The Vanguard conference is hosted by a different city each year. Past conferences have been held in Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, St. Louis and Cleveland. Looking ahead to the fifth annual conference, Next City is now seeking a city to host and sponsor the 2014 Vanguard in late spring or early summer.

Does your city have lessons to share and insights to offer? Is there a team of engaged local representatives who would be interested in working with Next City to plan and coordinate?

Serving as a host to Next City’s annual Vanguard Conference is a unique opportunity for a city to show off its latest urban development projects to a leading media organization, share innovations with the country’s smartest emerging leaders and get ideas from bright young thinkers. If your city is a fit, check out Next City’s request for proposal here.

Please submit proposals to Liz AT nextcity.org by no later than September 30.

To learn more about Vanguard, click here.