The AMSA Conference is AMSA's primary event of the year, held in July (usually in the AVCC week) and hosted by a different State each year. Approximately every fourth year, it is held as a joint conference with the New Zealand Marine Sciences Society.
| Future AMSA Conference Venues | ||
| 2023 | Gold Coast, 2 - 7 July 2023 "Science in Sea Country" | |
| 2024 | TBC | |
Past AMSA Conferences
2022 Cairns, 7-11 August 2022 "Change and Connections"
2021 Sydney, 27 June - 2 July 2021 "Marine Science in the Anthropocene"
2019 Fremantle, 7-11 July 2019 "Marine Science for a Blue Economy"
2018 Adelaide, 1-5 July 2018 "Canyons to Coast"
2017 Darwin, 2-6 July "Connections through shallow seas"
2016 Wellington, New Zealand, Joint NZMSS-AMSA Conference, 4-7 July "Sharing Ocean Resources - Now and in the Future"
2015 Geelong, 5-9 July "Oceans to Estuaries"
2014 Canberra, 6-10 July "Investigating our marine nation"
2013 Gold Coast, 7-11 July, Golden Jubilee "Shaping the future"
2012 Hobart, Joint meeting with NZMSS, 1-5 July "Marine extremes - and everything in between"
2011 Fremantle, 3-7 July "Crossing boundaries"
2010 Wollongong, 4-8 July "New waves in marine science"
2009 Adelaide, 5-9 July "Marine connectivity"
2008 Christchurch, New Zealand, Joint meeting with NZMSS, New Zealand, 6-9 July
2007 Melbourne, 9-13 July "Marine science in a changing world"
2006 Cairns, 9-13 July "Catchments to coast"
2005 Darwin, 10-13 July "Biodiversity, biodiscovery & biosecurity"
2004 Hobart, 6-9 July
2003 Brisbane, 10-12 July "Marine biocomplexity"
2002 Fremantle, 10-12 July "Tropical-temperate transitions"
Earlier Conferences were held at:
(records from AMSA Bulletin)
2001 Townsville "Changes in the marine environment"
2000 Sydney - University of New South Wales, 11-14 July
1999 Melbourne - University of Melbourne, 7-9 July
1998 Adelaide - Stamford Grand Hotel, Glenelg, 8-11 July
1997 Joint meeting with NZMSS, Auckland, New Zealand, 8-11 July
1996 Hobart, 10-13 July
1995 Sydney, University of Technology, 3-6 July
1994 Townsville (Joint PACON/AMSA/ACRS), 4-8 July
1993 Victoria - Melbourne
1992 Western Australia - Mandurah
1991 Queensland - Brisbane
1990 No conference
1989 South Australia - Wirrina
1988 New South Wales - Sydney
1987 Queensland - Townsville
1986 Tasmania - Hobart
1985 New South Wales - Grafton
1984 Victoria - Geelong
1983 Western Australia - Mandurah
1982 New South Wales - Sydney
1981 Queensland - Brisbane
1980 South Australia - Stanley
1979 New Zealand - Tutu Kaka
1978 No conference
1977 South Australia
1976 Victoria - Paynesville
1975 Australian Capital Territory - Canberra
1974 Queensland - Tewantin
1973 Western Australia - Rottnest
1972 New South Wales - Sydney
1971 Queensland - Brisbane
1970 Victoria - Parkville
1969 South Australia - Kangaroo Island
1968 Western Australia - Perth
1967 Victoria - Geelong
1966 Queensland - Brisbane
1965 Tasmania - Eaglehawk Neck
1964 Australian Capital Territory - Canberra
1963 Inaugural Meeting Cronulla