At his retirement ceremony—which recognized his more than 15 years of service—in Nashville, Jack Wilkerson (center), the now former Vice President of Business & Finance for the Southern Baptist Convention, is flanked by Jeanna Connor Bates, National Sales Manager and Senior Manager of Convention Services, Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association and Bob Desautels, CMP, and Senior Manager of Convention Services, Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association. Indianapolis has hosted the annual Southern Baptist Convention in 1992, 2003, and will host again in 2008.