Business and community leaders, government officials, farmers, environmentalists, and others attend. The Great Valley Center is involved with several projects of the California Partnership for the San Joaquin Valley: the Center is responsible for four of its workgroups, organizes its annual summit, and produces its annual report. The Center leads the Advanced Communications Services workgroup; the Land Use, Housing, and Agriculture workgroup; and the Transportation workgroup. It also is jointly responsible for the Energy workgroup  The Great Valley Center is involved with several projects of the San Joaquin Valley Blueprint, including convening meetings and regional summits, publishing the e-newsletter, and coordinating media efforts. In 1990, the Great Valley Center received the Olmsted medal by the American Society of Landscape Architects for environmental leadership, vision, and stewardship. In 2008, the Great Valley Center received one of the Wilmer Shields Rich Awards for Excellence in Communications by the Council on Foundations. The Center received the Gold Award in the Special Report category for its publication "Our Valley. Our Choice."