ACSP 66th Annual Conference 2026

The 66th Annual Conference of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP) will be held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, focusing on urban planning research, education, and practice. The conference highlights Pittsburgh's ongoing comprehensive planning efforts across the city, county, and region, which are integral to community engagement and long-range development. It aims to foster planning practice and scholarship, including research on historical injustices. The event typically gathers around 1200 attendees, comprising faculty, students, researchers, sponsors, exhibitors, and professional planners from over 30 countries. The program includes approximately 250 research sessions, roundtable discussions, workshops, career information sessions, an awards luncheon, and an interactive exhibit hall, with opportunities for networking. Specific sessions cater to member school administrators, students seeking employment, and ACSP interest groups such as faculty women, planners of color, global planning educators, and Inclusion – LGBTQIA + Allies. Attendees can earn AICP CM credits. The Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning promotes education, research, service, and outreach in urban planning globally, seeking to recognize diverse needs, improve accreditation, strengthen planning education, and extend planning beyond academia into practice.