Introduction

Announced by the World Society for Transport and Land Use Research (WSTLUR, https://www.wstlur.org/), the 6th World Symposium on Transport and Land Use Research will be held in Beijing, China, from June 7 to 11, 2026. The conference is co-organized by the Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IGSNRR-CAS), and the Geographical Society of China (GSC).

As one of the most important academic platforms founded by WSTLUR, the symposium has been successfully held in Canada (2011), the Netherlands (2014), Australia (2017), the United States (2021), and Colombia (2024). In 2026, this symposium will be held in Asia for the first time. We sincerely invite scholars and experts worldwide in transport studies, land use studies, and related disciplines to participate in the symposium.

WSTLUR2026 welcomes participants who submit studies on the following session tracks.

Tracks

·Active travel and micromobility 

·Public transport services and networks

·Travel behaviour and experiences

·Accessibility and land use

·Electric Vehicles (EV), Autonomous Vehicles (AV), shared mobility, and new technologies

·Regional transportation and planning 

·Freight, logistics, Information and communications technology (ICT), aviation, and resilience

Submission and registration

Authors are invited to submit extended abstracts (between 1500 and 2500 words) by 15 November 2025.

The abstract should include the research motivations, objectives, and findings, emphasizing the methodological and/or theoretical advances. All contributing authors and their affiliations should be included.

Please submit extended abstracts via the EasyChair link (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=wstlur2026).

The registration will be open on 1 February 2026.

Organizing co-chairs

Jonas De Vos, University College London.

Jiaoe Wang, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Sylvia He, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Jie Huang, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Important dates

·15 September 2025

 Open for submission

·15 November 2025

Deadline for submission

·1 February 2026

Notification of acceptance & Open for registration

·25 March 2026

Deadline of early bird registration

·15 May 2026

Deadline of registration

·7-11 June 2026

WSTLUR conference

The 2026 WSTLUR conference (June, Beijing), via the following link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=wstlur2026

Registration fees

Host

·Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences

·The Geographical Society of China

Venue

The WSTLUR2026 will be held at the IGSNRR-CAS.

Address：11A, Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100101, China