The first Glyco-Retreat was held in 2011 at 惠蓀林場, the second in 2012 at 烏來那魯灣溫泉渡假飯店, which also celebrated Academician Yuan-Chuan Lee's 80th birthday. The third retreat in 2013 was held at 礁溪. From the 4th retreat onwards (2014-2017), this annual event has been regularly held at 大板根森林溫泉度假村. The 2016 Retreat was unique in that it was a joint event with MICC-4, organized by Albert Wu and Shih-Hsiung Wu, with many invited foreign speakers.