Convention Venues, Planners and Themes
| Planner/President* | Venue | Theme |
|---|---|---|
| Lyman K. "Manny" Steil #1 | 1980 Atlanta, GA | Listening: 1980 and Beyond; Birth of the ILA |
| Lyman K. "Manny" Steil #2 | 1981 Denver, CO | Rocky Mountain High |
| Sally Webb #3 | 1982 Washington, DC | Washington Listens '82 |
| Bob Miller #4 | 1983 St. Paul, MN | No Theme |
| Andrew D. Wolvin #5 | 1984 Scottsdale, AZ | The Field of Listening: Directions in the 80's |
| Marguerita Lyle #6 | 1985 Orlando, FL | Building Bridges Through Listening |
| Larry Baker #7 | 1986 San Diego, CA | Conceptual Frontiers in Listening |
| Carolyn Coakley Hickerson #8 | 1987 New Orleans, LA | Listening in an Age of High Tech - High Touch |
| William E. Arnold #9 | 1988 Scottsdale, AZ | Listening Makes a Difference |
| Kittie W. Watson #10 | 1989 Atlanta, GA | Listening: The Next Generation |
| Ethel C. Glenn #11 | 1990 Indianapolis, IN | Centering Listening in an Oral Culture |
| Wayne Bond #12 | 1991 Jacksonville, FL | Listening as an Agent of Change |
| Judi Brownell #13 | 1992 Seattle, WA | A Listening Mosaic |
| Michael Gilbert #14 | 1993 Memphis, TN | Listening as Empowerment |
| Sheila Bentley #15 | 1994 Boston, MA | Listening: An Agent for Positive Change |
| Margaret Fitch-Hauser #16 | 1995 Little Rock, AK | Listening in the Natural State |
| Phillip Emmert #17 | 1996 Sacramento, CA | Listening: Building Foundations |
| Susan Ellen Bacon #18 | 1997 Mobile, AL | Listening: Celebrate the Past, Prepare for the Future |
| Janet Cherry #19 | 1998 Kansas City, KS | Listening: The Heart of Humanity |
| Charles Roberts #20 | 1999 Albuquerque, NM | Listening Enchantment |
| Harvey Weiss #21 | 2000 Virginia Beach, VA | The Listening Spirit |
| Dick Halley #22 | 2001 Chicago, IL | 2001: An Odyssey Toward Effective Listening |
| Kimberly Batty-Herbert #23 | 2002 Scottsdale, AZ | Listening: The Foundation of Community |
| Melissa Beall #24 | 2003 Stockholm, Sweden | Touch the World: Listen |
| Ray McKelvy #25 | 2004 Ft. Myers, FL | Listen to Bridge the Gulf |
| Barbara Nixon #26 | 2005 Minneapolis, MN | The Power of Listening |
| Maria Roca #27 | 2006 Salem, OR | Listening: The Language of Peace |
| Margaret Imhof #28 | 2007 Frankfurt, Germany | Listen and Make the Connection |
| Lisa Orick-Martinez #29 | 2008 Portland, ME | Listening Lights the Way |
| Rick Bommelje #30 | 2009 Milwaukee, WI | Growing our Listening Legacy: Treasuring Past, Embracing Present, Creating Future |
| Laura Janusik #31 | 2020 Albuquerque, NM | Transformational Listening: Listening for Change |
| Chris Bond #32 | 2011 Johnson City, TN | Listening for a Sustainable Future |
| Alan Ehrlich #33 | 2012 Bremerton, WA | We ARE Listening: Advocate, Research, Educate |
| Debra Worthington #34 | 2013 Montreal, Canada | Listening: The Art, the Science, the Joie de Vivre |
| Pamela Cooper #35 | 2014 Minneapolis, MN | The Power of Storysharing |
| Philip Tirpak #36 | 2015 Virginia Beach, VA | Listening: The Key to Life |
| Kent Zimmerman #37 | 2016 Tucson, AZ | Listening: A Labor of Love! |
| Charles Veenstra #38 | 2017 Omaha, NE | Listening for Healing |
| Helen Ralston #39 | 2018 Dublin, Ireland | Listening Beyond Boundaries |
| Anita Dorczak #40 | 2019 Vancouver, Canada | Listening to Conflict |
| Lori Joubert #41 | 2020 Seattle, WA | Embrace the World: Listen to Build Relationships |
| Melissa Beall #42 | 2021 Virtual Convention | The Intersection of Teaching, Research, Service, and Practical Application in Listening |
| Chris Bond #43 | 2022 Virtual Convention | Listening During a Time of Change |
| Raquel Ark #44 | 2023 Mainz, Germany | TBD |
Each Planner Inducted as President at Convention
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