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2020–2029

2026 | Chicago, IL
Joint SOFT–TIAFT Meeting
SOFT President: Jeri Ropero-Miller
Meeting Hosts: Luke Rodda & Andre Sukta
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2025 | Portland, OR
SOFT President: Chris Heartsill
Meeting Hosts: Amy Miles & Sara Short
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2024 | St. Louis, MO
SOFT President: Tate Yeatman
Meeting Hosts: Sarah Riley & Justin Poklis
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2023 | Denver, CO
SOFT President: Erin Spargo
Meeting Hosts: Dan Anderson & Vanessa Beall
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2022 | Cleveland, OH
SOFT President: Robert Sears
Meeting Hosts: S. Crosby & D. Rohde
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2021 | Nashville, TN
SOFT President: Amy Miles
Meeting Hosts: J. Colby & E. Karschner
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2020 | SOFTember Virtual Program
SOFT President: Suman Rana
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2010–2019

2019 | San Antonio, TX
SOFT President: Dwain Fuller
Meeting Hosts: V. Hargrove & B. Hall
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2018 | Minneapolis, MN
SOFT President: Michelle Peace
Meeting Hosts: L. Langman & P. Jannetto
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2017 | Boca Raton, FL
SOFT President: Bruce Goldberger
Meeting Hosts: R. Winecker & D. Anderson
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2016 | Dallas, TX
SOFT President: Jennifer Limoges
Meeting Hosts: E. Spargo & C. Heartsill
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2015 | Atlanta, GA
SOFT President: Ruth Winecker
Meeting Hosts: R. Sears & L. Holt
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2014 | Grand Rapids, MI
SOFT President: Peter Stout
Meeting Hosts: B. Kuslikis & M. Smith
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2013 | Orlando, FL
SOFT President: Dan Anderson
Meeting Hosts: B. Goldberger & C. Chronister
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2012 | Boston, MA
SOFT President: Marc LeBeau
Meeting Hosts: M. Wagner & C. Scarneo
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2011 | San Francisco, CA
SOFT President: Sarah Kerrigan
Meeting Host: N. Lemos & A. Gordon
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2010 | Richmond, VA
SOFT President: Bradford Hepler
Meeting Hosts: M. Peace & L. Tarnai-Moak
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2000–2009

2009 | Oklahoma City, OK
SOFT President: Anthony Costantino
Meeting Hosts: P. Kemp & D. McKinney
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2008 | Phoenix, AZ
SOFT President: Christine Moore
Meeting Host: V. Watts & N. Wade
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2007 | Raleigh-Durham, NC
SOFT President: Diana Wilkins
Meeting Hosts: J. Ropero-Miller & R. Winecker
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2006 | Austin, TX
SOFT President: Timothy Rohrig
Meeting Host: R. McCutcheon
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2005 | Nashville, TN
SOFT President: Graham R. Jones
Meeting Host: L. Kuykendall
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2004 | Washington, D.C.
SOFT President: Daniel Isenschmid
Meeting Hosts: M. LeBeau, R. Phipps & M. Montgomery
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2003 | Portland, OR
SOFT President: Amanda Jenkins
Meeting Hosts: K. Johnson & V. Watts
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2002 | Dearborn, MI
SOFT President: Laurel Farrell
Meeting Hosts: D. Isenschmid & B. Hepler
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2001 | New Orleans, LA
SOFT President: Michael Smith
Meeting Host: P. Pizzo, B. Manno & R. Turk
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2000 | Milwaukee, WI
SOFT President: J. Robert Zettl
Meeting Hosts: S. Wong & S. Gock
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1990–1999

1999 | San Juan, Puerto Rico
SOFT President: Marilyn Huestis
Meeting Host: F. Mattos
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1998 | Albuquerque, NM
Joint Meeting with TIAFT
SOFT President: Joseph Saady
Meeting Hosts: N. G. Rao, R. Backer & V. Spiehler
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1997 | Salt Lake City, UT
SOFT President: Vickie Watts
Meeting Host: D. Crouch & D. Moody
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1996 | Denver, CO
SOFT President: H. Chip Walls
Meeting Hosts: R. Zettl & L. Farrell
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1995 | Baltimore, MD
SOFT President: Vina Spiehler
Meeting Host: Y. Caplan
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1994 | Tampa, FL
Joint Meeting with TIAFT
SOFT President: Mark Lewis
Meeting Hosts: H. McCurdy & M. Huestis
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1993 | Phoenix, AZ
Meeting with CAT
SOFT President: Alphonse Poklis
Meeting Host: V. Watts
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1992 | Hartford, CT
SOFT President: Jeanne Beno
Meeting Host: N. Reading
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1991 | Montreal, Quebec
Meeting with CSFS
SOFT President: William Anderson
Meeting Host: W. Robinson
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1990 | Long Island, NY
SOFT President: Robert Bost
Meeting Host: M. McGee
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1980–1989

1989 | Chicago, IL
SOFT President: C. Nicholas Hodnett
Meeting Host: M. Schaffer
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1988 | Philadelphia, PA
SOFT President: Michael McGee
Meeting Host: J. Speaker
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1987 | Key Biscayne, FL
SOFT President: H. Horton McCurdy
Meeting Host: L. Bednarczyk
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1986 | Reno, NV
Meeting with CAT
SOFT President: Rosemary Kincaid
Meeting Host: N. Wade
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1985 | Montreal, Quebec
SOFT President: Richard Prouty
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1984 | St. Louis, MO
SOFT President: Joseph Monforte
Meeting Host: A. Poklis
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1983 | Detroit, MI
SOFT President: Everett Solomons
Meeting Host: J. Monforte
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1982 | Rosslyn, VA
SOFT President: Joseph Balkon
Meeting Host: M. Stajic
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1981 | Chicago, IL
SOFT President: Yale Caplan
Meeting Host: E. Berman
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1980 | Toronto, Ontario
SOFT President: Leonard Bednarczyk
Meeting Host: CSFS


1970–1979

1979 | Williamsburg, VA
SOFT President: Thomas Rejent
Meeting Host: R. Blanke

1978 | Niagara Falls, NY
SOFT President: Robert Blanke
Meeting Host: T. Rejent

1977 | Nassau, the Bahamas
SOFT President: Leonard Bednarczyk

1976 | New York, NY
SOFT President: Jesse Bidanset
Meeting Host: M. Bastos

1975 | Toronto, Ontario
SOFT President: Jane Speaker
Meeting Host: CSFS

1974 | Chapel Hill, NC
SOFT President: Arthur McBay

1973 | Philadelphia, PA
SOFT President: Jane Speaker

1972 | Boston, MA
SOFT President: Louis Williams

1971 | Suffolk County, Long Island, NY
SOFT President: Leo Dal Cortivo

1970 | Nassau County, Long Island, NY
SOFT President: Abe Freireich