Southern Illinois Medical Association

Prior Meeting Sites

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1874-1897 | 1898-1901 | 1902-1918 | 1919-1935 | 1936-1945 | 1946-1967 | 1968-Present

1874-1897
Initially 7 counties.

Year	Dates	City	Location
1874	Dec 7	Anna	Office of Dr. J.I. Hale
1875	Jan 15	Jonesboro
1878	Jan 16-18	Belleville	City Park Hall
1878	June	Chester

1880	June 23-24	Shawneetown	Courthouse


1883	May 9 & 10	Sparta

Missing much information from Feb 1876-May 1898.
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1898-1901
Semiannual meetings, 2 days each, May & November.
Initially 7 counties.

Year	Dates	City
1898	Nov 3 & 4	Cairo
1899	May 11 & 12	Carbondale
1899	Nov 16 & 17	Chester
1900	May 10 & 11	Sparta
1900	Nov 15 & 16	Murphysboro
1901	May 16 & 17	Metropolis
1901	Nov 21 & 22	Carbondale

1902-1918
One annual meeting, 2 days duration, first Thursday and Friday in November.

Year	Dates	City	Location
1902	Nov 6 & 7	Centralia
1903	Nov 5 & 6	Marion	Christian Church
1904	Nov 4 & 5	East St. Louis	Elk's Hall
1905	Nov 1 & 2	Mt. Vernon	Appellate Court Room
1906	Nov 1 & 2	Shawneetown	Presbyterian Church
1907	Nov 7 & 8	McLeansboro	Opera House
1908	Nov 5 & 6	Murphysboro	Craine Building
1909	Nov 4 & 5	East St. Louis	Elk's Hall
1910	Nov 3 & 4	Centralia	City Hall
1911	Nov 2 & 3	Mt. Vernon	First Methodist Episcopal Church
1912	Nov 7 & 8	Cairo	Cairo Commercial Club
1913	Nov 6 & 7	DuQuoin	Elk's Hall
1914	Nov 5 & 6	Mt. Vernon	First Methodist Church
1915	Nov 4 & 5	Harrisburg	Presbyterian Church
1916	Nov 2 & 3	Benton	Elk's Home
1917	Nov 1 & 2	Murphysboro	Eagle's Hall
1918	cancelled due to the Spanish Flu pandemic and World War

Dues increased in 1917 from $1/year to $1.50/year.

1919-1935
One annual meeting, 2 days duration, first Thursday and Friday in November.

Year	Dates	City	Location
1919	Nov 6 & 7	East St. Louis	City Hall
1920	Nov 4 & 5	Carbondale	Elk's Hall
1921	Nov 3 & 4	Belleville
1922	Nov 2 & 3	Cairo
1923	Nov 1 & 2	Benton	Elk's Hall
1924	Nov 6 & 7	Anna	Chamber of Commerce
1925	Nov 5 & 6	Mt. Vernon	Hotel Emmerson
1926	Nov 4 & 5	East St. Louis
1927	Nov 3 & 4	Murphysboro	Masonic Temple
1928	Nov 8 & 9	Mt. Vernon	Hotel Emmerson
1929	Nov 7 & 8	Benton	Benton Country Club
1930	Nov 6 & 7	Mascoutah	Evangelical Church Hall
1931	Nov 5 & 6	Olney	Hotel Hazel
1932	Nov 3 & 4	Carbondale	Elk's club
1933	Nov 2 & 3	Centralia	St. Mary's Hosptial
1934	Nov 1 & 2	Mt. Vernon
1935	Nov 7 & 8	Belleville

1936-1945
One annual meeting, 1 day length, second Thursday in November.

Year	Date	City
1936	Nov 12	Murphysboro
1937
1938
1938
1939
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945

The records from 1936-1945 have been misplaced.
Anyone with this information please contact me at: SIMA Webmaster

1946-1967
One annual meeting, 1 day length, second Thursday in November.

Year	Date	City
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952	Nov 6	Mt. Vernon
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967

I do not have any further information for this period.
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1968-Present
One annual meeting, 1 day length, on Thursday after first Tuesday in November
due to decreased attendance when meeting fell on Veterans' Day.

Year	Date	City	Location
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985	Nov 7	Mt. Vernon	Ramada Convention Center
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991	Sept 14	Mt. Vernon	Ramada Convention Center
1992	Nov 12	Belleville	Fisher's Restaurant
1993	Nov 4	Belleville	Fisher's Restaurant
1994	Nov 10	Belleville	Fisher's Restaurant
1995	Nov 9	Belleville	Fisher's Restaurant
1996	Nov 7	Belleville	Fisher's Restaurant
1997	Nov 6	Carbondale	Civic Center
1998	Nov 12	Belleville	Fisher's Restaurant
1999	Nov 4	Carbondale	SIU Student Center
2000	Nov 9	Belleville	Fisher's Restaurant
2001	Nov 8	Carterville	John A. Logan College
2002	Nov 7	Belleville	Fisher's Restaurant
2003	Nov 6	Carterville	John A. Logan College
2004	Nov 11	Belleville	Fisher's Restaurant
2005	Oct 20	Carterville	John A. Logan College
2006	Nov 2	Fairview Heights	Four Points Sheraton
2007	Nov 8	Carterville	John A. Logan College
2008	Nov 6	Fairview Heights	Four Points Sheraton
2009	Nov 12	Whittington	Rend Lake Resort
2010	Nov 4	Fairview Heights	Four Points Sheraton
2011	Nov 3	Springfield	St. John's Medical Center
2012	Nov 1	Springfield	St. John's Medical Center
2013	Nov 14	Springfield	SIU School of Medicine
2014	Nov 6	Maryville	Anderson Hosptial
2015	Nov 12	Springfield	Memorial Center for Learning and Innovation
2016	Nov 10	Springfield	Memorial Center for Learning and Innovation
2017	Nov 9	Carterville	John A. Logan College
2018	Nov 15	Springfield	Memorial Center for Learning and Innovation
2019	Nov 14	Belleville	Southwestern Illinois College
2020	Nov 11	Online Business Meeting	In person meeting cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021	Nov 4	Springfield	Memorial Center for Learning and Innovation
2022	Oct 29	Belleville	Southwestern Illinois College
2023	Nov 11	Belleville	Southwestern Illinois College