The DREB conference series began in 1999 at MSU, East Lansing. The biennial conference has since been held at:
- Orsay 2001
- Guildford 2003
- East Lansing 2005
- Wako 2007
- Tallahassee 2009
- Pisa 2012
- Darmstadt 2014
- Halifax 2016
- Matsue 2018
- Santiago 2022 (delayed due to COVID19)
