In case you’re interested, here’s a complete list, in chronological order, of the host cities for our glorious annual confab. (Thanks to ex-member Jane Levine, who started this list on the back of a napkin.)

1978 – Seattle
1979 – Boston
1980 – San Francisco
1981 – New Haven
1982 – Portland, Ore.
1983 – Chicago
1984 – New York City (hosted by Chicago Reader)
1985 – Minneapolis
1986 – Victoria, BC
1987 – Portland, Maine
1988 – Toronto
1989 – Los Angeles
1990 – Denver
1991 – New Orleans
1992 – Seattle
1993 – Austin
1994 – Boston
1995 – Nashville
1996 – Salt Lake City
1997 – Montreal
1998 – Washington, DC
1999 – Memphis
2000 – Phoenix
2001 – New Orleans
2002 – Madison, Wis.
2003 – Pittsburgh
2004 – San Antonio
2005 – San Diego
2006 – Little Rock
2007 – Portland, Ore.
2008 – Philadelphia
2009 – Tucson
2010 – Toronto*
2011 – New Orleans*
2012 – Detroit* (Scheduled)

* This list – originally posted in 2009 – has been updated to include succeeding conventions.