Past International Carbohydrate Symposia

| Year (no) | Location | (Chair) |
| 2010 (25) | Tokyo | (T. Ogawa) |
| 2008 (24) | Oslo | (B.S. Paulsen) |
| 2006 (23) | Whistler | (B.M. Pinto) |
| 2004 (22) | Glasgow | (E.L. Hounsell) |
| 2002 (21) | Cairns | (R.V. Stick) |
| 2000 (20) | Hamburg | (J. Thiem) |
| 1998 (19) | San Diego | (D. Brant) |
| 1996 (18) | Milan | (B. Casu) |
| 1994 (17) | Ottawa | (H.J. Jennings) |
| 1992 (16) | Paris | (P. Sinay) |
| 1990 (15) | Yokohama | (A. Misaki) |
| 1988 (14) | Stockholm | (P.J. Garegg) |
| 1986 (13) | Ithaca, N.Y. | (J.N. BeMiller) |
| 1984 (12) | Utrecht | (J.F.G. Vliegenthart) |
| 1982 (11) | Vancouver | (G.G.S. Dutton) |
| 1980 (10) | Sydney, Australia | (S.J. Angyal) |
| 1978 (9) | London | (W.G. Overend) |
| 1976 (8) | Kyoto | (K. Onodera) |
| 1974 (7) | Bratislava | (S. Bauer) |
| 1972 (6) | Madison, Wis. | (R.L. Whistler) |
| 1970 (5) | Paris | (J.E. Courtois) |
| 1967 (4) | Kingston, Ont. | (J.K.N. Jones) |
| 1964 (3) | Munster | (F. Micheel) |
| 1962 (2) | Birmingham | (M. Stacey) |
| 1960 (1) | Gif-Sur.Yvette | (J.E. Courtois) |