Annual Conferences

5 photo(s) Updated on: June 14, 2023

Annual conferences of the Association for Communication Excellence, previously called the Agricultural Communicators in Education and, before that, the American Association of Agricultural College Editors:

# Dates Location Host
1 July 10, 1913 Champaign, IL University of Illinois
2 June 25-26, 1914 Lexington, KY University of Kentucky
3 June 24-25, 1915 Madison, WI University of Wisconsin
4 June 21-23, 1916 Manhattan, KS Kansas State University
5 June 23-29, 1917 Ithaca, NY Cornell University
6 June 20-22, 1918 Knoxville, TN University of Tennessee
7 June 25-27, 1919 Columbus, OH Ohio State University
8 June 30 - July 2, 1920 Amherst, MA Massachusetts Agri. College
9 May 25-27, 1921 Columbia, MO University of Missouri
10 June 27-30, 1922 Blacksburg, VA Virginia Polytechnic Institute
11 June 25-28, 1923 New Brunswick, NJ Rutgers University
12 July 8-10, 1924 Brookings, SD South Dakota State College
13 July 7-10, 1925 Raleigh, NC North Carolina State College
14 July 6-9, 1926 East Lansing, MI Michigan State College
15 Aug. 23-26, 1927 Fort Collins, CO Colorado A&M College
16 Aug. 29 - Sept. 1, 1928 Baton Route, LA Louisiana State University
17 July 9-12, 1929 Durham, NH University of New Hampshire
18 Aug. 26-29, 1930 Washington, D.C. USDA
19 Aug. 10-14, 1931 Corvallis, OR Oregon State College
  1932 No meeting held  
20 July 25-27, 1933 Urbana, IL University of Illinois
21 July 24-27, 1934 St. Paul, MN University of Minnesota
22 Aug. 20-22, 1935 Ithaca, NY Cornell University
23 Aug. 18-20, 1936 Madison, WI University of Wisconsin
24 Aug. 17-19, 1937 Gainesville, FL University of Florida
25 July 11-15, 1938 Norris, TN University of Tennessee
26 July 24-26, 1939 Lafayette,IN Purdue University
27 July 23 - Aug. 1, 1940 Cameron Pass, CO Colorado A&M College
28 July 14-17, 1941 Kingston, RI University of Rhode Island
  1942 No meeting held  
  1943 No meeting held  
29 June 27-29, 1944 Manhattan, KS Kansas State College
  1945 No meeting held  
30 Sept. 18-20, 1946 Auburn, AL Alabama Polytechnic Institute
31 Aug. 6-8, 1947 Minneapolis, MN University of Minnesota
32 Aug. 2-4, 1948 Pullman, WA Washington State Univesity
33 July 6-9, 1949 Ithaca, NY Cornell University
34 Sept. 6-9, 1950 Hunt, TX Texas A&M University
35 July 16-19, 1951 Urbana, IL University of Illinois
36 July 20-23, 1952 Clemson, SC Clemson University
37 July 12-15, 1953 Berkeley, CA University of California
38 July 11-15, 1954 East Lansing, MI Michigan State University
39 July 24-27, 1955 Omaha, NE University of Nebraska
40 July 15-18, 1956 State College, PA Pennsylvania State University
41 July 14-17, 1957 Fort Collins, CO Colorado A&M College
42 Aug. 3-6, 1958 Madison, WI University of Wisconsin
43 July 13-16, 1959 Gainesville, FL University of Florida
44 July 17-20, 1960 Corvallis, OR Oregon State University
45 July 23-27, 1961 Washington, D.C. USDA
46 July 8-11, 1962 Columbus, OH Ohio State University
47 July 7-10, 1963 Stillwater, OK Oklahoma State University
48 July 12-15, 1964 Las Cruces, NM New Mexico State University
49 July 6-9, 1965 New Brunswick, NJ Rutgers University
50 July 12-14, 1966 Athens, GA University of Georgia
51 July 9-12, 1967 Lincoln, NE University of Nebraska
52 July 7-11, 1968 Knoxville, TN University of Tennessee
53 July 13-15, 1969 Columbia, MO University of Missouri
54 July 12-15, 1970 Ithaca, NY Cornell University
55 July 11-14, 1971 Cocoa Beach, FL University of Florida
56 July 9-12, 1972 Tucson, AZ University of Arizona
57 July 8-11, 1973 Ontario, Canada University of Guelph
58 July 15-18, 1974 Lafayette, IN Purdue University
59 July 7-11, 1975 Honolulu, HI University of Hawaii
60 July 11-14, 1976 San Antonio, TX Texas A&M University
61 July 12-14, 1977 Logan, UT Utah State University
62 July 9-12, 1978 Asheville, NC North Carolina State University
63 July 8-11, 1979 Newark, DE University of Delaware
64 July 12-16, 1980 Berkeley, CA University of California
65 July12-16, 1981 Mackinac Island, MI Michigan State University
66 July 4-7, 1982 Biloxi, MS Mississippi State University
67 July 17-21, 1983 Madison, WI University of Wisconsin
68 June 27-28, 1984 Washington, D.C. USDA - D.C. Region
69 June 22-28, 1985 Fairbanks, AK University of Alaska
70 June 22-26, 1986 Fargo, ND North Dakota State University
71 July 12-15, 1987 Baton Route, LA Louisiana State University
72 July 13-14, 1988 Washington, D.C. USDA - D.C. Region
73 July 16-19, 1989 Portland, OR Oregon State University
74 July 14-17, 1990 St. Paul, MN University of Minnesota
75 June 29 - July 3, 1991 Rapid City, SD South Dakota State University
76 June 28-30, 1992 Washington, D.C. USDA - D.C. Region
77 May 5-8, 1993 Miami, FL University of Florida
78 July 16-20, 1994 Moscow, ID /
Pullman, WA
University of Idaho /
Washington State University
79 July 15-19, 1995 Burlington, VT University of Vermont
80 July 14-17, 1996 Washington, D.C. USDA - D.C. Region
81 July 12-16, 1997 Cleveland, OH Ohio State University
82 July 14-17, 1998 Asilomar, CA University of California
83 June 12-16, 1999 Knoxville, TN University of Tennessee
84 July 23-26, 2000 Washington, D.C. USDA - D.C. Region
85 July 28 - Aug. 1, 2001 Toronto, Canada  
86 Aug. 17-21, 2002 Savannah, GA University of Georgia /
Fort Valley State University
87 June 14-18, 2003 Kansas City, MO Kansas State University
88 June 20-24, 2004 Lake Tahoe, NV  
89 May 31 - June 4, 2005 San Antonio, TX Texas A&M University
90 June 2-6, 2006 Quebec City, Canada  
91 June 16-19, 2007 Albuquerque, NM New Mexico State University
92 June 10-13, 2008 Traverse City, MI Michigan State University
93 June 6-9, 2009 Des Moines, IA Iowa State University
94 June 14-17, 2010 St. Louis, MO  
95 June 10-13, 2011 Denver, CO  
96 June 11-14, 2012 Annapolis, MD  
97 June 11-14, 2013 Indianapolis, IN  
98 June 24-27, 2014 Portland, OR  
99 June 8-11, 2015 Charleston, SC  
 

2023 ACE Conference Planning Committee members

ACE member dressed as Bigfoot at 2023 ACE conference promotes the next annual conference to the audience.

ACE member Lesa Void poses for a picture during the 2023 conference scavenger hunt.

100   June 12-15, 2016           Memphis, TN

101   June 13-16, 2017           New Orleans, LA

102   August 4-8, 2018            Phoenix/Scottsdale, AZ

103 June 24-27, 2019 San Antonio, TX

104  June 24-25, 2020 Virtual Conference (due to COVID-19 pandemic)

105  June 2-23, 2021 Virtual Conference (due to COVID-19 pandemic)

106  June 12-14, 2022 Kansas City, MO

107 June 11-13, 2023 Asheville, NC - view photos

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