Convention & Meetings

PDF documentAirline Discounts - Convention and Meetings 2008

PDF document2008 Convention Matrix

PDF document2008 Exhibit Contract

2008 Convention Housing

PDF documentConvention Shuttle Schedule

PDF documentConvention Registration and Exhibit Hall Hours

PDF documentConvention Activities and Tours

Registration for Tours

PDF documentElectric Mobility Rentals

PDF documentLegion Family Baseball Night - Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Florida Marlins

The Convention & Meetings Office is responsible for the conduct of all national headquarters sponsored meetings. Those would include, but would not be limited to, the National Convention, Washington, DC Legislative Conference, Spring & Fall Conferences, M&PA Committee Meeting and National Membership Workshops. The points of contact for all national headquarters sponsored meetings are:

Dick Holmes, Director
(317) 630-1292
(317) 630-1397 - fax
Contact Dick Holmes

OR

Bridget Williams, Deputy Director
(317) 630-1313
(317) 630-1397 - fax
Contact Bridget Williams

The National Convention

 

National Convention 2008

Phoenix Convention Center, 100N 3rd St. Phoenix, Arizona 85004

The annual National Convention is the governing body of The American Legion. Each of The American Legion's 55 departments (one in each state, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, France, Mexico and the Philippines) is entitled to a minimum of five delegates to the National Convention, plus one delegate for each 1,000 members or major fraction thereof, as of 30 days before the convention. The National Commander, members of the National Executive Committee, all living Past National Commanders, and the five National Vice Commanders are also delegates to the National Convention.

Convention cities are selected on a basis of a variety of criteria, including, but not limited to, the availability and price of hotel rooms, meeting space, city services and the needs of the national organization and the departments. Bids are accepted from cities that wish to host the convention.

Future Dates and Cities

Louisville, Kentucky - August 21 - 27, 2009
Kentucky Convention and Visitor's Bureau

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - August 27 to September 2, 2010
Milwaukee Convention and Visitor's Bureau

Minneapolis, Minnesota - August 26 - September 1, 2011
Minneapolis Convention and Visitor's Bureau

Indianapolis, Indiana - August 24 - 30, 2012
Indianapolis Convention and Visitor's Bureau

For more information concerning how to bid on our National Convention, please contact:

Dick Holmes, Director
(317) 630-1292
(317) 630-1397 - fax
Contact Dick Holmes

OR

Bridget Williams, Deputy Director
(317) 630-1313
(317) 630-1397 - fax
Contact Bridget Williams

Posts That Would Like To Host Events

Luke-Greenway Post 1
364 N 7th Ave.
Phoenix, AZ 85007-2534
John Kent
Ph. 602-25308431
postphoenix@aol.com
William Bloys Post 2
2125 S Industrial Park Ave.
Tempe, AZ 85282-1919
Bob Hammerel
Ph. 480-967-2968
Cell 928-970-0461
ALAUnit2@cox.net
Mesa Post 26
505 W 2nd Ave
Mesa, AZ 85210-1202
Bob Johns
Ph. 480-834-9769
ladykris@cox.net
Apache Post 27
1018 S Meridian
Apache Junction, AZ 85220-4373
Bud Hansing
Ph. 480-986-0396
budsroom@yahoo.com
Earl E Mitchell Post 29
6822 N 57th Dr
Glendale, AZ 85311-0125
Robin Park
Ph. 623-937-3411
Amerleg29@att.net
Mathew B Juan Post 35
2240 W Chandler Blvd
Chandler, AZ 85224-6156
Tony Bareford
Ph 480-821-0002
Cell 602-918-0190
commander35@cox.net
Tony F Soza-Ray Martinezx Post 41
715 S 2nd Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85003-2507
James Ormsby
Ph 480-720-6562
Jrormsby007@hotmail.com
Sipe-Peterson Post 44
7145 E 2nd St
Scottsdale, AZ 85251-5575
Lorie Sheffler
Ph 480-941-9053
Jrormsby007@
hotmail.com
Crandall-Palmer Post 61
35 N 8th St
Avondale, AZ 85323-2413
Frank Whitten
Ph 623-932-4960
f.whitten@cox.net
John J Morris Post 62
9847 W Desert Cove Ave
Peoria, AZ 85345
Larry Gates
Ph 623-594-0579
chrstnsinclair@yahoo.com
Sunnyslope Post 75
10625 N Cave Creek Rd
Phoenix, AZ 85020-1403
Charles Guinnip
Ph 602-943-0436
Cell 602-390-0436
caguinnip@cox.net
Irving B Selmer Post 107
20001 N Cave Creek Rd
Phoenix, AZ 85024-1229
Elaine Murphy
Ph 602-971-9982
clubmanager@
alpost107.phxcoxmail.com