
November 14-16, 2018


The AMERICAS
Conference of
MAYORS 2018
The Inaugural
AMERICAS
Conference of CITY COUNCILORS
City of Albuquerque, New Mexico. USA

November 14-16, 2018


The AMERICAS
Conference of
MAYORS 2018
The Inaugural
AMERICAS
Conference of CITY COUNCILORS
City of Albuquerque, New Mexico. USA

November 14-16, 2018


The AMERICAS
Conference of
MAYORS 2018
The Inaugural
AMERICAS
Conference of CITY COUNCILORS
City of Albuquerque, New Mexico. USA



The AMERICAS
Conference of
MAYORS 2018
The Inaugural
AMERICAS
Conference of CITY COUNCILORS


The AMERICAS
Conference of
MAYORS
BEST PRACTICES AWARDS FOR MAYORS
What are the Best Practices Awards for Mayors?
The Best Practices Awards for Mayors are a yearly initiative by ACM Institution to acknowledge best practices in municipality or cities work carried out by Mayors and their staff in benefit of their citizens and communities. The awards acknowledge outstanding mayors that, through their commitment to participating in government and community activities, have made a significant impact on the quality of their cities or municipalities. Each year nominations are sought under various categories:
Categories Best Practices Nominations Topics
Category 1 Promotion of Excellence in Education
Category 2 Better Jobs and the Promotion of Trained Workforce
Category 3 Economic Development
Category 4 Transportation and Communications Infrastructure
Category 5 Promotion of Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Category 6 Safe Schools and Childhood Obesity Policies
Category 7 Community Development and Housing
Category 8 Protection of Environment and Sustainable Future
Category 9 Water Governance, Energy, and Climate Protection
Category 10 Protection of Human Rights, Social Justice, and Immigration
When and where will the Best Practices Awards for Mayors take place?
The Awards Ceremony takes place every year at the Annual Conference of Mayors.
Who can be nominated for the Best Practices Awards for Mayors?
All the Mayors from the Americas can be nominated if they are Members of the Americas Conference of Mayors Institution.
How Much do I have to pay for nominating Mayors for the Best Practices Awards for Mayors?
It has a recuperation cost of 300 dollars. The cost must be paid by the institutions that nominate the mayors, but the Mayor nominated must be a member or affiliated with the Americas Conference of Mayors Institution, also the Mayors have been current with the payment of the Membership, dues before June 30, 2019.
How do institutions nominate a Mayor?
Only institutions, no municipalities, will be able to nominate Mayors for "the Best Practices Awards for Mayors." You, as a representative of any of the following institutions, need to complete a nomination form in respect of your nominee, but every nominee will need to be nominated at least with three letters of support from the following 6 kinds of organizations: 1) Citizen's representatives and Civic Associations; 2) Professionals Associations; 3) Academic Associations or Institutions; 4) NonProfit Institutions; 5) Chambers of Commerce; 6) Entrepreneurs, or Corporations. The Evaluation Committee will not accept letters of support from political parties nor government agencies, neither other entities no referred above.
Mayors can be nominated for several categories but the organization nominator can nominate just for one category. It means that Mayors can be nominated for several categories for several institutions, but each institution just can nominate once.
What will the winners receive?
At The Best Practices Award Ceremony at the Annual Conference, the Mayors receive two things: The Americas Conference of Mayors Diploma, and The Americas Conference of Mayors Medal.
Important Deadlines to Submit Mayor's
Awards Nominations
Call for Mayors Awards Nomination Release June 1st
Nomination Proposal Submission Deadline August 1-16 (No Extended Period)
Notification of Submission Acceptance August 19
Awards Ceremony September at the Annual Conference
To nominate a mayor you must fulfill the following "Nomination Form" (file in PDF below).
You will be able to submit your "Nomination Form" using any of the following options:
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Sending the "Nomination Form" to the following email: mailbox@mayors-conference.org
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The easiest way is to attach or upload your "Nomination Form" in the white rectangle below named "Upload or Attach Your Nomination Form."
Please do not forget to name your PDF file with the name of the municipality or city of the nominated Mayor.
Nomination Form