Annual Conference
History
The first national conference of orientation professionals was held in Columbus, Ohio in 1948. Twenty-four professionals attended the conference. The conference has grown in its 75+ year history to serve hundreds of professionals each year with dozens of educational sessions.
Conference Location History
- 1948 – Columbus, OH
- 1949 – West Lafayette, IN
- 1950 – Monticello, IL
- 1951 – Ann Arbor, MI
- 1952 – Bloomington, IN
- 1953 – Minneapolis, MN
- 1954 – Athens, OH
- 1955 – East Lansing, MI
- 1956 – Lexington, KY
- 1957 – Columbus, OH
- 1958 – Grand Forks, ND
- 1959 – Carbondale, IL
- 1960 – Madison, WI
- 1961 – Bowling Green, OH
- 1962 – Ann Arbor, MI
- 1963 – Bloomington, IN
- 1964 – University Park, PA
- 1965 – Minneapolis, MN
- 1966 – Columbus, OH
- 1967 – Lexington, KY
- 1968 – Columbia, SC
- 1969 – Salt Lake City, UT
- 1970 – Gainesville, FL
- 1971 – Stillwater, OK
- 1972 – Jefferson City, MO
- 1973 – College Park, MD
- 1974 – Albuquerque, NM
- 1975 – Cleveland, OH
- 1976 – Knoxville, TN
- 1977 – Los Angeles, CA
- 1978 – Kalamazoo, MI
- 1979 – Washington, DC
- 1980 – New Orleans, LA
- 1981 – Salt Lake City, UT
- 1982 – Lexington, KY
- 1983 – Burlington, VT
- 1984 – St. Louis, MO
- 1985 – Scottsdale, AZ
- 1986 – Fort Worth, TX
- 1987 – Charlotte, NC
- 1988 – Sacramento, CA
- 1989 – Traverse City, MI
- 1990 – Hartford, CT
- 1991 – Costa Mesa, CA
- 1992 – Kansas City, KS
- 1993 – Savannah, GA
- 1994 – Portland, OR
- 1995 – Minneapolis, MN
- 1996 – Providence, RI
- 1997 – Denver, CO
- 1998 – Austin, TX
- 1999 – Tampa, FL
- 2000 – San Diego, CA
- 2001 – Toronto, ON
- 2002 – Baltimore, MD
- 2003 – Seattle, WA
- 2004 – Chicago, IL
- 2005 – Miami, FL
- 2006 – Salt Lake City, UT
- 2007 – Dallas, TX
- 2008 – Boston, MA
- 2009 – Anaheim, CA
- 2010 – St. Louis, MO
- 2011 – New Orleans, LA
- 2012 – Las Vegas, NV
- 2013 – San Antonio, TX
- 2014 – Orlando, FL
- 2015 – Denver, CO
- 2016 – Indianapolis, IN
- 2017 – Louisville, KY
- 2018 – San Diego, CA
- 2019 – Houston, TX
- 2020 – Virtual
- 2021 – Orlando, FL
- 2022 – Baltimore, MD
- 2023 – Minneapolis, MN
- 2024 – Portland, OR
- 2025 – San Francisco, CA
- 2026 – Atlanta, GA
- 2027 – Chicago, IL