Conferences The Council of the Great City Schools sponsors two major urban education conferences each year. Annual Fall Conference: A general forum in one of the member cities for the entire membership each Fall to discuss special issues in urban education and to share information and programs across the membership. Featured speakers and events  revolve around a designated theme and are interwoven with the unique characteristics of the site. The Conference provides an opportunity for information exchange, as well as for the various Council committees and subcommittees to meet to determine objectives and strategies for the coming year. Click here to view the Photo Gallery of the 53rd Fall Conference  in Portland, OR (October 28, 2009 - November 1, 2009)   Description of Conference Sessions                                  Download the Summaries of the Conference Sessions Agenda-at-a-Glance  Download the 9-page Agenda-at-a-Glance to view the list of presentations Conference Agenda   Download the 51-page Conference Agenda to read a brief description of each presentation The 52nd Annual Fall Conference was held in Houston, October 22-26, 2008.  Download the Conference Agenda for last year's 52nd Annual Fall Conference     Click Here to view full photo gallery  Download the 52nd Annual Conference Program     Past Fall Conferences 53rd: Portland, OR: (October 28- November 1, 2009) 52nd: Houston, TX: (October 22-26, 2008) 51st: Nashville, TN: (October 31-November 4, 2007) 50th: San Diego, CA: (October 25-29, 2006) 49th: Atlanta, GA: (October 19-23, 2005) 48th: Las Vegas, NV: (October 20-24, 2004) 47th: Chicago, IL: (October 16-20, 2003) 46th: Ft. Lauderdale, FL: (October 16-20, 2002) 45th: Norfolk, VA: (October 17-21, 2001) 44th: Los Angeles, CA: (October 25-29, 2000) 43rd: Dayton, OH: (October 13-17, 1999) 42nd: San Francisco, CA: (October 14-18, 1998) 41st: Detroit, MI: (October 15-19, 1997) 40th: Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN: (October 23-27, 1996) 39th: Oklahoma City, OK: (September 26-October 1, 1995) 38th: Seattle, WA: (October 11-16, 1994) 37th: Houston, TX: (October 26-31,1993) 36th: Milwaukee, WI: (October 27-November 1, 1992) 35th: Columbus, OH: (September 25-29, 1991) 34th: Boston, MA: 1991 33rd: Miami, FL: 1989 32nd: Toledo, OH: 1988 31st: Seattle, WA: 1987 30th: New York City, NY: 1986 29th: Pittsburgh, PA: 1985 28th: Albuquerque, NM: 1984 27th: San Francisco, CA: 1983 26th: Buffalo, NY: 1982 25th: Memphis, TN: 1981 24th: Norfolk, VA: 1980 23rd: New York City, NY: 1979 22nd: San Francisco, CA: 1978 22nd: San Francisco, CA: 1978 21st: Dallas, TX: 1977 20nd: Chicago, IL: 1976 19th: Cleveland, OH: 1975 18th: Denver, CO: 1974 17th: St. Louis, MO: 1973 16th: Houston, TX: 1972 15th: Minneapolis, MN: 1971 14th: Dallas, TX: 1970 13th: Washington, DC: 1969 12th: Philadelphia, PA: 1968 11th: Cleveland, OH: 1967 10th: Milwaukee, WI: 1966 9th: Los Angeles, CA: 1965 8th: Pittsburgh, PA: 1964 7th: St. Louis, MO: 1963 6th: Detroit, MI: 1962 5th: Chicago, IL: 1961 4th: Chicago, IL: 1960 3rd: Chicago, IL: 1959 2nd: Chicago, IL: 1958 1st: Chicago, IL: 1956 Legislative/Policy Conference: A forum in Washington, D.C. for membership each Spring to consider recent developments in federal legislation and funding and to advocate policy positions for urban schools. Past Legislative Conferences March 17-20, 2007 March 18-21, 2006 March 12-15, 2005  March 20-23, 2004 March 22-25, 2003 March 16-19, 2002 March 17-21, 2001 March 18-21, 2000 March 20-23, 1999 March 21-24, 1998 March 15-18, 1997 March 23-26, 1996 March 17-21, 1995 March 11-15, 1994 March 13-16, 1993