The first MOPTA conference was held in 2001 at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Since then, MOPTA conferences have been held at various universities in Canada. 2009 marks the first year that MOPTA is held in the US.

You can find more information about previous conferences by visiting their websites:

2001: McMaster University
2002: McMaster University
2003: McMaster University
2004: McMaster University
2005: University of Windsor
2006: University of Waterloo
2007: McMaster University (joint with ICCOPT II)
2008: University of Guelph