YEAR |
EDITION |
LOCATION |
DATES |
1972 |
1ST |
HOLIDAY INN – SIOUX FALLS, SD |
SEPTEMBER 26-30, 1972 |
1973 |
2ND |
HOTEL FORT DES MOINES – DES MOINES, IA |
AUGUST 27-31, 1973 |
1974 |
3RD |
SHERATON INN – BILOXI, MS |
SEPTEMBER 30 – OCTOBER 4, 1974 |
1975 |
4TH |
IMPERIAL HOUSE – CANTON, OH |
AUGUST 25-28, 1975 |
1976 |
5TH |
CONTINENTAL INN – LANCASTER, PA |
SEPTEMBER 26 – OCTOBER 1, 1976 |
1977 |
6TH |
REGENCY – DENVER, CO |
SEPTEMBER 19-23, 1977 |
1978 |
7TH |
PRINCESS KAIULANI – HONOLULU, HI |
SEPTEMBER 26-29, 1978 |
1979 |
8TH |
HYATT REGENCY – PHOENIX, AZ |
SEPTEMBER 9-13, 1979 |
1980 |
9TH |
MARC PLAZA – MILWAUKEE, WI |
SEPTEMBER 14-18, 1980 |
1981 |
10TH |
HOWARD JOHNSON’S – RAPID CITY, SD |
SEPTEMBER 21-25, 1981 |
1982 |
11TH |
OPRYLAND HOTEL – NASHVILLE, TN |
SEPTEMBER 6-9, 1982 |
1983 |
12TH |
HYATT REGENCY – COLUMBUS, OH |
AUGUST 28 – SEPTEMBER 1, 1983 |
1984 |
13TH |
THE FAIRMONT HOTEL – NEW ORLEANS, LA |
AUGUST 27-29, 1984 |
1985 |
14TH |
RED LION MOTOR INN – PORTLAND, OR |
AUGUST 26-28, 1985 |
1986 |
15TH |
BOSTON PARK PLAZA – BOSTON, MA |
AUGUST 7-9, 1986 |
1987 |
16TH |
GALT HOUSE HOTEL – LOUISVILLE, KY |
SEPTEMBER 21-23, 1987 |
1988 |
17TH |
CLARION HOTEL – ST. LOUIS, MO |
AUGUST 22-24, 1988 |
1989 |
18TH |
BALLY’S – RENO, NV |
AUGUST 28-30, 1989 |
1990 |
19TH |
HAYTT REGENCY – MINNEAPOLIS, MN |
AUGUST 22-24, 1990 |
1991 |
20TH |
HOLIDAY INN – BILLINGS, MT |
SEPTEMBER 8-10, 1991 |
1992 |
21ST |
ROANOKE VIRGINIA CONVENTION CENTER – ROANOKE, VA |
AUGUST 24-26, 1992 |
1993 |
22ND |
HYATT REGENCY – COLUMBUS, OH |
AUGUST 23-25, 1993 |
1994 |
23RD |
RED LION MOTOR INN – PORTLAND, OR |
AUGUST 29-31, 1994 |
1995 |
24TH |
CLARION HOTEL – ORLANDO, FL |
AUGUST 20-23, 1995 |
1996 |
25TH |
RAMKOTA INN – SIOUX FALLS, SD |
AUGUST 25-29, 1996 |
1997 |
26TH |
EXCELSIOR HOTEL – LITTLE ROCK, AR |
AUGUST 23-28, 1997 |
1998 |
27TH |
MARRIOTT – SAVANNAH, GA |
AUGUST 16-20, 1998 |
1999 |
28TH |
CONVENTION CENTER – DES MOINES, IA |
AUGUST 21-26, 1999 |
2000 |
29TH |
RADISSON INN – BISMARK, ND |
AUGUST 19-23, 2000 |
2001 |
30TH |
ADAMS MARK – MOBILE, AL |
AUGUST 18-23, 2001 |
2002 |
31ST |
HOLIDAY INN SELECT – NIAGARA FALLS, NY |
AUGUST 18-22, 2002 |
2003 |
32ND |
RADISSON – TOLEDO, OH |
AUGUST 17-21, 2003 |
2004 |
33RD |
GALT HOUSE HOTEL – LOUISVILLE, KY |
AUGUST 22-25, 2004 |
2005 |
34TH |
ROSEN CENTRE HOTEL – ORLANDO, FL |
AUGUST 21-24, 2005 |
2006 |
35TH |
SALT PALACE CONVENTION CENTER – SALT LAKE CITY, UT |
AUGUST 20-23, 2006 |
2007 |
36TH |
COX CONVENTION CENTER – OKLAHOMA CITY, OK |
AUGUST 12-15, 2007 |
2008 |
37TH |
SAVANNAH TRADE & CONVENTION CENTER – SAVANNAH, GA |
AUGUST 18-21, 2008 |
2009 |
38TH |
MAYO CIVIC CENTER – ROCHESTER, MN |
AUGUST 9-12, 2009 |
2010 |
39TH |
AMERICA’S CENTER – SAINT LOUIS, MO |
AUGUST 8-11, 2010 |
2011 |
40TH |
CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA |
AUGUST 14-17, 2011 |
2012 |
41ST |
LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA |
AUGUST 24-29, 2012 |
2013 |
42ND |
SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA |
AUGUST 18-21, 2013 |
2014 |
43RD |
PHOENIX CONVENTION CENTER, PHOENIX, AZ |
AUGUST 10-14, 2014 |
2015 |
44TH |
CONVENTION CENTER, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA |
AUGUST 9-13, 2015 |
2016 |
45TH |
HILTON, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA |
AUGUST 20-25, 2016 |
2017 |
46TH |
SILVER LEGACY, RENO, NEVADA |
AUGUST 25-SEPTEMBER 1, 2017 |
2018 |
47TH |
CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA |
AUGUST 19-22, 2018 |
2019 |
48TH |
DES MOINES, IOWA |
AUGUST 4-7, 2019 |
2020 |
49TH |
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS – Canceled due to COVID-19 |
AUGUST 9-12, 2020 |
2021 |
50TH |
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO |
AUGUST 8-11, 2021 |
2022 |
51ST |
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS |
AUGUST 7-10, 2022 |
2023 |
52ND |
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA |
AUGUST 13-16, 2023 |
2024 |
53RD |
DETROIT, MICHIGAN |
AUGUST 17-23, 2024 |