About the Congress

ISOCARP’s 60th World Planning Congress Diamond Anniversary Series is not a typical congress, but rather a SPREAD-OUT CONGRESS:
• spatially (global north and global south),
• temporally (throughout the year with multiple events), and
• thematically (from classic urban planning and design to contemporary and future planning issues).

The WPC60 Diamond Anniversary Series will feature several events, including the 1st International Conference for New Cities: Planning New Regenerative Cities, in New Clark City, Philippines (10-13 September 2024), and the ‘grand finale’ 60th World Planning Congress: Reinventing the (In) Visible Cities in the historic city of Siena, Italy (8- 12 October). Before, between, and after these major events, ISOCARP will host complementary events to celebrate the WPC60 Diamond Anniversary.

Post-Congress Publications

Publicising the work of our authors and presenters has always been a central part of the ISOCARP Congresses. All papers submitted and accepted in the 60th World Planning Congress are published in the digital Congress Proceedings. They are also published electronically with an International Standard Book Number (ISBN) following the Congress. Papers will be included in ISOCARP’s searchable paper platform and a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) will be provided for each submitted research paper.

Authors of research papers presented at the Congress are encouraged to subsequently submit their paper for publication in scholarly journals, magazines, reports and other publications, provided that this is accompanied by a statement to the effect that the paper was first delivered to the 60th World Planning Congress.

Registrations and Congress Tickets

Please note that all Presenters, including any copresenters, must purchase their Congress tickets by the indicated deadline in order for their Final Submission to be received and for their work to be included in the Congress Proceedings and the online ISOCARP paper platform. Only contributions from registered presenters will be published.

Authors are allowed to submit a maximum of 2 (two) abstracts and their registration will cover both. In case one wants to submit extra abstracts, there will be an extra cost (please see ticketing page on our website).

Submission Process

1. Follow Final Submission Guidelines
Review and follow the guidelines indicated in the document “Submission Guidelines: Congress Contributions 2024” found on our website. Not following these guidelines is grounds for removal of Contributions from the Congress Programme and all ISOCARP publications.
By submitting a contribution for an ISOCARP event, you pledge not to commit any acts of plagiarism and to reference the work obtained from other resources.

2. Complete your Final Submission
Submit your Final Submission in the online ISOCARP Congress Platform by the Final Submission Deadline. Submitters will receive a confirmation email of Final Submission for their records. Final Submissions will not be considered complete and received if the Final Submission Deadline is not met, or the Submission Guidelines are not followed. In that case, presenters will be removed from the Congress Programme, and contributions will be not be included in the Congress Proceedings.

Cancellation and Refund Policy

Congress fees will be forfeited unless cancellation request is received by cancellation deadline.
Cancellation of registration must be sent through your account directly on our platform. We will start processing your refund within 5-10 business days after the receipt of your request, in accordance to the Refund policy below:
• Cancellations received before and on 31st July 2024: 100% refund, minus transfer/ handling costs (EUR 25,-)
• Cancellations received from and on 1st August 2024 to and including 31 August: 50% refund, minus transfer/handling costs (EUR 25,-)
• Cancellations received from and including 1 September 2024, onwards: no refund.
• here will be no refunds for cancellations of registrations for a Virtual Congress (exceptional in case of global travel restrictions).

In the event that registered delegates would be unable to attend any WPC60 event in-person due to lastminute changes in their government imposed travel restrictions, the registration will be automatically converted to Virtual registration, in accordance to the original registration category. The difference in registration fees will be refunded.

Should ISOCARP and/or the Host be forced to cancel the in-person event, ISOCARP and the Host will elaborate an alternative proposal for either fully or semi- virtual congress or for the postponement of the congress to a new date.

ISOCARP and the Host will not assume responsibility for any additional costs or charges, including but not limited to, payments made for travel and accommodation.

Force Majeure and Cancellation

ISOCARP and the Host cannot be held liable by attendees for either the partial or total non- execution of the event due to circumstances beyond the control of ISOCARP and the Host (force majeure), including but not limited to, credible threats of natural disaster in the geographic vicinity, war, eruption, lockdown of transportation facilities, governmental travel advisory, civil disturbance or any other comparable events beyond the parties’ control.

Under these circumstances, ISOCARP and the Host reserves the right to either retain the entire registration fee and to use it for a future congress, or to reimburse the attendees after deducting the costs already incurred for the organisation of the event and which could not be recovered from third parties.

Modification of the Programme

ISOCARP and the Hosts reserve the right to modify the programme for the in-person Congress, and the virtual Pre-congress sessions. No refunds will be granted for reasons related to the programme (including change of speakers).

Acceptance of the General Terms and Conditions

By submitting their work for the Congress, authors agree for their information to be published by ISOCARP, and grant a nonexclusive license to ISOCARP to make use of and publish the subsequent Congress paper/ report and presentation. Authors and invited speakers also agree with the terms of these Guidelines. The General Terms and Conditions indicated on the ISOCARP Congress Platform shall manage your use of our platform and the participation in the Congress and Pre-congress. These General Terms and Conditions as well as ISOCARP’s Privacy Policy will be applied fully and affect your use of the Congress platform. By using the platform, you agreed to accept these General Terms and Conditions. You shall not use the ISOCARP Congress platform if you disagree with any of these General Terms and Conditions.