The table below shows the meeting site and Chairperson for all MES Annual Meetings from 1955 through 2023. In the early years of MES, usually the MES President presided over the annual meeting, whereas in recent decades the President-Elect organized the annual meeting, but the Presidentusually handled the business meeting. At times, the same person is listed as Chair for two consecutive years. This has happened at times because the actual Chair was out of town or was unable to attend the annual meeting due to illness or other reasons.
| Year | Location | Chairperson |
| 1955 | Michigan State University | George C. Steyskal |
| 1956 | University of Michigan | George C. Steyskal |
| 1957 | Wayne State University | Ray Hutson |
| 1958 | University of Michigan | Irving J. Cantrall |
| 1959 | Michigan State University | Irving J. Cantrall |
| 1960 | University of Michigan | Roland L. Fischer |
| 1961 | Wayne State University | David R. Cook |
| 1962 | University of Michigan | Henry K. Townes |
| 1963 | Western Michigan University | Roland L. Fischer |
| 1964 | Michigan State University | Stanley K. Gangwere |
| 1965 | University of Michigan | Mogens Nielsen |
| 1966 | Wayne State University | Henry K. Townes |
| 1967 | University of Michigan | John W. Newman |
| 1968 | Grand Valley State University | Fred B. Knight |
| 1969 | Alpena Community College | T. Wayne Porter |
| 1970 | MSU Kellogg Biological Station | Louis F. Wilson |
| 1971 | Albion College | Richard J. Snider |
| 1972 | Toronto, Canada | Richard J. Snider |
| 1973 | Michigan State University | Richard G. Fleming |
| 1974 | Adrian College | Richard G. Fleming |
| 1975 | Glens Oaks Community College | Robert W. Husband |
| 1976 | Neithercut Woodland Camp | David C. L. Gosling |
| 1977 | Calvin College | Al Bratt |
| 1978 | Central Michigan University | Al Bratt |
| 1979 | UM Douglas Lake Biological Station | Daniel K. Young |
| 1980 | MSU Kellogg Biological Station | Gary Simmons |
| 1981 | UM Stinchfield Woods | Gary Simmons |
| 1982 | Chippewa Nature Center | John Witter |
| 1983 | 4-H Kettunen Conference Center | Ron Priest |
| 1984 | MSU Kellogg Biological Station | Gary Dunn |
| 1985 | UM Douglas Lake Biological Station | David Cowan |
| 1986 | UM Matthaei Botanical Gardens | Mark O’Brien |
| 1987 | MTU Ford Forestry Conference Center | Ken Kraft |
| 1988 | Ferris State University | Phil Watson |
| 1989 | MSU Hidden Lake Gardens | Richard J. Snider |
| 1990 | Chippewa Nature Center | Eugene Kenaga |
| 1991 | Northwestern Michigan College | Fred Stehr |
| 1992 | Michigan State University | Robert Haack |
| 1993 | UM Douglas Lake Biological Station | Cathy Bach |
| 1994 | Fernwood Botanic Garden | Dave Gosling |
| 1995 | Alma College | Richard Roper |
| 1996 | MSU Kellogg Biological Station | Cathy Bristow |
| 1997 | Chippewa Nature Center | Daniel Herms |
| 1998 | MSU Hidden Lake Gardens | Leah Bauer |
| 1999 | Ralph A. MacMullan Conference Center | Ron Priest |
| 2000 | MSU Kellogg Biological Station | George Balogh |
| 2001 | Leelanau School | Mark O’Brien |
| 2002 | Indiana Dunes Environmental Center | James Dunn |
| 2003 | Tollgate Education Center | Thomas Wallenmaier |
| 2004 | Ralph A. MacMullen Conference Center | Robert Kriegel |
| 2005 | Lake Superior State University | John Douglass |
| 2006 | Big Rock Valley | Bill Westrate |
| 2007 | Cran-Hill Ranch | Stephen Ross |
| 2008 | University of Michigan – Dearborn | Tom Wallenmaier |
| 2009 | Ralph A. MacMullan Conference Center | Erwin ‘Duke’ Elsner |
| 2010 | Kettunen Center | Ethan Bright |
| 2011 | Pierce Cedar Creek Institute | Toby Petrice |
| 2012 | G.H. Gordon Biological Station | David Houghton |
| 2013 | Drummond Island | Martin Andree |
| 2014 | Saginaw Valley State University | David Stanton |
| 2015 | G.H. Gordon Biological Station | Angelica Pytel |
| 2016 | Shanty Creek Resorts | Robert Haack |
| 2017 | Pierce Cedar Creek Institute | Matthew Douglas |
| 2018 | Dow Gardens | Elly Maxwell |
| 2019 | Rockwell Lake Lodge | David Houghton |
| 2020 | Online meeting (COVID) | Erwin ‘Duke’ Elsner |
| 2021 | Hessel School House | Mark Vanderwerp |
| 2022 | North Central Michigan College | Brian Scholtens |
| 2023 | Ludington Marina | John Douglass |
| 2024 | Maybe you? |