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Past Chairmen of the Conference 

Conference Year Location Chairman 

1st 1905 Washington, D.C. Dr. S. W. Stratton, Bureau of Standards 

2nd 1906 Washington, D.C. Dr. S. W. Stratton, Bureau of Standards 

3rd 1907 Washington, D.C. Dr. S. W. Stratton, Bureau of Standards 

4th 1908 Washington, D.C. Dr. S. W. Stratton, Bureau of Standards 

 1909 Conference Not Held 

5th 1910 Washington, D.C. Dr. S. W. Stratton, Bureau of Standards

6th 1911 Washington, D.C. Dr. S. W. Stratton, Bureau of Standards

7th 1912 Washington, D.C. Dr. S. W. Stratton, Bureau of Standards

8th 1913 Washington, D.C. Dr. S. W. Stratton, Bureau of Standards

9th 1914 Washington, D.C. Dr. S. W. Stratton, Bureau of Standards

10th 1915 Washington, D.C. Dr. S. W. Stratton, Bureau of Standards

11th 1916 Washington, D.C. Dr. S. W. Stratton, Bureau of Standards

 1917 Conference Not Held 

 1918 Conference Not Held 

12th 1920 Washington, D.C. Dr. S. W. Stratton, Bureau of Standards

13th 1921 Washington, D.C. Dr. S. W. Stratton, Bureau of Standards

14th 1922 Washington, D.C. Dr. S. W. Stratton, Bureau of Standards

15th 1923 Washington, D.C. Dr. George Burgess, Bureau of Standards

16th 1924 Washington, D.C. Dr. George Burgess, Bureau of Standards

17th 1925 Washington, D.C. Dr. George Burgess, Bureau of Standards

18th 1926 Washington, D.C. Dr. George Burgess, Bureau of Standards

19th 1927 Washington, D.C. Dr. George Burgess, Bureau of Standards

20th 1928 Washington, D.C. Dr. George Burgess, Bureau of Standards

21st 1928 Washington, D.C. Dr. George Burgess, Bureau of Standards

22nd 1929 Washington, D.C. Dr. George Burgess, Bureau of Standards

23rd 1930 Washington, D.C. Dr. George Burgess, Bureau of Standards

24th 1931 Washington, D.C. Dr. George Burgess, Bureau of Standards

 1932 Conference Not Held 

 1933 Conference Not Held 

 1934 Conference Not Held 

25th 1935 Washington, D.C. Dr. Lyman Briggs, National Bureau of Standards 

26th 1936 Washington, D.C. Dr. Lyman Briggs, National Bureau of Standards 

27th 1937 Washington, D.C. Dr. Lyman Briggs, National Bureau of Standards 

28th 1938 Washington, D.C. Dr. Lyman Briggs, National Bureau of Standards 
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Conference Year Location Chairman 

29th 1939 Washington, D.C. Dr. Lyman Briggs, National Bureau of Standards 

30th 1940 Washington, D.C. Dr. Lyman Briggs, National Bureau of Standards 

31st 1941 Washington, D.C. Dr. Lyman Briggs, National Bureau of Standards 

 1942 Conference Not Held 

 1943 Conference Not Held 

 1944 Conference Not Held 

 1945 Conference Not Held 

32nd 1946 Washington, D.C. Dr. E. U. Condon, National Bureau of Standards 

33rd 1947 Washington, D.C. Dr. E. U. Condon, National Bureau of Standards 

 1948 Conference Not Held 

34th 1949 Washington, D.C. Dr. E. U. Condon, National Bureau of Standards 

35th 1950 Washington, D.C. Dr. E. U. Condon, National Bureau of Standards 

36th 1951 Washington, D.C. Dr. E. U. Condon, National Bureau of Standards 

37th 1952 Washington, D.C. Dr. E. U. Condon, National Bureau of Standards 

38th 1953 Washington, D.C. Dr. E. U. Condon, National Bureau of Standards 

39th 1954 Washington, D.C. Dr. E. U. Condon, National Bureau of Standards 

40th 1955 Washington, D.C. Dr. E. U. Condon, National Bureau of Standards 

41st 1956 Washington, D.C. Dr. A. V. Astin, National Bureau of Standards 

42nd 1957 Washington, D.C. Dr. A. V. Astin, National Bureau of Standards 

43rd 1958 Washington, D.C. J. P. McBride, MA 

44th 1959 Washington, D.C. C. M. Fuller, CA 

45th 1960 Washington, D.C. H. E. Crawford, FL 

46th 1961 Washington, D.C. R. E. Meek, IN 

47th 1962 Washington, D.C. R. Williams, NY 

48th 1963 Washington, D.C. C. H. Stender, SC 

49th 1964 Washington, D.C. D. M. Turnbull, WA 

50th 1965 Washington, D.C. V. D. Campbell, OH 

51st 1966 Denver, CO J. F. True, KS 

52nd 1967 Washington, D.C. J. E. Bowen, MA 

53rd 1968 Washington, D.C. C. C. Morgan, IN 

54th 1969 Washington, D.C. S. H. Christie, NJ 

55th 1970 Salt Lake City, UT R. W. Searles, OH 

56th 1971 Washington, D.C. M. Jennings, TN 

57th 1972 Washington, D.C. E. H. Black, CA 

58th 1973 Minneapolis, MN G. Johnson, KY 

59th 1974 Washington, D.C. J. Lewis, WA 

60th 1975 San Diego, CA S. Andrews, FL 
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Conference Year Location Chairman 

61st 1976 Washington, D.C. R. Thompson, MD 

62nd 1977 Dallas, TX E. Prideaux, CO 

63rd 1978 Washington, D.C. J. Lyles, WA 

64th 1979 Portland, OR K. Simila, OR 

65th 1980 Washington, D.C. C. Vincent, TX 

66th 1981 St. Louis, MO E. Stadolnik, MA 

67th 1982 Atlanta, GA E. Heffron, MI 

68th 1983 Sacramento, CA C. Greene, NM 

69th 1984 Boston, MA S. Hindsman, AR 

70th 1985 Washington, D.C. E. Delfino, CA 

71st 1986 Albuquerque, NM G. Mattimoe, HI 

72nd 1987 Little Rock, AR F. Nagele, MI 

73rd 1988 Grand Rapids, MI D. Guensler, CA 

74th 1989 Seattle, WA J. Bartfai, NY 

75th 1990 Washington, D.C. F. Gerk, NM 

76th 1991 Philadelphia, PA N. D. Smith, NC 

77th 1992 Nashville, TN S. Colbrook, IL 

78th 1993 Kansas City, MO A. Nelson, CT 

79th 1994 San Diego, CA T. Geiler, MA 

80th 1995 Portland, ME J. Truex, OH 

81st 1996 New Orleans, LA C. Gardner, NY 

82nd 1997 Chicago, IL B. Bloch, CA 

83rd 1998 Portland, OR S. Malone, NE 

84th 1999 Burlington, VT A. Thompson, AK 

85th 2000 Richmond, VA W. Diggs, VA 

86th 2001 Washington, D.C. L. Straub, MD 

87th 2002 Cincinnati, OH R. Murdock, NC 

88th 2003 Sparks, NV R. Andersen, NY 

89th 2004 Pittsburgh, PA D. Ehrhart, AZ 

90th 2005 Orlando, FL W. Diggs, VA 

91st 2006 Chicago, IL D. Onwiler, NE 

92nd 2007 Salt Lake City, UT M. Cleary, CA 

93rd 2008 Burlington, VT J. Cardin, WI 

94th 2009 San Antonio, TX J. Kane, MT 

95th 2010 St. Paul, MN R. Jennings, TN 

96th 2011 Missoula, MT T. Tyson, KS 

97th 2012 Portland, ME K. Floren, CA 
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Conference Year Location Chairman 

98th 2013 Louisville, KY S. Benjamin, NC 

99th 2014 Detroit, MI J. Gaccione, Westchester County, NY