Past Forum Dates and Locations

63rd Annual Forum
May 30 – June 2, 2023
Cleveland, Ohio

62nd Annual Forum
June 6–9, 2022
Phoenix, Arizona

61st Annual Forum
May 25–28, 2021
Virtual

60th Annual Forum
June 29 – July 1, 2020
Virtual

59th Annual Forum
May 28–31, 2019
Denver, Colorado

58th Annual Forum
May 29 – June 1, 2018
Orlando, Florida

57th Annual Forum
May 30 – June 2, 2017
Washington, D.C.

56th Annual Forum
May 31 – June 3, 2016
New Orleans, Louisiana

55th Annual Forum
May 26–29, 2015
Denver, Colorado

54th Annual Forum
May 26–30, 2014
Orlando, Florida

53rd Annual Forum
May 18–22, 2013
Long Beach, California

52nd Annual Forum
June 2–6, 2012
New Orleans, Louisiana

51st Annual Forum
May 21–25, 2011
Toronto, Ontario

50th Annual Forum (Charting Our Future in Higher Education)
2010
Chicago, Illinois
Chair: Julie Carpenter-Hubin

49th Annual Forum (World Class Institutional Research)
2009
Atlanta, Georgia
Chair: Dr. Jennifer A. Brown

48th Annual Forum (Adapting to Meet New Challenges)
2008
Seattle, Washington
Chair: Dr. Michelle Hall

47th Annual Forum (Choice/Chance: Driving Change in Higher Education)
2007
Kansas City, Missouri
Chair: Dr. Mary Korfhage

46th Annual Forum (Effectiveness Through Diversity)
2006
Chicago, Illinois
Chair: Dr. William E. Knight

45th Annual Forum (Mission: Improve Higher Education)
2005
San Diego, California
Chair: Dr. Stephen L. Chambers

44th Annual Forum (The Information Revolution: Bridging The Past To The Future)
2004
Boston, Massachusetts
Chair: Dr. Fred Lillibridge

43rd Annual Forum (Changing our Attitudes - Expanding our Latitudes)
2003
Tampa, Florida
Chair: Ms. Sandra K. Johnson

42nd Annual Forum (Exploring New Frontiers)
2002
Toronto, Canada
Chair: Dr. Victor M.H. Borden

41st Annual Forum (2001: The Odyssey Begins)
2001
Long Beach, California
Chair: Dr. John D. Porter

40th Annual Forum (Information for the Next 100 Years)
2000
Cincinnati, Ohio
Chair: Dr. Ellen A. Kanarek

39th Annual Forum (Cooperation & Collaboration: Building a Seamless Educational Process)
1999
Seattle, Washington
Chair: Ms. Karen A. Conklin

38th Annual Forum (Navigating Beyond The Next Horizon)
1998
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Chair: Dr. Dawn Geronimo Terkla

37th Annual Forum (Performance Indicators: Defining Measures that Matter)
1997
Orlando, Florida
Chair: Dr. Michael F. Middaugh

36th Annual Forum (Institutional Research—Rising to the Challenge)
1996
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Chair: Dr. Elizabeth C. Stanley

35th Annual Forum (Delivering the Message....Revolution is in The AIR!!!!)
1995
Boston, Massachusetts
Chair: Dr. William R. Fendley, Jr.

34th Annual Forum (Information Architects for the New Century)
1994
New Orleans, Louisiana
Chair: Dr. Marsha V. Krotseng

33rd Annual Forum (Higher Education at the Crossroads)
1993
Chicago, Illinois
Chair: Dr. Jeanne E. Budig-Tieken

32nd Annual Forum (Education: The Global Perspective)
1992
Atlanta, Georgia
Chair: Ms. Sarah B. Lindquist

31st Annual Forum (Building Bridges for the Twenty-First Century)
1991
San Francisco, California
Chair: Dr. Dennis D. Hengstler

30th Annual Forum (Institutional Research--Coming of Age)
1990
Louisville, Kentucky
Chair: Dr. Edward L. Delaney

29th Annual Forum (Higher Education and the Future: Initiatives for Institutional Research)
1989
Baltimore, Maryland
Chair: Dr. Richard D. Howard

28th Annual Forum (Promoting Quality through Leadership)
1988
Phoenix, Arizona
Chair: Ms. Melodie E. Christal

27th Annual Forum (Managing Education Better: Technology and Tomorrow)
1987
Kansas City, Missouri
Chair: Dr. Gerald W. McLaughlin

26th Annual Forum (Expanding Roles: New Directions and New Expectations)
1986
Orlando, Florida
Chair: Ms. Deborah J. Teeter

25th Annual Forum (Promoting Excellence through Information and Technology)
1985
Portland, Oregon
Chair: Dr. John A. Muffo

24th Annual Forum (The Revolution in Administrative Roles in Higher Education)
1984
Ft. Worth, Texas
Chair: Donald M. Norris

23rd Annual Forum (Integrating Human Resources and Technology)
1983
Toronto, Canada
Chair: Dr. Mantha V. Mehallis

22nd Annual Forum (Responding to Qualitative and Political Issues)
1982
Denver, Colorado
Chair: Dr. Daniel R. Coleman

21st Annual Forum (Toward 2001: The Institutional Research Perspective)
1981
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Chair: Dr. John S. Chase

Prior to 1980, the Forum Chair succeeded to the presidency.

20th Annual Forum (Meeting the Challenges of the Eighties: Redirection of Resources for Renewal)
1980
Atlanta, Georgia
Chair: Dr. Robert H. Fenske

19th Annual Forum (Issues for the Eighties)
1979
San Diego, California
Chair: Craig Johnson

18th Annual Forum (Balancing Needs and Resources)
1978
Houston, Texas
Chair: Robert A. Walhaus

17th Annual Forum (Research and Planning for Higher Education)
1977
Montreal, Canada
Chair: Dr. Warren Gulko

16th Annual Forum (Conflicting Pressures in Postsecondary Education)
1976
Los Angeles
Chair: James W. Firnberg

15th Annual Forum (Information for Decisions in Postsecondary Education)
1975
St. Louis, Missouri
Chair: Dr. Bernard S. Sheehan

14th Annual Forum (Public Policy: Issues and Analyses)
1974
Washington, D.C.
Chair: Dr. Lois E. Torrence

13th Annual Forum (Tomorrow’s Imperatives Today)
1973
Vancouver, Canada
Chair: Donald C. Lelong

12th Annual Forum (Reformation and Reallocation in Higher Education)
1972
Miami Beach, Florida
Chair: Joseph T. Sutton

11th Annual Forum (Institutional Research and Institutional Policy Formulation)
1971
Denver, Colorado
Chair: Dr. Richard R. Perry 

10th Annual Forum (Institutional Research and Communications in Higher Education)
1970
New Orleans, Louisiana
Chair: Sidney Suslow

9th Annual Forum (The Challenge and Response of Institutional Research)
1969
Chicago, Illinois
Chair: Dr. Thomas R. Mason

8th Annual Forum (Institutional Research and Academic Outcomes)
1968
San Francisco, California
Chair: Dr. Joe L. Saupe 

7th Annual Forum (The Instructional Process and Institutional Research)
1967
Athens, Georgia
Chair: L.E. Hull

6th Annual Forum (Research on Academic Input)
1966
Boston, Massachusetts
Chair: Dr. James R. Montgomery

5th Annual Forum (Design and Methodology in Institutional Research)
1965
Stony Brook, New York

4th Annual Forum (A Conceptual Framework for Institutional Research)
1964
Minneapolis, Minnesota

3rd Annual Forum (The Role of Institutional Research in Planning)
1963
Detroit, Michigan

Second National Institutional Research Forum
1962
Chicago, Illinois

First National Institutional Research Forum
1961
Chicago, Illinois