1989
San Francisco, California (5th meeting)
President: George Burgess
Treasurer: Jay Grimes
Secretary & Editor: Dick Lund
Past President: Greg Cailliet
President-Elect: Wes Pratt
Symposiums: Captive Biology of Elasmobranchs (Gilbert Van Dykhuizen) and Biology and Evolution of Deep-Sea Chondrichthyans (Jack Musick)
1988
Ann Arbor, Michigan (4th meeting)
President: Greg Cailliet
Treasurer: Jay Grimes
Secretary & Editor: Dick Lund
Past President: Guido Dingerkus
President-Elect: George Burgess
Symposiums: The Systematics and Comparative Biology of Batoid Fishes (John McEachran) and Age, Growth & Life History (Steve Branstetter)
1987
Albany, New York (3rd meeting)
President: Guido Dingerkus
Treasurer: Jay Grimes
Secretary & Editor: Dick Lund
Past President: Samuel “Sonny” H. Gruber
President-Elect: Gregor Cailliet
Symposium: Chondrichthyan Life History Strategies (Greg Cailliet)
1986
Victoria, British Columbia (2nd meeting)
President: Samuel “Sonny” H. Gruber
Treasurer: Jay Grimes
Secretary & Editor: Dick Lund
President-Elect: Guido Dingerkus
Symposium: Shark-Human Interactions (Jeff Seigel)
1985
Knoxville, Tennessee (1st meeting)
President: Samuel “Sonny” H. Gruber
Treasurer: Jay Grimes
Secretary & Editor: Dick Lund
Inaugural meeting of the American Elasmobranch Society
1984
Norman, Oklahoma
Highlights and Milestones of the American Elasmobranch Society: by-laws and constitution drafted; incorporated as a non-profit society in Florida Dec. 20th, 1983
Board of Directors: Samuel “Sonny” H. Gruber, Founder, Leonard Compagno & Donald Nelson
Executive Committee Members: Samuel “Sonny” H. Gruber, Jay Grimes & Dick Lund
1983
Tallahassee, Florida
Highlights and Milestones of the American Elasmobranch Society: Samuel “Sonny” Gruber initiates idea of AES at Cal State Fullerton “White Shark” symposium (5/7/1983); further discussion by Gruber, Leonard Compagno, Don Nelson & Bernie Zahuranec at Office of Naval Research meeting at Scripps fall 1983.
Board of Directors: Samuel “Sonny” H. Gruber, Leonard Compagno & Don Nelson (founders)
Executive Committee Members: Samuel “Sonny” H. Gruber, Jay Grimes & Dick Lund