New Orleans, LA 2003
The 13th annual conference, held September 10-14, blended incredible live music, tours and the usual fully-loaded roster of panels. Topics ranged from the Dead Zone to Mississippi River history.
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Pittsburgh, PA 2004
SEJ's 14th annual conference, hosted by Carnegie Mellon University, took place October 20-24.
Austin, TX 2005
The 15th annual conference, hosted by The University of Texas at Austin, brought hundreds of SEJ'ers together September 28-October 2 for a mix of entertainment, education, soul-searching and tributes.
Burlington, VT 2006
The Burlington conference, SEJ's 16th annual, was co-hosted by the University of Vermont in Burlington and Vermont Law School in South Burlington, October 25-29.
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