The 14th annual conference of the International Association for China Planning (IACP) was held virtually on December 05-13, 2020. The conference was organized by the IACP and hosted by the School of Architecture and Design at the Shenzhen University. The theme of this conference was “Urban Innovations in the New Planning Context.” The nine-day online conference included nine special sessions and 53 parallel sessions, in addition to the opening and closing ceremonies. The conference was held online via TenCent Meeting and broadcasted at the Bilibili.com. Almost 300 faculty members, researchers, students and planners from around the world registered the conference. The conference received more than 40,000 online views.
第十四届国际中国规划学会（IACP）年会在线会议于2020年12月5日至13日成功举办。大会由国际中国规划学会主办，深圳大学建筑与规划学院承办。本次会议的主题是“新规划背景下的城市创新“。大会的所有活动，包括开幕式、9个特别论坛、53个平行论坛以及闭幕式均通过腾讯会举行，同时在B站直播。近300名来自世界各地的规划学者、研究生以及规划师注册参会。大会总在线观看次数超过四万人次。
The opening ceremony was held on December 05, 2020 as a mixture of online and in-person event at the Shenzhen University. Professor Xiaochun Yang, the Associate Dean of the School of Architecture and Urban Planning at the Shenzhen University, presided the opening ceremony. Dr. Qingquan Li, the President of the Shenzhen University, and Professor Lingqian Hu, the IACP chair, welcomed all participants to the conference and delivered their opening remarks.
大会开幕式于12月5日上午在深圳大学以线上线下结合的方式举行。深圳大学建筑和城市规划学院副院长杨晓春教授主持开幕式，深圳大学校长李清泉和IACP主席胡伶倩分别致辞。
This conference featured world-renowned speakers and public officials. Professor Zhiqiang Wu, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and vice-President of the Tongji University, gave his keynote speech on fast urbanization in China. Dr. Bing Zhang, Director of the Bureau of Territorial Planning of the Ministry of Natural Resources, gave his speech on territorial planning and sustainable development. Professor Christopher Webster, the Dean of the School of Architecture at the Hong Kong University, gave his keynote speech on smart cities.
本次会议邀请到了世界知名专家和政府官员为大会作主旨演讲。中国工程院院士同济大学吴志强教授发表主旨演，讨论中国城镇化快速阶段的创新思考；国土资源部国土空间规划局局长张兵做关于国土空间规划与可持续发展的演讲；香港大学建筑学院院长伟仕达发表主旨演讲，探讨智慧城市。
The nine special sessions were held on three days. Professor Xiaochun Yang chaired a special session on contemporary urban planning theory and trend of thought. The special sessions on December 6th highlighted four topics. Professor Xinyue Ye and Lingqian Hu organized a panel that discussed planning for future built environment; Professor Jiayan Liu led a panel discussion of creating cities of sharing through planning; Professor Li Tian organized a special session on enhancing the market-based allocation of land factors and its implications for territorial spatial planning; and Professor Zhengdong Huang moderated a session on mega-city region and synergy of urban cluster. The five special sessions on December 12th discussed re-globalization (organized by Professor Yifei Sun), urban informality (organized by Professor Lei Zhang), urban renewal in Shenzhen (sponsored by the Peking University- Lincoln Institute Center and moderated by Dr. Zhi Liu), and space syntax of urban good life (organized by Professor Haofeng Wang).
大会特别论坛的第一场在12月5日下午举行，杨晓春教授主持，
论坛主要探讨当代规划理论与思潮以及深圳的经验。四场特别论坛在12月6日举行。叶信岳和胡伶倩教授共同主持特别论坛探讨规划未来城市空间；刘佳燕教授主持由《城市规划》（英文版）组织的特别论坛，探讨共享城市规划；田莉教授主持关于土地要素市场化与国土空间规划实施的特别论坛；黄正东教授主持特别论坛探讨超大城市区域与城市群协同。最后四场特别论坛在12月12日举行。孙一飞教授主持关于再全球化的特别论坛；张磊教授主持特别论坛探讨城市非正规性；北大林肯中心主任刘志主持关于深圳城市更新研究的特别论坛；王浩锋教授主持关于城市空间句法与美好城市生活的特别论坛。
More than 200 faculty members, researchers, and students presented their research in 53 parallel sessions and roundtables. The 53 parallel sessions and roundtables covered a wide range of research topics in the fields of transportation and infrastructure planning, housing and community development, urban health and safety, urban renewal and historical preservation, urban and landscape design, land use and economic development, environmental planning, urban analytics, and planning education.
200多位教授、研究生以及规划师在53个平行论坛和圆桌论坛中作报告。报告主题范围广泛，覆盖城市规划的主要领域，包括城市交通与基础设施规划、住房与社区发展、城市健康与安全、城市更新与历史保护、城市与景观设计、用地与经济发展、环境规划、城市大数据分析以及规划教育。
The conference sponsored three special issues of academic journals: Housing Policy Debate (Professor Zhilin Liu as the guest editor), Travel Behavior and Society (Professor Chenghe Guan as the guest editor) and Socio-Ecological Practice Research (Professor Haoting Zhong as the guest editor).
大会与三个国际学术期刊合作出版特别期刊。刘志林教授担任Housing Policy Debate杂志特刊编辑；关成贺教授担任Travel Behavior and Society杂志特刊编辑；仲浩天教授担任Socio-Ecological Practice Research杂志特刊编辑。
The closing ceremony was co-chaired by Professor Xiaochun Yang and Professor Lingqian Hu. Dr. Laxmi Ramasubramanian, the president-elect of ACSP, gave her keynote speech on the future of global planning education. Dr. Daniel (Dianzhi) Sui, the vice-President of Virginia Tech, gave his keynote speech on urban innovation in the post-pandemic period. Professor Xiaoguang Wang, chair of the IACP Award Committee, announced seven awards. Dr. Julia Harten, an assistant professor at the University of British Columbia, won the ACSP/IACP Karen R. Polenske Best Student Paper Award; Mr. Sicheng Wang, a Ph.D. candidate at the Rutgers University, won the Karen R. Polenske Best Student Paper Award; Mr. Hengyu Gu, a Ph.D. student at the Peking University, won the IACP Best Student Paper Award; Dr. Li Fang, an assistant professor at the Florida State University, won the IACP Rising Scholar Award; Dr. Zhi Liu, Director of the Peking University – Lincoln Institute Center, won the IACP Distinguished Service Award, Xuanyi Nie (a graduate student at the Harvard University) and Hengyu Gu (Shanghai Academy of Social Science) won the Economic Approach in Urban Sustainability Studies Award, and more than a dozen presenters won the IACP Presentation Award.
大会闭幕式由杨晓春教授和胡伶倩教授共同主持。美国规划院校联合会候任主席拉克斯米·拉玛苏布拉曼尼亚教授做关于未来全球规划教育的演讲。美国弗吉尼亚理工大学副校长隋殿志教授做关于后疫情时代城市创新的演讲。IACP理事会成员王晓光教授公布七个奖项的获奖人。不列颠哥伦比亚大学助理教授茱莉获IACP/ACSP Karen R. Polenske最佳学生论文奖；Rutgers大学博士候选人王思成获Karen R. Polenske最佳学生论文奖；北京大学博士生Hengyu Gu获IACP最佳学生论文奖；弗罗里达州立大学助理教授方丽获得IACP学术新星奖；北大林肯研究中心主任刘志获IACP杰出服务奖；哈佛大学研究生聂玄翊和上海社科院樊豪斌获城市可持续发展经济研究方法奖。
After the award ceremony, Professor Lingqian Hu announced that the 2021 IACP annual conference will be held at the Nanjing University. Dr. Xiaolong Luo, the Associate Dean of the School of Architecture and Urban Planning at the Nanjing University, greeted the audience and encourage them to attend the next year’s IACP conference in Nanjiing. In the end, Professor Xiaochun Yang announced the successful conclusion of the 2020 annual conference.
颁奖仪式结束后，胡伶倩教授宣布，2021年IACP年会将在南京大学举行。南京大学建筑与城市规划学院副院长罗小龙向参会者致意并欢迎他们参加2021年IACP南京年会。最后，杨晓春教授宣布IACP2020年年会圆满结束。
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