Conferences

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