This page contains a list of previous AIR Forums as well as links to Forum Websites, Program Books and Papers (where available).

Planning ahead? Check the list of Future Forums.

49th Annual Forum - World Class Institutional Research
2009 - Atlanta, Georgia
Forum Chair: Dr. Jennifer A. Brown
Forum Program Book (PDF)
Forum Papers (logon required)

48th Annual Forum - Adapting to Meet New Challenges
2008 - Seattle, Washington
Forum Chair: Dr. Michelle Hall
Forum Program Book (PDF)
Forum Papers (logon required)

47th Annual Forum - Choice/Chance: Driving Change in Higher Education
2007 - Kansas City, Missouri
Forum Chair: Dr. Mary Korfhage
Forum Program Book (PDF)
Forum Papers (logon required)

46th Annual Forum - Effectiveness Through Diversity
2006 - Chicago (1,701 attendees)
Forum Chair: Dr. William E. Knight
Forum Program Book (PDF)
Forum Papers (logon required)

45th Annual Forum - Mission: Improve Higher Education
2005 - San Diego (1,716 attendees)
Forum Chair: Dr. Stephen L. Chambers
Forum Program Book (PDF)
Forum Papers (logon required)

44th Annual Forum - The Information Revolution: Bridging The Past To The Future
2004 - Boston (1,458 attendees)
Forum Chair: Dr. Fred Lillibridge
Forum Program Book (PDF)
Forum Papers (logon required)

43rd Annual Forum - Changing our Attitudes - Expanding our Latitudes
2003 - Tampa, Florida (1,139 attendees)
Forum Chair: Ms. Sandra K. Johnson
Forum Program Book (PDF)
Forum Papers (logon required)

42nd Annual Forum - Exploring New Frontiers
2002 - Toronto, Canada (1,155 attendees)
Forum Chair: Dr. Victor M.H. Borden
Forum Program Book (PDF)
Forum Papers (logon required)

41st Annual Forum - 2001: The Odyssey Begins
2001 - Long Beach (1,278 attendees)
Forum Chair: Dr. John D. Porter
Forum Papers (logon required)

40th Annual Forum - Information for the Next 100 Years
2000 - Cincinnati
Forum Chair: Dr. Ellen A. Kanarek
Forum Papers (logon required)

39th Annual Forum - Cooperation & Collaboration: Building a Seamless Educational Process
1999 - Seattle
Forum Chair: Ms. Karen A. Conklin
Forum Papers (logon required)

38th Annual Forum - Navigating Beyond The Next Horizon
1998 - Minneapolis
Forum Chair: Dr. Dawn Geronimo Terkla

37th Annual Forum - Performance Indicators: Defining Measures that Matter
1997 – Orlando
Forum Chair: Dr. Michael F. Middaugh

36th Annual Forum - Institutional Research—Rising to the Challenge
1996 – Albuquerque
Forum Chair: Dr. Elizabeth C. Stanley

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

34th Annual Forum - Information Architects for the New Century
1994 - New Orleans
Forum Chair: Dr. Marsha V. Krotseng

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

32nd Annual Forum - Education: The Global Perspective
1992 – Atlanta
Forum Chair: Ms. Sarah B. Lindquist

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

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

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

28th Annual Forum - Promoting Quality through Leadership
1988 - Phoenix
Forum Chair: Ms. Melodie E. Christal

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

26th Annual Forum - Expanding Roles: New Directions and New Expectations
1986 - Orlando
Forum Chair: Ms. Deborah J. Teeter

25th Annual Forum - Promoting Excellence through Information and Technology
1985 - Portland
Forum Chair: Dr. John A. Muffo

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

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

22nd Annual Forum - Responding to Qualitative and Political Issues
1982 - Denver
Forum Chair: Dr. Daniel R. Coleman

21st Annual Forum - Toward 2001: The Institutional Research Perspective
1981 - Minneapolis
Forum Chair: Dr. John S. Chase

(NOTE: Prior to 1980 the Forum Chair suceeded to the presidency.)

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

19th Annual Forum - Issues for the Eighties
1979 - San Diego
Forum Chair: Robert A. Walhaus

18th Annual Forum - Balancing Needs and Resources
1978 - Houston
Forum Chair: Dr. Warren Gulko

17th Annual Forum - Research and Planning for Higher Education
1977 – Montreal, Canada
Forum Chair: James W. Firnberg

16th Annual Forum - Conflicting Pressures in Postsecondary Education
1976 - Los Angeles
Forum Chair: Dr. Bernard S. Sheehan

15th Annual Forum - Information for Decisions in Postsecondary Education
1975 - St. Louis
Forum Chair: Dr. Lois E. Torrence

14th Annual Forum - Public Policy: Issues and Analyses
1974 - Washington, D.C.
Forum Chair: Donald C. Lelong

13th Annual Forum - Tomorrow’s Imperatives Today
1973 - Vancouver
Forum Chair: Joseph T. Sutton (Dec)

12th Annual Forum - Reformation and Reallocation in Higher Education
1972 - Miami Beach
Forum Chair: Dr. Richard R. Perry, (Ret)

11th Annual Forum - Institutional Research and Institutional Policy Formulation
1971 - Denver
Forum Chair: Sidney Suslow

10th Annual Forum - Institutional Research and Communications in Higher Education
1970 - New Orleans
Forum Chair: Dr. Thomas R. Mason, (Ret)

9th Annual Forum - The Challenge and Response of Institutional Research
1969 - Chicago
Forum Chair: Dr. Joe L. Saupe, (Ret)

8th Annual Forum - Institutional Research and Academic Outcomes
1968 - San Francisco
Forum Chair: L.E. Hull

7th Annual Forum - The Instructional Process and Institutional Research
1967 - Athens, Georgia
Forum Chair: Dr. James R. Montgomery, (Ret)

6th Annual Forum - Research on Academic Input
1966 - Boston
Forum Chair: Dr. John E. Stecklein, (Ret)

5th Annual Forum - Design and Methodology in Institutional Research
1965 - Stony Brook

4th Annual Forum - A Conceptual Framework for Institutional Research
1964 - Minneapolis

3rd Annual Forum - The Role of Institutional Research in Planning
1963 - Detroit

Second National Institutional Research Forum
1962 - Chicago

First National Institutional Research Forum
1961 - Chicago