Conference Locations/Host Director

Year	Location of Meeting / Host State	Host or President
2028	West Virginia
2027	Arkansas	Shea Lewis
2026	Florida	Chuck Hatcher
2025	Virginia	Dr. Melissa Baker
2024	Mississippi	Andre Hollis
2023	Louisiana	Brandon Burris
2022	South Carolina	Paul McCormack
2021	Georgia	Jeff Cown
2020	Georgia (Directors Only)	Jeff Cown
2019	Alabama	Greg Lein
2018	Tennessee	Brock Hill
2017	North Carolina	Mike Murphy
2016	Florida	Donald Forgione
2015	West Virginia	Sam England
2014	Virginia	Craig Sever
2013	Mississippi
2012	Louisiana
2011	Arkansas	Grady Spann
2010	Maryland
2010	Savannah, Georgia	Ramey Ford (MS)
2009	Alabama
2009	Annapolis, Maryland	Mark Easterwood (AL)
2008	South Carolina	Phil Gaines
2008	Charleston, South Carolina	Stuart Johnson (LA)
2007	Lake Guntersville State Park, Alabama	Phil Gaines (SC)
2006	Roan Mountain State Park, Tennessee	Lewis Ledford (NC)
2005	Lake Barkley State Park, Kentucky	J.R. Pope (WV)
2004	Amelia Island, Florida	J.R. Pope (WV)
2003	CANCELED
2002	Tampa, Florida	Van Stickles (SC)
2001	Atlantic Beach, North Carolina	Joe Elton (VA)
2000	Pipestem Resort State Park, West Virginia	Joe Elton (VA)
1999	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	Greg Butts (AR)
1998	DeGray Lake State Park	Charlie Harrison (SC)
1997	Clemson, South Carolina	Greg Butts (AR)
1996	Atlanta, Georgia	Charlie Harrison (SC)
1995	Henry Horton State Park, Tennessee	Greg Butts (AR)
1994	Virginia Beach, Virginia	Lonice Barrett (GA)
1993	Lake Guntersville State Park, Alabama	Ed Henson (KY)
1992	Cumberland Falls State Park, Kentucky	H. Gerald McKinney (TN)
1991	Jackson, Mississippi	Gary G. Leach (AL)
1990	Baltimore, Maryland	Ronald D. Sutton (VA)
1989	Orlando, Florida	D.R. Cothran (GA)
1988	Blackwater Falls State Park, West Virginia	Gerald Guidroz (LA)
1987	Asheville, North Carolina	Sidney B. Bledsoe (AL)
1986	Toro Hills State Park, Louisiana	Ronald D. Sutton (VA)
1985	Lake Guntersville State Park, Alabama	William Webster (NC)
1984	Unicoi State Park, Georgia	Richard W. Davies (AR)
1983	Ozark Folk Center State Park, Arkansas	Richard W. Davies (AR)
1982	Hickory Knob State Park, South Carolina	Donald Charpio (TN)
1981	Falls Creek Falls State Park, Tennessee	Donald MacLauchlan (MD)
1980	Williamsburg, Virginia	Aubrey Rozzell (MS)
1979	Tampa, Florida	Donald R. Andrews (WV)
1978	Pipestem State Park	Louis Hemphill (KY)
1977	Lake Barkley State Park, Kentucky	Ray Sisk (SC)
1976	Lake Guntersville State Park, Alabama	Henry D. Struble (GA)
1975	Stone Mountain, Georgia	Ney C. Landrum (FL)
1974	Annapolis, Maryland	Bill Boswell (TN)
1973	J. P. Coleman State Park, Mississippi	Ray Sisk (SC)
1972	Petit Jean State Park, Arkansas	L. E. “Buddy” Surles (AR)
1971	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	Thomas “Red” Ellis (NC)
1970	New Orleans, Louisiana	Lamar Gibson (LA)
1969	Litchfield Beach, South Carolina	Donald McSween (SC)
1968	Williamsburg, Virginia	Ben H. Bolen (VA)
1967	Blackwater Falls State Park, West Virginia	Kermit McKeever (WV)
1966	Montgomery Bell State Park, Tennessee	E.D. Chappell (TN)
1965	Miami Beach, Florida	N. E. “Bill” Miller (FL)
1964	Ocean City, Maryland	William A. Parr (MD)
1963	Dauphin Island, Alabama	Lawrence H. Marks (AL)
1962	Williamsburg, Virginia	Ben H. Bolen (VA)
1961	Morrow Mountain State Park, North Carolina	Thomas “Red” Ellis (NC)
1960	Callaway Gardens, Georgia	Charles Collier (GA)
1959	Cumberland Falls State Park, Kentucky	Mrs. Ben Kilgore (KY)
1958	Montgomery Bell State Park, Tennessee	Gordon H. Turner (TN)
1957	Hugh Taylor Birch State Park, Florida	Emmet L. Hill (FL)
1956	Hugh White State Park, Mississippi	Randolph Odell (VA)
1955	Cacapon State Park, West Virginia	Kermit McKeever (WV)
1954	New Orleans, Louisiana	William W. Wells (LA)
1953	Table Rock State Park, South Carolina	C. West Jacocks (SC)
1952	Gambrill State Park, Maryland	Joseph F. Kaylor (MD)
1951	Fort Morgan State Park, Alabama	James L. Segrest (AL)
1950	Morrow Mountain State Park, North Carolina	Thomas W. Morse (NC)
1949	Jekyll Island State Park, Georgia	Joseph F. Kaylor (MD)
1948	Cumberland Falls State Park, Kentucky	Charles Morgan (GA)
1947	Westmoreland State Park, Virginia	Randolph Odell (VA)
1946	Highlands Hammock State Park, Florida	Lewis G. Scoggin (FL)
1945	Cumberland Mountain State Park, Tennessee	Bill Hay (TN)
1944	New Orleans, Louisiana	William W. Wells (LA)
1943	Cacapon State Park, West Virginia	R.B. Griffith (WV)
1942	Percy Quinn State Park, Mississippi	Bill Hay (TN)
1942 (March)	Table Rock State Park, South Carolina	Randolph G. Walker (SC)