AAPA Annual Conference History

1973 – Sheppard Air Force Base, TX   Attendance: 235

1974 – New Orleans, LA   Attendance: 525

1975 – St. Louis, MO   Attendance: 765

1976 – Atlanta, GA   Attendance: 1,465

1977 – Houston, TX   Attendance: 1,525

1978 – Las Vegas, NV   Attendance: 1,940

1979 – Hollywood, FL   Attendance: 1,955

1980 – New Orleans, LA   Attendance: 2,205

1981 – San Diego, CA   Attendance: 1,877

1982 – Washington, DC   Attendance: 2,802

1983 – St. Louis, MO   Attendance: 2,179

1984 – Denver, CO   Attendance: 2,680

1985 – San Antonio, TX   Attendance: 2,864

1986 – Boston, MA   Attendance: 3,813

1987 – Cincinnati, OH   Attendance: 2,814

1988 – Los Angeles, CA   Attendance: 3,490

1989 – Washington, DC   Attendance: 4,513

1990 – New Orleans, LA   Attendance: 4,447

1991 – San Francisco, CA   Attendance: 3,881

1992 – Nashville, TN   Attendance: 4,086

1993 – Miami, FL   Attendance: 4,346

1994 – San Antonio, TX   Attendance: 5,349

1995 – Las Vegas, NV   Attendance: 6,817

1996 – New York, NY   Attendance: 6,471

1997 – Minneapolis, MN   Attendance: 6,676

1998 – Salt Lake City, UT   Attendance: 6,200

1999 – Atlanta, GA   Attendance: 8,193

2000 – Chicago, IL   Attendance: 8,238

2001 – Anaheim, CA   Attendance: 7,346

2002 – Boston, MA   Attendance: 9,198

2003 – New Orleans, LA   Attendance: 9,198

2004 – Las Vegas, NV   Attendance: 10,800

2005 – Orlando, FL   Attendance: 8,300

2006 – San Francisco, CA   Attendance: 9,500

2007 – Philadelphia, PA   Attendance: 7,848

2008 – San Antonio, TX   Attendance: 7,349

2009 – San Diego, CA   Attendance: 8,328

2010 – Atlanta, GA   Attendance: 5,699

2011 – Las Vegas, NV  Attendance: 8,945

2012 – Toronto, Ontario, Canada   Attendance: 4,350

2013 – Washington, DC   Attendance: 7,404

2014 – Boston, MA   Attendance: 6,846

2015 – San Francisco, CA   Attendance: 6,448

2016 – San Antonio, TX   Attendance: 5,734

2017 – Las Vegas, NV   Attendance: 7,088

2018 – New Orleans, LA Attendance: 6,654

2019 – Denver, CO Attendance: 7,556

2020 – Nashville, TN (Virtual due to COVID-19 Pandemic)

2021 – Philadelphia, PA (Virtual due to COVID-19 Pandemic)

2022 – Indianapolis, IN: 3,635

APAP/PAEA Education Forum Sites

*Prior to 1996, PAEA’s main annual conference event was in conjunction with the AAPA Annual Conference in May. It was moved to the October time frame and named the “Education Forum” in 1996.

1996 – Portland, Oregon

1997 – Milwaukee, Wisconsin

1998 – Orlando, Florida

1999 – Austin, Texas

2000 – Washington, DC

2001 – Albuquerque, New Mexico

2002 – Miami, Florida

2003 – Phoenix, Arizona

2004 – Nashville, Tennessee

2005 – Las Croabas, Puerto Rico

2006 – Quebec City, Quebec

2007 – Tucson, Arizona

2008 – Savannah, Georgia

2009 – Portland, Oregon

2010 – Baltimore, Maryland

2011 – New Orleans, Louisiana

2012 – Seattle, Washington

2013 – Memphis, Tennessee

2014 – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2015 – Washington DC

2016 – Minneapolis, Minnesota

2017 – Denver, Colorado

2018 – Anaheim, California

2019 – Washington DC

2020 – Austin, Texas (Virtual due to COVID-19 Pandemic)

2021 – Virtual due to COVID-19 Pandemic