Past Conferences

# Year Date Location Theme Chairman
41 2020 Sept 12-15 Edmonton, AB Where the Road Leads Steve Brisebois
40 2019 Sept 17-19 Calgary, AB Ignite the Conversation Kayley Stokes
39 2018 Sept 15-18 Regina, SK Growing Possibilities Wayne Ellis
38 2017 Sept 18-21 Calgary, AB Engage, Educate and Execute Richard Fulton
37 2016 Sept 18-21 St. John’s, NL Navigating the Future Colin McKinnon
2015 St. John’s, NL Deferred to 2016 Colin McKinnon
36 2014 Sept 21-24 Jasper, AB Making Connections Donna Bowles
35 2013 Sept 15-17 Toronto, ON The New Playbook Margaret Elekes,
Donna Phillips
34 2012 Sept 23-26 Vancouver, BC Off the Range, Into the World Carla Neumeier
33 2011 Sept 25-28 Quebec City, QC Anything But Conventional! Chris Bartole
32 2010 Sept 26-29 Kelowna, BC Resiliency Jim Moore
31 2009 Sept. 27-30 Lake Louise, AB Negotiating the Road Ahead Kevin Burke-Gaffney
30 2008 Sept. 21-24 Victoria, BC Currency of Leadership Nathan MacBey
29 2007 Sept. 16-19 Whistler, BC Constant Change
– The Great Oxymoron
Mary-Jo Case
28 2006 Sept. 24-27 Montreal, QC Carpe Diem Walter Vrataric
27 2005 Sept. 18-21 Niagara Falls, ON Generating the Power to Succeed Greg Strachan
26 2004 Oct. 3-6 Lake Louise, AB Exploration In a Changing World Ken Young
25 2003 Sept. 14-17 Edmonton, AB Performance Under Fire Elizabeth Burke-Gaffney
24 2002 Sept. 15-18 Ottawa, ON Land Without Borders Brian Birchall
23 2001 Sept. 23-26 Vancouver, BC Landman:
Strategist, Facilitator, Coordinator
Sandy Drinnan
22 2000 Sept. 24-27 Halifax, NS Connecting Coast to Coast R.K. Howard
21 1999 Sept. 12-15 Victoria, BC Searching for Balance Chris Soby
20 1998 Sept. 20-24 Kananskis, AB Celebrating the Past
– Exploring the Future
Lynn Dyson
19 1997 Sept. 14-17 Whistler, BC The Oil & Gas Industry:
Survival of the Fittest
Jeff Newcommon
18 1996 Oct. 6-9 Jasper, AB Landmen Building Consensus Randy Harrison
17 1995 Sept. 30-Oct. 3 Coeur d’Alene, ID USA Towards the Millenium…
Exploring the Possibilities
Keith Chase
16 1994 June 26-30 Calgary, AB Professional Landman:
Continental & Global Outlook
(CAPL/AAPL International Joint Conference)
Tom Berg,
Gary Montgomery,
Tim Cumming
15 1993 Sept. 21-24 Kelowna, BC Networking
– The Landman’s Edge
Jim Morrice
14 1992 Sept. 8-12 Banff, AB Landmen:
Businessmen
Mike Logan
13 1991 Sept. 22-25 Whistler, BC The Petroleum Industry
– Directions of the 1990’s
Don Holding
12 1990 Sept. 17-20 Montreal, QC Sharing the Responsibility
– Environment & Energy
Bill Macdonald
11 1989 Sept. 12-16 Victoria, BC Education:
The Continuing Challenge
Don Hersak
10 1988 Sept. 19-22 Toronto, ON Finance and Our Future Wayne Geddes
9 1987 Sept. 29-Oct. 2 Kananaskis, AB The Canadian Landman in Transition Tim Bowes
8 1986 Sept. 8-11 Vancouver, BC Expanding Tradition:
Adopting the Change
Bob Gray
7 1985 Oct. 15-19 Ottawa, ON Canada:
A Global Viewpoint
Al Murray
6 1984 Sept. 11-15 Regina, SK The Professional Landman:
The Next Step
Tim Martin
5 1983 Sept. 13-16 Harrison Hot Springs, BC Tomorrow’s Energy:
The Alternatives
Colin Ogilvy
4 1982 Oct. 3-6 Jasper, AB Our Place in Alberta’s Progress Bill Skorenki
3 1981 Oct. 14-16 Halifax, NS Atlantic Canada:
Developing Energy Resource
Marv Rousch
2 1980 Sept. 24-26 Victoria, BC British Columiba:
Energy for the 80’s
Harold Hegland
1 1979 Sept. 20-22 Edmonton, AB Expanding Our Horizon Tom Berg