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Commission

General Information

Meetings

Key Documents

Future Of The IWC

Govt of Japan Consultation - STCW

Proposal for a Whale Sanctuary in the South Atlantic

Piran, Slovenia

Piran, Slovenia

Piran, Slovenia, host of the 2014 IWC Meeting

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.

Year	Dates	IWC	Commission	Scientific Committee
2016	20 - 28 October	66	Portoroz, Slovenia
2016	4 - 20 June	66b		Bled, Slovenia
2015	20 May - 4 June	66a		San Diego, USA
2014	15-18 September	65	Portoroz, Slovenia
2014	12-24 May	65b		Bled, Slovenia
2013	3-15 June	65a		Jeju, Korea
2012	2-6 July	64	Panama City, Panama	Panama City, Panama
2011	11-14 July	63	Jersey, Channel Islands	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