List of Conventions
| Convention Number | When | Where | Attendees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 132nd | Sep 5-12 2024 | Cruise Boston, MA |
6 |
| 131st | Sep 8-11 2023 | Best Western Cowichan Valley Inn Duncan, British Columbia, Canada |
57 |
| 130th | Sep 10-13 2022 | Embassy Suites Riverfront Promenade Sacramento, CA |
59 |
| 129th | Sep 11-14 2021 | Zoom Meeting Held Online Zoom, Global |
16 |
| 128th | Sep 9-9 2020 | Zoom Meeting Held Online Zoom, Global |
13 |
| 127th | Sep 11-15 2019 | Westin Resort and Spa Whistler, British Columbia, Canada |
74 |
| 126th | Sep 8-11 2018 | John Carver Inn and Spa Plymouth, MA |
64 |
| 125th | Sep 9-12 2017 | Bellevue Hilton Bellevue, WA |
84 |
| 124th | Sep 8-12 2016 | Pullman Cairns International Cairns, North Queensland, Australia |
87 |
| 123rd | Sep 11-15 2015 | Hilton Airport/Mall of America Minneapolis, MN |
62 |
| 122nd | Sep 13-16 2014 | Flamingo Resort & Spa Santa Rosa, CA |
84 |
| 121st | Sep 6-10 2013 | The Dearborn Inn Dearborn, MI |
48 |
| 120th | Sep 7-13 2012 | Norwegian Dawn St. George, Bermuda |
35 |
| 119th | Sep 9-13 2011 | Harbour Towers Hotel Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
73 |
| 118th | Sep 10-14 2010 | Holiday Inn City Centre Sioux Falls, SD |
47 |
| 117th | Sep 12-15 2009 | Harrahs Reno, NV |
30 |
| 116th | Sep 13-16 2008 | The Hotel Murano Tacoma, WA |
56 |
| 115th | Sep 5-9 2007 | Outrigger Resort Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia |
59 |
| 114th | Sep 23-27 2006 | Arlington Hotel Hot Springs, AR |
46 |
| 113th | Sep 17-20 2005 | Sheraton Harborside Hotel Portsmouth, NH |
49 |
| 112th | Sep 19-26 2004 | Alaskan Inside Passage Cruise Vancouver, BC |
68 |
| 111th | Sep 12-17 2003 | Pacific Beach Hotel Honolulu, HI |
N/A |
| 110th | Aug 11-14 2002 | Double Tree Hotel Bloomington, MN |
98 |
| 109th | Sep 8-11 2001 | Embassy Suites Portland, OR |
4 |
| 108th | Sep 9-13 2000 | Menger Hotel San Antonio, TX |
79 |
| 107th | Oct 3-10 1999 | Mexican Riviera Cruise Los Angeles, CA |
4 |
| 106th | Sep 9-13 1998 | Ritz Carlton Hotel Dearborn, MI |
56 |
| 105th | Sep 7-11 1997 | Colonial Hilton & Resort Lynnfield, MA |
3 |
| 104th | Sep 8-12 1996 | Kingfisher Bay Resort Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia |
N/A |
| 103rd | Sep 10-13 1995 | Pfister Hotel Milwaukee, WI |
77 |
| 102nd | Sep 7-10 1994 | Delta Mountain Inn Whistler, BC |
154 |
| 101th | Sep 12-15 1993 | Holiday Inn City Centre Sioux Falls, SD |
N/A |
| 100th | Sep 9-12 1992 | Arlington Hotel Hot Springs, AR |
3 |
| 99th | Sep 7-12 1991 | Fairmont Resort Leura, N.S.W., Australia |
3 |
| 98th | Sep 9-12 1990 | Hyatt Regency Hotel Oakland, CA |
N/A |
| 97th | Sep 10-13 1989 | Sheraton Waikiki Hotel Honolulu, HI |
N/A |
| 96th | Sep 13-17 1988 | Marriott Orlando World Center Orlando, FL |
N/A |
| 95th | Sep 13-16 1987 | Seattle Sheraton Hotel Seattle, WA |
N/A |
| 94th | Sep 14-18 1986 | Mt. Washington Hotel Bretton Woods, NH |
2 |
| 93rd | Sep 14-17 1985 | Hyatt-Regency Hotel Minneapolis, MN |
N/A |
| 92nd | Sep 9-12 1984 | Shoreham Hotel Washington, DC |
N/A |
| 91st | Sep 12-15 1983 | The Empress Hotel Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
N/A |
| 90th | Sep 13-16 1982 | Wentworth Melbourne Hotel Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
N/A |
| 89th | Sep 12-15 1981 | Houston Oaks Hotel Houston, TX |
N/A |
| 88th | Sep 10-13 1980 | Colony Square Hotel Atlanta, GA |
N/A |
| 87th | Sep 15-18 1979 | Sheraton Waikiki Honolulu, HI |
N/A |
| 86th | Sep 10-13 1978 | Harbour Castle Hotel Toronto, ON |
N/A |
| 85th* | Sep 10-13 1977 | Jantzen Beach Thunderbird Portland, OR |
N/A |
| 84th | Sep 12-15 1976 | Albuquerque Hilton Inn Albuquerque, NM |
N/A |
| 85th | Sep 12-17 1975 | Bayshore Inn Vancouver, BC |
N/A |
| 83rd | Sep 15-19 1974 | Detroit Hilton Detroit, MI |
N/A |
| 82nd | Sep 2-6 1973 | Americana Hotel Miami Beach, FL |
N/A |
| 81st | Sep 17-20 1972 | Radisson South Hotel Bloomington, MN |
N/A |
| 80th | Sep 19-23 1971 | Ilikai Hotel Honolulu, HI |
N/A |
| 79th | Sep 13-17 1970 | Sheraton Boston Boston, MA |
N/A |
| 78th | Sep 28-30 1969 | Pfister Hotel Milwaukee, WI |
N/A |
| 77th | Sep 21-25 1968 | Sheraton Western Skies Albuquerque, NM |
N/A |
| 76th | Sep 9-13 1967 | Sheraton Peabody Memphis, TN |
N/A |
| 75th | Sep 18-22 1966 | Mayflower Hotel Washington, DC |
N/A |
| 74th | Sep 19-22 1965 | Mountain Shadows Hotel Phoenix, AZ |
N/A |
| 73rd | Sep 13-16 1964 | Royal York Hotel Toronto, ON |
N/A |
| 72nd | Jun 15-18 1963 | Hotel Vancouver Vancouver, BC |
N/A |
| 71st | Sep 16-19 1962 | Sheraton Hotel Chicago, IL |
N/A |
| 70th | Sep 17-20 1961 | Americana Hotel Miami Beach, FL |
N/A |
| 69th | Sep 18-21 1960 | Arlington Hotel Hot Springs, AR |
N/A |
| 68th | Sep 13-16 1959 | Hotel Duluth Duluth, MN |
N/A |
| 67th | Sep 14-17 1958 | Sahara Hotel Las Vegas, NV |
N/A |
| 66th | Sep 15-18 1957 | Dinkler Plaza Hotel Atlanta, GA |
N/A |
| 65th | Sep 16-19 1956 | Fairmont Hotel San Francisco, CA |
N/A |
| 64th | Sep 12-16 1955 | Statler Hotel Detroit, MI |
N/A |
| 63rd | Sep 6-9 1954 | Shamrock Hotel Houston, TX |
N/A |
| 62nd | Sep 8-11 1953 | Hotel Nicollet Minneapolis, MN |
N/A |
| 61st | Sep 7-10 1952 | Brown Palace Hotel Denver, CO |
N/A |
| 60th | Oct 7-10 1951 | Roney Plaza Hotel Miami Beach, FL |
N/A |
| 59th | Sep 9-10 1950 | Copley Plaza Hotel Boston, MA |
N/A |
| 58th | Sep 9-10 1949 | Kansas City, MO |
N/A |
| 57th | Sep 6-9 1948 | Biltmore Hotel Los Angeles, CA |
N/A |
| 56th | Sep 9-10 1947 | Spokane, WA |
N/A |
| 55th | Sep 9-10 1946 | Mayflower Hotel Washington, DC |
N/A |
| 54th | Sep 9-9 1945 | During two of the years of World War II, there was no convention held per se. Rather, Hoo-Hoo celebrated September 9th (Hoo-Hoo Day) with each club holding its own meetings, concats, etc. Traveling during those years made it almost impossible to hold a successful convention. , |
N/A |
| 53rd | Sep 9-9 1944 | During two of the years of World War II, there was no convention held per se. Rather, Hoo-Hoo celebrated September 9th (Hoo-Hoo Day) with each club holding its own meetings, concats, etc. Traveling during those years made it almost impossible to hold a successful convention. , |
N/A |
| 52nd | Sep 9-11 1943 | Hotel Schroeder Milwaukee, WI |
N/A |
| 51st | Sep 9-11 1942 | Hotel Schroeder Milwaukee, WI |
N/A |
| 50th | Oct 8-10 1941 | Hotel Arlington Hot Springs, AR |
N/A |
| 49th | Sep 9-9 1940 | Chicago, IL |
N/A |
| 48th | Jan 1-1 1939 | In the international files there are no records of conventions (probably because of the Depression). Earliest records this office has after the 38th convention are minutes from Ben Springer’s book which start on August 18, 1938 – the time when Hoo-Hoo was reorganized by the Immortals. , |
N/A |
| 47th | Jan 1-1 1938 | In the international files there are no records of conventions (probably because of the Depression). Earliest records this office has after the 38th convention are minutes from Ben Springer’s book which start on August 18, 1938 – the time when Hoo-Hoo was reorganized by the Immortals. , |
N/A |
| 46th | Jan 1-1 1937 | In the international files there are no records of conventions (probably because of the Depression). Earliest records this office has after the 38th convention are minutes from Ben Springer’s book which start on August 18, 1938 – the time when Hoo-Hoo was reorganized by the Immortals. , |
N/A |
| 45th | Jan 1-1 1936 | In the international files there are no records of conventions (probably because of the Depression). Earliest records this office has after the 38th convention are minutes from Ben Springer’s book which start on August 18, 1938 – the time when Hoo-Hoo was reorganized by the Immortals. , |
N/A |
| 44th | Jan 1-1 1935 | In the international files there are no records of conventions (probably because of the Depression). Earliest records this office has after the 38th convention are minutes from Ben Springer’s book which start on August 18, 1938 – the time when Hoo-Hoo was reorganized by the Immortals. , |
N/A |
| 43rd | Jan 1-1 1934 | In the international files there are no records of conventions (probably because of the Depression). Earliest records this office has after the 38th convention are minutes from Ben Springer’s book which start on August 18, 1938 – the time when Hoo-Hoo was reorganized by the Immortals. , |
N/A |
| 42nd | Jan 1-1 1933 | In the international files there are no records of conventions (probably because of the Depression). Earliest records this office has after the 38th convention are minutes from Ben Springer’s book which start on August 18, 1938 – the time when Hoo-Hoo was reorganized by the Immortals. , |
N/A |
| 41st | Jan 1-1 1932 | In the international files there are no records of conventions (probably because of the Depression). Earliest records this office has after the 38th convention are minutes from Ben Springer’s book which start on August 18, 1938 – the time when Hoo-Hoo was reorganized by the Immortals. , |
N/A |
| 40th | Jan 1-1 1931 | In the international files there are no records of conventions (probably because of the Depression). Earliest records this office has after the 38th convention are minutes from Ben Springer’s book which start on August 18, 1938 – the time when Hoo-Hoo was reorganized by the Immortals. , |
N/A |
| 39th | Jan 1-1 1930 | In the international files there are no records of conventions (probably because of the Depression). Earliest records this office has after the 38th convention are minutes from Ben Springer’s book which start on August 18, 1938 – the time when Hoo-Hoo was reorganized by the Immortals. , |
N/A |
| 38th | Sep 25-27 1929 | Hotel Herring Amarillo, TX |
N/A |
| 37th | Sep 26-28 1928 | Statler Hotel Boston, MA |
N/A |
| 36th | Nov 8-10 1927 | Columbus Hotel Miami, FL |
N/A |
| 35th | Sep 28-30 1926 | Muehlbach Hotel Kansas City, MO |
N/A |
| 34th | Sep 14-16 1925 | Davenport Hotel Spokane, WA |
N/A |
| 33rd | Sep 8-12 1924 | New Nicollet Hotel Minneapolis, MN |
N/A |
| 32nd | Sep 9-9 1923 | Hotel Grunewald New Orleans, LA |
N/A |
| 31st | Sep 9-9 1922 | Hotel Statler Detroit, MI |
N/A |
| 30th | Sep 9-9 1921 | Woodman Hall Fresno, CA |
N/A |
| 29th | Sep 9-9 1920 | Hotel Statler St. Louis, MO |
N/A |
| 28th | Sep 9-9 1919 | Morrison Hotel Chicago, IL |
N/A |
| 27th | Jan 1-1 1918 | Postponed Because of War Condition. , |
N/A |
| 26th | Sep 8-11 1917 | Hotel McAlpine New York City, NY |
N/A |
| 25th | Sep 9-9 1916 | Hotel Chisca Memphis, TN |
N/A |
| 24th | Sep 9-9 1915 | Lumberman’s Bldg. & House of Hoo-Hoo – Panama Pacific Exposition San Francisco, CA |
N/A |
| 23rd | Sep 9-9 1914 | Fort Garry Hotel Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
N/A |
| 22nd | Sep 9-9 1913 | Planters’ Hotel St. Louis, MO |
N/A |
| 21st | Jul 18-20 1912 | Battery Park Hotel Asheville, NC |
N/A |
| 20th | Sep 9-13 1911 | Steamer “City of Cleveland” Marie, MI |
N/A |
| 19th | Sep 9-12 1910 | Palace Hotel San Francisco, CA |
N/A |
| 18th | Sep 9-11 1909 | Arlington Hotel Hot Springs, AR |
N/A |
| 17th | Sep 9-11 1908 | Auditorium Hotel Chicago, IL |
N/A |
| 16th | Sep 9-12 1907 | Steel Pier Atlantic City, NJ |
N/A |
| 15th | Sep 9-12 1906 | Overholser Opera House Oklahoma City, OK |
N/A |
| 14th | Sep 8-13 1905 | Marquam Grand Theater Portland, OR |
N/A |
| 13th | Sep 8-10 1904 | Hotel Epworth St. Louis, MO |
N/A |
| 12th | Sep 9-9 1903 | Hotel Genessee Buffalo, NY |
N/A |
| 11th | Sep 9-9 1902 | Hotel Pfister Milwaukee, WI |
N/A |
| 10th | Sep 10-12 1901 | Hotel Montecello Norfolk, VA |
N/A |
| 9th | Sep 10-12 1900 | Oriental Hotel Dallas, TX |
N/A |
| 8th | Sep 9-12 1899 | Brown Palace Hotel Denver, CO |
N/A |
| 7th | Sep 9-10 1898 | Hotel Hollenden Cleveland, OH |
N/A |
| 6th | Sep 9-11 1897 | Hotel Cadillac Detroit, MI |
N/A |
| 5th | Sep 9-11 1896 | Watkins Hall Nashville, TN |
N/A |
| 4th | Sep 9-9 1895 | Lumber Exchange Bldg.. Minneapolis, MN |
N/A |
| 3rd | Sep 9-9 1894 | Vinyard’s Hall Kansas City, MO |
N/A |
| 2nd | Sep 9-9 1893 | Tremont House Chicago, IL |
N/A |
| 1st | Sep 9-9 1892 | St. Louis, MO |
N/A |