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)
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| Poster Presentation Session I | |
| 8:45 AM | Reception |
| 9:15 AM | Opening Ceremony |
| 9:45 AM | Group Photo |
| 9:55 AM | Keynote Speech Professor Zhiqiang Wu, Fellow, Chinese Academy of Engineering, College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University, Shanghai |
| 10:25 AM | Keynote Speech Professor Jie Fan, Academician, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Beijing |
| 10:55 AM | Tea Refreshment |
| 11:15 AM | Keynote Speech Professor William A.V. Clark, Member of the US National Academy of Sciences, Research Professor of Geography, UCLA, Los Angeles |
| 11:45 AM | Keynote Speech To be confirmed |
| 12:15 PM | Q&A |
| 12:30 PM | Lunch Break |
| 2:00 PM | Parallel Session I |
| 4:00 PM | Break |
| 4:15 PM | Parallel Session II |
| 7:00 PM | Conference Dinner |
DAY 2 (29 Nov 2026, Sunday)
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| Poster Presentation Session II | |
| 9:00 AM | Parallel Session III |
| 11:00 AM | Break |
| 11:15 AM | Parallel Session IV |
| 1:15 PM | Lunch Break |
| 2:30 PM | Parallel Session V |
| 4:30 PM | Tea Break |
| 4:45 PM | Dean’s Forum & Editor’s Forum |
| 5:45 PM | Student Paper Award Ceremony and Closing Ceremony |
| 6:05 PM | Asian Planning Schools Association (APSA) General Assembly |
| 6:35 PM | APSA Council Meeting |
