Past Global Conferences

Event	6th Annual World Commons Week
Theme
Location	Online Worldwide
Dates	December 4 – 10, 2023
Hosted by
Chairs
Presentations
Attendants
Website	https://www.incommonpodcast.org/series/wcw-2023/
Supported by	In Common Podcast

Event	XIX Biennial IASC Conference
Theme	The commons we want: ‘Between historical legacies and future collective actions’
Location	Nairobi, Kenya
Dates	June 19-24, 2023
Hosted by	University of Nairobi, Kenya, University of Bern Switzerland, Centre for Training and Integrated Research in ASAL Development (CETRAD), Kenya, Swiss TPH, and Swiss Society for African Studies
Chairs	Tobias Haller and Boniface Peter Kiteme
Presentations	coming soon
Attendants	coming soon
Website	https://2023.iasc-commons.org
Supported by	Swiss National Science Foundation, SAGW-ASSH, School of Public Affairs of the University of Denver Colorado, Tropical Conservation and Development Program of the University of Florida, University of Nairobi, CETRAD, Swiss Society for African Studies, Institute of Geography and Sustainability at the University of Lausanne, University of Bern, Institute of Social Anthropology at the University of Bern, Center for Development and the Environment at the university of Bern, School of Earth and Sustainability and School of Public Policy at the University of Massachusetts Amherst

Event	World Commons Week 2022
Theme	‘Global Teaching the Commons Video and Podcast Contest’
Location	Online
Dates	2022, December 4-10
Hosted by	IASC
Chairs	Charlie Schweik, Massachusetts University Amherst, USA, Hita Unnikrishnan, University of Sheffield, UK, and Ngunjiri Ndirangu, University of Nairobi, Kenya
Presentations	8 Keynotes
Attendants	NA
Website	https://wcw2022.iasc-commons.org
Supported by	IASC, University of Massachusetts Amherst, School of Public Policy and School of Earth and Sustainability at Massachusetts University Amherst, School of Sustainability at Arizona State University, Ostrom Workshop at Indiana University

Event	World Commons Week 2021
Theme	Celebrating the Commons with a Teaching the Commons Video Contest
Location	Online
Dates	2021, December 6-10
Hosted by	IASC
Chairs	Charlie Schweik, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Presentations	NA
Attendants	NA
Website	https://wcw2021.iasc-commons.org
Supported by	IASC, School of Public Policy and School of Earth and Sustainability at University of Massachusetts Amherst, Ostrom Workshop at Indiana University.

Event	IASC 2021 General Virtual Conference
Theme	‘Our Commons Future’
Location	Online, Worldwide
Dates	2021, October 11 – 15
Hosted by	IASC
Chairs	Marco Janssen and Caren Burgermeister
Presentations	12 live panel discussions, 5 training workshops, 9 membership meetings
Attendants	315
Website	https://2021general.iasc-commons.org/
Supported by	The Center of Behavior, Institutions and the Environment and the College of Global Futures at Arizona State University, the School of Government and Public Policy at the University of Arizona, the Ostrom Workshop at Indiana University, Bloomington, and the Breathing Games Association, Switzerland

Event	IASC 2021 Forest Commons Virtual Conference
Theme	‘The future of forest commons’
Location	Online, Worldwide
Dates	2021, September 13 – 17
Hosted by	IASC
Chairs	Tom Evans
Presentations	62 pre-recorded talks and 15 live panel discussions
Attendants	119
Website	https://2021forests.iasc-commons.org/
Supported by	The Center of Behavior, Institutions and the Environment and the College of Global Futures at Arizona State University, the School of Government and Public Policy at the University of Arizona, and the Ostrom Workshop at Indiana University, Bloomington

Event	IASC 2021 Land Commons Virtual Conference
Theme	‘The future of land commons’
Location	Online, Worldwide
Dates	2021, September 13 – 17
Hosted by	IASC
Chairs	Michael Schoon
Presentations	33 pre-recorded talks and 13 live panel discussions
Attendants	95
Website	https://2021land.iasc-commons.org/
Supported by	Global Land Programme, The Center of Behavior, Institutions and the Environment and the College of Global Futures at Arizona State University, the School of Government and Public Policy at the University of Arizona, and the Ostrom Workshop at Indiana University, Bloomington

Event	IASC 2021 Knowledge Commons Virtual Conference
Theme	‘The future of the knowledge commons’
Location	Online, Worldwide
Dates	2021, June 9 – 11
Hosted by	IASC
Chairs	Melanie Dulong de Rosnay, Marco A. Janssen, and Charles Schweik
Presentations	85 pre-recorded talks and 25 live panel discussions
Attendants	163
Website	https://2021knowledge.iasc-commons.org/
Supported by	The Center of Behavior, Institutions and the Environment and the College of Global Futures at Arizona State University, the School of Government and Public Policy at the University of Arizona, and the Ostrom Workshop at Indiana University, Bloomington

Event	1st IASC Latin American Virtual Conference
Theme	The future of the Commons in Latin America
Location	Online
Dates	2021, June 1 – 4
Hosted by	The Seminario Universitario de Sociedad, Medio Ambiente e Instituciones and the Instituto de Investigaciones Sociales at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (SUSMAI-IIS, UNAM)
Chairs	Leticia Merino Pérez
Presentations	5 Keynotes and 17 Webinars
Attendants	616
Website	https://comunes.susmai.unam.mx
Supported by	Seminario Universitario de Sociedad, Medio Ambiente e Instituciones (SUSAMI), Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), CGIAR Programa de Investigación sobre Bosques, Árboles y Agroforestería, World Agroforestry Centre, and Instutute Pro Comum

Event	IASC 2021 Water Commons Virtual Conference
Theme	‘The future of water commons’
Location	Online, Worldwide
Dates	2021, May 19 – 21
Hosted by	IASC
Chairs	Edella Schlager
Presentations	65 pre-recorded talks, 25 live panel discussions, and 4 Workshops
Attendants	199
Website	https://2021water.iasc-commons.org/
Supported by	The Center of Behavior, Institutions and the Environment and the College of Global Futures at Arizona State University, the School of Government and Public Policy at the University of Arizona, and the Ostrom Workshop at Indiana University, Bloomington

Event	IASC 2021 Polycentricity Virtual Conference
Theme	‘The future of polycentric governance’
Location	Online, Worldwide
Dates	2021, May 17 – 19
Hosted by	IASC
Chairs	Elizabeth Baldwin
Presentations	56 pre-recorded talks and 20 live panel discussions
Attendants	170
Website	https://2021polycentricity.iasc-commons.org/
Supported by	The Center of Behavior, Institutions and the Environment and the College of Global Futures at Arizona State University, the School of Government and Public Policy at the University of Arizona, and the Ostrom Workshop at Indiana University, Bloomington

Event	IASC 2021 Urban Commons Virtual Conference
Theme	‘Conceptualizing the urban commons’
Location	Online, Worldwide
Dates	2021, May 6 – 8
Hosted by	IASC
Chairs	Rimjhim Aggarwal
Presentations	68 pre-recorded talks, 17 live panel discussions, and 3 workshops
Attendants	167
Website	https://2021urban.iasc-commons.org/
Supported by	The Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, the Institute of Water Policy, the Center for Civil Society and Governance at the University of Hong Kong, the Center of Behavior, Institutions and the Environment and the College of Global Futures at Arizona State University, the School of Government and Public Policy at the University of Arizona, and the Ostrom Workshop at Indiana University, Bloomington

Event	IASC 2021 Commoning the Anthropocene Virtual Conference
Theme	‘The role that commoning will play in the Anthropocene’
Location	Online, Worldwide
Dates	2021, April 21 – 23
Hosted by	IASC
Chairs	John Marty Anderies
Presentations	26 pre-recorded talks, 12 Live Panel Discussions
Attendants	123
Website	https://2021anthropocene.iasc-commons.org/
Supported by	Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics and the Royal Swedish Academy of Science, the Center of Behavior, Institutions and the Environment and the College of Global Futures at Arizona State University, the School of Government and Public Policy at the University of Arizona, and the Ostrom Workshop at Indiana University Bloomington

Event	IASC 2021 Fisheries and Aquaculture Commons Virtual Conference
Theme	‘Fisheries and Aquaculture Commons’
Location	Online, Worldwide
Dates	2021, March 9 – 11
Hosted by	IASC
Chairs	Alejandro García Lozano
Presentations	50 pre-recorded talks, 11 Live Panel Discussions
Attendants	112
Website	https://2021fisheries.iasc-commons.org/
Supported by	The Center of Behavior, Institutions and the Environment of Arizona State University, the School of Government and Public Policy of the University of Arizona, the Ostrom Workshop of Indiana University Bloomington, and the College of Global Futures of Arizona State University

Event	IASC 2021 Commons in Space Virtual Conference
Theme	‘Commons in Space’
Location	Online, Worldwide
Dates	2021, February 24 – 26
Hosted by	IASC
Chairs	Marco Janssen
Presentations	45 pre-recorded talks, 14 Live Panel Discussions
Attendants	145
Website	https://2021space.iasc-commons.org/
Supported by	The Interplanetary initiative, the School of Global Futures, and the Center for Behavior, Institutions and the Environment at Arizona State University, the Ostrom Workshop at Indiana University, Bloomington, the School of Government and Public Policy at the University of Arizona, the Laboratory for the Governance of the City as a Commons, and the Open Lunar Foundation

Event	World Commons Week 2019
Theme	The Future of the Commons
Location	55+ Locations Worldwide and Online
Dates	2019, October 6 – 12
Hosted by	IASC
Chairs	Charlie Schweik
Presentations	60+
Attendants	NA
Website	https://wcw2019.iasc-commons.org/
Supported by	IASC

Event	XVII Biennial IASC-Conference
Theme	‘In Defense of the Commons: Challenges, Innovation and Action’
Location	Lima, Peru
Dates	2019, July 1-5
Hosted by	(PUCP) Pontifical Catholic University of Peru
Chairs	Prof. Debora Delgado, PUCP and Prof.Juan Camilo Cárdenas, Los Andes University Colombia
Presentations	470
Attendants	525
Website	https://2019.iasc-commons.org/
Supported by	Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, Hanns Seidel Stiftung, Consego Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología, e Innovación Tecnológica (CONCYTEC), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zuzammenarbeit (GIZ), Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Bicentenario Perú, Lugar de la Memoria la Tolerancia y la Inclusion Social, Escuela de Gobierno y Políticas Públicas at PUCP, Dirección Académica de Responsibilidad Social (DARS), Instituto de Ciencias de la Naturaleza, Territorio y Energías Renovables (INTE), Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas, Económicas, Políticas y Antropológicas (CISEPA), Conservación Amazónica (ACCA), Conservation International (CI), Asociación Cicuito Ecoturístico Lomas de Paraíso, PNUD Lomas, Reserva Nacional de Paracas, Círculo Ciclista Protector de las Huacas (CCPH), Comunidad Indígena de Cantagallo.

Event	1st IASC Virtual Conference
Theme	‘General’
Location	Global-online
Dates	2018, November 12-30
Hosted by	IASC
Chairs	Prof. Marco Janssen, Arizona State University
Presentations	16 academic papers, 4 World Commons Week Reports, 40 Commons Contest Videos
Attendants	100 participants
Website	https://www.iasc-commons.org/1st-iasc-commons-virtual-conference-2018-home/
Supported by	IASC-North America

Event	Commons Video Contest
Theme	‘Communicate commons research to the general public”‘
Location	Online
Dates	November 1, 2018
Hosted by	IASC
Chairs	Marco Janssen, Arizona State University
Presentations	20 Contest Videos
Attendants	100+
Website	https://iasc-commons.org/1st-iasc-commons-virtual-conference-2018-home/#video-contest
Supported by	IASC-North America, Foundation for Scientific Symbiosis

Event	World Commons Week 2018
Theme	‘Global World Commons Week’
Location	55+ Locations Worldwide and Online
Dates	2018, October 4 – 12
Hosted by	IASC
Chairs	Charlie Schweik
Presentations	60+
Attendants
Website	https://wcw2018.iasc-commons.org
Supported by	IASC

Event	XVI Biennial IASC-Conference
Theme	‘Practicing the commons: Self-governance, cooperation, and institutional change’
Location	Utrecht, Netherlands
Dates	2017, July 10-14
Hosted by	Utrecht University
Chairs	Prof. Tine De Moor, Utrecht University
Presentations	453 academic papers, 15 Practitioners’ Labs with 103 contributions
Attendants	805 participants
Website	https://2017.iasc-commons.org
Supported by	Agriterra, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, BothENDS Foundation, Utrecht Convention Bureau, Municipality of Utrecht, Province of Utrecht, Rabobank Foundation, Royal Netherlands Academy of Science and Arts (KNAW), Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO), ZLTO, Dutch Council for Cooperatives (NCR), Gebiedscoöperatie Westerkwartier

Event	XV Biennial IASC-Conference
Theme	‘The commons amidst complexity and change’
Location	Edmonton AB, Canada
Dates	2015, May 25-29
Hosted by	University of Alberta
Chairs	Dr. Brenda Parlee, University of Alberta
Presentations	415 academic papers
Attendants	451 participants
Website	Website Closed
Supported by	Canadian Government, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, Canadian Multicultural Education Foundation, Resources and Sustainable Development in the Arctic, TIDES Canada, Canadian Commission for UNESCO, Olthuis Kleer Townshend LLP, The Water Institute of the University of Waterloo, Walter & Duncan Gordon Foundation, Telus World of Science Edmonton

Event	XIV Biennial IASC-Conference
Theme	‘Commoners and the changing commons: Livelihoods, environmental security, and shared knowledge’
Location	Kitafuji, Japan
Dates	2013, June 3-7
Hosted by	Onshirin Regional Public Organization & Research Institute for Humanity and Nature
Chairs	Tomoya Akimichi, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature (Kyoto) & Margaret McKean, Duke University (NC)
Presentations	c. 150 academic papers
Attendants	c. 400 participants
Website	Website Closed
Supported by	Onshirin Regional Public Organization, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature

Event	XIII Biennial IASC-Conference
Theme	‘Sustaining commons: Sustaining our future’
Location	Hyderabad, India
Dates	2011, January 10-14
Hosted by	Foundation for Ecological Security (FES)
Chairs	Nitin Desai, India Prime Minister’s Council for Climate Change & Jagdeesh Rao Puppala, FES
Presentations	c. 250 academic papers
Attendants	c. 800 participants
Website	http://iasc2011.fes.org.in
Supported by	Concern Worldwide, Collective Action and Property Rights (CAPRi), Omidyar Network, International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Actionaid, Ford Foundation, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), Arghyam, UNDP GEF Small Grants Programme, UNDP India, Indian Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), Indian Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD)-Department of Land Resources, Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (APTDC), Dr. Marri Channa Reddy Human Resource Development Institute of Andhra Pradesh

Event	XII Biennial IASC-Conference
Theme	‘Governing shared resources: Connecting local experience to global challenges’
Location	Cheltenham, UK
Dates	2008, July 14-18
Hosted by	University of Gloucestershire
Chairs	John Powell & Chris Short, Countryside and Community Research Institute, University of Gloucestershire
Presentations	c. 400 academic papers
Attendants	c. 500 participants
Website	Website Closed
Supported by	University of Gloucestershire

Event	XI Biennial IASCP-Conference
Theme	‘Survival of the commons: Mounting challenges and new realities’
Location	Ubud (Bali), Indonesia
Dates	2006, June 19-23
Hosted by	Centre for Agrarian Studies, Bogor Agricultural University
Chairs	Ernan Rustiadi, Centre for Regional Development Planning & Satyawan Sunito, Centre for Agrarian Studies (Bogor Agricultural University)
Presentations	266 academic papers
Attendants	434 participants
Website	Website Closed
Supported by	Center for Agrarian Studies at Bogar Agricultural University

Event	IASC Meeting – CAPRI Seminar
Theme	‘Defending the commons & Decentralization and the commons’
Location	Washington DC, USA
Dates	2005, May 10
Hosted by	CAPRi
Chairs	NA
Presentations	1 archived discussion paper
Attendants	11 invited participants
Website	Website Closed
Supported by	CAPRi, IASCP

Event	X Biennial IASC-Conference
Theme	‘The commons in an age of global transition: Challenges, risks, and opportunities’
Location	Oaxaca City (Oaxaca), Mexico
Dates	2004, August 9-13
Hosted by	Instituto de Investigaciones Sociales, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (IIS-UNAM)
Chairs	Leticia Merino, IIS-UNAM
Presentations	239 academic papers
Attendants	c. 500 participants
Website	Website Closed
Supported by	Instituto de Investigaciones Sociales at Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Event	IX Biennial IASC-Conference
Theme	‘The commons in an age of globalization’
Location	Elephant Hills, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
Dates	2002, June 17-21
Hosted by	University of Zimbabwe
Chairs	Phanuel Mugabe, University of Zimbabwe
Presentations	c. 300 academic papers
Attendants	c. 500 participants
Website	Website Closed
Supported by	University of Zimbabwe

Event	VIII Biennial IASC-Conference
Theme	‘Constituting the commons: Crafting sustainable commons in the new millennium’
Location	Bloomington IN, USA
Dates	2000, May 31-June 4
Hosted by	Indiana University
Chairs	Nives Dolsak & Elinor Ostrom, Indiana University
Presentations	235 academic papers
Attendants	c. 600 participants
Website	Website Closed
Supported by	Ford Foundation, The Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis (Indiana University), Center for the Study of Institutions, Population, and Environmental Change (Indiana University), African Studies Program (Indiana University), Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (Indiana University), College of Arts and Sciences (Indiana University), Dean of the Fcaulties Office (Indiana University), Inner Asian and Uralic National Resource Center (Indiana University), Office of International Programs (Indiana University), Office of the Vice President and Chancellor (Indiana University), The President’s Office (Indiana University), Research and the University Graduate School (Indiana University), West European Studies (Indiana University)

Event	VII Annual IASCP-Conference
Theme	‘Crossing boundaries’
Location	Vancouver BC, Canada
Dates	1998, June 10-14
Hosted by	University of British Columbia
Chairs	Evelyn Pinkerton, School of Resource and Environmental Management, Simon Fraser University
Presentations	181 academic papers
Attendants	c. 600 participants
Website	Website Closed
Supported by	Simon Fraser University, University of British Columbia, The Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Forest Renewal Britisch Columbia, VanCity Credit Union, Friends of the Environment Fund of Canada Trust

Event	VI Annual IASCP-Conference
Theme	‘Voices from the commons’
Location	Berkeley CA, USA
Dates	1996, June 5-8
Hosted by	University of California at Berkeley
Chairs	Louise Fortmann, University of California at Berkeley
Presentations	81 academic papers
Attendants	500 participants
Website	Website Closed
Supported by	Ford Foundation, Institute for International Studies – University of California at Berkeley, Center for Sustainable Resource Development/College of Natural Resources – University of California at Berkeley , African Studies Center – University of California at Berkeley, National Park Services

Event	V Annual IASCP-Conference
Theme	‘Reinventing the commons’
Location	Bodø, Norway
Dates	1995, May 24-28
Hosted by	Agricultural University of Norway / Høgskolen i Bodø / University of Trondheim
Chairs	Erling Berge & Audun Sandberg, University of Trondheim
Presentations	198 academic papers
Attendants	350 participants
Website	Website Closed
Supported by	Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norwegian Agency for Development Co-operation, Swedish Agency for Research Co-operation with Developing Countries, Research Council of Norway, Landsdelsutvalget for Nord-Norge, The Norwegia Association of Mountain Councils (Norges Fjellstyresammband), Bodø Municipality, Nordland Fylke, The Norwegian Farmers Association

Event	III Annual IASCP-Conference
Theme	‘Inequality and the commons’
Location	Washington DC, USA
Dates	1992, September 17-20
Hosted by	Rutgers University
Chairs	Bonnie McCay, Rutgers University
Presentations	77 academic papers
Attendants	100 participants
Website	Website Closed
Supported by	Rutgers University

Event	II Annual IASCP-Conference
Theme	‘Common property conference’
Location	Winnipeg MB, Canada
Dates	1991, September 26-29
Hosted by	Natural Resources Institute, University of Manitoba
Chairs	Fikret Berkes
Presentations	89 academic papers
Attendants	350 participants
Website	Website Closed
Supported by	Canadian Environmental Assessment Research Council, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Federal Environmental Assessment Review Office, Ford Foundation, Fisheries and Oceans Canada – Freshwater Institute (Winnipeg), Government of the Northwest Territories, International Development Research Centre, Manitoba Department of Natural Resources, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, UNESCO Canada (Man in the Biosphere Program), University of Manitoba

Event	First Annual IASCP-Conference
Theme	‘Designing sustainability on the commons’
Location	Durham NC, USA
Dates	1990, September 27-30
Hosted by	Duke University
Chairs	Margaret McKean, Duke University
Presentations	43 academic papers
Attendants	210 participants
Website	Website Closed
Supported by	Ford Foundation (India), Graduate School of Arts and Sciences – Duke University, Center for International Studies – Duke University, Program in International Political Economy – Duke University