2025, "Full-Circle-50th Anniversary of IAMSLIC"

51st IAMSLIC Conference: Hosted by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI), Woods Hole, Massachusetts and virtually.

5-10 October 2025

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2024, "Shining a Light" 

50th IAMSLIC Conference: Hosted by the National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries (NIOF) Alexandria, Egypt and virtually.

27-31 October 2024

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2023, "What we do matters: Libraries, climate change, and transformation"

49th IAMSLIC Conference: Hosted virtually by the University of British Columbia Library

23-26 October 2023

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2022, "From streams to oceans: Libraries informing sustainability of aquatic resources"

48th IAMSLIC Conference: Montevideo, Uruguay & Virtual.

18-21 October 2022, in conjunction with the annual LATIN Regional Group meeting.

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2021, "Libraries Supporting Our Ocean: sustaining and preserving our shared ocean for our shared future"

47th IAMSLIC Conference: Galway, Ireland (Virtual)

2020, "Changing Tack:  Adjusting our Sails to Navigate Uncertain Waters"
46th IAMSLIC Conference: Online Virtual Conference
13-14 October 2020

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IAMSLIC Group Photo 1 and IAMSLIC Group Photo 2

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2019, "Living on the Edge"
45th IAMSLIC Conference: Port Aransas, TX, USA,
20-25 October 2019, in conjunction with the annual SAIL meeting.
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2018, “Transforming the Global Information Landscape”
44^th IAMSLIC Conference: Entebbe, Uganda, October 21-25, 2018
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2017, “Blurring the Edges: The Osmosis of Ideas”
43^rd IAMSLIC Conference: Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, October 22-26, 2017
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2016, “Traditional Knowledge and Modern Information Practice”
42^nd IAMSLIC Conference: Mérida, Mexico, October 16-20, in conjunction with the 3rd Latin American Regional Group Meeting.
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2015, “Blue Growth: Motivating Innovations in Aquatic Information Management”
41^st IAMSLIC Conference: Rome, Italy, September 7-11, in conjunction with the 16th EURASLIC Biennial Meeting.
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2014, “Forty Years of Sailing : Connecting Islands in a Digital World”
40^th IAMSLIC Conference: Noumea, New Caledonia, September 14-18 held jointly with 2nd Pacific Islands Regional Group Meeting.
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2013, “Visualizing a Bright Future”
39^th IAMSLIC Conference: Dania Beach, Florida, U.S.A., October 20-24 held jointly with the 2013 SAIL Meeting
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2012, “Exploring New Frontiers in Aquatic Sciences Information Management”
38^th IAMSLIC Conference: Anchorage, Alaska, U.S.A., August 26-30, 2012, held jointly with the 24^th Cyamus Meeting: August 24-25
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2011, “Information Safari: Discovering and Sharing Resources”
37^th IAMSLIC Conference: Zanzibar, Tanzania, October 16-20.
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2010, “Netting Knowledge: Two Hemispheres – One World”
36^th IAMSLIC Conference: Mar del Plata, Argentina, October 17-21
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2009, “Confluence of Ideas: Evolving to meet the challenges of global change”
35^th IAMSLIC Conference and 13th Biennial EURASLIC Conference: Brugge, Belgium, September 27 – October 1.
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2008, “IAMSLIC: Sustainability in a Changing Climate”
34^th IAMSLIC Conference: Suva, Fiji, September 14 – 18.
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2007, “IAMSLIC: Changes on the Horizon”
33^rd IAMSLIC Conference and 17th Annual SAIL Meeting: Sarasota, Florida, USA, October 7 – 11.
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2006, “IAMSLIC: Every Continent, Every Ocean”
32^nd IAMSLIC Conference: Portland, Oregon, USA, October 8 – 12.
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2005, “Information for Responsible Fisheries : Libraries as Mediators”
31^st IAMSLIC Conference: FAO, Rome, Italy, October 10 – 14
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2004, “Voyages of Discovery: Parting the Seas of Information Technology”
30^th IAMSLIC/PLC Conference: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, September 5 – 9

2003, “Navigating the Shoals: Evolving User Services in Aquatic and Marine Science Libraries”
29^th IAMSLIC conference: Mystic, Connecticut, U.S.A., October 5 – 9
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2002, “Bridging the Digital Divide”
28^th Annual Conference: Mazatlan, Mexico, October 6 – 11
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2001, “Managing Resources in a Sea of Change”
27^th Joint 27^th IAMSLIC and 9^th EURASLIC Conference: Brest, France, October 14 – 19
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2000, “Tides of Technology”
26^th Annual Conference: Victoria, B.C., Canada, September 30 – October 5
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1999, “Recasting the Nets”
25^th Conference and 25^th Anniversary Celebration: Woods Hole, MA, October 16 – 22
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1998, “Electronic Information and Publications: Looking to the Electronic Future, Let’s not Forget the Archival Past.” 
24^th Joint IAMSLIC/Polar Libraries Colloquy Conference: Reykjavik, Iceland, September 20 – 25

1997, “Data or Information: The Fading Boundaries”
23^rd Annual Conference: Charleston, SC, October 5 – 9

1996, “Tradition and Innovation: Planning Our Future”
22^nd Annual Conference: Monterey Bay, CA, October 13 – 18

1995, “Information Across the Waves: The World as a Multimedia Experience”
21^st Annual Conference: Southampton, England, October 8 – 12

1994, “Building Global Connections”
20^th Annual Conference: Honolulu, Hawaii, October 9 – 13

1993, “Preserving the Past, Looking to the Future”
19^th Annual Conference: Bethesda, MD, October 11 – 5

1992, “Aquatic Information Resources, Tools of our Trade”
18^th Annual Conference: Bremerhaven, Germany, October 5 – 9

1991, “The Aquatic Environment: Description, Management, Conservation”
17^th Annual Conference: Galveston, TX, October 7 – 11

1990, “Breaking the Barriers to the Free Flow of Information”
16^th Annual Conference: Seattle, WA, October 1 – 5

1989, “IAMSLIC at a Crossroads”
15^th Annual Conference: St. George’s, Bermuda, October 2 – 6

1988, “Marine Science Information Throughout the World: Sharing the Resources”
14^th Annual Conference: Key Biscayne, FL, October 3 – 7

1987, “Oceans from a Global Perspective: International Cooperation in Marine Science Information Transfer”
13^th Annual Conference: Halifax, Nova Scotia, October 5 – 9

1986, “Marine Science Library Networks: National and International”
12^th Annual Conference: Newport, OR, October 6 – 10

1985, “Marine Science Information: An International Commodity”
11^th Annual Conference: Gloucester Point, VA, October 14 – 18

1984, “(First published proceedings) Year of the Oceans: Science Information Handling”
10^th Annual Conference: Woods Hole, MA, October 2 – 5

1983, “Creative Information Handling in the Eighties”
9^th Annual Conference: Port Aransas, TX, October 4 – 7

1982, “The Geography of the Oceans”
8^th Annual Conference: Beaufort, NC, October 17 – 20

1981, “Accessing Marine Science Information”
7^th Annual Conference: La Jolla, CA, October 10 – 13

1980, “Marine Publishing in the 80’s”
6^th Annual Conference: Halifax, Nova Scotia, October 19 – 22

1979, “Cooperation and Information Exchange in the Marine Sciences”
5^th Annual Conference: Charleston, SC, November 7 – 9

1978
4^th Annual Conference: Woods Hole, MA, September 28 – 29

1977, “Ocean Issues-The Decade Ahead: Impact on Information Services”
3^rd Annual Conference: Washington DC, October 15 – 16

1976
2^nd Annual Conference: Woods Hole, MA, October 23 – 24

1975
1^st Annual Conference: Woods Hole, MA, October 9 – 10