Past Regional and Thematic Conferences

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Event	Commons in Space 2022
Theme	'Commons in Space'
Location	Online
Dates	2022, November 2-4
Hosted by	IASC
Chairs	Xiao-Shan Yap, Eawag, Switzerland and Utrecht University, the Netherlands, and Marco Janssen, Arizona State University
Presentations	38 pre-recorded talks, 11 Live Panel Discussions
Attendants	101
Website	https://2022space.iasc-commons.org
Supported by	Center for Behavior, Institutions, and the Environment at Arizona State University


Event	IASC 1-Day Virtual Conference on Food Commons in Europe and Beyond
Theme	Food Commons
Location	Online
Dates	2021, December 9th
Hosted by	IASC
Chairs	Insa Theesfeld
Presentations	9 live panels and 21 video presentations
Attendants	79
Website	https://2021food.iasc-commons.org/
Supported by	The DIRPOLIS Institute (Institute of Law, Politics and Development) of the Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy and the Ostrom Workshop at Indiana University, USA


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	IASC2020 Web Conference on African Commons
Theme	'African Commons'
Location	Online
Dates	2020, July 13-27
Hosted by	IASC
Chairs	Marco Janssen, Everisto Mapedza, Koffi Alinon
Presentations	2 Keynotes, 5 Live Webinars, 2 meeting events, 54 recorded presentations
Attendants	2300 participants
Website	https://africa.iasc-commons.org/african%20commons-2020-web-conference/
Supported by	IASC and AFD


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	2nd China Commons Workshop
Theme	‘Response of Governing the Commons in China: The 50th Anniversary of “Tragedy of the Commons”‘
Location	Beijing, PR China
Dates	2018, October 13
Hosted by	Tsinghua University
Chairs
Presentations	7 keynote lectures
Attendants	50+
Website	https://iasc-commons.org/conferences-regional-thematic/2nd-china-commons-ws/
Supported by	Tsinghua University, IASC


Event	3rd IASC-Conference on Knowledge Commons
Theme	‘When commons meet law and public policy’
Location	Paris, France
Dates	2016, October 20-22
Hosted by	SciencesPo, École du droit
Chairs	NA
Presentations	NA
Attendants	NA
Website	Website Closed
Supported by	SciencesPo ‘Ecole du Droit, IASC


Event	4th Regional European IASC-Conference
Theme	‘Commons in a “glocal” world: Global connections and local responses’
Location	Bern, Switzerland
Dates	2016, May 10-13
Hosted by	Institute of Social Anthropology, Bern University
Chairs	NA
Presentations	NA
Attendants	NA
Website	Website Closed
Supported by	Institute of Social Anthropology (Bern University), Centre for Development and Environment (Bern University), Institute of History (Bern University), @@@, Institute for Ecology and Action Anthropology (Bern University), Municipality of Bern, @@@, World Trade Institute, Swiss Network for International Studies, Centre for Global Studies (Bern University), Interdisciplinary Centre for Gender Studies (Bern University)


Event	1st Thematic IASC-Conference on Urban Commons
Theme	‘The city as a commons’
Location	Bologna, Italy
Dates	2015, November 5-7
Hosted by	LabGov / Fordham Urban Law Centre
Chairs	Sheila Foster, Fordham University School of Law, and Christian Iaione, UniMarconi and LUISS Guido Carli
Presentations	NA
Attendants	NA
Website	https://urbancommons.labgov.it
Supported by	Comune di Bologna, Fondazione del Monte di Bologna e Ravenna, Fondazione Golanelli, Legacoop Bologna, Fondazione Unipolis, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, ANCI, Forum PA, Commons Strategies Group, DESIS Network, Cooperazione Accion, OuiShare, Trailab


Event	3rd Regional European IASC-Conference
Theme	‘From generation to generation – the use of commons in a changing society’
Location	Umeå, Sweden
Dates	2014, September 16-19
Hosted by	Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Chairs	NA
Presentations	NA
Attendants	NA
Website	Website Closed
Supported by	NA


Event	2nd African Regional IASC-Conference
Theme	‘Defragmenting African natural resources management / Responsive forest resources governance’
Location	Cape Town, South Africa
Dates	2013, April 9-11
Hosted by	PLAAS Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies
Chairs	Lapologan Magole (Okavanga Research Centre, University of Botswana)
Presentations	NA
Attendants	NA
Website	https://www.slideshare.net/IascCommons/call-for-papers-africa-regional-meetingofiasc
Supported by	PLAAS (University of the Western Cape), Defragmenting African Resource Management Project (DARMA; ACP Science and Technology Programme, 9th European Development Fund), Responsive Forest Governance Initiative (RFGI; CODESRIA, the University of Illinois at Urbana Champagne) IUCN (funded by SIDA), IASC


Event	2nd Thematic IASC-Conference
Theme	‘Design and dynamics of institutions for collective action. A tribute to Elinor Ostrom (1933-2012)’
Location	Utrecht, The Netherlands
Dates	2012, November 29-December 1
Hosted by	Utrecht University
Chairs	Tine De Moor, Department of Socia and Economic History (Utrecht University)
Presentations	NA
Attendants	NA
Website	Website Closed
Supported by	Utrecht University, IASC, Utrecht Convention Bureau, Municipality of Utrecht


Event	2nd Regional European IASC-Conference
Theme	‘Shared resources in a rapidly changing world’
Location	Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Dates	2011, September 14-17
Hosted by	Agricultural University Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Chairs	Achim Schlüter (Leibniz Centre of Tropical Marine Ecology (ZMT)/Jacobs University), Insa Theesfeld (Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Central and Eastern Europe (IAMO)), Audun Sandberg (Bodø University College), and Ivan Penov and Violeta Dirimanova (both Agricultural University, Plovdiv)
Presentations	26 archived academic papers
Attendants	NA
Website	Website Closed
Supported by	Agricultural University Plovdiv, ZMT Bremen, IAMO, Nordland University, IASC


Event	North-American Regional IASC-Conference
Theme	‘Capturing the complexity of the commons’
Location	Tempe AZ, USA
Dates
Hosted by	The Center for the Study of Institutional Diversity (ASU)
Chairs	Marco Janssen, Arizona State University
Presentations	33 archived academic papers
Attendants	50+
Website	Website Closed
Supported by	The Center for the Study of Institutional Diversity (ASU), IASC


Event	1st African Regional IASC-Conference
Theme	‘Scaling up conservation practices for natural resource commons in Africa’
Location	Cape Town, South Africa
Dates	2009, January 20-22
Hosted by	PLAAS Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies
Chairs	Lapologan Magole (Harry Oppenheimer Okavanga Research Centre, University of Botswana) & Mafaniso Hara (PLAAS, University of the Western Cape)
Presentations	NA
Attendants	NA
Website	Website Closed
Supported by	PLAAS (University of the Western Cape), Marine and Coastal Management South Africa, Botswana Department of Environmental Affairs,, Harry Oppenheimer Okavanga Research Centre (University of Botswana), IASC


Event	1st Regional Regional IASC-Conference
Theme	‘Building the European Commons: From open fields to open source’
Location	Brescia, Italy
Dates	2006, March 23-25
Hosted by	University of Brescia
Chairs	Giangiacomo Bravo (University of Brescia) & Tine De Moor (Utrecht University)
Presentations	42 archived academic papers
Attendants	78 participants
Website	http://web.archive.org/web/20101211124731/http://iascpeurope.eco.unibs.it/
Supported by	Department of Social Studies University of Brescia, Fondazione della communità Bresciana, Cassa Padana, IASC


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	2nd Regional Pacific IASCP-Conference
Theme	‘Traditional lands in the Pacific region: Indigenous common- property resources in convulsion or cohesion’
Location	Brisbane, Australia
Dates	2003, September 7-9
Hosted by	Australian Property Institute (Queensland Division)
Chairs	NA
Presentations	13 archived papers
Attendants	NA
Website	Website Closed
Supported by	Australian Property Institute (Queensland Division), IASCP


Event	Regional IASCP-Conference on Arctic Commons
Theme	‘Joining the northern commons: Lessons for the world, lessons from the world ‘
Location	Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Dates	2003, August 17-21
Hosted by	Institute of the North, Alaska Pacific University
Chairs	NA
Presentations	30 presentations
Attendants	40+ participants
Website	Website Closed
Supported by	Institute of the North (Alaska Pacific University), IASCP


Event	Regional Meeting Latin-America
Theme	‘Bridging the Commons Gap in Latin America’
Location	Oaxaca, México
Dates	2003, May 17
Hosted by	National Autonomous University of México (UNAM), IASCP
Chairs	Leticia Merino and Jim Robson, National Autonomous University of México
Presentations	NA
Attendants	NA
Website	Website Closed
Supported by	University of México (UNAM), IASCP


Event	Regional East-European IASCP-Conference
Theme	‘The commons in transition: Property on natural resources in Central and Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union’
Location	Prague, Czech Republic
Dates	2003, April 11-13
Hosted by	Institute for Agricultural Economics (VUZE; now: ÚZEI), Prague, Humboldt University in Berlin, IASCP
Chairs	Erling Berge, Norwegian University of Science and Technology / IASCP & Libor Grega, Mendel’s University for Agriculture and Forestry & Tomas Ratinger, Institute for Agricultural Economics (VUZE) & Thomas Sikor, Humboldt University in Berlin
Presentations	11 archived academic papers
Attendants	NA
Website	Website Closed
Supported by	Institute for Agricultural Economics (VUZE), Humboldt University in Berlin, IASCP


Event	West-Africa IASC Network Workshop
Theme	‘IASCP Regionalization network in French-speaking West-Africa’
Location	Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Dates	2001, September 24-25
Hosted by	IASCP
Chairs	Boubacar Ba (Mali) and Hubert Ouédraogo (Burkina Faso)
Presentations	11 thematic presentations
Attendants	c. 15 participants
Website	Website Closed
Supported by	IASCP


Event	South Asia Network Meeting
Theme	‘South Asia Network Meeting’
Location	New Delhi, India
Dates	2001, December 14-15
Hosted by	Winrocks International, IASCP
Chairs	Michelle Curtain (IASCP), in collaboration with Winrock International
Presentations	NA
Attendants	NA
Website	Website Closed
Supported by	Winrock International, IASCP


Event	Inaugural Pacific Regional Meeting
Theme	‘Tradition and globalization: Critical issues for accommodation of CPR’s in the Pacific region’
Location	Brisbane, Australia
Dates	2001, September 2-4
Hosted by	Queensland University of Technology
Chairs	John Sheehan, Australian Property Institute
Presentations	22 presentations
Attendants	NA
Website	Website Closed
Supported by	Australia Property Institute, University of Technology (Brisbane), IASCP


Event	Regional Asian IASCP-Conference
Theme	‘Politics of the commons: Articulating strengthening local practices’
Location	Chiang Mai, Thailand
Dates	2000, May 31-June 4
Hosted by	Chiang Mai University
Chairs	NA
Presentations	71 archived academic papers
Attendants	NA
Website	Website Closed
Supported by	Chiang Mai University, IASCP


Event	Common Property Theory Workshop and Conference
Theme	‘Common Property Theory Workshop and Conference’
Location	Zonguene Lodge, Mozambique
Dates	1999, July 20-25
Hosted by	Center for Forestry Research
Chairs	Ken Wilson, Ford Foundation
Presentations	15 presentations
Attendants	30-40 participants
Website	Website Closed
Supported by	Ford Foundation, \|Center for Forestry Research, Mozambican Ministry of Agriculture, Government of Gaza Province (Mozambique), IASCP


Event	The Workshop in Political Theory & Policy Analysis
Theme	‘Reflections on Common Property Theory & Research’
Location	Bloomington IN, USA
Dates	1999, June 7
Hosted by	The Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis at Indiana University
Chairs	Clark Gibson and Fabrice Lehoucq, The Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis at Indiana University
Presentations	10 presentations
Attendants	NA
Website	Website Closed
Supported by	The Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis at Indiana University, IASCP


Event	Workshop on Future Directions for Common Property Theory and Research
Theme	‘Workshop on Future Directions for Common Property Theory and Research’
Location	New Brunswick NJ, USA
Dates	1997, February 28
Hosted by	Rutgers University
Chairs	Bonnie McCay, Ecopolicy Center / Department of Human Ecology at Rutgers University
Presentations	6 presentations
Attendants	NA
Website	http://dlc.dlib.indiana.edu/dlc/handle/10535/3806
Supported by	Ecopolicy Center for Agricultural, Environmental, and Resource Issues at Rutgers University, IASCP