AAC Conference History List

 

Conf     #	Dates	Location/Venue	Theme	Keynotes, Panels & Performances
41		San Diego, CA	Canceled due to Coronavirus
40	4/3-4/6, 2019	Arlington, VA	Honoring Our Past - Welcoming our Future	Sharon Kaplan Roszia, Naomi Cahn, Dr. Cecilia Jackson, Haley Radke, New York Assemblyman Rober C. Carroll
39	4/18-4/21,2018	Albuquerque, NM	Rising to the Future	Sharon Kaplan Roszia, AJ Crabill, Scott Kuenneke, Jeanna Osborn, Angie Bush, Sandra White Hawk
38	4/5-4/8, 2017	Atlanta, Georgia Grand Hyatt Atlanta in Buckhead	A March to Change: Healing Through Action	Dr. Ruth McCoy, Rob Gent, Blaine Bettinger, Dr. Chaitra Wirta-Leiker, Kathy Mackecheney, Alison Larkin, Amy Mihyang Ginther,
37	3/30-4/3, 2016	Denver, Colorado Grand Hyatt Denver	Trailblazing Change: Moving Mountains Together in Adoption	Dr. Joyce Maguire Pavao, Dr. Amanda Baden, Ph.D. , Amanda Transue-Woolston, Mark Haglnad, Delores Teller, Marilyn Waugh, Kathleen Nielson
36	3/25-/29, 2015	Cambridge, Massachusetts Hyatt Regency – Overlooking Boston	Educate,Advocate, Legislate	Bennett Greenspan, Rhonda Roorda, David Smolin, Rev. Dr. Nicholas Cooper-Lewter
35	4/9-4/13, 2014	San Francisco, California PARC55 Wyndham – Union Square	Building Bridges for Change	Zara Phillips, Lisa Marie Rollins, John Raible, Leslie Pate Mackinnon, Rickie Solinger
34	4/10-4/14, 2013	Cleveland, Ohio Hilton Garden Inn, Downtown Cleveland	Create the Next Wave	Adam Pertman, Thomas Rector, Dominique Moceanu and Jenniver Bricker, Gina Samuels, Jean Strauss and Illinois Representative Sara Feigenholtz Panel Presentation – Saturday, Dan Chaoan & Karen Williams
33	4/26-4/29, 2012	Denver, CO Hyatt Regency Denver Tech Center	Mile High Expectations: Adoption in 2012	Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Sherrie Eldridge, Pekitta Tynes
32	4/14-4/17, 2011	Orlando, FL Florida Hotel and Conference Center	Many Faces of Adoption	Ron Nydam, Mary Gauthier, Deann Liem, Susan Harris O'Conner, Rebecca Denton & Lynn Lauber, Marry Anne Alton
31	3/18-3/21, 2010	Sacramento, CA Sheraton Grand Sacramento	Voices of Adoption: Speaking our truth, restoring our rights	Jean Strauss, Deborah Jiang Stein, Cathy Lind Hayes, Carista Luminare, Delores Teller
30	4/22-4/26, 2009	Cleveland, OH Hilton Garden Inn	Transforming Families, Connecting Lives	Darryl McDaniels, Sharon Roszia, Dorothy Roberts, Joe Eszterhas & Suzanne Perryman, Jean Strauss, Paula Benoit
29	3/26-3/29,2008	Portland, OR Portland Downtown Marriott	Adoption in the Global Community: Redefining Kinship in the 21st Century	Sharon Roszia, David Brodzinsky, Kevin Campbell, Barbara Raymond
28	3/7-3/10, 2007	Wakefield, MA Sheraton Colonial Hotel and Golf Club	Take the Freedom Trail to truth in Adoption	Darryl McDaniels, Sandy Whitehawk, Gerald Mallon, Ann Fessler
27	7/6-7/10, 2005	Las Vegas, NV	Don’t Gamble with Truth in Adoption	F r. Tom Brosnan, Adam Pertman, Russell Friedman, Jean Strauss
26	3/31-4/4, 2004	Kansas City, MO Fairmont Hotel	Back to our roots	Ron Nydam, Marcy Axness, Alison Larkin
25	4/2-4/5, 2003	Atlanta, GA	AAC’s Silver Anniversary Conference	Jaiya John, Annette Baran, Lorraine Dusky
24	4/10-4/14, 2002	Philadelphia, PA Marriott Airport Hotel	Let Freedom Ring	Jett Williams, Ruth Amerson, Betsy Forrest and Pam Hasegawa, Betty Jean Lifton, Rev. Dwight Wolter, Zara Phillips, Adam Pertman
23	4/19-4/22, 2001	Anaheim, CA Hyatt Regency Alicante	2001 An Adoption Odyssey	Penny Callan Partridge and Ron Nydam, Adam Pertman, Joyce, Pavao, Fr. Tom Brosnan, Annette Baran, Kris Probasco
22	4/13-4/16, 2000	Nashville, TN Double Tree Hotel	Millennium Victories & Visions: A Celebration of Accomplishments, A Confirmation of Purpose, A Challenge to Continue	Patricia Martinez, Nancy Verrier, Joyce Maguire Pavao, Caprice East, Denny Gladd, Fred Greenman Jr., Julie Sandine, and Robert D. Tuke, Annette Baran
21	5/13-5/16, 1999	McLean, VA McLean Hilton at Tyson’s Corner	Rights, Responsibilities, Reality Building Blocks for Adoption Reform	Susan Harris, Mi Ok Song Bruining, Ron Nydam
20	4/2-4/5, 1998	Bellevue, WA	Sounding New Depths, Exploring New Channels	Betty Jean Lifton, Joyce Pavao, Nancy Verrier, Carol Schaefer, Annette Baran, Penny Callan Partridge
19	4/3-4/5, 1997	Dallas-Fort Worth, Irving, TX Sheraton grand D-FW Airport	The Train to Open Records	Dr. Randolph Severson, Betty Jean Lifton, Nancy Verrier, Carol Schaefer, Jean Paton
18	4/25-4/28, 1996	Baltimore, MD Radisson Plaza Lord Baltimore	Coming of Age	Annette Baran, Rev. Thomas Brosnan, Reuben Pannor, Joyce Maguire Pavao, Barbara Tremitiere
17	4/10-4/12, 1995	Las Vegas, NV Las Vegas Tropicana	Adoption: Laying Our Cards on the Table
16	4/21-4/24, 1994	New Orleans, LA	Jazzin It Up in New Orleans
15	4/1-4/3, 1993	Cleveland, OH Stouffer Tower City Plaza Hotel	New Horizons in Adoption
14	3/19-3/22, 1992	Philadelphia, PA Sheraton Society Hill	We the People Proclaiming Liberty in Adoption
13	4/10-4/14, 1991	Garden Grove, CA Hyatt Regency Alicante	Sharpening the Focus on Adoption
12	5/24-5/27, 1990	Chicago, IL Chicago O'Hare Marriot	Winds of Change..Adoption in the New Age
	April 5-9 1989	New York, NY Hotel Roosevelt	Illumination on Adoption
	4/28-5/1, 1988	Calgary, Alberta Calgary Convention Center	Adoption Into the 90's
	5/28-5/30, 1987	Boston, MA Boston Park Plaza Hotel	NO THEME
	1986	NO CONFERENCE
	1985	NO CONFERENCE
	5/31-6/3, 1984	Seattle, WA Madison Hotel	Educate, Legislate & Emancipate
	5/19-5/22, 1983	Columbus, OH	Come Grow With Us
	6/3-6/6, 1982	San Antonio, TX	NO THEME
	5/28-5/31, 1981	Overland Park, KS	Open Minds and Open Records
	5/8-5/11, 1980	Anaheim, CA	NO THEME
	5/4-5/7, 1979	Washington, DC Bellevue Hotel	NO THEME
	1978	Washington, DC	NO  THEME