INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON URBAN AFFAIRS
APRIL 29 - MAY 2, 2026 | MARRIOTT MARQUIS | CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
Chicago skyline photo by Austin Neill

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WHO ATTENDS THE CONFERENCE?

GEOGRAPHY
PROFESSIONS
DISCIPLINES
PHOTO GALLERY

Countries represented at past conferences

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UAA Attendees (world map)

Top Occupational Classifications of Attendees: 

  1. Academic (e.g. faculty, post docs, graduate students)
  2. Public Sector (e.g. planners, city managers, federal & state employees, elected officials)
  3. Non-Profit or Non-Governmental Organizations (e.g. policy advocates, community development professionals, program managers, activists, independent consultants, foundation employees, think tank policy researchers, research center staff)

Interdisciplinary representation of UAA Conference attendees.

Anthropology
Architecture
Business Administration
Criminal Justice
Economics
Education
Engineering
Environmental Science/ Studies/ Policy
Geography

History
International Relations/ Affairs/ Policy
Law
Non-profit Management
Philosophy
Planning (City/ Regional/ Urban)
Political Science
Psychology

Public Administration/ Management
Public Health
Public Policy/ Public Affairs
Social Work
Sociology
Urban Affairs/ Urban Studies
Urban Design

  

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