2020s
- 2025: Arlington, Virginia
- 2024: Atlanta, Georgia
- 2023: Montréal, Canada
- 2022: Houston, Texas
- 2021: Indianapolis, Indiana + Virtual
- 2020: Virtual Conference
2010s
- 2019: Portland, Oregon
- 2018: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 2017: Atlanta, Georgia
- 2016: San Diego, California
- 2015: Arlington, Virginia
- 2014: Kansas City, Missouri
- 2013: Denver, Colorado
- 2012: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- 2011: Louisville, Kentucky
- 2010: Oakland, California
2000s
- 2009: Arlington, Virginia
- 2008: St. Paul, Minnesota
- 2007: San Diego, California
- 2006: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 2005: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- 2004: Washington, D.C.
- 2003: New Orleans, Louisiana
- 2002: San Diego, California
- 2001: Washington, D.C.
- 2000: Houston, Texas
1990s
- 1999: Atlanta, Georgia
- 1998: Salt Lake City, Utah
- 1997: Washington, D.C.
- 1996: Seattle, Washington
- 1995: Chicago, Illinois
- 1994: Dallas, Texas
- 1993: Washington, D.C.
- 1992: Minneapolis, Minnesota
- 1991: Los Angeles, California
- 1990: Buffalo, New York
1980s
- 1989: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- 1988: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1987: St. Louis, Missouri
- 1986: Alberquerque, New Mexico
- 1985: Washington, D.C.
- 1984: Denver, Colorado
- 1983: Madison, Wisconsin (this and earlier conferences as Western Association for German Studies)
- 1982: El Paso, Texas
- 1981: Seattle, Washington
- 1980: Wichita, Kansas
1970s
- 1979: Stanford University
- 1978: Salt Lake City, Utah
- 1977: Tempe, Arizona