately to the Iowa Institute for Cooperatives\, 2515 University Blvd Ste 104\, Ames IA 500105 \nClick here to register. \n  \n 
URL:https://iowainstitute.coop/event/director-certification-program-dcp/
LOCATION:IA
CATEGORIES:Education,Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221104T143000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20221104T170000
DTSTAMP:20260422T122851
CREATED:20230426T080038Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230426T080038Z
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SUMMARY:2022 Legislative Committee
DESCRIPTION:IIC legislative committee meets the first Friday of November to review current and proposed legislative policy resolutions to present to full membership at the IIC annual meeting.  All new policy resolutions must go through the legislative committee. Please contact the IIC office if you have questions on the policy resolution process.
URL:https://iowainstitute.coop/event/2022-legislative-committee/
LOCATION:IA
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220824T230000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220825T010000
DTSTAMP:20260422T122851
CREATED:20230426T080038Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230426T080038Z
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SUMMARY:Meet the Candidate - New Hampton
DESCRIPTION:Join us on August 24 in New Hampton to meet with legislative candidates from northeast Iowa. \nThank you to Farm Credit Services of America for your sponsorship of this event.
URL:https://iowainstitute.coop/event/meet-the-candidate-new-hampton-2/
LOCATION:IA
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220317
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220320
DTSTAMP:20260422T122851
CREATED:20230426T080036Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230426T080036Z
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SUMMARY:2022 CoBank Minnesota Customer Meeting
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://iowainstitute.coop/event/2022-cobank-minnesota-customer-meeting/
LOCATION:IA
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220216
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220219
DTSTAMP:20260422T122851
CREATED:20230426T080036Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230426T080036Z
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SUMMARY:2022 CoBank Midwest Customer Meeting
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://iowainstitute.coop/event/2022-cobank-midwest-customer-meeting/
LOCATION:IA
CATEGORIES:Meeting
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211202
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211205
DTSTAMP:20260422T122851
CREATED:20230426T080036Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230426T080036Z
UID:4442-1638424800-1638597599@iowainstitute.coop
SUMMARY:IAEC 2021 Annual Meeting
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://iowainstitute.coop/event/iaec-2021-annual-meeting/
LOCATION:IA
CATEGORIES:Meeting
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201124T163000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201124T180000
DTSTAMP:20260422T122851
CREATED:20230426T080029Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230426T080029Z
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SUMMARY:IIC Annual Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The Iowa Institute for Cooperatives’ annual meeting will be held virtually this year.  The business meeting will be begin at 10:30 followed by a guest speaker\, Tom Halverson CoBank’s president and CEO. \nThank you for your support and attendance at the annual meeting. \nClick here for recording of IIC 2020 Annual Meeting.
URL:https://iowainstitute.coop/event/iic-annual-meeting/
LOCATION:IA
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200612T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200612T200000
DTSTAMP:20260422T122851
CREATED:20230426T080031Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230426T080031Z
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SUMMARY:IIC Board Meeting June 12\, 2020
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://iowainstitute.coop/event/iic-board-meeting-june-12-2020/
LOCATION:IA
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190614T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190614T200000
DTSTAMP:20260422T122851
CREATED:20230426T080026Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230426T080026Z
UID:4358-1560524400-1560542400@iowainstitute.coop
SUMMARY:IIC Board Meeting 6.14.2019
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://iowainstitute.coop/event/iic-board-meeting-6-14-2019/
LOCATION:IA
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190308T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190308T150000
DTSTAMP:20260422T122851
CREATED:20230426T080024Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230426T080024Z
UID:4357-1552039200-1552057200@iowainstitute.coop
SUMMARY:IIC Board Meeting 3.8.2019
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://iowainstitute.coop/event/iic-board-meeting-3-8-2019/
LOCATION:IA
CATEGORIES:Meeting
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190115T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190115T190000
DTSTAMP:20260422T122851
CREATED:20230426T080024Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230426T080024Z
UID:4345-1547571600-1547578800@iowainstitute.coop
SUMMARY:Iowa Legislature Welcome Back Reception
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://iowainstitute.coop/event/iowa-legislature-welcome-back-reception/
LOCATION:IA
CATEGORIES:Meeting
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190111T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190111T150000
DTSTAMP:20260422T122851
CREATED:20230426T080024Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230426T080024Z
UID:4356-1547200800-1547218800@iowainstitute.coop
SUMMARY:IIC Board Meeting 1.11.2019
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://iowainstitute.coop/event/iic-board-meeting-1-11-2019/
LOCATION:IA
CATEGORIES:Meeting
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181119T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181119T170000
DTSTAMP:20260422T122851
CREATED:20230426T080024Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230426T080024Z
UID:4341-1542614400-1542646800@iowainstitute.coop
SUMMARY:IIC Board Meeting
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://iowainstitute.coop/event/iic-board-meeting-2/
LOCATION:IA
CATEGORIES:Meeting
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181107T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181109T170000
DTSTAMP:20260422T122851
CREATED:20230426T080024Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230426T080024Z
UID:4353-1541577600-1541782800@iowainstitute.coop
SUMMARY:Farmer Cooperatives Conference
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://iowainstitute.coop/event/farmer-cooperatives-conference/
LOCATION:IA
CATEGORIES:Meeting
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180918T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180918T170000
DTSTAMP:20260422T122851
CREATED:20230426T080024Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230426T080024Z
UID:4355-1537257600-1537290000@iowainstitute.coop
SUMMARY:IA Coop Managers Meeting
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://iowainstitute.coop/event/ia-coop-managers-meeting/
LOCATION:IA
CATEGORIES:Meeting
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180914T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180914T170000
DTSTAMP:20260422T122851
CREATED:20230426T080024Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230426T080024Z
UID:4339-1536912000-1536944400@iowainstitute.coop
SUMMARY:IIC Board Meeting
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://iowainstitute.coop/event/iic-board-meeting/
LOCATION:IA
CATEGORIES:Meeting
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180913T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180913T170000
DTSTAMP:20260422T122851
CREATED:20230426T080024Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230426T080024Z
UID:4340-1536825600-1536858000@iowainstitute.coop
SUMMARY:IIC Board Planning Session
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://iowainstitute.coop/event/iic-board-planning-session/
LOCATION:IA
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180831T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180831T130000
DTSTAMP:20260422T122851
CREATED:20230426T080024Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230426T080024Z
UID:4351-1535713200-1535720400@iowainstitute.coop
SUMMARY:Meet the Candidate - Marion
DESCRIPTION:We will be hosting our eastern Iowa Meet the Candidates event at Linn County REC\, Marion. We have invited your elected representatives and candidates for legislative and statewide offices to join us. This event gives you the opportunity to meet those who will be representing you in Des Moines and help us share the importance of cooperatives in their district and in the state of Iowa. We have found that building these relationships prior to session is beneficial to our mission of effectively representing our members at the Capitol. Please join us on Friday\, August 31st for lunch at the Linn County REC building in Marion.
URL:https://iowainstitute.coop/event/meet-the-candidate-marion/
LOCATION:IA
CATEGORIES:Meeting
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180830T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180830T200000
DTSTAMP:20260422T122851
CREATED:20230426T080024Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230426T080024Z
UID:4350-1535652000-1535659200@iowainstitute.coop
SUMMARY:Meet the Candidate - New Hampton
DESCRIPTION:We will be hosting our northeast Iowa Meet the Candidates event at The Pinicon in New Hampton. We have invited your elected representatives and candidates for legislative and statewide offices to join us. This event gives you the opportunity to meet those who will be representing you in Des Moines and help us share the importance of cooperatives in their district and in the state of Iowa. We have found that building these relationships prior to session is beneficial to our mission of effectively representing our members at the Capitol. Please join us on Thursday evening\, August 30th for a buffet dinner of roast beef and chicken at The Pinicon.
URL:https://iowainstitute.coop/event/meet-the-candidate-new-hampton/
LOCATION:IA
CATEGORIES:Meeting
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180823T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180823T110000
DTSTAMP:20260422T122851
CREATED:20230426T080024Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230426T080024Z
UID:4348-1535022000-1535022000@iowainstitute.coop
SUMMARY:Meet the Candidate - Clear Lake
DESCRIPTION:We will be hosting our north central Iowa Meet the Candidates event at Clear Lake Yacht Club in Clear Lake. We have invited your elected representatives and candidates for legislative and statewide offices to join us. This event gives you the opportunity to meet those who will be representing you in Des Moines and help us share the importance of cooperatives in their district and in the state of Iowa. We have found that building these relationships prior to session is beneficial to our mission of effectively representing our members at the Capitol. Please join us on Thursday\, August 23rd for lunch at the Yacht Club.
URL:https://iowainstitute.coop/event/meet-the-candidate-clear-lake/
LOCATION:IA
CATEGORIES:Meeting
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180822T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180822T200000
DTSTAMP:20260422T122851
CREATED:20230426T080024Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230426T080024Z
UID:4347-1534960800-1534968000@iowainstitute.coop
SUMMARY:Meet the Candidate - Denison
DESCRIPTION:We will be hosting our western  Iowa Meet the Candidates event at Cronks in Denison. We have invited your elected representatives and candidates for legislative and statewide offices to join us. This event gives you the opportunity to meet those who will be representing you in Des Moines and help us share the importance of cooperatives in their district and in the state of Iowa. We have found that building these relationships prior to session is beneficial to our mission of effectively representing our members at the Capitol. Please join us on Wednesday evening\, August 22nd for dinner of ham\, chicken\, roast beef and salad bar.
URL:https://iowainstitute.coop/event/meet-the-candidate-denison/
LOCATION:IA
CATEGORIES:Meeting
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180818T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180818T110000
DTSTAMP:20260422T122851
CREATED:20230426T080024Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230426T080024Z
UID:4346-1534582800-1534590000@iowainstitute.coop
SUMMARY:Meet the Candidate-Des Moines
DESCRIPTION:We will be hosting our central Iowa Meet the Candidates event at The Machine Shed in Urbandale.  We have invited your elected representatives and candidates for legislative and statewide offices to join us.  This event gives you the opportunity to meet those who will be representing you in Des Moines and help us share the importance of cooperatives in their district and in the state of Iowa.  We have found that building these relationships prior to session is beneficial to our mission of effectively representing our members at the Capitol.   Please join us on Saturday\, August 18th for breakfast banquet with eggs\, sausage links\, cheddar hash brown\, biscuits and gravy\, fruit and drinks (juice\, water and coffee). \n 
URL:https://iowainstitute.coop/event/meet-the-candidate-des-moines/
LOCATION:IA
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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