IOIA Annual Membership Meeting
February 19, 2026
The 2026 AGM will be held online February 19, the 3rd Thursday, from 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. ET
Board of Directors election - Candidates Statements
IOIA holds advanced training in conjunction with our annual meeting. However, because the meeting is online this year, no training events are scheduled on Feb. 19.
Instead, please see Upcoming Trainings page to learn more about our fascinating “Ask me Anything” Advanced Training series, running each Friday from Feb 27 to March 27.
Our second keynote speaker for the AGM is former Senator for Montana Jon Tester.
As a Door Prize we will be offering a signed copy of Jon's book 'Grounded'.
Grounded is an inspiring and eye-opening memoir from Montana’s three-term democratic senator showing how democrats can reconnect with rural and red state voters.
Jon is a third-generation farmer and former US senator. He and his wife Sharla, operate the same farm that was homesteaded by Tester’s maternal grandparents more than a century ago. The Testers raise organic wheat, barley, safflower, lentils, millet, alfalfa hay, and peas.
“Jon Tester shares with the reader some refreshingly honest and straightforward lessons on life and leadership. In Grounded, this farmer-senator reminds us why authenticity, bipartisanship, and honest leadership still play an important role in our government. This is a powerful contribution to us all at a defining time in our country and the world.” ~Chuck Hagel, former US senator from Nebraska (R-NE), former US secretary of defense, and author of America: Our Next Chapter
“Jon Tester and I were raised in the same small town of Big Sandy, Montana. He has an authentic and unique perspective on America that should never be ignored. This is a story about the truest way we can progress as a nation, and hold our government accountable, without dismissing the beating heart and working soul of those who live in rural America. Nobody cares more than Jon.” ~Jeff Ament, Pearl Jam
Jon currently hosts a weekly podcast on YouTube by the same name, “Grounded”, on MS Now. Check it out!