The 6th World Planning Schools Congress will take place 29.6.-3.7.2026 in Helsinki/Espoo (Finland)!
See more information on the website: www.wpsc2026.org or on LinkedIn !
CALL FOR SPECIAL SESSIONS [EXTENDED]
Special sessions are intended to cover timely and relevant subjects that are not covered by the 15 tracks. See below an initial list of keywords for each track.
Special sessions consist of 4-8 oral presentations. Convenors of an accepted special session are responsible for sharing the call for abstracts in their networks, selecting abstracts and acting as session chairs. Presenters in special sessions must submit their abstracts as part of the general call for abstracts and – upon acceptance – must register as conference participants. Online special sessions are not possible.
To propose a special session, send your proposal via email to
The special session proposal must include the following elements:
- Title of the special session
- Name, affiliation, email of 1-3 convenors
- 6-8 keywords
- 100-200 words of description of the special session theme
- 100-200 words of justification why such a special session is interesting to the community of planning researchers at the WPSC, why the subject is topical, how it differs from the track themes and why the subject will attract submissions
The call for special sessions closes on September 7th 2025. Decisions of acceptance will be sent by September 12th 2025.
The call for abstracts, roundtable proposals and participation in the PhD workshop in Tampere will open in late September!
