Past Global Conferences


	Event	IASC 2021 General Virtual Conference
	Theme	Our Commons Future
	Location	Online, Worldwide
	Dates	2021, October 11 - 15
	Hosted by	IASC
	Organizer	Marco Janssen and Caren Burgermeister
	Presentations	12 live panel discussions, 5 training workshops, 9 membership meetings
	Attendants	315
	Website	2021general.iasc-commons.org
	Sponsored 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
	Organizer	Tom Evans
	Presentations	62 pre-recorded talks and 15 live panel discussions
	Attendants	119
	Website	2021forests.iasc-commons.org
	Sponsored 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
	Organizer	Michael Schoon
	Presentations	33 pre-recorded talks and 13 live panel discussions
	Attendants	95
	Website	2021land.iasc-commons.org
	Sponsored 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
	Organizer	Melanie Dulong de Rosnay, Marco A. Janssen, and Charles Schweik
	Presentations	85 pre-recorded talks and 25 live panel discussions
	Attendants	163
	Website	2021knowledge.iasc-commons.org
	Sponsored 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 Water Commons Virtual Conference
	Theme	The future of water commons
	Location	Online, Worldwide
	Dates	2021, May 19 - 21
	Hosted by	IASC
	Organizer	Edella Schlager
	Presentations	65 pre-recorded talks, 25 live panel discussions, and 4 Workshops
	Attendants	199
	Website	2021water.iasc-commons.org
	Sponsored 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
	Organizer	Elizabeth Baldwin
	Presentations	56 pre-recorded talks and 20 live panel discussions
	Attendants	170
	Website	2021polycentricity.iasc-commons.org
	Sponsored 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
	Organizer	Rimjhim Aggarwal
	Presentations	68 pre-recorded talks, 17 live panel discussions, and 3 workshops
	Attendants	167
	Website	2021urban.iasc-commons.org
	Sponsored 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
	Organizer	John Marty Anderies
	Presentations	26 pre-recorded talks, 12 Live Panel Discussions
	Attendants	123
	Website	2021anthropocene.iasc-commons.org
	Sponsored 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
	Organizer	Alejandro García Lozano
	Presentations	50 pre-recorded talks, 11 Live Panel Discussions
	Attendants	112
	Website	2021fisheries.iasc-commons.org
	Sponsored 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
	Organizer	Marco Janssen
	Presentations	45 pre-recorded talks, 14 Live Panel Discussions
	Attendants	145
	Website	2021space.iasc-commons.org
	Sponsored 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
	Organizer	Charlie Schweik
	Presentations	60+
	Website	wcw2019.iasc-commons.org


	Conference	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 Prof.Juan Camilo Cárdenas, Los Andes University Colombia
	Presentations	470
	Attendants	525
	Website	2019.iasc-commons.org
	Program	iasc2019program_lima
	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.


	Conference	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	Watch videos here
	Supported by	IASC-North America


	Event	World Commons Week 2018
	Theme	Global World Commons Week
	Location	55+ Locations Worldwide and Online
	Dates	2018, October 4 - 12
	Hosted by	IASC
	Organizer	Charlie Schweik
	Presentations	60+
	Website	wcw2018.iasc-commons.org


	Conference	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	2017.iasc-commons.org
	Program	IASC2017_Program_Utrecht
	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


	Conference	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	No longer available
	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


	Conference	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	Conference website closed
	Supported by	Onshirin Regional Public Organization, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature


	Conference	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


	Conference	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	Conference website closed
	Supported by	University of Gloucestershire


	Conference	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	Conference website closed
	Supported by	Center for Agrarian Studies at Bogar Agricultural University


	Conference	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	conference website closed
	Supported by	Instituto de Investigaciones Sociales at Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México


	Conference	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	Conference website closed
	Supported by	University of Zimbabwe


	Conference	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	Conference 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)


	Conference	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	Conference 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


	Conference	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	Conference 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


	Conference	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	Conference 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


	Conference	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	Conference website closed
	Supported by	Rutgers University


	Conference	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	Conference 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


	Conference	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	Conference 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

Also read: Powell, J. et al. A companion to IASC Commons Conferences. [Cheltenham] : Countryside and Community Research Institute, 2017.