Past ASSAB Conferences

Meeting	Venue and Date	Host	Program	Comments
51	University of New England, Australia 11th - 13st June		2025	President: Kristal Cain
50	Macquarie University, Australia 26 – 28 June 2023		2023	President: Tanya Latty
49	Virtual Conference, Zoom 29th  - 31st August		2022	President: Tanya Latty
48	Virtual Conference, Zoom 28th September- 2nd October	Geoff Hughes	2020	President: Kate Umbers
47	Waiheke Island, New Zealand 8th - 10th July; Group Photo	Anne Gaskett	2019	President: Ximena Nelson
46	Brisbane, QLD, Australia 12th - 14th July; Group Photo	Karen Cheney	2018	President: Paul McDonald
45	Mooroolbark, VIC, Australia 19th - 22nd July; Group Photo	Raoul Mulder	2017	President: Paul McDonald
44	Katoomba, NSW, Australia 5th - 8th July; Group Photo	Kate Umbers	2016	President: Andy Bennett
43	Cairns Convention Centre, QLD, Australia 9th - 14th August	Joint-Conference with Behaviour 2015	2015	President: Andy Bennett
42	Katoomba, NSW, Australia 1st to 4th July; Group Photo	Andrew Barron	2014	President: Andrew Barron
41	University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand 1st to 4th July; Group Photo 1; Group Photo 2	Misha Vorobyev	2013	President: Andrew Barron
40	Deakin University,  Geelong, Australia 26th to 28 April;  Group Photo	Andy Bennett	2012	President: Andrew Barron
39	Flinders University, Adelaide,  Australia 11th to 13 April	Sonia Kleindorfer Jeremy Robertson	2011	President: Jochen Zeil
38	CSIRO Entomology, Narrabri,  Australia 6th to 10th April	Mary Whitehouse	2010	President: Jochen Zeil
37	Massey University (Albany Campus),  Auckland,  New Zealand 15th to 18th April	Dianne Brunton	2009	President: Greg Johnston
36	University of New England,  Coffs Harbour,  Australia 27th to 30th March	Gisela Kaplan	2008	President: Greg Johnston
35	The Australian National University,  Canberra,  Australia 12th to 15th April	Jochen Zeil Rob Heinsohn Jan Hemmi Ajay Narendra Richard Peters	2007	President: Phil Taylor
34	Macquarie University,  Sydney,  Australia 20th to 23rd  April	Phil Taylor	2006	President: Phil Taylor Newsletter
33	Massey University,  Palmerston North,  New Zealand 30th March to 2nd April	Ed Minot	2005	President: Greg Johnston
32	Adelaide Zoo,  Australia 15th to 19th April	Greg Johnston	2004	President: Phil TaylorNewsletter
31	The Australian National University,  Canberra,  Australia 24th to 27th April	Jochen Zeil Rob Heinsohn Jan Hemmi Richard Peters	2003	Newsletter
30	University of Melbourne &  Animal Welfare Centre,  Australia 3rd to 6th April	Ellen Jongman Amanda Kobelt	2002	President: Rob HeinsohnNewsletter
29	University of Queensland, Brisbane,  Australia 19th to 21st April	Anne Goldizen	2001	President: Chris EvansNewsletter
28	Macquarie University,  Sydney,  Australia 27th to 30th April	Chris Evans	2000	Newsletter
27	University of New England,  Armidale,  Australia		1999	President: Ed Minot
26	Massey University,  Palmerston North,  New Zealand 15th to 18th April	Ed Minot	1998	President: Linda Walker . Newsletter . 49 delegates, 27 talks & 3 posters.There was also a very full social and touristic program including field trips to Kapiti Island and Mount Bruce as well as an evening of Celtic music and dance.
25	Dubbo RSL Memorial Club,  Australia 3rd to 6th July		1997	President: Daryl Jones
24	Australian National University,  Canberra,  Australia 28th to 29 September		1996	President: Daryl Jones . Two days before the 6th International Behavioural Ecology Congress (IBEC)
23	Griffith University,  Brisbane,  Australia 20th to 22nd April		1995	President: Ian McLean
22	University of New South Wales,  Sydney,  Australia 7th to 9th April		1994	President: Ian McLean . Videoconferencing link with Perth provided a paper and discussion from WA.
21	University of Canterbury,  Christchurch,  New Zealand 13th to 16th February		1993	President: Alan Lill
20	University of Melbourne,  Melbourne,  Australia 22nd to 25th April		1992	President: Peter Smith
19	University of New England, Armidale, Australia 5th to 7th April		1991	President: Judith Blackshaw
18	University of Queensland,  Brisbane,  Women's College,  Australia 20th to 22nd April		1990	President: Geoff Hutson
17	Geelong Institute for Educational Administration,  Australia 17th to 19th May	Werribee Group	1989	President: Peter Jarman . Mike Cullen paid tribute to Niko Tinbergen, and Rolfe Beilharz, Konrad Lorenz. Tributes to Ron Kilgour who died tragically in a car accident were included in the January 1989 Newsletter
16	Taronga Park Zoo,  Sydney,  Australia		1988	President: David Croft . with The International Society for Comparative Psychology
15	Dubbo,  Australia		1987	The name of the Society was changed from "Australian" to the "Australasian Society for the Study of Animal Behaviour Inc."
14	Massey University,  Palmerston North,  New Zealand		1986
13	Bundanoon,  Australia		1985
12	University of Melbourne,  Mt Derrimut Field Station,  Australia		1984	President: Rolf Beilharz ?ASSAB reached 150 members
11	University of Queensland,  Brisbane,  Australia		1983	AGM co-incided with the 19th International Ethological Conference Brisbane.282 papers presented
10	University of New England,  Armidale,  Australia		1982	ASSAB reached 100 members
9	Hawkesbury Agricultural College,  Australia		1981
8	University of Melbourne,  Melbourne,  Australia (held at Launching Place')		1980	President: Mike Cullen . Resident delegates about 30.  Total attendance including commuters (50+).First 2 student members joined ASSAB.
7	Australian National University,  Canberra,  Australia (held at Narooma) 12th to 14th May		1979	President: Tony Barnett . Excellent attendance (60+) considering 'isolated' venue.  Poster papers given.
6	University of Queensland,  Brisbane,  Australia 11th to 14th May		1978	President: Lesley Rogers . The first 3 day meeting. One afternoon of concurrent sessions and posters were presented
5	Australian National University,  Canberra,  Australia 13th to 15th May		1977	President: Richard Mark . It was agreed to offer financial support to assist unemployed to attend the conference
4	University of Sydney,  Sydney,  Australia 14th to 16th May		1976	President: Stella Crossley . It was agreed to offer financial support to assist students to attend the conference
3	Monash University,  Melbourne,  Australia 12th to 14th May		1975	President: Glen McBride . Abstracts Introduced
2	University of Queensland,  Brisbane,  Australia 13th to 15th May		1974	President: John Nelson . Symposium: Teaching Ethology
1	Australian National University,  Canberra,  Australia 14th to 15th May		1973	President: John Nelson 13 papers presented