Governance

CUPUM Board of Directors

The Board of Directors is chaired by Associate Professor Robert Goodspeed from the University of Michigan.

Associate Professor Robert Goodspeed – North America (Chair)
Professor Chris Pettit – Australia
Dr Joanna Badach – Europe
Professor Sharon Biermann – Australia
Professor Adam Dennett – Europe
Professor Marketta Kyttä – Europe
Dr Weifeng Li – Asia
Dr Achilleas Psyllidis – Europe
Associate Professor Renee Sieber – North America
Associate Professor Sarah Williams – North America
Professor Qingming Zhan – Asia

CUPUM Advisory Board

The CUPUM Advisory Board is chaired by Dick Klosterman, Emeritus Profess, University of Akron, Akron, Ohio USA

Professor Dick Klosterman
Dr Andrew Allan
Professor Mike Batty
Professor Joe Ferreira
Professor Stan Geertmann
Professor Karl Kim
Professor Kazuaki Miyamoto
Professor Nelson Rodrigues da Silva
Professor Paola Rizzi
Professor John Stillwell
Professor Anthony Yeh
Professor Ray Wyatt

Former Board Members: John Hunt (2013-2015), Atsushi Suzuki (2021-2025); Former Advisory Board Members: Michael Wegener (2013-2017)

CUPUM Bylaws

These bylaws specify the organization and procedures of the biennial Computational Urban Planning and Urban Management (CUPUM) conferences. They have been approved by the CUPUM Board of Directors on [date] and will guide CUPUM until they are modified or replaced by the Board of Directors.

  1. Organization
    1.1. CUPUM is an informal organization constituted for the primary purpose of conducting a biennial conference.

    1.2. CUPUM is directed by a Board of Directors, supported by an Advisory Board.

    1.3. Board of Directors
      1.3.1. All policies and procedures for organizing and conducting the CUPUM conferences are determined by a majority vote of the Board of Directors. Tie votes will be decided by the Chair of the Board of Directors.
      1.3.2. The Board of Directors automatically includes people who hosted the previous five CUPUM conferences if they agree. It also includes other individuals selected by a majority of the Board of Directors, an early career academic selected by the Board of Directors from the CUPUM community, and a nonvoting representative of the Advisory Board.
      1.3.3. New Board members or replacements for Board vacancies will be nominated by the members of the Board of Directors and selected by the voting process outlined in Bylaw 1.3.1.
      1.3.4. Individuals may be invited to join the Board of Directors by a majority vote of the Board of Directors.
      1.3.5. The maximum term of a Board of Directors member is ten years (five conferences).
      1.3.6.The maximum term of an early career academic is four years (two conferences).
      1.3.7. Members of the Board of Directors may retire from the Board of Directors at any time. Inactive members of the Board of Director may be removed by a majority vote of the Board of Directors.
      1.3.8. The Chair of the Board of Directors is elected by a majority vote of the members of the Board of Directors among themselves.
      1.3.9. The Chair of the Board of Directors will serve a four-year term and may be elected to no more than two terms (eight years).
      1.3.10. The Chair of the Board of Directors is responsible for maintaining the CUPUM website and the CUPUM Continuing Fund.

    1.4 Advisory Board

      1.4.1. The Advisory Board is purely advisory.
      1.4.2. The Advisory Board includes people who have spent ten years on the Board of Directors.
     1.4.3. Individuals may be invited to join the Advisory Board by a majority vote of the Advisory Board.

  2. Conference Dates and Venues

    2.1. The CUPUM conferences will be held in odd-numbered years at locations and dates selected by a majority vote of the Board of Directors. Every effort should be taken to vary the location of the CUPUM conferences to promote their international character.

    2.2. A Conference Host must be identified before a conference venue is approved by the Board of Directors.

    2.3. The venue and host for the next CUPUM conferences must be determined before the current conference and announced at the conference. 

    2.4. The Conference Host is responsible for organizing and conducting the CUPUM conference, subject to the approval of the Board of Directors.

  3. Conference Papers

    3.1. The Conference Host will have the right to specify the format of all papers presented at a conference.

    3.2. At least one person must be registered for each paper presented at the conference.

    3.3. Conference participants may not be listed as the first author for more than two conference papers.

    3.4. Conference participants can present no more than two conference papers.

    3.5. All papers presented at a conference will be double-blind reviewed by a scientific review committee consisting of members of the Board of Directors, the Advisory Board, and other invited members from the CUPUM community.

    3.6. The Conference Host and the Board of Directors may reject any papers they feel are not appropriate for the CUPUM conference.

    3.7. A conference proceedings will be prepared after each conference.

    3.8. Conference presenters retain full rights for their paper and may revise or publish it as they wish.

    3.9. Conference papers may be revised and republished in a CUPUM-sponsored edited volumes or in academic journals with the approval of the author(s).

  4. Conference Finances

    4.1. The Conference Host is responsible for managing the costs of hosting the CUPUM Biannual Conference.

    4.2. Conference registration fees and other Conference fees will be determined in advance by the Conference Host in consultation with the Board of Directors.  At their discretion, the Conference Host in consultation with the Board of Directors may provide reduced rates for students and other special groups.

    4.3. In consultation with the Board of Directors, the Conference Host will establish a policy for refunding registration fees for people who cancel their registration prior to a conference.

    4.4. The Conference Host in consultation with the CUPUM Board should determine a suitable financial contribution from the registration fees to go into the CUPUM Continuing Fund.

    4.5. The Conference Host will maintain any surplus or assume any deficit from the Conference, after paying the specified fee to the CUPUM Continuing Fund.

    4.6. The Conference Host will be responsible for selecting a suitable venue and funding for a dinner that includes members of the Board of Directors and the Advisory Board.

  5. Advisory Board

    5.1. The Advisory Board is purely advisory.

    5.2. The Advisory Board includes people who have spent ten years on the Board of Directors.

    5.3. Individuals may be invited to join the Advisory Board by a majority vote of the Advisory Board.

    5.4. The Chair of the Advisory Board is elected by a majority vote of the members of the Advisory Board. The Chair of the Advisory Board serves as a nonvoting member of the Board of Directors, serves a four-year term, and may serve no more than two terms (eight years).

    5.5. Members of the Advisory Board may retire at any time.

    5.6. The Chair of the Advisory Board is elected by a majority vote of the members of the Advisory Board. The Chair of the Advisory Board serves as a non-voting member of the Board of Directors, serves a four-year term, and may serve no more than two terms (eight years).