Committees

Conference Convenor

Dr. Farnaz Arefian, Silk Cities; The Bartlett Development Planning Unit, UCL, f.arefian[at]ucl.ac.uk

Advisory Committee

  • Prof. Julio D Davila, The Bartlett Development Planning Unit, UCL, UK
  • Prof. Yves Cabannes, The Bartlett Development Planning Unit, UCL, UK
  • Prof. Ali Modarres, Department of Urban Studies, University of Washington Tacoma, USA
  • Prof. Mohammad Chaichian, Department of Psychology, Sociology and Social Work, Mount Mercy University, USA
  • Dr Hassan Karimian, Department of Archaeology, University of Tehran, Iran

Scientific Committee

  • Dr. Mansoor Ali, Water, Engineering & Development Centre, Loughborough University, UK
  • Dr. Farnaz Arefian, Silk Cities; The Bartlett Development Planning Unit, UCL, UK
  • Dr. Camillo Boano, The Bartlett Development Planning Unit, UCL, UK
  • Prof. Yves Cabannes, The Bartlett Development Planning Unit, UCL, UK
  • Prof. Mohammad Chaichian, Department of Psychology, Sociology and Social Work, Mount Mercy University, USA
  • Prof.  Kate Darian-Smith, Faculty of Architecture Building and Planning, University of Melbourne, Australia
  • Prof. Iraj Etessam, Emeritus Professor, University of Tehran, Iran
  • Dr. Kalliopi Foseki, Institute of Sustainable Heritage, UCL, UK
  • Dr. Cassidy Johnson, The Bartlett Development Planning Unit, UCL, UK
  • Prof. Muhammed Kadhem, School of Architecture and Built Environment, German Jordanian University, Jordan
  • Dr Hassan Karimian, Department of Archaeology, University of Tehran, Iran
  • Prof. Ramin Keivani, School of the Built Environment, Oxford Brookes University, UK
  • Dr. Luna Khirfan, School of Planning, University of Waterloo, Canada
  • Prof. Ali Modarres, Department of Urban Studies, University of Washington Tacoma, USA
  • Dr. Iraj Moeini, Faculty of Architecture and Urban Development, Shahid Beheshti University, Iran
  • Dr. Farhad Mukhtarov, Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University, Netherlands
  • Mr. Benjamin Henri Mutin, Department of Anthropology, Harvard University, USA
  • Mr. Babar Mumtaz, URBANNOVATION, DPU Associates, Turkey & Pakistan
  • Dr. Elena Paskaleva, Leiden Institute for Area Studies, Leiden University, Netherlands
  • Dr. Shahid Ahmad Rajput, Department of Architecture and Design, Comsats Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan
  • Dr. Rania Raslan, Architectural Engineering Department, Alexandria University, Egypt
  • Ms. Judith Ryser, ISOCARP, UK
  • Prof. Ashraf Salama, Department of Architecture, University of Strathclyde, UK
  • Ms. Anna SoaveDPU Associate, UN-Habitat Iraq Programme