- Ordinary cities in exceptional times, Athens, August, 24-26, 2022.
- Sensing and Shaping the City, Antwerp, 2021
- In and Beyond the City: Emerging Ontologies, Persistent Challenges and Hopeful Futures, Delhi, September 18 – 21, 2019
- Rethinking Global Urban Justice, University of Leeds, 11-13th September 2017
- The transgressive city, Mexico City, July 21-23, 2016
- The Ideal City: Between Myth and Reality, Urbino (Italy), 27-29 August 2015
- ISA XVIII World Congress of Sociology, Yokohama (Japan), 13-19 July 2014
- Resourceful cities, Berlin , 29-31 August 2013
- The struggle to belong. Dealing with diversity in 21st century urban settings, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, July 7-9 2011
- ISA XVII World Congress of Sociology, Gothenborg, Sweden 11-17 July 2010
- Inequality, Inclusion and the Sense of Belonging, Sao Paolo, August 23-25, 2009.
- First ISA Forum of Sociology – Sociological Research and Public Debate — Barcelona, Spain – September 5 – 8, 2008
- International House of Japan Tokyo – December 18-20, 2008
- Urban justice and sustainability — Vancouver, 22-25 August 2007
- ISA XVI World Congress of Sociology — Durban, South Africa, July 2006
- Cities as social fabric: fragmentation and integration — Paris, July 2005
- Path of Urban Changes: Social and Spatial Perspectives — Singapore, December 2004
- Challenging Urban Identities — Milan, September 2003
- ISA XV World Congress of Sociology — Brisbane, June 2002
- Social inequality, redistributive justice and the city — Amsterdam, June 2001
Responsibilities for the Local team and Venue proposal (guidelines, pdf): Those guidelines are prepared for teams and institutions which are considering applying for the organization of the RC21 Conference and (if relevant) of the RC21-IJURR PhD Summer/Winter School. They outline the tasks involved in the organization and the responsibilities of the local organizing team and of RC21 (and other parties if relevant).