WODA is responsible for organizing the World Dredging Congress & Expositions (WODCONs), which are held every three years, and delegates this responsibility to the association in whose region the forthcoming congress will take place.
The next meeting, WODCON XXIV, will be held at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront Hotel from June 23-27, 2025, and will be hosted by the Western Dredging Association (WEDA). A link will be added once the WODCON XXIV website has been finalized.
Since the formation of the current WODA in 1978, the following World Dredging Congresses have been held:
- 2025 San Diego, WODCON XXIV, WEDA
- 2022 Copenhagen, WODCON XXIII, CEDA
- 2019 Shanghai, WODCON XXII, EADA
- 2016 Miami, WODCON XXI, WEDA
- 2013 Brussels, WODCON XX, CEDA
- 2010 Beijing, WODCON XIX, EADA
- 2007 Orlando, WODCON XVIII, WEDA
- 2004 Hamburg, WODCON XVII CEDA
- 2001 Kuala Lumpur, WODCON XVI EADA
- 1998 Las Vegas, WODCON XV WEDA
- 1995 Amsterdam, WODCON XIV CEDA
- 1992 Bombay, WODCON XIII EADA
- 1989 Orlando, WODCON XII WEDA
- 1986 Brighton, WODCON XI CEDA
- 1983 Singapore, WODCON X EADA
- 1980 Vancouver, WODCON IX WEDA
- 1978 Amsterdam, WODCON VIII CEDA
The previous WODCONs were held before the establishment of the three sister associations, (WEDA, CEDA & EADA):
- 1976 San Francisco, WODCON VII
- 1974 Taipei, WODCON VI
- 1973 Hamburg, WODCON V
- 1971 New Orleans, WODCON IV
- 1970 Singapore, WODCON III
- 1968 Rotterdam, WODCON II
- 1967 New York City, WODCON I