Our annual workshops have been a great gathering place for editors, publishers, designers, illustrators, photographers, programmers and other journalists from around the world. The variety of seminars at the annual workshop have been conducted with experts and the best resources in the field.
The first workshop sponsored by SND took place in Chicago in 1979, and was attended by 150 people. These numbers increased rapidly and years later, the 1995 workshop in Barcelona, Spain, drew 752 attendees. This was the first time the Society’s annual workshop was held outside North America. It was named El Congreso Mundial (SND’s “World Congress”); and the tremendous response — delegates from 37 nations — indicated a broader and more international interest in news design and graphics that continues to grow.
A summary of all our workshops:
| Year | Dates | Location | Attend. | Site Chair |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Sept. 28–30 | Hyatt Regency, Chicago, Ill. | 150 | Tony Majeri |
| 1980 | Oct. 23–25 | Capital Hilton Hotel, Washington, D.C. | 125 | Carol Porter |
| 1981 | Nov. 6–8 | Eden Roc Hotel, Miami Beach, Fla. | 200 | Roger Fidler |
| 1982 | Sept. 23–26 | New York Hilton, New York City, N.Y. | 181 | Lou Silverstein |
| 1983 | Oct. 6–9 | Westin Bonaventure, Los Angeles, Calif. | 275 | John Foley, Brian Steffens, Michael Keegan |
| 1984 | Oct. 11–13 | The Westin Hotel, Toronto, Canada | 336 | Mike Fox & Jackie Young |
| 1985 | Oct. 17–19 | Marriott Hotel, Chicago, Ill. | 467 | Tony Majeri & Tom Heinz |
| 1986 | Oct. 23–25 | Caribe Hilton, San Juan, Puerto Rico | 376 | Jose Díaz de Villegas |
| 1987 | Oct. 15–17 | Marriot at the Capitol, Austin, Texas | 580 | Maggie Balough |
| 1988 | Oct. 13–15 | The Galt House Hotel, Louisville, Ky. | 463 | Johnny Maupin |
| 1989 | Oct. 12–14 | Harbor Beach Hotel, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. | 558 | George Benge |
| 1990 | Oct. 4–6 | Hyatt Regency Hotel, San Francisco, Calif. | 620 | Topy Fiske |
| 1991 | Oct. 10–12 | Park Plaza Hotel, Boston, Mass. | 492 | Lynn Staley |
| 1992 | Oct. 1–3 | J.W. Marriott Hotel, Washington, D.C. | 481 | Michael Keegan & Richard Curtis |
| 1993 | Oct. 7–10 | Fairmont Hotel, Dallas, Texas | 564 | Ed Kohorst |
| 1994 | Oct. 13–15 | Westin Crown Center, Kansas City, Mo. | 618 | Jean Moxam |
| 1995 | Sept. 8–10 | Hotel Arts, Barcelona, Spain | 752 | Carlos Pérez de Rozas |
| 1996 | Oct. 17–19 | Adam’s Mark Hotel, Indianapolis, Ind. | 760 | Jay Small |
| 1997 | Oct. 9–11 | Hyatt Regency, San Diego, Calif. | 865 | Bill Gaspard |
| 1998 | Sept. 10–12 | Philadelphia Marriott, Philadelphia, Pa. | 781 | John Sherlock |
| 1999 | Sept. 9–11 | Bella Center, Copenhagen, Denmark | 560 | Carsten Gregersen |
| 2000 | Aug. 30–Sept. 2 | Minneapolis Hilton, Minneapolis, Minn. | 718 | Bill Dunn |
| 2001 | Oct. 18–20 | Pointe So. Mountain Resort, Phoenix, Ariz. | 556 | Keira Nothaft |
| 2002 | Oct. 7–9 | International Trade Center, Savannah, Ga. | 677 | Stephen Komives |
| 2003 | Sep. 4–-6 | Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington, D.C. | 679 | Scott Goldman |
| 2004 | Sept. 30-Oct. 2 | The Fairmont, San Jose, Calif. | 782 | Matt Mansfield |
| 2005 | Oct. 6-8 | Hilton Americas, Houston, Texas | 642 | Susan Bischoff |
| 2006 | Aug. 31-Sept. 2 | World Center Marriott, Orlando, Fla. | 559 | Cassie Armstrong |
| 2007 | Oct. 11-13 | Boston Park Plaza, Boston, Mass. | 749 | Dan Zedek |
| 2008 | Sept. 7-9 | Red Rock Resort, Las Vegas, Nev. | 575 | Bill Gaspard & Tyson Evans |
| 2009 | Sept. 24-26 | Centro Cultural Borges, Buenos Aires | 500 | Gustavo Lo Valvo |
| 2010 | Sept. 23-25 | Sheraton Denver Downtown, Denver, Colo. | 330 | Damon Cain & Jeff Goertzen |
| 2011 | Sept. 29-Oct. 1 | Renaissance Grand Hotel, St. Louis, MO | 410 | Will Sullivan & Santiago Ayulo |
| 2012 | Oct. 11-13 | Hyatt Regency Cleveland at The Arcade, Cleveland, Ohio | 363 | Michael Tribble |
| 2013 | Nov. 7-9 | Muhammad Ali Center, Louisville, KY | 356 | Ryan Hildebrandt |
| 2014 | Sept. 24-27 | Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Frankfurt, Germany | 213 | Stefan Knapp |
| 2015 | April 9-11 | The Newseum, Washington, D.C. | 581 | Matt Mansfield & Greg Manifold |
| 2016 | April 7-9 | Holiday Inn Golden Gateway, San Francisco | 370 | Frank Mina & Elizabeth Burr |
| 2017 | April 19-21 | Sheraton, Charlotte, N.C. | 335 | Jon Wile, Kyle Ellis, & Steve Dorsey |
| 2018 | March 23-25 | The New School, New York City | 406 | Tyson Evans |
| 2019 | April | Medill Northwestern, Chicago | 345 | Matt Mansfield |
| 2020 | April | Virtual Conference | — | Paige Connor |
| Alberto Cairo |