History of American Mensa Annual Gatherings*
| Year | City/State | Dates | Hotel | No. | Name/Theme | Chairman |
| 1963 | New York, NY | 6/15-16 | Belmont Plaza Hotel |
160
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| 1964 | New York, NY | 6/19-21 | Biltmore Hotel |
280
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International AG | Larry Farber |
| 1965 | New York, NY | 6/18-20 | Biltmore Hotel |
275
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Alienation and Anomie | Larry Farber |
| 1966 | New York, NY | 6/17-19 | Biltmore Hotel |
250
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Patterns for Living in a Mass Society | Jules B. Singer |
| 1967 | Montreal, QB | 6/23-25 | Royal Embassy Hotel |
185
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Brian Matthews | |
| 1968 | Tarrytown, NY | 6/21-23 | Tarrytown House |
188
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Stuart Friedman | |
| 1969 | San Francisco, CA | 6/27-29 | Del Webb's Towne House |
250
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Walter Schwartz, Dick Ahrens | |
| 1970 | Philadelphia, PA | 6/19-21 | Holiday Inn |
275
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The Uses of Intelligence in the Age of Aquarius | L. Martin Miller, Art Gardner |
| 1971 | Houston, TX | 6/11-13 | Rice Hotel |
208
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Kathy Hannah | |
| 1972 | Denver, CO | 6/30-7/2 | Cosmopolitan Hotel |
225
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Bettie Lee English | |
| 1973 | Louisville, KY | 6/29-7/1 | The Galt House |
403
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Agnes Livingood | |
| 1974 | Chicago, IL | 6/29-7/1 | Playboy Towers Hotel |
450
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Intelligence—To Make a Difference | Charley Fallon, Helen Kupper |
| 1975 | San Antonio, TX | 6/27-29 | St. Anthony Hotel |
500
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Althea Eley | |
| 1976 | Valley Forge, PA | 6/25-27 | Sheraton-Valley Forge Hotel |
600
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Paths of Communication | Robert B. Enters |
| 1977 | San Diego, CA | 6/23-26 | Town & Country Hotel |
785
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Jim Bie | |
| 1978 | Cleveland, OH | 6/22-25 | Bond Court Hotel |
850
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Potpourri | Sandy Murphy, June Randolph |
| 1979 | Kansas City, MO | 6/29-7/1 | Crown Center Hotel |
900
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KCAG-79 | Charley Gay |
| 1980 | San Francisco, CA | 6/26-29 | Hyatt Regency Hotel |
1050
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Cable Car AG | Elna R. Tymes |
| 1981 | Louisville, KY | 6/24-28 | The Galt House |
1125
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Derbytown AG | Rose Lee Crutcher |
| 1982 | Trenton, NJ | 6/25-27 | Trenton State College |
690
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An Alternative Gathering | Dave Remine |
| 1983 | Phoenix, AZ | 6/15-19 | Phoenix Hilton / Hyatt Regency |
850
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AZAG/Frontiers Old & New | Cindy Cielle |
| 1984 | Washington, DC | 6/28-7/1 | Hyatt Regency Washington |
1368
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Capital AG | Mike Tuchman, Amy Shaughnessy |
| 1985 | Milwaukee, WI | 6/20-23 | Red Carpet Inn |
700+
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Silver Anniversary AG | Tom Rademan |
| 1986 | New York, NY | 7/3-7/6 | Grand Hyatt Hotel |
~1800
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Celebration 86 | Constance Atman, Helen Mosley, Rosemary Dowling, Marlene Zimmerman |
| 1987 | Dallas, TX | 7/9-12 | Sheraton Park Central |
1322
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La Republica de Tejas | Carol L. Hilson |
| 1988 | Montreal, QB | 7/1-4 | Queen Elizabeth Hotel |
1684
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Rendez-Vous '88 | Robert Lemay |
| 1989 | Atlanta, GA | 6/28-7/2 | Radisson Hotel |
1281
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Sunny South AG | Bambi Maxwell |
| 1990 | Anaheim, CA | 6/28-7/1 | Anaheim Marriott |
1500
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California Dreaming | Art Mattson |
| 1991 | Kansas City, MO | 6/26-7/1 | Hyatt Regency Crown Center |
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Heartland AG 91 / Goin' to Kansas City | Kim & Tony Jackowski |
| 1992 | San Francisco, CA | 7/2-5 | Airport Hyatt Regency Hotel |
~1400
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SFAG92 / Pacific AG | Dick Amyx |
| 1993 | Orlando, FL |
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Keith Proud | |||
| 1994 | Cambridge, MA (with Mensa Canada) | 6/30-7/4 | Hyatt Regency Cambridge |
1585
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New World, New Ideas | Gerry Riley, Donna Jadis |
| 1995 | St. Louis, MO | 7/5-7/9 | Adam's Mark |
1201
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The Spirit of St. Louis | Barbara Hunt |
| 1996 | Houston, TX | 7/3-7 | Hyatt Regency Houston |
1089
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Black Gold Blowout | Richard Jones, Pat Spence, Deb Skinner |
| 1997 | Birmingham, AL | 7/2-6 | Sheraton Civic Center |
1223
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Southern Comforts AG | Steve & LeAnne Porter |
| 1998 | Cincinnati, OH | 7/1-5 | Omni Netherland Plaza |
1301
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The Buckeye Bonanza, A Flight of Fantasy | Mary Lee Kemper |
| 1999 | Long Beach, CA | 7/1-5 | Hyatt Regency Long Beach |
1189
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The Big One | Tom Herbertson |
| 2000 | Philadelphia, PA | Adam's Mark Hotel |
1457
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Philly Phrolic | Lesley & Steve Slepner | |
| 2001 | Dallas, TX | 7/3-8 | Hotel Intercontinental |
1300
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2001: The Annual Gathering / Launching the Mensa-lennium | Carol Hilson, Roger Durham |
| 2002 | Scottsdale, AZ | 7/3-7 | Fairmont Scottsdale Princess Resort |
1545
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Desert Delights | Carol Young |
| 2003 | St. Paul, MN (with Mensa Canada) |
7/2-6 | Radisson Hotel Riverfront |
1385
|
Light up the North | Judy Hogan |
| 2004 | Las Vegas, NV | 6/30-7/5 | Paris Las Vegas |
1832
|
ExtravAGanza! | Cookie Bakke |
| 2005 | New Orleans, LA | 7/6-7/10 | Sheraton New Orleans |
1396
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MensAGumbo | Heather Miller |
| 2006 | Orlando, FL | 8/8-8/13 | Disney's Coronado Springs Resort |
2100+
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World Gathering 2006 | Elissa Rudolph |
| 2007 | Birmingham, AL | 7/4-7/8 | Sheraton Birmingham |
1161
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Old Time AG | Steve & LeAnne Porter |
| 2008 | Denver, CO | 7/2-7/6 | Sheraton Denver |
1953
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Rocky Mountain High-IQ | Kim & Tony Jackowski |
| 2009 | Pittsburgh, PA | 7/1-7/5 | Omni William Penn |
1813
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AM/FM: About Mensans, For Mensans | Mary Lee Kemper, Marc Lederman |
| 2010 | Dearborn, MI | 6/30-7/5 | Hyatt Regency Dearborn |
1925
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A-Groovin' in Motown | Maria Sawczuk |
| 2011 | Portland, OR | 6/30-7/4 | Hilton Portland & Executive Tower | A Great Journey West | Michael Meagher, John Recht | |
| 2012 | Reno, NV | 7/4-8 | Silver Legacy Resort & Casino | The End of Time AG | Ken Wright | |
| 2013 | Ft. Worth, TX | 7/3-7 | Worthington Renaissance | Culture in Cowtown | Karen Brack, Carol Hilson |
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*AG data for years 1963-91 was taken from A History
of Mensa, Published by American Mensa Ltd., 1990 |