SAVE THE DATES! The 2012 SOBA Conference will be held September 10-13 at the historic Battle House Inn (a Renaissance Hotel & Spa) in downtown Mobile, Alabama. This updated facility, originally constructed in 1851, has become one of the premiere properties in the South. Click Here for more hotel information There will be a seafood bash, hog pulling, and boat rides on Mobile Bay as well as fishing excursions. There will even be a post-conference deep sea fishing trip from Dauphin Island for those who want to stay over.