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The North American Symposium on Bat Research (originally the Southwestern Symposium on Bat Research) has met yearly since 1970, with the exception of 1985 to avoid conflict with IBRC and 2020-2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Below is a list of the locations that have hosted the meeting.  Copies of the meeting programs are available in the membership area of this website.

Previous Meetings

2024 NASBR 52 Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

2023 NASBR 51 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

2022 NASBR 50 Austin, Texas, USA Concurrent with the 19th International Bat Research Conference
Post-meeting Survey

2021 NASBR cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

2020 NASBR postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic

2019 NASBR 49 Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA

2018 NASBR 48 Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico

2017 NASBR 47 Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

2016 NASBR 46 San Antonio, Texas, USA

2015 NASBR 45 Monterey, California, USA
Local Host Report Teachers Workshop Report Post-meeting Survey

2014 NASBR 44 Albany, New York, USA
Local Host Report Teachers Workshop Report

2013 NASBR 43 San Jose, Costa Rica  Concurrent with the 16th International Bat Research Conference
Local Host Report Teachers Workshop Report

2012 NASBR 42 San Juan, Puerto Rico

2011 NASBR 41 Toronto, Ontario, Canada

2010 NASBR 40 Denver, Colorado, USA

2009 NASBR 39 Portland, Oregon, USA

2008 NASBR 38 Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA

2007 NASBR 37 Merida, Yucatan, Mexico  Concurrent with the 14th International Bat Research Conference

2006 NASBR 36 Wilmington, North Carolina, USA

2005 NASBR 35 Sacramento, California, USA

2004 NASBR 34 Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

2003 NASBR 33 Lincoln, Nebraska, USA

2002 NASBR 32 Burlington, Vermont, USA

2001 NASBR 31 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

2000 NASBR 30 Miami, Florida, USA

1999 NASBR 29 Madison, Wisconsin, USA

1998 NASBR 28 Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA

1997 NASBR 27 Tucson, Arizona, USA

1996 NASBR 26 Bloomington, Illinois, USA

1995 NASBR 25 Boston, Massachusetts, USA Concurrent with the 10th International Bat Research Conference

1994 NASBR 24 Ixtapa, Mexico

1993 NASBR 23 Gainesville, Florida, USA

1992 NASBR 22 Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

1991 NASBR 21 Austin, Texas, USA

1990 NASBR 20 Lincoln, Nebraska, USA

1989 NASBR 19 Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

1988 NASBR 18 Calgary, Alberta, Canada

1987 NASBR 17 Toronto, Ontario, Canada

1986 NASBR 16 Amherst, Massachusetts, USA

1985  No meeting this year to avoid conflict with the 7th International Bat Research Conference

1984 NASBR 15 Rockford, Illinois, USA

1983 NASBR 14 Fort Collins, Colorado, USA

1982 NASBR 13 Louisville, Kentucky, USA

1981 NASBR 12 Ithaca, New York, USA

1980 NASBR 11 Los Angeles, California, USA

1979 NASBR 10 St. Louis, Missouri, USA

1978 NASBR 09 Albequerque, New Mexico, USA  Concurrent with the 5th International Bat Research Conference

1977 NASBR 08 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

1976 NASBR 07 Gainesville, Florida, USA

1975 NASBR 06 Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

1974 NASBR 05 Lubbock, Texas, USA

1973 NASBR 04 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

1972 NASBR 03 San Diego, California, USA

1971 Second Southwestern Symposium on Bat Research, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

1970 First Southwestern Symposium on Bat Research, Tucson, Arizona, USA



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