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About the Commission
The 2020 biennial Commission meeting of the IWC will be held at the Grand Bernardin Resort, Portoroz, Slovenia
List of Previous Locations
The table below charts the venues and dates of all IWC Commission and Scientific Committee meetings from 1949 to the present day. The abbreviation 'Spec' refers to special, additional meetings, usually convened to resolve a particular issue. The Commission meeting cycle moved from annual to biennial in 2012. The Scientific Committee continues to meet every year but, in years where both meetings occur, is separated from the Commission Meeting by a period of at least 100 days.
(NOTE: linked items take you to meeting documents for that meeting)
|
Year |
Dates |
IWC/SC |
Commission |
Scientific Committee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2021 |
27 April - 14 May |
68c |
|
Virtual Meeting |
|
2020 |
12 - 24 May |
68b |
|
Virtual Meeting |
|
2019 |
10 – 22 May |
68a |
|
Nairobi, Kenya |
|
2018 |
4 -14 September |
67 |
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|
2018 |
24 April - 6 May |
67b |
|
Bled, Slovenia |
|
2017
2016 |
9 - 24 May
20 - 28 October |
67a
66 |
|
Bled, Slovenia |
|
2016 |
4 - 20 June |
66b |
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|
2015 |
20 May - 4 June |
66a |
|
|
|
2014 |
15-18 September |
65 |
|
|
|
2014 |
12-24 May |
65b |
|
|
|
2013 |
3-15 June |
65a |
|
|
|
2012 |
2-6 July |
64 |
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|
2011 |
11-14 July |
63 |
Tromsø, Norway |
|
|
2010 |
21-25 June |
62 |
Agadir, Morocco |
Agadir, Morocco |
|
2009 |
22-25 June |
61 |
Madeira, Portugal |
Madeira, Portugal |
|
2008 |
23-27 June |
60 |
Santiago, Chile |
Santiago, Chile |
|
2007 |
28-31 May |
59 |
Anchorage, USA |
Anchorage, USA |
|
2006 |
16-20 June |
58 |
St. Kitts and Nevis |
St. Kitts and Nevis |
|
2005 |
20-24 June |
57 |
Ulsan, Republic of Korea |
Ulsan, Republic of Korea |
|
2004 |
19-22 July |
56 |
Sorrento, Italy |
Sorrento, Italy |
|
2003 |
16-19 June |
55 |
Berlin, Germany |
Berlin, Germany |
|
2002 |
20-24 May |
54 |
Shimonoseki, Japan |
Shimonoseki, Japan |
|
2002 |
14 October |
Spec. |
Cambridge,UK |
N/A |
|
2001 |
23-27 July |
53 |
London, UK |
London, UK |
|
2000 |
3-6 July |
52 |
Adelaide, Australia |
Adelaide, Australia |
|
1999 |
24-28 May |
51 |
Grenada |
Grenada |
|
1998 |
16-20 May |
50 |
Muscat, Oman |
Muscat, Oman |
|
1997 |
20-24 October |
49 |
Monaco |
Bournemouth, UK |
|
1996 |
24-28 June |
48 |
Aberdeen, UK |
Aberdeen, UK |
|
1995 |
29 May - 2 June |
47 |
Dublin, Ireland |
Dublin, Ireland |
|
1994 |
23-27 May |
46 |
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico |
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico |
|
1993 |
10-14 May |
45 |
Kyoto, Japan |
Kyoto, Japan |
|
1992 |
29 June - 3 July |
44 |
Glasgow, UK |
Glasgow, UK |
|
1991 |
27-31 May |
43 |
Reykjavik, Iceland |
Reykjavik, Iceland |
|
1990 |
2-6 July |
42 |
Noordwijk, Netherlands |
Noordwijkerhout, Netherlands |
|
1989 |
12-16 June |
41 |
San Diego, USA |
San Diego, USA |
|
1988 |
30 May - 3 June |
40 |
Auckland, New Zealand |
San Diego, USA |
|
1987 |
22-26 June |
39 |
Bournemouth, UK |
Bournemouth, UK |
|
1986 |
9-13 June |
38 |
Malmo, Sweden |
Bournemouth, UK |
|
1985 |
15-19 July |
37 |
Bournemouth, UK |
Bournemouth, UK |
|
1984 |
18-22 June |
36 |
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Eastbourne, UK |
|
1983 |
18-23 July |
35 |
Brighton, UK |
Cambridge, UK |
|
1982 |
24-25 March |
Spec. |
Brighton, UK |
N/A |
|
1982 |
19-24 July |
34 |
Brighton, UK |
Cambridge, UK |
|
1981 |
20-25 July |
33 |
Brighton, UK |
Cambridge, UK |
|
1980 |
21-26 July |
32 |
Brighton, UK |
Cambridge, UK |
|
1979 |
9-13 July |
31 |
London, UK |
Cambridge, UK |
|
1978 |
26-30 June |
30 |
London, UK |
Cambridge, UK |
|
1978 |
19-20 December |
Spec. |
Tokyo, Japan |
N/A |
|
1977 |
20-24 June |
29 |
Canberra, Australia |
Canberra, Australia |
|
1977 |
6-7 December |
Spec. |
Tokyo, Japan |
N/A |
|
1976 |
21-25 June |
28 |
London, UK |
London, UK |
|
1975 |
23-27 June |
27 |
London, UK |
London, UK |
|
1974 |
24-28 June |
26 |
London, UK |
London, UK |
|
1973 |
25-29 June |
25 |
London, UK |
London, UK |
|
1972 |
26-30 June |
24 |
London, UK |
London, UK |
|
1971 |
21-25 June |
23 |
Washington DC, USA |
Washington DC, USA |
|
1970 |
22-26 June |
22 |
London, UK |
London, UK |
|
1969 |
23-27 June |
21 |
London, UK |
London, UK |
|
1968 |
24-28 June |
20 |
Tokyo, Japan |
Tokyo, Japan |
|
1967 |
26-30 June |
19 |
London, UK |
London, UK |
|
1966 |
27 June - 1 July |
18 |
London, UK |
London, UK |
|
1965 |
3-6 May |
Spec. |
London, UK |
N/A |
|
1965 |
28 June - 2 July |
17 |
London, UK |
London, UK |
|
1964 |
22-26 June |
16 |
Sandefjord, Norway |
Sandefjord, Norway |
|
1963 |
1-5 July |
15 |
London, UK |
London, UK |
|
1962 |
2-6 July |
14 |
London, UK |
London, UK |
|
1961 |
19-23 June |
13 |
London, UK |
London, UK |
|
1960 |
20-24 June |
12 |
London, UK |
London, UK |
|
1959 |
22 June - 1 July |
11 |
London, UK |
London, UK |
|
1958 |
23-27 June |
10 |
The Hague, Netherlands |
London, UK |
|
1957 |
24-28 June |
9 |
London, UK |
London, UK |
|
1956 |
16-20 July |
8 |
London, UK |
London, UK |
|
1955 |
18-23 July |
7 |
Moscow, USSR |
London, UK |
|
1954 |
19-23 June |
6 |
Tokyo, Japan |
N/A |
|
1953 |
22-26 June |
5 |
London, UK |
N/A |
|
1952 |
3-6 June |
4 |
London, UK |
N/A |
|
1951 |
23-27 July |
3 |
Cape Town, South Africa |
N/A |
|
1950 |
17-21 July |
2 |
Oslo, Norway |
N/A |
|
1949 |
30 May - 7 June |
1 |
London, UK |
N/A |