Start Date: 6/7/2026 8:00 AM EDT
End Date: 6/10/2026 5:00 PM EDT
Venue Name: Hyatt Regency Tulsa
Location:
100 East 2nd Street
Tulsa, OK United States 74103
Event Website: https://narc.org/events/2026-annual-conference-and-exhibition/
Organization Name:
National Association of Regional Councils
Contact:
The National Association of Regional Councils (NARC) 60th Annual Conference will be held June 7-10, 2026 at the Hyatt Regency Tulsa in Tulsa, OK.
Join us for three days of keynote speakers, panel discussions and breakout sessions focused on the most important issues for regions in 2026!
Registration includes breakfast and lunch Monday and Tuesday. and dinner on Tuesday.
Before you begin, be sure you know which extra events the registrant(s) wants to attend. More information on each event is on the NARC website:
- AI Seminar, Sunday June 7, 8:30 AM-12:00 PM - Led by Robert Hiett, Executive Director of the Upper Coastal Plain Council of Governments, this workshop offers a practical roadmap for responsible AI adoption aligned with mission goals, compliance needs, and fiscal stewardship. Participants will examine national adoption trends, workforce readiness, and how AI affects regional planning, grant management, aging services, workforce development, and intergovernmental coordination. Through strategic discussion and applied examples, leaders will learn to differentiate experimentation from structured deployment, spot low-risk pilot opportunities, and move effectively from awareness to action.
- Mobile Workshop: Route 66 BusTour, Sunday, June 7, 2:30-5:00 PM
- Mobile Workshop:Self-guided Museum Tours (Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie, Greenwood Rising), Sunday, June 7, 2:30-5:00 PM
- Awards Dinner, Tuesday, June 9, 6:30 PM
- Mobile Workshop: Tulsa Art Deco Walking Tour, Tuesday, June 9, 3:00-4:30 PM
- Mobile Workshop: Gradient Innovation Hub and Western Supply Workforce, Tuesday, June 9, 3:00-5:00 PM
All attendees agree to abide by NARC's
Code of Conduct.
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