Past Conferences

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2020–2029

SAMLA 92

November 13–15, 2020
A Virtual Conference through Accelevents

2010–2019

SAMLA 91

November 15–17, 2019
Westin Peachtree Plaza
Atlanta, Georgia

SAMLA 90

November 2–4, 2018
Sheraton Birmingham; Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex (BJCC)
Birmingham, Alabama

SAMLA 89

November 3–5, 2017
Westin Peachtree Plaza
Atlanta, Georgia

SAMLA 88

November 4–6, 2016
Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront
Jacksonville, Florida

SAMLA 87

November 13–15, 2015
Sheraton Imperial Hotel and Convention Center
Durham, North Carolina

SAMLA 86

November 7–9, 2014
Atlanta Marriott Buckhead Hotel and Conference Center
Atlanta, Georgia

SAMLA 85

November 8–10, 2013
Atlanta Marriott Buckhead Hotel and Conference Center
Atlanta, Georgia

SAMLA 84

Novemer 9–11, 2012 
Sheraton Imperial Hotel and Convention Center
Durham, North Carolina

SAMLA 83

November 4–6, 2011 
Lowes Hotel Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia

SAMLA 82

November 5–7, 2010
Loews Hotel Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia

2000–2009

SAMLA 81

November 6–9, 2009
Renaissance Hotel Atlanta Downtown
Atlanta, Georgia

SAMLA 80

November 7–9, 2008
Hyatt Regency Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky

SAMLA 79

November 9–11, 2007
Renaissance Atlanta Hotel Downtown
Atlanta, Georgia

SAMLA 78

November 10–12, 2006
Charlotte Hilton Century City
Charlotte, North Carolina

SAMLA 77

November 4–6, 2005
Sheraton Hotel at Colony Square
Atlanta, Georgia

SAMLA 76

November 12–14, 2004
Hotel Roanoke and Convention Center
Roanoke, Virginia

SAMLA 75

November 14–16, 2003
Atlanta Marriott Marquis
Atlanta, Georgia

SAMLA 74

November 15–17, 2002
Wyndham Baltimore Inner Harbor Hotel
Baltimore, Maryland

SAMLA 73

November 9–11, 2001
Westin Peachtree Plaza
Atlanta, Georgia

SAMLA 72

November 10–12, 2000
Sheraton Hotel
Birmingham, Alabama

1990 - 1999

Date: Nov. 4^th-6^th, 1999

Site: Hyatt Regency Hotel

City: Atlanta, GA

Date: Nov. 5^th-7^th, 1998

Site: Hyatt Regency Hotel

City: Atlanta, GA

Date: Nov. 13^th-15^th, 1997

Site: Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel

City: Atlanta, GA

Date: Nov. 8^th-10^th, 1996

Site: Marriot Riverfront Hotel

City: Savannah, GA

Date: Nov. 3^rd-5^th, 1995

Site: Marriot Marquis Hotel

City: Atlanta, GA

Date: Nov. 11^th-13^th, 1994

Site: Omni Inner Harbor Hotel

City: Baltimore, MD

Date: Nov. 4^th-6^th, 1993

Site: Hyatt Regency Hotel

City: Atlanta, GA

Date: Nov. 12^th-14^th, 1992

Site: Holiday Inn World’s Fair; Civic Center Complex; and Knoxville Hilton

City: Knoxville, TN

Date: Nov. 14^th-16^th, 1991

Site: Hyatt Regency Hotel

City: Atlanta, GA

Date: Nov. 15^th-17^th, 1990

Site: Hyatt Regency, Riverside;  and Harbor Island

City: Tampa, FL

1980 - 1989

Date: Nov. 9^th-11^th, 1989

Site: Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel

City: Atlanta, GA

Date: Nov.11^th-13^th, 1988

Site: Washington Hilton Hotel

City: Washington, D.C.

Date: Nov. 5^th-7^th, 1987

Site: Hyatt Regency Hotel

City: Atlanta, GA

Date: Nov. 13^th-15^th, 1986

Site: Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel

City: Atlanta, GA

Date: Oct. 31^st-Nov. 2^nd, 1985

Site: Hyatt Regency Hotel

City: Atlanta, GA

Date: Nov. 8^th-10^th, 1984

Site: Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel

City: Atlanta, GA

Date: Oct. 28^th-30^th, 1983

Site: Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel

City: Atlanta, GA

Date: Nov. 11^th-13^th, 1982

Site: Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel

City: Atlanta, GA

Date: Nov. 5th-7^th, 1981

Site: Hyatt Regency Hotel

City: Louisville, KY

Date: Nov. 6^th-8^th, 1980

Site: Peachtree Plaza Hotel

City: Atlanta, GA

1970 - 1979

Date: Nov. 2^nd-4^th, 1979

Site: Atlanta Biltmore Hotel

City: Atlanta, GA

Date: Nov. 9^th-11^th, 1978

Site: Sheraton Hotel

City: Atlanta, GA

Date: Nov. 3^rd-5^th, 1977

Site: Sheraton Hotel

City: Atlanta, GA

Date: Nov. 4^th-6^th, 1976

Site: Peachtree Plaza Hotel

City: Atlanta, GA

Date: Nov. 6^th-8^th, 1975

Site: Sheraton Hotel

City: Atlanta, GA

Date: Oct. 31^st-Nov. 2^nd, 1974

Site: Washington Hilton

City: Washington, D.C.

Date: Nov. 15^th-17^th, 1973

Site: Sheraton Biltmore Hotel

City: Atlanta, GA

Date: Nov. 2^nd-4^th, 1972

Site: Hotel Robert Meyer

City: Jacksonville, FL

Date: Nov. 4^th-6^th, 1971

Site: Sheraton Biltmore Hotel

City: Atlanta, GA

Date: Nov. 5^th-7^th, 1970

Site: Washington Hilton Hotel

City: Washington, D.C.

1960 - 1969

Date: Nov. 6^th-8^th, 1969

Site: Sheraton Biltmore Hotel

City: Atlanta, GA

Date: Nov. 14^th-16^th, 1968

Site: Hotel Robert Meyer

City: Jacksonville, FL

Date: Nov. 9^th-11^th, 1967

Site: Dinkler Plaza Hotel

City: Atlanta, GA

Date: Nov. 10^th-12^th, 1966

Site: Queen Charlotte Hotel

City: Charlotte, NC

Date: Nov. 4^th-6^th, 1965

Site: Atlanta Biltmore Hotel

City: Atlanta, GA

Date: Nov, 12^th-14^th, 1964

Site: Jack Tar Poinsett

City: Greenville, SC

Date: Nov. 14^th-16^th, 1963

Site: Atlanta Biltmore Hotel

City: Atlanta, GA

Date: Nov. 23^rd-25^th, 1962

Site: Hotel Seville

City: Miami Beach, FL

Date: Nov.9^th-11^th, 1961

Site: Atlanta Biltmore Hotel

City: Atlanta, GA

Date: Nov. 3^rd-5^th, 1960

Site: Francis Marion Hotel

City: Charleston, SC

1950 - 1959

Date: Nov. 5^th-7^th, 1959

Site: Dinkler Plaza Hotel

City: Atlanta, GA

Date: Nov.6^th-8^th, 1958

Site: Bon Air Hotel

City: Augusta, GA

Date: Nov. 28^th-30^th, 1957

Site: Read House Hotel

City: Chattanooga, TN

Date: Nov. 22^nd-24^th, 1956

Site: Atlanta Biltmore Hotel

City: Atlanta, GA

Date: Nov. 24^th-26^th, 1955

Site: Princess Issena Hotel

City: Daytona Beach, FL

Date: Nov. 25^th-27^th, 1954

Site: Columbia Hotel

City: Columbia, SC

Date: Nov. 26^th-28^th, 1953

Site: Read House Hotel

City: Chattanooga, TN

Date: Nov. 28^th-29^th, 1952

Site: University of Miami

City: Miami, FL

Date: Nov. 23^rd-24^th, 1951

Site: Emory University; Georgia Institute of Technology; and Atlanta Biltmore Hotel

City: Atlanta, GA

Date: Nov. 24^th-25^th, 1950

Site: Andrew Johnson Hotel

City: Knoxville, TN

1935 - 1949

Date: Nov. 26^th-27^th, 1949

Site: Hotel Charlotte

City: Charlotte, NC

Date: Nov. 26^th-27^th, 1948

Site: Florida State University

City: Tallahassee, FL

Date: Nov. 29^th-30^th, 1947

Site: University of Chattanooga

City: Chattanooga, TN

Date: Nov. 23^rd-24^th, 1946

Site: University of South Carolina

City: Columbia, SC

Date: 1940 - 1945

No conventions held during World War II, as many members were directly involved in the war.

Date: Dec. 1^st-2^nd, 1939

Site: Birmingham Southern College

City: Birmingham, AL

Date: Nov. 25^th-28^th, 1938

Site: Florida Union

City: Gainesville, FL

Date: Nov. 26^th-27^th, 1937

Site: Winthrop College

City: Rock Hill, SC

Date: Dec. 29^th-31^st, 1936

Site: University of Richmond

City: Richmond, VA

Date: Nov. 29^th-30^th, 1935

Site: University of Georgia

City: Athens, GA

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