Year, Location and Theme
- Currently, in odd numbered years, the conference takes place in a European country, whilst in even numbered years it is held in North America.
- 1988 Illinois & Michigan Canal
- 1989 Delaware Canal
- 1990 Rideau Canal, National Historic Site of Canada
- 1991 Ohio & Erie Canal, a National Heritage Corridor in the US
- 1992 Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, a National Historic Park in the US
- 1993 Shubenacadie Canal, Nova Scotia, Canada
- 1994 Trent-Severn Waterway, England, United Kingdom
- 1995 Augusta Canal, a National Heritage Area
- 1996 Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
- 1997 Blackstone River Valley, a National Heritage Corridor in the US
- 1998 Illinois & Michigan Canal
- 1999 Lille, France and La Louvière, Belgium
- 2000 New York State Canal System, Rochester, NY
- 2001 Dublin, Republic of Ireland, and Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
- 2002 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- 2003 Scottish canals, Scotland, United Kingdom
- 2004 Welland Canal, Ontario, Canada
- 2005 Sweden Theme: "Six Canals in Six Days"
- 2006 Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, US Theme: "Industry to recreation: Greening the Coal Canals"
- 2007 Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
- 2008 Rideau Canal, Kingston, Canada - Theme: "Managing Canal Corridors in the 21st Century"
- 2009 Serbia
- 2010 Rochester, New York
- 2011 Groningen, the Netherlands
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