Masonic Conferences and Meetings
I am attempting to compile all details about U.S. Masonic Conferences, so this information can be available to everyone. If anyone wants to send me email, especially if any of the information on this chart is not correct or if you know of additional information that should be included, please click on my email address: paulb’at’bessel.org
Conference of Grand Masters of Masons in North America & Conference of Grand Secretaries
Northeast Conference of Grand Masters and Grand Secretaries
Southeast Conference of Grand Masters and Grand Secretaries
Midwest Conference of Grand Lodges
Southwestern Conference of Grand Masters and Grand Secretaries
Rocky Mountain Masonic Conference
Western Conference of Grand Masters and Grand Secretaries
All Canada Conference of Grand Masters and Grand Secretaries
World Conference of Grand Lodges
Scottish Rite, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction
Scottish Rite, Southern Jurisdiction
General Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons, International
General Grand Council of Cryptic Masons
Grand Encampment of Knights Templar
NECOMELI – Northeast Conference on Masonic Education & Libraries
Midwest Conference on Masonic Education
MLMA – Masonic Library & Museum Association
Conference of Prince Hall Grand Masters of Masons in North America
United Supreme Council, Scottish Rite, Southern Jurisdiction, Prince Hall
United Supreme Council, Scottish Rite, Northern Jurisdiction, Prince Hall
General Conference Grand Chapters Holy Royal Arch Masons – Prince Hall
Grand Encampment Knights Templar U.S.A – Prince Hall
AEAONMS – Shrine – Prince Hall
Philalethes Society
Phylaxis Society
Imperial Shrine
Click here to go to a webpage with additional information about Shrine associations and their meetings
Tall Cedars of Lebanon
Grotto Supreme Council Session
National Sojourners and Heroes of ’76
Conference of Grand Masters of Masons in North America &
Conference of Grand Secretaries
| Year | Date | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | February 20-22, 2000 | Savannah, Georgia |
| 2001 | February 18-20, 2001 | Phoenix, Arizona |
| 2002 | February 17-19, 2002 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| 2003 | February 16-18, 2003 | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 2004 | February 15-17, 2004 | Washington, D.C. |
| 2005 | February 20-22, 2005 | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| 2006 | February 19-21, 2006 | Nashville, Tennessee |
| 2007 | February 18-20, 2007 | Portland, Oregon |
| 2008 | February 17-19, 2008 | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 2009 | February 15-17, 2009 | Orange County Hyatt, in Garden Grove, California |
| 2010 | February 14-16, 2010 | Marriott Crystal Gateway, in Arlington, Virginia |
| 2011 | February 20-22, 2011 | Adam’s Mark Hotel, in Denver, Colorado |
| 2012 | February 19-21, 2012 | Atlanta, Georgia |
Northeast Conference of Grand Masters and Grand Secretaries
| Maine | New Hampshire | Vermont |
| Massachusetts | Rhode Island | Connecticut |
| New York | New Jersey | Pennsylvania |
| Delaware | Maryland | District of Columbia |
| Virginia | West Virginia | Ohio |
| Indiana | Michigan |
| Year | Date | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | July 8-10, 2000 | Rutland, Vermont |
| 2001 | July 8-9, 2001 | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 2002 | July 14-15, 2002 | Newport, Rhode Island |
| 2003 | July 18-20, 2003 | Boothbay Harbor, Maine |
| 2004 | July 16-17, 2004 | Grand Rapids, Michigan |
| 2005 | July 22-24, 2005 | . Dayton, Ohio |
| 2006 | July 21-23, 2006 | Baltimore, Maryland |
| 2007 | Virginia | |
| 2008 | Massachusetts | |
| 2009 | Pennsylvania | |
| 2010 | New Jersey | |
| 2011 | Delaware | |
| 2012 | New York | |
| 2013 | Connecticut | |
| 2014 | District of Columbia | |
| 2015 | New Hampshire | |
| 2016 | Vermont | |
| 2017 | Indiana |
Southeast Conference of Grand Masters and Grand Secretaries
| Kentucky | South Carolina | Georgia |
| Arkansas | Alabama | Florida |
| Year | Date | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | August 3-5, 2000 | Myrtle Beach, South Carolina |
| 2001 | August 2-3, 2001 | Charlotte, North Carolina |
Midwest Conference of Grand Lodges
| Manitoba | Minnesota | Wisconsin |
| North Dakota | Iowa | Illinois |
| South Dakota | Nebraska | Michigan |
| Kansas |
| Year | Date | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | August 18-21, 2000 | Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
| 2001 | August 17-19, 2001 | Rochester, Minnesota |
| 2002 | August 16-18, 2002 | St. Joseph, Michigan |
| 2003 | August 15-17, 2003 | St. Charles, Illinois |
| 2004 | August 20-22, 2004 | Madison, Wisconsin |
| 2005 | August 19-21, 2005 | Coralville, Iowa |
| 2006 | August 18-20, 2006 | Kansas |
| 2007 |
Southwestern Conference of Grand Masters and Grand Secretaries
| Arizona | Oklahoma | York – Mexico |
| New Mexico | Texas |
| Year | Date | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | September 7-9, 2000 | Guadalajara, Mexico |
| 2001 | September 6-8, 2001 | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| 2002 | September 5-7, 2002 | Clear Lake, Texas |
| 2003 | September 4-6, 2003 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 2004 | September 2-4, 2004 | Phoenix, Arizona |
| 2005 | Mexico | |
| 2006 | New Mexico | |
| 2007 | August 30 to September 2, 2007 | Fort Worth, Texas |
| The Executive Secretary of the Conference reported that the Southwestern Masonic Conference was officially dissolved at its annual meeting held at Fort Worth Texas on August 30 – September 2, 2007. | ||
Rocky Mountain Masonic Conference
| Idaho | Montana | Colorado |
| Nevada | Wyoming | Utah |
| Year | Date | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | July, 2000 | Lewistown, Montana |
| 2001 | July 20-21, 2001 | Linden, Nevada (Carson Valley Inn) |
Western Conference of Grand Masters and Grand Secretaries
| Alaska | British Columbia | Oregon |
| Hawaii | Washington | California |
| Year | Date | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | ||
| 2001 | May 8, 2001 ? | Portland, Oregon ? |
All Canada Conference of Grand Masters and Grand Secretaries
| Year | Date | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 |
World Conference of Grand Lodges
| Year | Date | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 19 March 1995 | Mexico City, Mexico |
| 1996 | 25 to 27 September 1996 | Estoril and Cascais, Portugal |
| 1997 | none | |
| 1998 | May 1 to 3, 1998 | New York from |
| 1999 | November 12 to 15, 1999 | Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| 2000 | none | |
| 2001 | May 24 to 27, 2001 | Madrid, Spain |
| 2002 | May 7 and 8 , 2002 | New Delhi, India |
| 2003 | none | |
| 2004 | 5 to 9 May 2004 | Santiago, Chile |
| 2005 | 1 to 8 November 2005 | Sydney, Australia |
| 2006 | ||
| 2007 | ||
| 2008 | May 7-10, 2008 | Washington DC |
General Grand Chapter, Royal Arch Masons, International
every 3 years
| Year | Date | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | October 13-16, 2002 | Sheraton Atlantic City Convention Center Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| 2005 | October 2-5, 2005 | Rapid City, SD |
| 2008 | August 2008 | Indianapolis |
General Grand Council of Cryptic Masons
every 3 years
| Year | Date | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | October 13-16, 2002 | Sheraton Atlantic City Convention Center Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| 2005 | October 2-5, 2005 | Rapid City, SD |
| 2008 | August 2008 | Indianapolis |
Grand Encampment of Knights Templar
every 3 years
| Year | Date | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | ||
| 2003 | August | St. Louis, Missouri |
| 2006 | August 8-16, 2006 | Houston, Texas |
| 2009 |
NECOMELI – Northeast Conference on Masonic Education & Libraries
| Year | Date | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | was not held in 2000 | was not held in 2000 |
| 2001 | was scheduled for May 19, 2001 but was CANCELED | Richmond, Virginia |
| This Conference no longer exists. | ||
Midwest Conference on Masonic Education
| Year | Date | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | ||
| 2001 | ||
| 2002 | April 26-28, 2002 | St. Cloud, Minnesota |
| 2003 | ||
| 2004 | ||
| 2005 | ||
| 2006 | ||
| 2007 | ||
| 2008 | April 25 – 28, 2008 | Omaha, NE |
MLMA – Masonic Library & Museum Association
| Year | President | Date | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Paul M. Bessel | Oct. 26-28, 2000 | Grand Rapids, Michigan |
| 2001 | Paul M. Bessel | October 18-20, 2001 | Little Rock, Arkansas |
| 2002 | Jim Dufresne | October, 2002 | Chicago, Illinois |
| 2003 | Jim Dufresne | October 23-25, 2003 | Portland, Maine |
| 2004 | Jim Dufresne | October 21-23, 2004 | Detroit, Michigan |
| 2005 | Jim Dufresne | November 4-5, 2005 | Little Rock, Arkansas |
| 2006 | Dick Browning | October 13-14, 2006 | Lexington & Boston, Massachusetts |
| 2007 | Dick Browning | October 11-13, 2007 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 2008 | Glenys Waldman | October 2008 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
Scottish Rite, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction
| Year | Date | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | September 19-21, 2004 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| 2005 | ||
| 2006 | ||
| 2007 | August 27-28, 2007 | Washington DC |
Scottish Rite, Southern Jurisdiction
biennial meetings held every 2 years, in odd-numbered years
| Year | Date | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | September 30 through October 3, 2001 | Charleston, SC |
| 2003 | October 6-8, 2003 | Washington DC |
| 2005 | October 3-4, 2005 | Washington DC |
| 2007 | August 27-28, 2007 | Washington DC |
Conference of Prince Hall Grand Masters of Masons in North America
| Year | Date | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | May 1-6, 2000 | Braintree, Massachusetts |
Supreme Council, Scottish Rite, Northern Jurisdiction, Prince Hall
| Year | Date | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 |
Supreme Council, Scottish Rite, Southern Jurisdiction, Prince Hall
| Year | Date | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Oct 6-9, 2001 | Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
General Conference Grand Chapters Holy Royal Arch Masons – Prince Hall
| Year | Date | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | June 30 thru July 5, 2000 | Hyatt Regency in Lexington, Kentucky |
Grand Encampment Knights Templar U.S.A. – Prince Hall
| Year | Date | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | June 27 thru June 30, 2000 | Radisson Hotel in Lexington, Kentucky |
AEAONMS – Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order, Nobles Mystic Shrine, of North and South America and its Jurisdictions, Incorporated – Prince Hall
| Year | Date | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | August 19-26, 2000 | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 2001 | August 2001 | Detroit, Michigan |
| 2002 | ||
| 2003 | August 17 – 21, 2003 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Philalethes Society
| Year | Type of meeting | President | Date | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Annual meeting | Nelson King incoming |
February 2000 | Washington D.C. |
| Semi-Annual meeting | Nelson King | Sept. 28 to Oct. 1, 2000 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |
| 2001 | Annual meeting | Nelson King | February 16, 2001 | Washington, D.C. |
| Semi-annual meeting | Nelson King | Sept. 27-29, 2001 | San Antonio, Texas | |
| 2002 | Annual meeting | Joel H. Springer, III incoming | February 15, 2002 | Washington, D.C. |
| Semi-annual meeting | Joel H. Springer, III | Sept. 12-14, 2002 | Indianapolis, Indiana | |
| 2003 | Annual meeting | Joel H. Springer, III | February, 2003 | Washington, D.C. |
| Semi-annual meeting | Joel H. Springer, III | Sept. 12-13, 2003 in San Francisco, California | San Francisco, California | |
| 2004 | Annual meeting | Pedro Filloy incoming |
February, 2004 | Washington, D.C. |
| Semi-annual meeting | Pedro Filloy | San Jose, Costa Rica |
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| 2005 | Annual meeting | Sam Walker | February, 2005 | Washington, D.C. |
| 2006 | Annual meeting | Sam Walker | February, 2006 | Washington, D.C. |
| 2007 | Annual meeting | Robert L. Tomlinson, Jr. | February, 2007 | Washington, D.C. |
| 2008 | Annual meeting | Robert L. Tomlinson, Jr. | February 8, 2008 | Arlington, Virginia |
Phylaxis Society
| Year | Date | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | March 8-11, 2000 | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 2001 | March 1-3, 2001 | Holiday Inn Atlanta Airport North Atlanta, Georgia |
| 2002 | March 7-9, 2002 | Kellogg Conference Center, Tuskegee University Tuskegee, Alabama |
| 2003 | March 5-8, 2003 | Oakland, California |
Imperial Shrine
| Year | Date | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | July 2-7, 2000 | Boston, Massachusetts |
| 2001 | July 9-13, 2001 | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 2002 | June 23-27, 2002 | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| 2003 | July 6-10, 2003 | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 2004 | July 4-8, 2004 | Denver, Colorado |
| 2005 | July 3-7, 2005 | Baltimore, Maryland |
| 2006 | Tampa, Florida | |
| 2007 | Anaheim, California | |
| 2008 | San Antonio, Texas | |
| 2009 | St. Louis, Missouri | |
| 2010 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Click here to go to a webpage with additional information about Shrine associations and their meetings
Tall Cedars of Lebanon
| Year | Date | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 Mid-Winter | January 12-14, 2001 | Split Rock Lodge, Pennsylvania |
| 2001 Convention | May 29-June 3, 2001 | Niagara Fall, New York |
| 2002 Mid-Winter | January 18-20, 2002 | Lancaster Host |
| 2002 Convention 100th Anniversary |
May 7-12, 2002 | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
| 2003 | May 27 – June 1, 2003 | Wildwood, New Jersey |
| 2004 | June 3-6, 2004 | Charleston, West Virginia |
| 2005 | June 2-5, 2005 | Nashville, Tennessee |
| 2006 | May 31 – June 4, 2006 | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 2007 | May 29 – June 3, 2007 | Virginia Beach, Virginia |
Grotto Supreme Council
| Year | Date | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | June 28 – July 1, 2000 | Columbus, Ohio |
| 2001 | June 18-23, 2001 | Davenport, Iowa |
| 2002 | June 2-9, 2002 | Springfield, Missouri |
| 2003 | June 18-21, 2003 | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 2004 | June 16-19, 2004 | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 2005 | June 29 – July 2, 2005 | Overland Park, Kansas |
| 2006 | Daytona Beach, Flordia |
National Sojourners & Heroes of ’76
| Year | Type of meeting | Date | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Mid-Winter meeting | ||
| Annual Meeting | June 22-24, 2000 | Norfolk, Virginia | |
| 2001 | Mid-Winter meeting | January 2001 | Sarasota, Florida |
| Annual Meeting | June 14-16, 2001 | St. Louis, Missouri | |
| 2002 | Mid-Winter meeting | January 16-19, 2002 | Arlington, Virginia |
| Annual Meeting | June 2-9, 2002 | Mobile, Alabama | |
| 2003 | Mid-Winter meeting | January 15-18, 2003 | Arlington, Virginia |
| Annual Meeting | June 10-14, 2003 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | |
| 2004 | Mid-Winter meeting | ||
| Annual Meeting | June 15-19, 2004 | Fayetteville, North Carolina | |
| 2005 | Mid-Winter meeting | January 6-8, 2005 | Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Annual Meeting | June 21-25, 2005 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | |
| 2006 | Mid-Winter meeting | January 2006 | Orlando, Florida |
| Annual Meeting | June 2006 | Austin, Texas | |
| 2007 | Mid-Winter meeting | January 2007 | Alexandria, Virginia |
| Annual Meeting |