| Year | Host | Theme | |
| 1997 | Michigan State University | "Second language acquisition across languages" | |
| 1998 | University of Hawaii | "Complementary perspectives on second language research" | |
| 1999 | University of Minnesota | "The interaction of social and cognitive factors in SLA" | |
| 2000 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | "Second language research: Past, present, and future" | |
| 2002 | University of Toronto | "Interfaces in second language acquisition" | |
| 2003 | University of Arizona | "Crossing disciplinary boundaries" | |
| 2004 | Pennsylvania State University | "Convergence and collage: Collaboration in applied linguistics and the language sciences" | |
| 2005 | Teachers College, Columbia University | "SLA models and second language instruction: Broadening the scope of inquiry" | |
| 2006 | University of Washington | "In search of the 'Zen' of second language acquisition: Examining the learner at the crossroads of language, culture, and identity" | |
| 2007 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | "Second language acquisition and research: Focus on form and function" | |
| 2008 | University of Hawaii | "Exploring SLA: Perspectives, positions, and practices" |