AAC Conference History
AAC Conference History
Conf # | Dates | Location/Venue | Theme | Keynotes, Panels & Performances |
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
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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 |