| Year | Date(s) | Institution/Facility | Location |
| 1962 | April 25 | U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters | Washington, D.C. |
| May 17-18 | Department of Labor | Washington, D.C. | |
| June 5 | American Chemical Society | Washington, D.C. | |
| 1963 | June 4 | Merchant Marine Institute | New York, NY |
| 1964 | January 9 | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | Woods Hole, MA |
| 1965 | Febraury 9-10 | Universtiy of Miami | Miami, FL. |
| Institute of Marine Science | |||
| 1966 | April 21-22 | Statler Hilton | Washington, D.C. |
| 1967 | April 12-13 | National Academy of Sciences | Washington, D.C. |
| 1968 | February 15-16 | Scripps Marine Facility Division | San Diego, CA |
| 1969 | March 20-21 | U.S. Naval Academy | Annapolis, MD |
| Chesapeake Bay Institute | |||
| 1970 | April 30-May 1 | University of Washington | Seattle, WA |
| 1971 | October 20 | Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory | Palisades, NY |
| 1972 | Marine Technology Society | Washington, D.C. | |
| 1973 | November 27-28 | Texas A&M Marine Facility | Galveston, TX |
| 1974 | November 20 | Oregon State University | Newport, OR |
| 1975 | October 21-22 | Latham Smith Lodge | Sturgeon Bay, WI |
| Peterson Boat Works | |||
| 1976 | November 30-December 1 | University of Rhode Island | Narragansett, RI |
| 1977 | November 1-2 | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | Woods Hole, MA |
| 1978 | October 2 | Queen Mary | Long Beach, CA |
| 1979 | October 22,23 | Scripps Institution of Oceanography | San Diego, CA |
| Nimitz Marine Facility | |||
| 1980 | October 27-28 | University of Texas | Galveston, TX |
| Marine Science Institute | |||
| 1981 | October 15 | Duke University Marine Laboratory | Pivers Island, NC |
| 1982 | September 27-28 | Harbor Branch Foundation, Inc. | Fort Pierce, FL |
| 1983 | October 4-6 | University of Hawaii | Honolulu, HI |
| 1984 | October 15-17 | Bermuda Biologial Station | St. Georges, Bermuda |
| 1985 | September 25-27 | Moss Landing Marine Laboratory | Moss Landing, CA |
| Navy Postgraduate School | Monterey, CA | ||
| Monterey Marine Aquarium | |||
| 1986 | October 8-10 | Oceanografia-Veracruz | Veracruz, Mexico |
| Mexican Naval Academy | Anton Lizardo, Mexico | ||
| 1987 | October 12-14 | University of New Hampshire | Durham, NH |
| 1988 | October 4-6 | University of Washington | Seattle, WA |
| 1989 | October 3-5 | University of Miami | Miami, FL |
| 1990 | October 9-11 | LUMCON | New Orleans, LA |
| 1991 | October 10-12 | Institute of Ocean Sciences | Sidney, B.C. Canada |
| 1992 | October 20-23 | University of Delaware | Lewes, DE |
| College of Marine Studies | |||
| 1993 | October 26-28 | Texas A&M University | Galveston Galveston, TX |
| 1994 | October 25-27 | Skidaway Institute of Oceanography | Savannah, GA |
| 1995 | October 24-26 | Scripps Institute of Oceanography | San Diego, CA |
| 1996 | October 22-24 | Florida Institute of Oceanography | St. Petersburg, FL |
| University of South Florida | |||
| 1997 | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | Panama |