| 1979 |
Hyderabad |
New Trends in Cartography |
Maj. Gen. K.L. Khosla |
SOI |
| 1980 |
Pune |
Maps as Tools of Analysis & Communication |
Maj. Gen. K.L. Khosla |
SOI |
| 1981 |
Calcutta |
Thematic Mapping and Surveying: Problems, Trends & Techniques |
Prof. S. Manzoor Alam |
NA….Φ |
| 1982 | Madras | Map Makers & Users | Prof. S.P. Dasgupta | NA….Φ |
| 1985 | Srinagar | Cartography in National Planning | Brig. M.M. Datta | NA….Φ |
| 1986 | Trivandrum | Cartography in Environmental Planning | Prof. A. Ramesh | NA….Φ |
| 1988 | Mysore | Cartography and Planning | Prof. P.D. Mahadev | NA….Φ |
| 1989 | Dehra Dun | Digital Cartography and Potential Users | Maj. Gen. S.M. Chadha | SOI |
| 1990 | Bombay | Advances in Cartography | Prof. B. Arunachalam | BOMBAY UNIVERSITY |
| 1991 | Hyderabad | Cartography and Geo-Information System for Planning | Prof. B.L. Deekshatulu | NRSC |
| 1992 | New Delhi | Mapping of Environment and Sustainable Development | Prof. Majid Husain | NA….Φ |
| 1993 | Dehra Dun | Cartography-The Technological Transition | Maj. Gen. D.P. Gupta | SOI |
| 1994 | Bangalore | Mapping from Space- Cartographic Challenges | Sh. A.K.S. Gopalan | ISRO |
| 1995 | Indore | Cartography- Emerging Technologies and Alliances | Sh. B.M.L. Sharma | UNIVERSITY |
| 1996 | New Delhi | Carto-Vision 2001- Earth Resources Management | Lt. Gen. S.P. Mehta | NA….Φ |
| 1997 | Chandigarh | Cartography and Administration | Prof. Gopal Krishan | SOI |
| 1998 | Calcutta | Cartography in Action | Dr. P. Nag | NATMO |
| 1999 | Goa | Modern Cartography for Ocean and Land Management | Rear Admiral, KR Srinivasan | NHO |
| 2000 | Dehra Dun | Cartographic Challenges at the Dawn of New Millenium | Lt. Gen. A.K. Ahuja | SOI |
| 2001 | Hyderabad | Cartography & E-Governance | Prof. Afzal Mohammad | NA….Φ |
| 2002 | Ahmedabad | Convergence of Imagery, Information and Maps | Sh. A.R. Dasgupta | NA….Φ |
| 2003 | Dehradun | Cartography for Sustainable Development from village level upwards | Maj Gen (Dr) B.C.Roy | SOI |
| 2004 | Kolkata | Cartographic Technologies for Water, Land & Infrastructure Development | Sh G.N.Saha | NATMO |
| 2005 | Sagar | Bridging the Digital divide, and taking Cartography to Grassroots level | Dr.J.L.Jain | SAGAR UNIVERSITY |
| 2006 | New Delhi | Cartography Expanding Horizons | Maj. Gen. Gopal Rao | SOI |
| 2007 | Visakhapatnam | Cartography for Costal Management | Rear Admiral B.R. Rao | NHO |
| 2008 | Gandhinagar | Collaborative Mapping and Space Technology | Dr P. K. Srivastava | NRSC |
| 2009 | Kolkata | Technological Solutions in Urban & Regional Mapping | Shri. A.K. Malik | NATMO |
| 2010 | Dehradun | Cartography for Sustainable Environment | Maj. Gen.Manoj Tayal | SOI |
| 2011 | Chandigarh | Cartography for Disaster Management | Prof. Suryakant | PANJAB UNIVERSITY |
| 2012 | Dehradun | Cartography for Sustainable Earth Resource Management | Rear Admiral S.K.JHA | NHO |
| 2013 | Jodhpur | Integrated Decentralized Planning: Geospatial Thinking, ICT and Good Governance | Dr. VK Dadhwal | ISRO |
| 2014 | Hyderabad | Cartography – Exploring New Dimensions | Surveyor General | SOI |
| 2015 | Delhi | Spatial Governance for Development, Planning Smart Cities and Disaster Management | Prof.Anuradha Banerjee | JNU |
| 2016 | Shantiniketan | Cartography and Climate Change | Prof. (Dr.) VC Jha | VISVA-BHARATI UNIVERSITY |
| 2017 | Dehradun | Geoinformatics for Carto-diversity and its management | Vice Adm. Vinay Badhwar | NHO |
| 2018 | Hyderabad | Emerging Trends in Cartography | Director, V Ragu Venkatraman | ADRIN |
| 2019 | Dehradun | New Age Cartography and GeospatialTechnology in Digital India | Lt Gen.Girish Kumar | SOI |
| 2020 | Kolkata | Digital Mapping Innovations in Make in India Initiatives | Dr. Tapti Banerjee | NATMO |
| 2021 | Chandigarh | Cartography for Self-Reliant India | Prof. Krishna Mohan | PANJAB UNIVERSITY |
| 2022 | Dehradun | Digital Cartography to Harness Blue Economy | Vice Admiral Adhir Arora | NHO |
| 2023 | Jodhpur | Emerging trends in Digital Cartography for Sustainable Ecosystem and Geospatial Economy | Dr. Prakash Chauhan | NRSC |
| 2024 | Kevadia | Smart Cartography for Viksit Bharat | Hitesh Kumar Makwana, IAS | SOI |
| 2025 | Gaya | Advances in Cartography for a Better Tommorrow | Binod Kumar Singh | NATMO |
| 2026 | Guwahati | Smart Cartography for Sustainable Common Future | Prof.(Dr.) Bimal Kumar Kar | GUWAHATI UNIVERSITY |