Governors' Meetings
November 20-21
Scottsdale, Arizona
2025 Winter Meeting
The 2025 Winter Meeting featured Western Governors and their distinguished guests in public conversations about the energy needs for data centers, health care, broadband, the Farm Bill, and much more.
June 30 - July 2
Deer Valley, Utah
2026 Annual Meeting
The 2026 Annual Meeting will take place at the Stein Eriksen Lodge in Deer Valley, Utah.
Chair Initiative Events
Chair Initiatives
Each year, the Chair of the Western Governors’ Association (WGA) chooses an initiative on which to focus the Association’s convening power and policy prowess. The findings of the WGA Chair initiative are memorialized in an initiative report that is released at WGA’s Annual Meeting.
Annual Policy Forum
Annual Policy Forum
The Annual Policy Forum is focused on addressing capacity challenges to equip western communities to undertake locally led community and economic development efforts.