The conference was co-hosted by the two leading research and conservation institutions in the Galapagos Islands. The conference opening and days 2 and 3 took place at the Galapagos Science Center, a joint research station operated by the Universidad San Francisco de Quito and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, on San Cristobal Island. Conference days 4 and 5 took place at the Charles Darwin Research Station on Santa Cruz Island.
