DMDC
Each year in May, around 200 Greater Des Moines' (DSM) business, civic and regional community leaders travel to Washington D.C. to present The Partnership's Federal Policy Agenda. This is a unique opportunity to promote vital regional and local priorities and economic development projects to Iowa's Congressional delegation, the Administration and their staffs and to advocate with one voice and one mission as one united region.
Register for DMDC 2025
Join the Greater Des Moines Partnership for its 2025 trip that will take place Wednesday, May 7 – 9. Registration is now open – spots fill up fast!
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Previous DMDC trips included
- Luncheons with keynote remarks from U.S. Congressional Members
- Chamber briefings
- Workshops on topics including trade, health care and immigration
- Tours to famous sites including the African American Museum, Library of Congress and the U.S. Capitol
Read about the most recent DMDC trip in the "" blog post.
Explore the attendee list for DMDC 2024 here which includes business, civic and community leaders who traveled to Washington, D.C. to advocate for regional priorities. As we prepare for DMDC 2025, a list of confirmed attendees will be updated as participants register.
Contact Ryan Moon, Director of Government Relations and Public Policy, at rmoon@DSMpartnership.com or (515) 286-4912 and Amelia Klatt, Director of Events, at aklatt@DSMpartnership.com or (515) 286-4917 for more information.
Sponsorships
Interested in becoming a sponsor for this unique opportunity for DSM USA to advocate for key issues with one voice and one mission as a united region? Check out the DMDC Sponsor Guide. Contact Kathryn Smith, Director of Community Engagement, at ksmith@DSMpartnership.com for more information.
2025 DMDC Trip Sponsors
Gold Sponsors

Watch the recap video from DMDC 2024:
Testimonials
"This dual-Membership model with the 23 Affiliate Chambers and 6,400+ Members is really impressive. It's the reason we're the fourth-largest Chamber in the nation. To think of the communities from Indianola to Ames, Grinnell all the way to Winterset, how could those individual Chambers and their businesses have this national voice without The Partnership?" — Justin Brown, DOWNING CONSTRUCTION
"I had the opportunity to connect with Senator Joni Ernst's office about small business policy, and I think that is so important. As a female small business owner myself, we need to have our voice heard, and this trip gives us the opportunity for that." — Rita Perea, RITA PEREA LEADERSHIP COACHING AND CONSULTING ASSOCIATES
"You can spend a year trying to make some of the connections you're going to make in three days." — Tony Dickinson, NCMIC Group, Inc.
"When you take this group of people outside their environment and take them to Washington D.C., we're all in a neutral place, and we're more open to new ideas, less likely to guard our areas, more likely to open up and talk to and listen to others." — Michelle Book, IOWA FOOD BANK