NSGC Past Annual Conferences

1st Annual Conference

• June 18-19, 1981; San Diego, CA
• Strategies in Genetic Counseling: An Update   

2nd Annual Conference

• June 11 - 12, 1982
• Strategies in Genetic Counseling: The Community Around Us  

3rd Annual Conference

• June 17-18, 1983; Seattle WA
• Strategies in Genetic Counseling: Clinical Investigation

4th Annual Conference:

• June 15-16, 1984; Denver, CO
• Strategies in Genetic Counseling: Issues in Perinatal Care  

5th Annual Conference:

• October 6 - 8, 1985: Salt Lake City, UT.
• “Religious, Cultural and Ethnic Influences on the Counseling Process”

6th Annual Conference:

• October 30 - November 1, 1986. Philadelphia, PA.
• “Strategies in Genetic Counseling: The Challenge of the Future.”

7th Annual Conference:

• October 4 - 6, 1987: San Diego, CA:
• “Strategies in Genetic Counseling: Tools for Professional Advancement.”

8th Annual Conference:

• October 9 - 11, 1988. New Orleans, LA.
• “Strategies in Genetic Counseling: Political Influences from Society to the Workplace”

9th Annual Conference:

• November 9 -11, 1989. Baltimore, MD.
• “Strategies in Genetic Counseling: Reproductive Genetics and New Technologies.”

10th Annual Conference:

• October 14 - 16, 1990: Cincinnati, OH.
• “The Interface between Public Health and Clinical Genetics”

11th Annual Conference:

• November 6 - 8, 1992. San Francisco, CA.
• “The Human Genome Project: Impact, Implications and Issues (or when we have solved the mysteries, what will we do with the clues?)”

12th Annual Conference:

• October 2 - 5, 1993. Atlanta, GA.
• "The Technology Paradox: Facing the Challenges.”

13th Annual Conference:

• October 15 - 18, 1994: Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
• “Expanding Roles, Extending Horizons”

14th Annual Conference:

• October 29 - November 1, 1995: Minneapolis, MN.
• “Conditions that Affect Adults: Implications for Genetic Counseling, Testing, and Public Policy”

15th Annual Conference:

• October 26 - 29, 1996. San Francisco, CA
• No formalized theme.

16th Annual Conference:

• October 25 - 28, 1997. Baltimore, MD:
• “DNA: The New Frontier.”

17th Annual Conference:

• October 24 - 27, 1998. Denver, CO
• “Back to the Future: Genetic Counseling in the 21st Century”

18th Annual Conference:

• October 15 - 19, 1999. Oakland, CA:
• “Lifecycle Genetics- From Preconception to Adulthood.”

19th Annual Conference:

• November 5 - 6, 2000: Savannah, GA.
• “Exploring the Counseling Role in Genetic Counseling”

20th Annual Conference:

• November 4 - 7, 2001: Washington, DC.
• “Current Advances- Anticipating Change”

21st Annual Conference:

• November 8 -13, 2002.  Phoenix, AZ.
• "Strategies in Genetic Counseling: Beyond the Basics"

22nd Annual Conference:

• September 13 -16, 2003. Charlotte, NC.
• “Putting Science into Practice: Strategies in Genetic Counseling for the 21st Century”

23rd Annual Conference:

• October 6 - 7, 2004. Washington, DC.

24th Annual Conference:

• November 12 - 15, 2005. Los Angeles, CA.

25th Annual Conference:

• November 10 - 14, 2006. Nashville, TN.

26th Annual Conference:

• October 12 - 16, 2007.  Kansas City, MO.

27th Annual Conference:

• October 23 - 28, 2008.  Los Angeles, CA

28th Annual Conference: 

• November 12 - 15, 2009. Atlanta, GA.
• "Advancing the Future of Healthcare"

29th Annual Conference: 

• October 14 - 17, 2010.  Dallas, TX.
• "Leading the Way in Genomic Health"

30th Annual Conference: 

• October 27 - 30, 2011.  San Diego, CA. 
• "Your Bridge to the future of Genomic Health"

31st Annual Conference: 

• October 24 - 27, 2012.  Boston, MA.
• "Expanding the Spectrum of Genomic Health"

32nd Annual Conference:

• October 9 - 12, 2013.  Anaheim, CA.
• "The Future is Now: Leading the Way in Genomic Health"

33rd Annual Conference:

• September 17 - 20, 2014.  New Orleans, LA.
• "Building a Stronger Future for Genomic Health"

34th Annual Conference:

• October 21 - 24, 2015.  Pittsburgh, PA
• "Pioneering the Translation of Genomics. Improving Healthcare"

35th Annual Conference:

• September 28 - October 1, 2016. Seattle, WA
• "A Landmark in Genomics: Our Value in Healthcare"

36th Annual Conference:

• September 13 - 16, 2017. Columbus, OH
• "Growing Our Profession to New Heights"

37th Annual Conference

• November 14 - 17, 2018. Atlanta, GA
• "Adapt. Evolve. Thrive."
• 2018 Abstracts

38th Annual Conference

• November 5-8, 2019, Salt Lake City, UT
• "Our Profession Elevated"
• 2019 Abstracts 
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NSGC Future Annual Conferences

39th Annual Conference

• November 18-22, 2020, Nashville, TN