📢 Presenting and Co-Organizing CPCB 2025 at Utrecht University

On 1–2 May 2025, I had the pleasure of both presenting and co-organizing the international conference Collaborative Planning in the Digital Era: The 2025 International Conference on Collaborative Planning in China and Beyond (CPCB 2025), held at Utrecht University.

The conference brought together global scholars and practitioners to investigate how digital tools—such as AI, digital twins, VR, social media, and planning support systems—reshape citizen participation and power relations in collaborative planning. It provided an inspiring platform to engage with theoretical, methodological, and empirical advancements in digital planning practice.

🎙 Conference Presentation

Together with Dr. Zhen Li, I presented our research titled
“Social Media Influence on Collaborative Planning: Framing in Online Public Participation.”
The presentation explored how framing strategies on social media platforms influence power configurations and legitimacy in participatory urban planning processes, drawing on empirical cases from China.

🧩 Co-Organizing Role

As part of the organizing team, I worked closely with Prof. Yanliu Lin, Hongmei Lu, Pilvi Nummi, Kang Cao, Xiaomeng Zhou, Zhen Li, and Zheng Liu to shape the academic and logistical success of the event.

This conference was supported by an ERC Starting Grant and contributes to our upcoming special issue in Planning Practice & Research.

🗂 Full program available here: CPCB 2025 Conference Program

Thanks to all who contributed to this rich and collaborative exchange!