Previous Conferences

Council of Georgist Organizations
North American Conferences
and Economic Justice Award winners


  • 1981 – Rindge, New Hampshire
  • 1982 – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • 1983 – Goleta, California
  • 1984 – Pawling, New York
  • 1985 – St. Louis, Missouri
  • 1986 – Vancouver, British Columbia (with the International Union)
  • 1987 – San Diego, California
  • 1988 – Atlanta, Georgia
  • 1989 – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (with the International Union)
  • 1990 – Santa Fe, New Mexico
  • 1991 – Easton, Pennsylvania (with Lafayette College)
  • 1992 – Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
  • 1993 – Los Angeles, California
  • 1994 – Fairhope, Alabama
  • 1995 – Chicago/Evanston, Illinois
  • 1996 – Ottawa, Ontario
  • 1997 – New York/South Plainfield, New Jersey
  • 1998 – Portland, Oregon
  • 1999 – Washington, DC/Gaithersburg, Maryland
    • Educator: Walt Rybeck
    • Activist: Steven Cord
  • 2000 – Des Moines, Iowa
    • Educators: Claude & Dian Arnold
    • Activists: Mildred & Everett Gross
    • Activists: Nadine & John Stoner
  • 2001 – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    • Organization: Robert Schalkenbach Foundation
  • 2002 – London, Ontario
    • Activist: John Fisher
  • 2003 – Bridgeport, Connecticut
    • Educator: Harry Pollard
    • Activist: Ted Gwartney
  • 2004 – Albuquerque, New Mexico
    • Organization: Henry George Institute
    • Lifetime Achievement: Mason Gaffney
  • 2005 – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    • Special Award: Brett Mandel
  • 2006 – Chicago/Rosemont, Illinois
    • Organization: Henry George School of Chicago
    • Activist: Jacob Himmelstein
  • 2007 – Scranton, Pennsylvania (with the University of Scranton)
    • Educator: Mike Curtis
  • 2008 – Kansas City, Missouri
    • Activist: Alanna Hartzok
  • 2009 – Cleveland, Ohio
    • Activist: Dan Sullivan
  • 2010 – Albany, New York
    • Activist: Al Katzenberger
  • 2011 – Bloomington, Minnesota
    • Activist: Nicholas Rosen
    • Thank-you Certificate: Jacob Himmelstein
  • 2012 – Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
    • Educator: Gilbert Herman
    • Thank-you Certificate: Bill Batt
  • 2013 – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    • Activist: Herb Barry
    • Thank-you Certificate: Clay Berling
  • 2014 – Newport Beach, California
    • Educator: Bob Jene
    • Three in the 90s Certificates: Marion Sapiro, Mason Gaffney, Harry Pollard
  • 2015 – Southfield, Michigan
    • Activist: Clay Berling
    • Unsung Heroine: Pat Aller
  • 2016 – Orlando, Florida
    • Educator: Polly Cleveland
    • Unsung Hero: Paul Justus
  • 2017 – St. Louis, Illinois
  • 2018 – Baltimore, MD
  • 2019 – Pittsburgh, PA