ILA Convention Sites
The International Listening Association has met as a body every year since its founding in 1979
On August 23-24, 1979, Lyman K. "Manny" Steil hosted the "Listening State-of-the-Art Symposium" in Minnesota. According to a letter sent to interested individuals, the meeting would serve as an opportunity to "share important information and experiences and to establish a network of professionals." Twenty-seven people met for the symposium and decided to establish the International Listening Association. Conventions have traditionally been held in February and March. The following have been locations for the annual meetings along with the presiding President and convention theme.
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Year
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President
(Inducted at Convention)
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Location
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ILA Convention Themes
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1980
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Lymann K. "Manny" Steil
|
Atlanta, GA
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None
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1981
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Lymann K. "Manny" Steil
|
Denver, CO
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None
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1982
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Sally Webb
|
Washington, DC
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None
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1983
|
Bob Miller
|
Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN
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None
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1984
|
Andrew D. Wolvin
|
Scottsdale, AZ
|
The Field of Listening: Directions in the 80's
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1985
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Marguerite Lyle
|
Orlando, FL
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Building Bridges through Listening
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1986
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Larry Barker
|
San Diego, CA
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Conceptual Frontiers in Listening
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1987
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Carolyn Coakley Hickerson
|
New Orlean, LA
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Listening in an Age of High-Tech--High-Touch
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1988
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William E. Arnold
|
Scottsdale, AZ
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Listening Makes a Difference
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1989
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Kittie W. Watson
|
Atlanta, GA
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Listening: The Next Generation
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1990
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Ethel C. Glenn
|
Indianapolis, IN
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Centering Listening in an Oral Culture
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1991
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Wayne Bond
|
Jacksonville, FL
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Listening as an Agent for Change
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1992
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Judi Brownell
|
Seattle, WA
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A Listening Mosaic
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1993
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Michael Gilbert
|
Memphis, TN
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Listening as Empowerment
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1994
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Sheila Bentley
|
Boston, MA
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Listening an Agent for Positive Change
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1995
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Margaret Fitch-Hauser
|
Little Rock, AK
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Listening in the Natural State
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1996
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Philip Emmert
|
Sacramento, CA
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Listening: Building Foundations
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1997
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SusanEllen Bacon
|
Mobile, AL
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Listening: Celebrate the Past, Prepare for the Future
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1998
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Janet Cherry
|
Kansas City, KS
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Listening: The Heart of Humanity
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1999
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Charles Roberts
|
Albuquerque, NM
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Listening Enchantment
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2000
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Harvey Weiss
|
Virginia Beach, FL
|
The Listening Spirit
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2001
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Dick Halley
|
Chicago, IL
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2001 An Odyssey toward Effective Listening
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2002
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Kimberly Batty-Herbert
|
Scottsdale, AZ
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Listening: The Foundation of Community
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2003
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Melissa Beall
|
Stockholm, Sweden
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Touch the World: Listen
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2004
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Ray McKelvy
|
Ft. Myers, FL
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Listen to Bridge the Gulf
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2005
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Barbara Nixon
|
Minneapolis, MN
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The Power of Listening
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2006
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Maria Roca
|
Salem, OR
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Listening: The Language of Peace
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2007
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Margarete Imhof
|
Frankfurt, Germany
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Listen and Make the Connection
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2008
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Lisa Orick-Martinez
|
Portland, ME
|
Listening Lights the Way
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2009
|
Rick Bommelje
|
Milwaukee, WI
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Growing Our Listening Legacy: Treasuring the Past, Embracing the Present and Creating the Future
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2010
|
Laura Janusik
|
Albuquerque, NM
|
Transformational Listening: Listening for Change
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2011
|
Chris Bond
|
Johnson City, TN
|
Listening for a Sustainable Future
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2012
|
Alan Ehrlich
|
Bremerton, WA
|
We ARE Listening: Advocate, Research, Educate
|
| 2013 |
Debra Worthington |
Montreal, Canada |
Listening: The Art, The Science, The Joie de Vivre |
| 2014 |
(Pamela Cooper) |
TBA |
TBA |
Summer Conference Sites
Summer Conferences are held when a particular goal or type of work is to be explored in depth by the members of the Association. Among the topics have been "intercultural listening" and the establishment of an official association-endorsed definition of listening.
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1984
|
Northwestern college, St. Paul, MN
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1985
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Northwestern college, St. Paul, MN
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1987
|
King Edward Hotel, Toronto, Canada
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1995
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Manssanetta Springs, Harrisonburg, VA
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Regional Conferences
In an effort to provide greater access to the information and fellowship of the ILA, conferences are held in various regions of the US and other countries. These conferences are organized and function independently of the annual meeting, with members in each geographical area taking the responsibility of conducting the conferences. The first regional conferences were held in the New York/New Jersey area at Montclair State University. Other regions soon followed with meetings in Florida, Chicago, Milwaukee, and Nashville. A regional conference was held in Aomori, Japan in 2000.
"The Fall 2006 Listening Forum: Measuring the Effects of Listening on Learning, Earning, and Healing" was held in October, 2006. The Listening Forum was co-sponsored by the International Listening Association and Rockhurst College in Kansas City, Missouri. The goals for the Listening Forum were (1) to develop practical instruments to measure the effects of listening in contexts and across contexts, and (2) to develop the listening research agenda for the next five years in the contexts of Business, Education, Healthcare, Religion/Spirituality, and Theory /Research.