The Big Ten Conference consists of the ten Mid-West VFW Departments of:

Michigan

 

A copy of the Big Ten Conference By-Laws is located on the Members Only page of this website under the Big Ten Conference Tab.. 

The Conference holds two meetings each year:  the third weekend in October and at the VFW National Convention.

The location of the October Conference meeting is on a rotation schedule amongst the member Departments as provided for in the Conference By-Laws.  

The Conference leadership, as defined in the Conference By-Laws, is by election each year at the October meeting.

Per Big Ten By-Laws the Department of Michigan has five (5) delegate votes on issues to be voted upon by the delegates at Big Ten Conference meetings.

Department of Michigan By-Laws provide that the following Department officers are Big Ten Conference delegates, referred to as the Big Ten Steering Committee:

Department Commander

Department Senior Vice Commander

Department Junior Vice Commander

Department immediate Past Department Commander

One member of the Department elected by the Department Convention delegates for a two-year term in each even numbered year.

 

At the Big Ten Conference Annual Meeting on October 19, 2024 in Indianapolis the following Officers for the 2024-25 year were elected:

Chairman:                        Adam Wallace (WI)

Vice Chairman                Curt Hermanson (MN)

Chaplain                          Deborah Halter (MO)

Secretary-Treasurer      Barry Walter (MI)

 

 

The Revised Rotation of Big Ten States Hosting the Annual Conference Meeting:

2025  Iowa                     date contracted      Oct 17-19    Bettendorf, IA

2026  Michigan              date contracted      Oct 16-18    Kalamazoo, MI

2027  Ohio

2028  Missouri

2029  Nebraska

2030  Minnesota

2031  South Dakota

2032  Wisconsin

2033  Illinois

2034  Indiana

2035  Iowa

2036  Michigan

2037  Minnesota

2038  Missouri

2039  Nebraska

2040  Ohio

2041  South Dakota

2042  Wisconsin