Cities & Regions in Action:
Planning Pathways to Resilience and Quality of Life
1 – 4 DECEMBER, 2025
Dear ISOCARP members and ISOCARP friends,
We are delighted to open the call for several Track Rapporteurs for the Congress Team at the upcoming 61st World Planning Congress. Specifically, we are looking to onboard three Track Rapporteurs per track. Applications are open until March 31st!
Cities are at the frontline of response to multiple crises that the contemporary world faces, which, if managed well, could open up tremendous possible futures for the way we plan, manage, and govern cities.
As a home for already more than half of the world’s population, centres of innovation, magnets of talent, and locus of economic productivity, cities are uniquely placed to reflect on the quality of life, address well-being, and prototype solutions to global problems, capturing advances in Artificial Intelligence for the benefit of all people. At the same time, cities are called to lead the response to the climate crisis through localizing global frames of reference towards urban resilience.
At this crucial point, the global urban planning community and associated disciplines are rethinking processes, urban development models, and planning across scales to forge new pathways for cities to adapt to the convergence of crises and take on opportunities for a better quality of life for present and future generations. Cities and regions worldwide are putting strategies and resources, learning from peer networks, and prototyping new ways of planning and governing to accelerate implementation and act now.
At the 2025 World Planning Congress, ISOCARP calls on ‘Cities & Regions in Action’, to analyze, discuss, and search for better pathways for urban and regional planning aiming at improving the quality of life of citizens beyond the current time of volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity of crisis convergence and building resilience. This congress presents a great opportunity to explore the possibilities of urban development for dynamic cities, reflect on alternative ways of planning yet at the same time think collectively on scalable solutions to the similar challenges that all cities and regions around the globe are called to face.
Every year, Congress Team General Rapporteurs and Theme Rapporteurs make our congress possible by bringing their expertise to curate the content of tracks, create and moderate quality sessions and engage participants in the productive conversations that are at the heart of the ISOCARP events. We would like to invite you to volunteer for a position as Track Rapporteur in the Congress Team and to indicate of your preferred Track. We are looking forward to receiving applications from the private, public and academic sectors, from all over the world!
Congress Tracks
Track Rapporteurs’ Responsibilities
Track Rapporteurs Benefits
Being part of the Congress Team is an unforgettable experience and commendable contribution to the advancement of planning knowledge and the strengthening of our society of planners from around the world. Working in a tightly knit team throughout the project and eventually enjoying the outcomes during the event is indeed a highly rewarding and fulfilling endeavour. Last but not least, the networking opportunities and exposure to academics and practitioners in the field is also considerable.
As per ISOCARP policy, Congress Team Rapporteurs shall receive a free Congress registration.
Coverage of travel and/or accommodation will be determined at a later time and are not guaranteed. We advise applicants to be prepared to cover their own expenses until further notice.
Eligibility Criteria
Track rapporteurs and the General Rapporteur are expected to:
- have extensive experience and knowledge of the respective track/area they cover
- have attended at least one ISOCARP Congress in the past
- be an ISOCARP member
- be able to travel to the respective event they are applying for (on-site presence during the event)
- be computer savvy and be able to easily navigate online reviewing platforms, online shared documents and spreadsheets, online meeting platforms etc.
- have read carefully the key responsibilities of their role and have adequate time to commit for their realisation, before, during and after the event.
How to Apply
If you are interested to work as a Track Rapporteur, please fill in the respective form below. You will be asked to upload your CV, a letter of intent (no more than 250 words) and other details. In the process of selecting Congress Team Rapporteurs, we will consider the candidates’ qualifications and experience as well as gender and regional balances.
Application deadline: 31 March2025. We are looking forward to receiving your applications!
For questions, please contact our Congress Director, Ms. Eirini Margetousaki at margetousaki@isocarp.org.