Beginning in 2006, HSPA (formerly IAHCSMM) began holding one conference annually, predominantly held each year in early spring. Below is a listing of all Annual Conferences, followed by fall and winter conferences (when applicable).
Date | Location | # |
June 1964 | New York, NY | 1 |
May 1965 | Memphis, TN | 2 |
April 1966 | Los Angeles, CA | 3 |
May 1967 | New Orleans, LA | 4 |
May 1968 | Atlanta, GA | 5 |
April 1969 | Anaheim, CA | 6 |
Spring 1970 | No Annual Meeting | |
June 1971 | St. Louis, MO | 7 |
June 1972 | Los Angeles, CA | 8 |
June 1973 | Columbus, OH | 9 |
April 1974 | Kansas City, MO | 10 |
Spring 1975 | No Annual Meeting | |
February 1976 | San Diego, CA | 11 |
February 1977 | Tampa, FL | 12 |
February 1978 | New Orleans, LA | 13 |
February 1979 | Tucson, AZ | 14 |
February 1980 | Tampa, FL | 15 |
Marcy 1981 | Anaheim, CA | 16 |
March 1982 | New Orleans, LA | 17 |
March 1983 | Albuquerque, NM | 18 |
March 1984 | Dallas, TX | 19 |
March 1985 | Chicago, IL | 20 |
March 1986 | Arlington, WV | 21 |
April 1987 | Las Vegas, NV | 22 |
May 1988 | Philadelphia, PA | 23 |
May 1989 | Long Beach, CA | 24 |
May 1990 | New Orleans, LA | 25 |
May 1991 | Las Vegas, NV | 26 |
May 1992 | Houston, TX | 27 |
May 1993 | Atlantic City, NJ | 28 |
May 1994 | Tulsa, OK | 29 |
May 1995 | Portland, OR | 30 |
April 1996 | San Francisco, CA | 31 |
May 1997 | Dallas, TX | 32 |
May 1998 | Miami, FL | 33 |
May 1999 | Philadelphia, PA | 34 |
May 2000 | Reno, NV | 35 |
May 2001 | St. Louis, MO | 36 |
May 2002 | Orlando, FL | 37 |
May 2003 | Branson, MO | 38 |
May 2004 | Long Beach, CA | 39 |
May 2005 | Cleveland, OH | 40 |
May 2006 | Las Vegas, NV | 41 |
May 2007 | Atlanta, GA | 42 |
May 2008 | Reno, NV | 43 |
May 2009 | Orlando, FL | 44 |
May 2010 | San Diego, CA | 45 |
May 2011 | Louisville, KY | 46 |
May 2012 | Albuquerque, NM | 47 |
May 2013 | San Diego, CA | 48 |
May 2014 | Columbus, OH | 49 |
May 2015 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 50 |
April 2016 | San Antonio, TX | 51 |
May 2017 | Nashville, TN | 52 |
April 2018 | Phoenix, AZ | 53 |
April 2019 | Anaheim, CA | 54 |
April 2020 (virtual) | Chicago, IL | 55 |
October 2021 (Originally April 2021) | Columbus, OH | 56 |
Date | Location |
October 1964 | New York, NY |
October 1965 | Dallas, TX |
October 1966 | Washington, DC |
November 1967 | New York, NY |
October 1968 | St. Louis, MO |
October 1969 | Miami Beach, FL |
October 1970 | New York, NY |
October 1971 | Montreal, Canada |
October 1972 | Philadelphia, PA |
November 1973 | Boston, MA |
November 1974 | Carefree, AZ |
November 1975 | Williamsburg, VA |
October 1976 | Boston, MA |
November 1977 | Salt Lake City, UT |
November 1978 | Kansas City, MO |
October 1979 | Chattanooga, TN |
October 1980 | Hunt Valley, MD |
October 1981 | Colorado Springs, CO |
October 1982 | Richmond, VA |
October 1983 | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
October 1984 | Honolulu, HI |
October 1985 | Cincinnati, OH |
October 1986 | Salt Lake City, UT |
November 1987 | Orlando, FL |
November 1988 | St. Louis, MO |
November 1989 | Kailua-Kona, HI |
November 1990 | Montreal, Canada |
November 1991 | Miami, FL |
November 1992 | Boston, MA |
November 1993 | Little Rock, AR |
November 1994 | Pittsburgh, PA |
November 1995 | Orlando, FL |
November 1996 | Indianapolis, IN |
November 1997 | Baltimore, MD |
November 1998 | Albuquerque, NM |
November 1999 | Chicago, IL |
November 2000 | Birmingham, AL |
November 2001 | Pittsburgh, PA |
November 2002 | San Antonio, TX |
November 2003 | Cancun, Mexico |
November 2004 | Boston, MA |
November 2005 | Norfolk, VA |
Date | Location |
February 1965 | St. Louis, MO |
February 1966 | Miami, FL |
February 1967 | Chicago, IL |
February 1968 | Los Angeles, CA |
March 1969 | Washington, DC |
February 1970 | Chicago, IL |
February 1971 | San Francisco, CA |
February 1972 | New Orleans, LA |
February 1973 | Atlanta, GA |
February 1974 | San Francisco, CA |
February 1975 | Miami Beach, FL |
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