The 18th International Congress of Asian Planning Schools Association (APSA)

Programme

Tentative Programme, subject to changes

18th International Congress of Asian Planning Schools Association (APSA)
Planning Infinite Urban Futures

Date:28 – 29 November 2026
Main Venue:Loke Yew Hall, Main Building, The University of Hong Kong,
Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong

DAY 1 (28 Nov 2026, Saturday)

TimeActivity
Poster Presentation Session I
8:45 AMReception
9:15 AMOpening Ceremony
9:45 AMGroup Photo
9:55 AMThinking about the future- decisions in the present: Demography as Destiny
Professor William A.V. Clark, Member of the US National Academy of Sciences, Research Professor of Geography, UCLA, Los Angeles
10:25 AMPlanning as Statecraft
Professor Fulong WU, Bartlett Chair of Planning, The Bartlett School of Planning, University College London
10:55 AMTea Refreshment
11:15 AMKeynote Speech
To be confirmed
11:45 AMKeynote Speech
To be confirmed
12:15 PMQ&A
12:30 PMLunch Break
2:00 PMParallel Session I
4:00 PMBreak
4:15 PMParallel Session II
7:00 PMConference Dinner

DAY 2 (29 Nov 2026, Sunday)

TimeActivity
Poster Presentation Session II
9:00 AMParallel Session III
11:00 AMBreak
11:15 AMParallel Session IV
1:15 PMLunch Break
2:30 PMParallel Session V
4:30 PMTea Break
4:45 PMDean’s Forum & Editor’s Forum (Parallel Session)

Dean’s Forum:
Professor Weiping Wu, Vice Provost for Academic Programs, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, Columbia University

Professor Yung Ho Chang, Dean of Faculty of Architecture, The University of Hong Kong

Editor’s Forum:
To be confirmed
5:45 PMStudent Paper Award Ceremony and Closing Ceremony
6:05 PMAsian Planning Schools Association (APSA) General Assembly
6:35 PMAPSA Council Meeting