Velo-city started in 1980, and the 2009 conference will be the seventeenth in the series. The event location is changed for each event, and it is unlikely that a country or city would be revisited in the short term after holding an event there. However, given that bids are invited and the best location chosen is based on that bid, it has meant that some countries have been visited more than once, while some have not been visited at all. After the early events, the series has adopted a two year cycle, with events taking place in the autumn of odd numbered years. This pattern was changed for the 1999 event in order to give enough time between that and the special Velo-Mondial in June 2000. Our main centre of activity is Europe, but delegates come from world-wide to attend the Velo-city events.

Information about the last events follows

2001: This was the thirteenth, and most recent, event in the series, and took place from 17th - 21st September 2001. It was hosted in Scotland by the cities of Glasgow and Edinburgh, and many other organisations were an important part of the planning for this event. The conference included two full days of sessions in each city, as well as a mass cycle ride the 100kms from Edinburgh to Glasgow and an outreach programme with local schools. Proceedings are available on CD at £10 (€16 approx) including post and packing from 'Spokes' (the cycle user group based in Edinburgh), who can be contacted on spokes@spokes.org.uk Information on the event can be found on www.velo-city2001.org

2003: The fourteenth Velo-city event took place in Paris. The dates were 23-26th September 2003, and it was hosted by the City of Paris.

2005: The fiththeenth Velo-City Conference was hosted by Ireland's capital, Dublin. You can still find all details on their website, www.velo-city2005.com.

2007:  The sixteenth Velo-city Conference was hosted by Munich/ Germany. The website is still open: www.velo-city2007.com