The group holds meetings every 1.5 years organised by one of its members.
Anyone interested in presenting their work, participating in the discussions, or simply learning and/or consulting about subjects related with locational analysis may join the group and its meetings; their participation will be greatly appreciated. Either theoretical contributions (concepts, methods, etc.), applied research, and the presentation of software, are welcome. Communications, discussions or surveys on new applications, open problems, connections between the field of location theory and related areas are of interest.
EWGLA meetings have always been an enjoyable and very friendly come together of a relatively small but cosy, enthusiastic and energetic group, stimulated by their common centre of interest. Refereed proceedings of each meeting are usually published, and provided free of charge to the participants.
Past EWGLA meetings are listed in the below table. You can click on the links for each meeting for more information regarding that meeting and the conference photo (if available).
| Meeting | Date | Year | Place | Organizer(s) |
| EWGLA I | Nov 27-28 | 1985 | Dijon, France | R. Durier and C. Michelot |
| EWGLA II | Oct. 9-10 | 1986 | Herceg-Novi, Yugoslavia | N. Mladenovic and J. Petric |
| EWGLA III | Sept 21-24 | 1988 | Sevilla, Spain | B. Pelegrin and F. R. Fernandez |
| EWGLA IV | July 3-6 | 1989 | Chios, Greece | B. Boffey and J. Karkazis |
| EWGLA V | Sept. 3-6 | 1990 | Namur, Belgium | F. Orban-Ferauge and J. P. Rasson |
| EWGLA VI | April 20-25 | 1992 | Puerto de la Cruz, Spain | J. M. Moreno |
| EWGLA VII | May 9-11 | 1994 | Brussels, Belgium | F. Plastria |
| EWGLA VIII | Sept 24-28 | 1995 | Lambrecht, Germany | H. Hamacher and S. Nickel |
| EWGLA IX | Sept 5-8 | 1996 | Birmingham, United Kingdom | S. Said and B. Boffey |
| EWGLA X | Feb 10-13 | 1998 | Murcia, Spain | B. Pelegrin |
| EWGLA XI / ISOLDE VIII | June 23-29 | 1999 | Coimbra/Estoril, Portugal | J. Coutinho-Rodrigues and A. Antunes |
| EWGLA XII | Dec 14- 17 | 2000 | Barcelona, Spain | D. Serra |
| EWGLA XIII | Nov 28 – Dec 2 | 2001 | Volos, Greece | Y. Photis |
| EWGLA XIV | Sept 11 – 13 | 2003 | Corfu, Greece | M. Dimopoulou and I. Giannikos |
| EWGLA XV | Sept 5-8 | 2004 | Saarbruecken, Germany | S. Nickel |
| EWGLA XVI | Feb 9-11 | 2007 | Estoril, Portugal | M. Ndiaye and F. Saldanha da Gama |
| EWGLA XVII | Sept 17-19 | 2008 | Elche, Spain | M. Landete |
| EWGLA XVIII | April 28-30 | 2010 | Naples, Italy | G. Bruno |
| EWGLA XIX | Oct 12-14 | 2011 | Nantes, France | O. Peton |
| EWGLA XX | April 17-19 | 2013 | Ankara, Turkey | S.A. Alumur and B.Y. Kara |
| EWGLA XXI / ISOLDE XIII | June 16-20 | 2014 | Naples and Capri, Italy | G. Bruno |
| EWGLA XXII | May 20-22 | 2015 | Budapest, Hungary | B.G. Toth |
| EWGLA XXIII | Sep 14-16 | 2016 | Malaga, Spain | E. Dominguez |
| EWGLA XXIV | May 23-25 | 2018 | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | S. Garcia Quiles & J. Kalcsics |
| EWGLA XXV | June 5-7 | 2019 | Brussels, Belgium | L. Vanhaverbeke |
| EWGLA XXVI / Isolde XV | July 5-9 | 2021 | University of Wuppertal (Online), Germany | S. Nickel & K. Klamroth |
| EWGLA XXVII | September 14-16 | 2022 | Aveiro, Portugal | R. B. Lopes |
| EWGLA XXVIII / Isolde XVI | June 25-30 | 2023 | Kaiserslautern/Baden-Baden, Germany | A. Schöbel |
| EWGLA XXIX | June 19-21 | 2024 | Sheffield, England | A. Sgalambro |
| EWGLA XXX | September 17-19 | 2025 | Jerez de la Frontera (Spain) | C. Domínguez Bravo, L. Martínez Merino |
In addition to the above meetings, two EURO Summer Institutes were held on Locational Analysis and one EURO Winter Institute was held on Location and Logistics:
- First EURO Summer Institute Location theory
20 July – 10 August 1984, Brussels, Belgium - Twelfth EURO Summer Institute Location theory
17-30 June 1995, Puerto de La Cruz, Tenerife, Spain - EURO Winter Institute on Location and Logistics
20 January – 11 February 2007, Estoril, Portugal - EURO Summer Institute on Location Science
11 – 24 June 2022, Edinburgh, Scotland