The AMA Alliance Leadership Development Conference is held in Chicago annually in early October or late September.  The retreat is filled with national caliber training for alliance state and county leaders.  Networking and break out training sessions are an important part of the conference.  Each year the Western States representation meets together at a dinner organized by the hosting state of the Western States Retreat for that year.  We organize a dinner for one of the evenings and use that time to get to know each other and enjoy a wonderful meal at a local Chicago restaurant.