When: May 2026
Where: Shanghai, China
Host: Shanghai Jiao Tong University

2026 Working Groups:

• Urban AI, led by Associate Professor Youngchul Kim, KAIST, & Senior Lecturer Elham Bahmanteymouri, University of Auckland
• Human Development and Nature Preservation, led by Professor John Dunn, Universidad San Francisco de Quito
• Climate Justice, led by Senior Lecturer Iresh Jayawardena, University of Auckland
• Moral Ecologies of Infrastructure, led by Professor Anne Taufen, University of Washington Tacoma & Professor Yiliang He, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
• Urban Landscape Biodiversity, led by Professor Ruishan Chen, Shanghai Jiao Tong University & Associate Professor Shiqiang Du, Shanghai Normal University
• Age Friendly Cities and Communities (virtual), led by Assistant Professor Alex Li, National University of Singapore & Assistant Professor Mei Lan Fang, Simon Fraser University
• Civic Engagement and Community Design, led by Professor Jeff Hou, National University of Singapore
• Landscape and Human Health, led by Professor Tzuhui Angie Tseng, National Tsing Hua University & Researcher Rosita Samsudin, National University of Singapore
• Botanical Urbanism, led by Associate Professor Yun Hye Hwang & Associate Professor Xiaoxuan Lu, National University of Singapore

When: June 2025
Where: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Host: Simon Fraser University

2025 Working Groups:

• Water and Wastewater, led by Assistant Professor Kory Russel, University of Oregon & Professor of Practice Zafar Adeel, Simon Fraser University
• Climate Justice & Community Resilience, led by Professor Chingwen Cheng, Pennsylvania State University & Associate Professor Maya Gislason, Simon Fraser University
• Smart Urban Technologies, led by Senior Lecturer Mohsen Mohammadzadeh, University of Auckland & Assistant Professor Sami Khan, Simon Fraser University
• Landscape & Human Health, led by Professor Tzuhui Angie Tseng, National Tsing Hua University & Assistant Professor Shih-Han Hung, National Taiwan University
• Civic Engagement & Community Design, led by Professor Jeff Hou, University of Washington & Associate Professor Mari Fujita, University of British Columbia
• Urban Landscape Biodiversity, led by Associate Professor Fei Mo, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Assistant Professor Sohyun Park, University of Connecticut; and Postdoctoral Research Fellow Chaeri Kim, Penn Institute for Urban Research
• Moral Ecologies of Infrastructure, led by Professor Anne Taufen, University of Washington Tacoma & Associate Professor Meg Holden, Simon Fraser University
• Renewable Energy Systems & Landscapes, led by Associate Professor Yekang Ko, University of Oregon; Assistant Professor Nicholas Pevzner, University of Pennsylvania; and Associate Professor Taco Niet, Simon Fraser University
• Age-Friendly Cities and Communities, led by Assistant Professor Alex Li, National University of Singapore & Assistant Professor Mei Lan Fang, Simon Fraser University
• Future Regenerative & Differential Cities, led by Associate Professor Manfredo Manfredini, University of Auckland

When: August 2024
Where: Manila, Philippines
Host: University of the Philippines Los Baños

2024 Working Groups:

• Future Energy Landscapes and Smart Cities, led by Senior Lecturer Alessandro Premier, University of Auckland; Senior Lecturer Mohsen Mohammadzadeh, University of Auckland; Associate Professor Edgar M. Reyes Jr., University of the Philippines Los Baños; and Associate Professor Casper B. Agaton, University of the Philippines Los Baños
• Civic Engagement and Community Design, led by Professor Jeff Hou, University of Washington & Associate Professor Efraim D. Roxas, University of the Philippines Los Baños
• Urban Waterfronts, led by Professor Anne Taufen, University of Washington Tacoma & Assistant Professor Kyle Pierre R. Israel, University of the Philippines Los Baños
• Urban-Rural Linkages, led by Professor Yizhao Yang, University of Oregon & Assistant Professor Edwin R. Abucay, University of the Philippines Los Baños
• Indigenous Knowledge and Climate Justice, led by Professor Chingwen Cheng, Pennsylvania State University; Assistant Professor Almira Geles L. De Mesa, University of the Philippines Los Baños; and Associate Professor Joan Pauline P. Talubo, University of the Philippines Los Baños
• Urban Landscape Biodiversity, led by Professor Gail A. Langellotto, Oregon State University & Associate Professor Ma. Catriona E. Devanadera, ANU Philippines Institute
• Water and Waste Management, led by Associate Professor Samad Sepasgozar, University of New South Wales; Assistant Professor Sheila B. Austero, University of the Philippines Los Baños; and Assistant Professor Janssen Andrew S. Calvelo, University of the Philippines Los Baños
• Food and Nutrition Security, led by Dean and Associate Professor Jennifer Marie S. Amparo, ANU Philippines Institute & Associate Professor Aileen R. de Juras, University of the Philippines Los Baños

When: August 2023
Where: Quito and San Cristóbal Island, Galápagos, Ecuador
Host: Universidad San Francisco de Quito

2023 Working Groups:

• Energy and Climate Justice, led by Professor Chingwen Cheng, Pennsylvania State University; Andreanne Doyon, Simon Fraser University & Juan Sebastián Proaño Avilés, Universidad San Francisco de Quito
• Sustainable Urban Design, led by Assistant Professor Natalia Echeverri, University of Hong Kong; John Dunn & Jaime Lopez, Universidad San Francisco de Quito
• Urban Biodiversity, led by Professor Bart Johnson, University of Oregon & Associate Professor Fei Mo, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
• Water and Wastewater, led by Professor Valerie Ochoa-Herrera, Universidad San Francisco de Quito

When: September 2022
Where: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, United States
Host: University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

2022 Working Groups:

• Children, youth, and environments
• Civic engagement and community design
• Future energy landscapes
• Landscapes and human health
• Pandemics, humanitarian emergencies, and health
• Smart cities
• Sustainable urban design
• Urban landscape biodiversity
• Urban-rural linkages
• Vulnerable, resilient, and climate justice communities
• Water and wastewater

When: September 2020
Where: Virtual
Host: University of Auckland

2020 Working Groups:

• Children, youth, and environments, led by Professor Kate Bishop, University of New South Wales & Emeritus Professor Linda Corkery, University of New South Wales
• Food nutrition security, led by Senior Lecturer Robert Dyball, Australian National University
• Future energy landscapes, led by Senior Lecturer Alessandro Premier, University of Auckland; Professor Ali Ghaffarianhoseini, Auckland University of Technology; Professor Amir Ghaffarianhoseini, Auckland University of Technology
• Indigenous knowledge and wisdom, led by Lecturer Lena Henry, University of Auckland & Professor Rebecca Kiddle, Victoria University of Wellington
• Landscape and human health, led by Professor Chun-Yen Chang, National Taiwan Normal University & Professor Po-Ju Chang, National Taiwan University
• Smart cities, led by Senior Lecturer Mohsen Mohammadzadeh, University of Auckland & Professor Mohammed Ali Berawi, University of Indonesia
• Sustainable urban design, led by Professor Errol J Haarhoff, University of Auckland; Professor Paola Boarin, University of Auckland; Associate Professor Manfredo Manfredini, University of Auckland
• Transitions in urban waterfronts, led by Associate Professor Catherine Evans, University of New South Wales; Professor Anne Taufen, University of Washington Tacoma; Professor Ken Yocom, University of Washington
• Urban-rural linkages, led by Professor Yizhao Yang, University of Oregon & Associate Professor Sara Padgett Kjaersgaard, University of New South Wales
• Vulnerable, resilient, and climate-just communities, led by Professor Chingwen Cheng, Pennsylvania State University
• Water and wastewater, led by Assistant Professor Kory Russel, University of Oregon

When: August 2019
Where: Sydney, Australia
Host: University of New South Wales

2019 Working Groups:

• Sustainable urban design, led by Professor Errol J Haarhoff, University of Auckland & Professor Paola Boarin, University of Auckland
• Vulnerable communities, led by Professor Chingwen Cheng, Pennsylvania State University
• Food and nutrition security, led by Senior Lecturer Robert Dyball, Australian National University
• Transitions in urban waterfronts, led by Professor Anne Taufen, University of Washington Tacoma; Professor Ken Yocom, University of Washington; and Associate Professor Catherine Evans, University of New South Wales
• Landscape and human health, led by Professor Chun-Yen Chang, National Taiwan Normal University & Associate Professor Jiang Bin, University of Hong Kong
• Urban renewable energy, led by Professor Makena Coffman, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa; Associate Professor Yekang Ko, University of Oregon; and Associate Professor Kirk Dimond, University of Arizona
• Infrastructure ecologies, led by Associate Professor Mathew Pryor, University of Hong Kong
• Smart cities, led by Senior Lecturer Mohsen Mohammadzadeh, University of Auckland
• Urban biodiversity, led by Senior Lecturer Caroline Dingle, Capilano University & Professor Bart Johnson, University of Oregon
• Urban-rural linkages, led by Professor Yizhao Yang, University of Oregon & Associate Professor Sara Padgett Kjaersgaard, University of New South Wales
• Water and wastewater, led by Dr. Adam DeHeer

When: September 2018
Where: Hong Kong
Host: The University of Hong Kong

2018 Working Groups:

• Productive cities, infrastructural ecologies, led by Lecturer Wang Ting, University of Hong Kong, and Associate Professor Mathew Pryor, University of Hong Kong
• City-landscape sustainability, led by Postdoctoral Researcher Edwin Schmitt, Arizona State University
• Urban biodiversity, led by Senior Lecturer Caroline Dingle, Capilano University
• Urban renewable energy, led by Professor Makena Coffman, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa & Assistant Professor Yekang Ko, University of Oregon
• Sustainable urban design, led by Professor Errol J Haarhoff, University of Auckland
• Urban water and sanitation, led by Assistant Professor Kory Russel, University of Oregon
• Urban-rural linkages, led by Associate Professor Yizhao Yang, University of Oregon & Lecturer Sara Padgett Kjaersgaard, University of New South Wales
• Transitions in urban waterfronts, led by Professor Anne Taufen, University of Washington Tacoma & Associate Professor Ken Yocom, University of Washington
• Vulnerable communities, led by Professor Stephanie Pincetl, University of California Los Angeles; Assistant Professor Kian Goh, University of California Los Angeles; and Associate Vice Chancellor Mark Gold, University of California Los Angeles
• Landscape and human health, led by Associate Professor Bin Jiang, University of Hong Kong & Professor Chun-Yen Chang, National Taiwan Normal University
• Smart Cities, led by Senior Lecturer Mohsen Mohammadzadeh, University of Auckland

When: September 2017
Where: Portland, Oregon, United States
Host: University of Oregon

2017 Working Groups:

• Containing Urban Expansion Using "Boundaries" in the Era of Rapid Urbanization, led by Professor Yizhao Yang, University of Oregon
• From Urban Agriculture to New Urban Commons: Productive Landscapes and Infrastructural Ecologies, led by Assistant Professor Jacques Abelman, University of Oregon
• Redrawing Our Urban Waters, led by Professor Adell Amos, University of Oregon & Professor Brook Muller, University of Oregon
• Resolving Conflicts of "Greens": Energy Planning for Sustainable Landscape Conservation, led by Associate Professor Yekang Ko, University of Oregon
• Sustainable Transportation in an Era of Autonomous Vehicles, led by Professor Marc Schlossberg, University of Oregon
• Sustainable Urban Design, led by Professor Nico Larco, University of Oregon
• The Chengdu Plain and Dujiangyan Irrigation District, Sichuan, China: A Case of City-Landscape Sustainability in Comparative Perspective, led by Associate Professor Dan Abramson, University of Washington
• The Future of Urban Water and Sanitation, led by Assistant Professor Kory Russel, University of Oregon
• Transitions in Urban Waterfront Operation and Development, led by Associate Professor Ken Yocom, University of Washington; Professor Anne Taufen, University of Washington Tacoma; and Nicole Faghin, University of Washington
• Urban Biodiversity, led by Professor Marina Alberti, University of Washington