The first SER conference was held in Oakland, California in 1989, and this began a series of annual meetings that continued until 2005. That year, the Society switched to a biennial conference cycle with a broader international focus, celebrating the 1st World Conference on Ecological Restoration in Zaragoza, Spain. The 2nd World Conference was held in 2007 in San Jose, California; the 3rd in Perth, Australia in 2009; and the 4th in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico in August 2011.
Click on a conference title to download a copy of the abstract book. Online or .pdf abstracts are not available from 1989-1998.
2011
Re-establishing the Link between Nature and Culture
August 21-25, 2011
Merida, Mexico
2009
Making Change in a Changing World
August 23-27, 2009
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
2007
Ecology-Based Restoration in a Changing World
(Joint Meeting with the Ecological Society of America)
August 5-10, 2007
San Jose, California, USA
2005
A Global Challenge
September 12-18, 2005
Zaragoza, Spain
2004
Restoration on the Edge
August 24-26, 2004
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
2003
Assembling the Pieces - Restoration, Design and Landscape Ecology
November 19-22, 2003
Austin, Texas, USA
2002
A Convocation - Understanding and Restoring Ecosystems
(Joint Meeting with the Ecological Society of America)
August 4-9, 2002
Tucson, Arizona, USA
2001
Restoration Across Borders
October 4-6, 2001
Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
2000
Reflections on the Past - Directions for the Future
September 4-7, 2000
Liverpool, England
1999
Reweaving the World - Restoration, Community, Culture
September 23-25, 1999
San Francisco, California, USA
1998
Making Connections
September 28-30, 1998
Austin, Texas, USA
1997
Ecological Restoration & Regional Conservation Strategies
November 12-15, 1997
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
1996
Paved to Protected - Restoration in the Urban/Rural Context
June 17-22, 1996
New Brunswick, New Jersey
1995
Taking a Broader View
September 14-16, 1995
Seattle, Washington, USA
1994
Saving All the Pieces
August 9-15, 1994
Lansing, Michigan, USA
1993
Integrated Restoration
June 16-20, 1993
Irvine, California, USA
1992
August 10-14, 1992s
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
1991
May 18-23, 1991
Orlando, Florida, USA
1990
April 29 - May 3, 1990
Chicago, Illinois, USA
1989
The New Management Challenge
January 16-20, 1989
Oakland, California, USA