IGU Commission on the Sustainability of Rural Systems

Past Colloquia

The annual IGU CSRS Colloquium is the most important activity of the Commission since its inception (originally as a Study Group “Rural Systems”) at the IGU Conference held in Washington in 1992. It represents a unique opportunity for academic collegiality and the interchange of experiences between global rural geographers. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, 2020 was the only year since 1993 that the IGU CSRS annual colloquium has not been held. Past colloquia are listed here by year, with links to websites that are still active.

31st Colloquium: Mendoza, Argentina, 2024

30th Colloquium: Łódź, Poland, 2023

29th Colloquium: Cairo and Nile Delta, Egypt, 2022

28th Colloquium: Zagreb, Croatia, 2021

27th Colloquium: Macalester College, USA, 2019

26th Colloquium: University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain, 2018

25th Colloquium: University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Vietnam, 2017

24th Colloquium: University of Liège, Belgium, 2016

23rd Colloquium: Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Universidade do Porto, Universidade de Coimbra, and Universidade do Minho, Portugal, 2015

22nd Colloquium: University of Bucharest, Romania, 2014

21st Colloquium: Okayama University, Japan, 2013

20th Colloquium: University of Montpellier, France, 2012

19th Colloquium: National University of Ireland Galway, Ireland, 2011

18th Colloquium: Bar Ilan University, Israel, 2010

17th Colloquium: University of Maribor, Slovenia, 2009

16th Colloquium: University of Saragossa, Spain, 2008

15th Colloquium: University of Rabat, Morocco, 2007

14th Colloquium: University of New England, Australia, 2006

13th Colloquium: University of Rome 3, Italy, 2005

12th Colloquium: University of Aberdeen, Scotland, 2004

11th Colloquium: Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, and Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil, 2003

10th Colloquium: University of Zululand, South Africa, 2002

9th Colloquium: University of Caen, France, 2001

8th Colloquium: University of Pusan, Korea, 2000

7th Colloquium: Simon Frazer University, Canada, 1999

6th Colloquium: New University of Lisbon, Portugal, 1998

5th Colloquium: University of New England, Australia, 1997

4th Colloquium: The Hague, Netherlands, 1996

3rd Colloquium: Tsukuba, Japan, 1995

2nd Colloquium: Prague, Czech Republic, 1994

1st Colloquium: Université de Montréal, Canada, 1993