2008 Region VIII Southwest Leadership Conference
The region and chapters of the region sponsor six summer youth leadership conferences held below at location and dates with directors and staffing from various chapters in the region as well as quest speakers from outside with expertise in areas of interest. Students are selected by counselors or other school officials and are interviewed by chapter member teams. Expenses are covered by the chapters.

The following locations are available this summer:

June 2  -  5, 2008
Oklahoma Christian University
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Director:  COL. Pendleton Woods, USA   (Ret)

June 8  -  12, 2008
USS Lexington Museum
Corpus Christi, Texas
Director:  CAPT. Rollie Stevens, USN  (Ret)

June 15  -  19, 2008
University of Texas, San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas
Director:  MAJ. Wendy Weller USA  (Ret)

June 22  -  26, 2008
Central Texas College
Killeen, Texas
Director: LTC. William Dovali  USA (Ret)

July 13  -  17, 2008
Texas Wesleyan University
Fort Worth, Texas
Director:  CPT. John H ayes  USAF  (F)

July 20  -  24, 2008
Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas
Director:  COL. Andrew Mc Veigh III

Five to six students from each conference are selected by staff and their peers as outstanding participants and our honored at a luncheon in September by the chapter with school administrators and parents asked to attend.