The 2003 National Planning Meeting was held at the end of the year in Dallas, Texas. With a NOAC set for the summer, planning the conference was the top priority of the meeting. In the much-anticipated national officer elections Jeff Hayward from Tetonwana Lodge, Pierre, South Dakota was elected National Chief. David Dowty was elected National Vice Chief. David became the first national officer elected from an overseas lodge. David was from Black Eagle Lodge, Stuttgart, Germany. Region officers elected were: Seth Dearmin – Southern Region, Ed Lynes – Northeast Region, Timothy Wallace – Western Region and Joe Sadewasser – Central Region.