Composed of the governors of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont, and the premiers of New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Quebec. Established in 1973 as a tool for sharing ideas and advancing mutual interests of the states and provinces and encouraging cooperation with the private sector.
Meetings alternate between American and Canadian jurisdictions.
Nova Scotia will host the 2000 meeting of the Conference.