The Central Exchange launches the Women’s Lyceum, an annual leadership conference for women, founded by member Beth Zollars and chaired by Joan Strewler Carter. More than 900 attend the luncheon keynote, and nearly 500 attend the day-long conference.

A new dues structure enables members to attend unlimited programming at no additional charge. Program attendance increase 60 percent in the first year of this initiative. The first issue of the quarterly newsletter is published