ðə mˌɪsɪsˈɪpi vˈæli kˈɑːnfɹəns ˈɔːlsoʊ kˈɔːld ˌɛmvˌiːsˈiː ɪz ɐ hˈaɪskˈuːl æθlˈɛɾɪk kˈɑːnfɹəns hˌuːz mˈɛmbɚz ɑːɹ loʊkˈeɪɾᵻd ɪnðə mˌɛtɹəpˈɑːlɪtən ˈɛɹiəz ʌv ˈiːstɚn ɹˈiːdʒən ʌvðə jˈuː.ˈɛs. stˈeɪt ʌv ˈaɪəwə, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ sˈiːdɚ ɹˈæpɪdz, dˈuːbjuːk, ˈaɪəwə sˈɪɾi ænd wˈɔːɾɚlˌuːsˈiːdɚ fˈɔːlz.
The Mississippi Valley Conference (also called MVC) is a high-school athletic conference whose members are located in the metropolitan areas of eastern region of the U.S. state of Iowa, including Cedar Rapids, Dubuque, Iowa City and Waterloo-Cedar Falls.