Meetings
Upcoming and past meetings of the AOU are presented below. The Ornithological Council provides a list of all Ornithological and Related Professional Meetings. The AOU and Cooper Ornithological Society provide a list of Ornithological Meetings and Archived Meeting Websites.
The Student Affairs Committee organizes various student activities at each meeting.
Upcoming Meetings
Stated Meeting |
Date |
Year |
Location |
Sponsor |
Associated Organizations | Additional Information | Meeting Website |
129th |
24-29 July |
2011 |
Jacksonville Hyatt Regency Jacksonville, Florida, USA |
The 3-day scientific program will be preceded by meetings of AOU Council, workshops, and field trips on 25 and 26 July. For more information contact , Chair of the 2011 Committee on Local Arrangements. | |||
130th |
14-18 August |
2012 |
University of British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
University of British Columbia | To be held in conjunction with the 5th North American Ornithological Conference, organized jointly by the American Ornithologists’ Union, Society of Canadian Ornithologists / Société des Ornithologistes du Canada, Bird Studies Canada, Association of Field Ornithologists, Cooper Ornithological Society, Raptor Research Foundation, Sección Mexicana del Consejo Internacional para la Preservación de las Aves [CIPAMEX], Waterbird Society, and Wilson Ornithological Society. | The 4 day scientific program (15-18 August) will be preceded by annual and council meetings of most of the ornithological societies, and scientific and ENGO workshops. Opening reception on the evening of 14 August. Field trips will be offered before and after the scientific program. A Steering Committee for NAOC-V has been formed with representatives from each of the participating ornithological groups and is engaged in the conference planning details. For more information contact , Chair of the 2012 Committee on Local Arrangements. |
Past Meetings
A complete list is available of the Stated Meetings of the American Ornithologists' Union (PDF, 24KB, 2pp), beginning in 1883 and giving dates, locations, and associated organizations.
The Proceedings of the Stated Meetings are the official record of annual meetings and other activities of the Union. They are published annually as Supplements to The Auk. Complete listings of the scientific programs of meetings are included in the proceedings.
Stated Meeting |
Date |
Year |
Location |
Sponsor |
Associated Organizations | Meeting Website |
Proceedings |
Program |
Abstracts |
128th |
7-11 February |
2010 |
Town & Country Hotel San Diego, California, USA |
San Diego State University |
Joint meeting of Cooper Ornithological Society, American Ornithologists’ Union, and Society of Canadian Ornithologists / Société des Ornithologistes du Canada |  |
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127th |
12-15 August |
2009 |
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
Villanova University, University of Pennsylvania |
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126th |
4 - 9 August |
2008 |
Hilton Portland & Executive Towers Portland, Oregon, USA |
Joint meeting of the American Ornithologists' Union, the Cooper Ornithological Society, and the Society of Canadian Ornithologists / Société des Ornithologistes du Canada |  |
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125th |
9 - 11 August |
2007 |
University of Wyoming Laramie, Wyoming, USA |
University of Wyoming |
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124th |
3-7 October |
2006 |
World Trate Center Veracruz Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico |
Held in conjunction with the 4th North American Ornithological Conference |  |
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123rd |
23-27 August |
2005 |
University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, California, USA |
University of California-Santa Barbara |
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122nd |
16-21 August |
2004 |
Université Laval Québec, Quebec, Canada |
Université Laval |
Joint meeting of American Ornithologists’ Union and Society of Canadian Ornithologists / Société des Ornithologistes du Canada | |
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121st |
6-9 August |
2003 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, USA |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
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120th |
24-28 September |
2002 |
Hotel InterContinental New Orleans, Louisiana, USA |
Held in conjunction with the 3rd North American Ornithological Conference | |
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119th |
15-18 August |
2001 |
University of Washington Seattle, Washington, USA |
University of Washington |
Joint meeting of American Ornithologists’ Union and Society of Canadian Ornithologists / Société des Ornithologistes du Canada | |
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118th |
14-19 August |
2000 |
Memorial University of Newfoundland St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada |
Memorial University of Newfoundland |
Held in conjunction with "Living on the Edge - Birds 2000", joint millennial meeting of American Ornithologists’ Union, British Ornithologists’ Union, and Society of Canadian Ornithologists / Société des Ornithologistes du Canada | |
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117th |
10-14 August |
1999 |
Cornell University Ithaca, New York, USA |
Cornell University |
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116th |
6-12 April |
1998 |
Regal Riverfront Hotel St. Louis, Missouri, USA |
Held in conjunction with the 2nd North American Ornithological Conference | |
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115th |
13-16 August |
1997 |
University of Minnesota Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, USA |
University of Minnesota |
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