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Your hosts

The conference is made possible through the contribution of an international and local team. Below you will find the people involved in organising, guiding, and shaping the conference programme.

Hjertelig velkommen!

We are delighted to welcome you to Ås and to host the upcoming PLPR conference. Connecting friends and colleagues who share a passion for planning, law, and property rights is something we truly cherish. We're especially excited because this will be only the second time PLPR takes place in the Nordics, the first being back in 2009 in Aalborg, Denmark.

Whether this is your first PLPR conference or one of many, we hope your time in Ås will inspire new ideas, strengthen existing relationships, and open the door to new collaborations.

PLPR in Ås will be a fully on‑campus conference, with all activities taking place in one setting and a program running from early morning into the evening. You can expect to learn the Norwegian perspectives on planning, property, and law, as well as take part in excursions to Oslo and the Oslofjord.

This conference results from close collaboration between our two departments, reflecting what we value about PLPR: crossing disciplines, learning from diverse perspectives, and fostering open, critical, and collegial conversations.

Welcome to Norway. Welcome to Ås. And a big welcome to PLPR.

Andreas Hengstermann & Terje Holsen

The Local Organising Committee is jointly led by:

Andreas Hengstermann

Andreas Hengstermann

Co‑Chair of the Local Organising Committee

  • Associate Professor
  • Department of Urban and Regional Planning (BYREG), NMBU
Terje Holsen

Terje Holsen

Co‑Chair of the Local Organising Committee

  • Professor
  • Department of Property and Law (EIEJUSS), NMBU
  • Supporting Local Organisers

    Kristine Lien Skog

    Head of Department
    Department of Urban and Regional Planning (BYREG)
    NMBU

    Instituttleder

    Helen Elisabeth Elvestad

    Head of Department
    Department of Property and Law (EIEJUSS)
    NMBU

    Eilert Berre Ellefsen

    Eilert Berre Ellefsen

    Department of Urban and Regional Planning (BYREG)
    Local Host and PhD Workshop Contact

    Details on the other members of the organising team and their respective roles will be provided here in due course.

  • PLPR Executive Committee (ExCo)

    PLPR 2027 shifts far north to Ås, Norway, where we will continue with our high quality academic discussion on planning, law and property rights. PLPR’s unique PhD workshop is not to be missed on Monday, 10 May 2027 where students will gain from the expertise of world class mentorship and the opportunity to meet other like minded peers. The excursions planned by our local hosts are a once in a lifetime opportunity to see rural parts of Norway, far far off the map! I take the opportunity to thank our local NMBU hosts Professor Terje Holsen and Associate Professor Andreas Hengstermann, and look forward to seeing you in Norway in May 2027. Chirz!

    Rebecca Leshinsky, on behalf of the PLPR ExCo

    The Local Organising Committee is kindly supported by the PLPR Executive Committee:

    Rebecca Leshinsky

    Rebecca Leshinsky

    PLPR President
    RMIT University
    Melbourne
    Australia

    Sina Shahab

    Sina Shahab

    PLPR Secretary General
    Cardiff University
    Cardiff
    United Kingdom

    Katharina Künzel

    Katharina Künzel

    PLPR PhD Coordinator
    TU Dortmund University
    Dortmund
    Germany

    Bernadeta Barokova

    Bernadeta Baroková

    PLPR PhD Coordinator
    Charles University
    Prague
    Czechia

  • Keynote Speakers

    Information on the keynote speakers will be added here once confirmed.