|
CONFERENCE # |
DATE |
CITY |
STATE or COUNTRY |
HOST FACILITY |
|
1st Mtg |
Feb 1972 |
San Diego |
California |
Naval Undersea Research Center (1 day) |
|
2nd Mtg |
Nov 1972 |
Palos Verdes |
California |
Marineland of the Pacific (2 days) |
|
1 |
Nov 1973 |
Redwood City |
California |
Marine World Africa USA |
|
2 |
Dec 1974 |
Orlando |
Florida |
SeaWorld Florida |
|
3 |
Dec 1975 |
Palos Verdes |
California |
Marineland of the Pacific |
|
4 |
Nov 1976 |
Honolulu |
Hawaii |
Sea Life Park & Naval Undersea Center |
|
5 |
Nov 1977 |
Boston |
Massachusetts |
New England Aquarium |
|
6 |
Dec 1978 |
Redwood City |
California |
Marine World Africa USA |
|
7 |
Nov 1979 |
San Diego |
California |
Sea World California |
|
8 |
Oct 1980 |
Miami |
Florida |
Miami Seaquarium |
|
9 |
Oct 1981 |
Niagara Falls |
New York |
Aquarium of Niagara Falls |
|
10 |
Oct 1982 |
Honolulu |
Hawaii |
Sea Life Park & Naval Ocean Systems Center |
|
11 |
Oct 1983 |
Apple Valley |
Minnesota |
Minnesota Zoo |
|
12 |
Nov 1984 |
Long Beach |
California |
Marineland of the Pacific |
|
13 |
Oct 1985 |
Orlando |
Florida |
SeaWorld Florida |
|
14 |
Oct 1986 |
Vancouver |
Canada |
Vancouver Aquarium |
|
15 |
Oct 1987 |
New Orleans |
Louisiana |
No Host |
|
16 |
Nov 1988 |
San Antonio |
Texas |
SeaWorld Texas |
|
17 |
Nov 1989 |
Amsterdam |
Netherlands |
Dolfinarium Harderwijk |
|
18 |
Nov 1990 |
Chicago |
Illinois |
Brookfield Zoo & Shedd Aquarium |
|
19 |
Nov 1991 |
Vallejo |
California |
Marine World Africa USA |
|
20 |
Nov 1992 |
Freeport |
Bahamas |
Dolphin Experience |
|
21 |
Nov 1993 |
Kailua-Kona |
Hawaii |
Dolphin Quest Hawaii |
|
22 |
Nov 1994 |
Tacoma |
Washington |
Point Definance Zoo |
|
23 |
Nov 1995 |
Las Vegas |
Nevada |
The Mirage |
|
24 |
Nov 1996 |
Australia |
Gold Coast |
Sea World Enterprises |
|
25 |
Oct 1997 |
Baltimore |
Maryland |
National Aquarium in Baltimore |
|
26 |
Nov 1998 |
Algarve |
Portugal |
Zoomarine |
|
27 |
Dec 1999 |
Chicago |
Illinois |
Shedd Aquarium & BrookfieldZoo |
|
28 |
Oct 2000 |
Playa del Carmen |
Mexico |
Via Delphi |
|
29 |
Oct 2001 |
Albuquerque |
New Mexico |
No Host |
|
30 |
Nov 2002 |
Orlando |
Florida |
SeaWorld Florida |
|
31 |
Nov 2003 |
Long Beach |
Califormia |
Aquarium of the Pacific |
|
32 |
Oct 2004 |
Kolmarden |
Sweden |
Kolmarden Zoo |
|
33 |
Nov 2005 |
Duck Key |
Florida |
Dolphin Connection |
|
34 |
Nov 2006 |
Oahu |
Hawaii |
Dolphin Quest Oahu |
|
35 |
Nov 2007 |
Indianapolis |
Indiana |
Indianapolis Zoo |
|
36 |
Nov 2008 |
Cancun |
Mexico |
Dolphin Discovery |
|
37 |
Nov 2009 |
Atlanta |
Georgia |
Georgia Aquarium |
|
38 |
Dec 2010 |
Boston |
Massachusetts |
New England Aquarium |
|
39 |
Sep 2011 |
Miami |
Florida |
Miami Seaquarium |
|
40 |
Dec 2012 |
Hong Kong |
China |
Ocean Park |
|
41 |
Sep 2013 |
Las Vegas |
Nevada |
The Mirage |
|
42 |
Sep 2014 |
Orlando |
Florida |
Disney The Seas & SeaWorld Florida (joint conference with Association of Zoos & Aquariums) |
|
43 |
Sep 2015 |
Nassau |
Bahamas |
Atlantis Dolphin Cay |
|
44 |
Nov 2016 |
San Diego |
California |
SeaWorld San Diego |
|
45 |
Oct 2017 |
Riviera Maya |
Mexico |
Dolphin Discovery |
|
46 |
Oct 2018 |
Albufeira |
Portugal |
Zoomarine |
|
47 |
Sep 2019 |
New Orleans |
Louisana |
Co-located conference with Association of Zoos & Aquariums) |
|
|
Apr 2021 |
|
|
Joint IMATA-ABMA conference, planned as a combined 2020/2021 conference, was postponed due to COVID-19 Pandemic |
|
48 |
Feb 2022 |
Chicago |
Illinois |
Shedd Aquarium and Brookfield Zoo |
|
49 |
March 2023 |
Atlanta |
Georgia |
Georgia Aquarium and Zoo Atlanta; joint conference with Animal Behavior Management Alliance (ABMA) |
|
50 |
April 2024 |
San Antonio |
Texas |
SeaWorld San Antonio and San Antonio Zoo |
