On May 8-10, 2015, Columbus, Ohio was the host of the 2nd Macedonian-American Leadership Conference (MALC2015) organized by the United Macedonian Diaspora (UMD), and its next generation program for young leaders, Generation M. MALC2015 brought together Macedonian-American leaders of various Macedonian cultural, business, and faith-based organizations from throughout the United States, including Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, New York, Virginia, Washington, D.C., North Carolina, and California.