Charge/Objective:
To plan and conduct the Annual Convention in a manner that will fulfill the mission, objectives, and priorities for the Annual Convention; to study ways in which to improve the convention format and make it more valuable to the membership; and to strive to generate a profit at the Annual Convention.

Meetings:
The Committee meets in the summer, at the end of the Annual Convention; in the fall, at AVMA Headquarters; in late fall/winter, in the convention city one convention cycle in the future; and in late winter via conference call to formulate a recommendation to the Executive Board to choose the convention city eight years in the future.

Representation:
The Committee is composed of a chair and 8 section managers. Each section manager chairs a subcommittee of program coordinators, each of whom is responsible for organizing a specific portion of the convention. Section managers: food animal/equine, companion animal, public and corporate practice, personal and professional development, veterinary technician, other convention, poultry medicine, and wet labs.

With the exception of the veterinary technician manager, each section manager is appointed by the Chair of the Executive Board, for terms of 3 years. The veterinary technician section manager is nominated by the National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America (NAVTA) for Board consideration. Members may serve 2 consecutive terms.