History
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Coming soon to this section...a comprehensive URISA timeline.
Past-Presidents: A distinguished list of leaders have served in the capacity of URISA President:
| Term of Office | President |
| 1966-67 | Edgar M. Horwood |
| 1967-68 | Barclay Jones |
| 1968-69 | Edward F.R. Hearle |
| 1969-70 | Robert Barraclough |
| 1970-71 | Wilbur A. Steger, Ph.D. |
| 1971-72 | John Beresford |
| 1972-73 | William H. Mitchel |
| 1973-74 | Gerald G. Fox |
| 1974-75 | George Farnsworth |
| 1975-76 | Donald Luria |
| 1976-77 | Robert T. Aangeenbrug |
| 1977-78 | Barry S. Wellar |
| 1978-79 | Dorothy Bomberger |
| 1979-80 | O. E. Dial |
| 1980-81 | William DeGroff |
| 1981-82 | Samuel B. Trotter |
| 1982-83 | Kenneth J. Dueker |
| 1983-84 | Thomas M. Palmerlee |
| 1984-85 | William E. Huxhold |
| 1985-86 | Robert V. Hurst |
| 1986-87 | William J. Craig |
| 1987-88 | Charles P. Kindleberger |
| 1988-89 | D. David Moyer |
| 1989-90 | Constance C. Blackmon |
| 1990-91 | Gilbert H. Castle, III |
| 1991-92 | Libby Clapp |
| 1992-93 | Edward Crane |
| 1993-94 | Laurel J. McKay |
| 1994-95 | Randolf A. Gschwind |
| 1995-96 | R. Wayne Bannister |
| 1996-97 | Glenn O’Grady |
| 1997-98 | Peter Croswell |
| 1998-99 | Joseph Ferreira, Jr. |
| 1999-00 | Nancy Tosta |
| 2000-01 | Lyna Wiggins |
| 2001-02 | Peirce Eichelberger |
| 2002-03 | Martha Lombard |
| 2003-04 | Dan Parr |
| 2004-05 | Dianne Haley |
| 2005-06 | Cindy Domenico |
| 2006-07 | Ed Wells |
Conference Site History
URISA emanated from conferences held from 1963 through 1966 called Annual Conference on Urban Planning Information Systems and Programs. URISA was formed in 1966 and the first URISA conference was held in 1967.
| Year | Conference Location |
| 1967 | Garden City, NY |
| 1968 | Clayton, MO |
| 1969 | Los Angeles, CA |
| 1970 | Louisville, KY |
| 1971 | New Orleans, LA |
| 1972 | San Francisco, CA |
| 1973 | Atlantic City, NJ |
| 1974 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| 1975 | Seattle, WA |
| 1976 | Atlanta, GA |
| 1977 | Kansas City, MO |
| 1978 | Washington, DC |
| 1979 | San Diego, CA |
| 1980 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| 1981 | New Orleans, LA |
| 1982 | Minneapolis, MN |
| 1983 | Atlanta, GA |
| 1984 | Seattle, WA |
| 1985 | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| 1986 | Denver, CO |
| 1987 | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| 1988 | Los Angeles, CA |
| 1989 | Boston, MA |
| 1990 | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| 1991 | San Francisco, CA |
| 1992 | Washington, DC |
| 1993 | Atlanta, GA |
| 1994 | Milwaukee, WI |
| 1995 | San Antonio, TX |
| 1996 | Salt Lake City, UT |
| 1997 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| 1998 | Charlotte, NC |
| 1999 | Chicago, IL |
| 1999 | Orlando, FL |
| 2001 | Long Beach, CA |
| 2002 | Chicago, IL |
| 2003 | Atlanta, GA |
| 2004 | Reno, NV |
| 2005 | Kansas City, MO |
| 2006 | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| 2007 | Washington, DC |
| 2008 | New Orleans, LA |