The history of the past Simmons Surgical Society Meetings is as follows,
meeting host and/or academic chairman in parentheses:

1979: Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Dr. Stewart Bailey)
1980: Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Dr. Barry Malcom)
1981: Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Dr. Errol Sue-A-Quan)
1982: South Africa (Dr. Frans Weber)
1983: French Lick, IN (Dr. Terry Trammel)
1984: New York, NY (Dr. Patrick 0'Leary and Dr. Charles Goodwin)
1985: Buffalo, NY (Dr. Kris Bhalla)
1986: Houston, TX (Dr. William Francis)
1987: Williamsburg, VA (Dr. James White)
1988: Carmel,CA (Dr. Ken Light)
1989: Beaver Creek, CO (Dr. William Francis)
1990: Sanibel Island, FL (Dr. Phil Prior)
1991: Santa Fe, NM (Dr. Howard Berg)
1992: Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Dr. Stewart Bailey)
1993: Louisville, KY (Dr. John Johnson)
1994: Cleveland, OH (Dr. Geoff Wilber)
1995: Palm Springs, CA (Dr. Clive Segil & Dr. J. Kimbro Maguire)
1996: Chicago, IL (Dr. Avi Bernstein)
1997: Buffalo, NY (Dr. James White)
1998: Cayman Islands (Dr. William Francis)
1999: Hilton Head Island, SC (Dr. William Francis)
2000: Napa, CA (Dr. Ken Light & Dr. Tom Craven)
2001: Scottsdale, AZ (Dr. Tom Craven & Dr. Steve Delahunt)
2002: Key Biscayne, FL (Dr. Herb Roth & Dr. Eric Laxer)
2003: Park City, UT (Dr. Steve Warner & Dr. Rick DiStefano)
2004: Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Dr. Clive Segil & Dr. R. Tyler Boone)
2005: New York, NY (Dr. Charles Goodwin & Dr. J. Kimbro Maguire)
2006: Boston, MA (Dr. Steve Delahunt)
2007: Santa Monica, CA (Dr. Avi Bernstein & Dr. Steve Delahunt)
2008: Washington, DC (Dr. Steve Delahunt)