Annual Meetings

The Waterbird Society annual meeting is the major event for members to present findings and hear what scientists from around the world have found out about waterbirds. Our meetings typically draw about 200 participants who report the results of research and management of waterbirds. Meetings are usually held in North America but we have also met in France, Italy, and Brazil. The Society occasionally holds and publishes special symposia on specific aspects of their behavior, ecology, and conservation of waterbirds. From time to time, the Society holds a combined meeting with other organizations that share mutual interests.

Past Meetings

2007 31st Annual Meeting, Barcelona, Spain (coming soon - abstracts)

2006 30th Annual Meeting, Veracruz, Mexico (coming soon - abstracts)
2005 29th Annual Meeting, Jekyll Island, Georgia (view abstracts)
2004 28th Annual Meeting, Portland, Oregon (view abstracts)
2003 27th Annual Meeting, Cuiaba, Mato Grosso, Brazil (view abstracts)
2002 26th Annual Meeting, LaCrosse, Wisconsin, USA
2001 25th Annual Meeting, Niagara, Ontario, Canada
2000 24th Annual Meeting, Manomet, Massachusetts, USA (First meeting as The Waterbird Society)

1999 23rd Annual Meeting, Grado, Italy
1998 22nd Annual Meeting, Miami, Florida, USA
1997 21st Annual Meeting, Lafayette, Louisianna, USA
1996 20th Annual Meeting, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
1995 19th Annual Meeting, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
1994 18th Annual Meeting, Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, USA
1993 17th Annual Meeting, Arles, France
1992 16th Annual Meeting, Oxford, Mississippi, USA
1991 15th Annual Meeting, Williamsburg, Virginia, USA
1990 14th Annual Meeting, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
1989 13th Annual Meeting: Key Largo, Florida, USA
1988 12th Annual Meeting, Chevy Chase, Maryland, USA
1987 11th Annual Meeting, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
1986 10th Annual Meeting, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
1985 9th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, USA
1984 8th Annual Meeting, Ithaca, New York, USA
1983 7th Annual Meeting, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1982 6th Annual Meeting: Washington, D.C., USA
1981 5th Annual Meeting: Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
1980 4th Annual Meeting: Ottawa, Canada
1979 3rd Annual Meeting: Lafayette, Louisiana, USA
1978 2nd Annual Meeting: New York City, New York, USA
1977 1st Annual Meeting: DeKalb, Illinois, USA
1976 North American Wading Bird Conference, Charleston, USA