Conferences and other forms of communication
International Conference
The international conference has been held annually since 1995. Initially it was attended by a rep from each chapter, however recently due to financial contraints, only country reps and JETAA international officers attend the meetings. Every 5th year, each chapter will be invited to send a representative with the next large conference occuring in 2010.
Year | Hosting City | Link to Specific Conference Page |
1995 | New York | 1995 International Conference |
1996 | San Fransisco | 1996 International Conference |
1997 | Montreal | 1997 International Conference |
1998 | Atlanta | 1998 International Conference |
1999 | Los Angeles | 1999 International Conference |
2000 | Tokyo | 2000 International Conference |
2001 | London | 2001 International Conference |
2002 | Vancouver | 2002 International Conference |
2004 | New York | 2004 International Conference |
2005 | Portland | 2005 International Conference |
2006 | Sydney | 2006 International Conference |
2007 | Toronto | 2007 International Conference |
2008 | Paris | 2008 International Conference |
National Conference
The national conference has been held annually since 2002. Currently it is being held in August and is attended by 1 or 2 representatives from each chapter. The 2008 conference will be hosted by the US 11 Seattle chapter from August 22nd to the 24th, 2008. A list of all previous conferences follows:
Year | Hosting Chapter - City | Link to Specific Conference Page |
2002 | US 7 Chicago | 2002 National Conference |
2003 | US 11 Pacific Northwest - Seattle | 2003 National Conference |
2004 | US 1 Washington D.C. | 2004 National Conference |
2005 | US 13 Northern California - San Francisco | 2005 National Conference |
2006 | US 14 Southern California - Los Angeles | 2006 National Conference |
2007 | US 4 Southeast - Atlanta | 2007 National Conference |
2008 | US 11 Pacific Northwest - Seattle | 2008 National Conference |
2009 | US 7 Chicago | 2009 National Conference |
For a guide to hosting a national conference visit the Hosting a National Conference page
Regional Conferences
Regional Conferences are currently gatherings of 5 or more chapters in the same general region (typically eastern or western US) where the chapters can discuss matters that are more closely aligned with their particular situations. In 2007 the conferences were held immediately before and after the national conference because the main reason that the conferences are not held is transportation costs. With the transportation costs already paid for by the national conference funding, the regional conference funding could be applied towards other costs. However for 2008, CLAIR has made it known they do not want to continue this practice. A list of regional conferences is as follows:
Year | Hosting Chapter - City | Region |
2000 | US 11 Pacific Northwest - Seattle | Pacific Northwest Regional Conference |
2001 | US 2 New York - Philadelphia | Eastern Regional Conference |
2007 | US 4 Southeast - Atlanta | Western Regional Conference |
2007 | US 4 Southeast - Atlanta | Eastern Regional Conference |
2008 | US 8 Heartland | Midwest Regional Conference |
For a complete history of JETAA conferences through 2006 please refer to JETAA Conference History.doc