The Inspiration for organizing an allied symposium on Doctoral Studies on Housing emerged from the diversity and richness of themes and issues in the "Housing Research Area". The Symposium expects to attract many young researchers involved in postgraduate theses as well as academicians whose studies are ongoing or recently completed in between 2002 and 2008.

Housing has always been and still is a main topic of concern in different research fields. An aim therefore of the Symposium is the setting up of a scientific platform to stimulate diversity in research topics on housing. This platform will be presented and discussed by researchers and academicians who would like to contribute to the academic field by questioning and challenging the relevant issues. It also is vital to establish a network of housing researchers who would be able to exchange ideas, shared interest and develop academic partnership for the further research and collaboration.

The Symposium welcomes the contributions which furnish works for:
- Exhibiting researchers’ understanding and approach to relevant research fields.
- Discussing researchers’ hypotheses and arguments through their mutual exchange of experiences.
- Sharing one’s own concerns, initiatives, expectations, aims and findings.
- Meeting with diverse interests from different institutions.

Accepted Abstracts of approximately 1.500 words should be submitted until 10 February 2008 together with pre-registration forms. All abstracts will be published in the proceedings. Abstracts should follow the format requirements announced on the Symposium website where pre-registration forms can also be provided.

Symposium Calendar 
10 February 2008 Deadline for submission of abstracts and pre-registration forms 
10 March 2008 Deadline for notification of acceptance of abstracts

Full papers of maximum 4.400 words will be submitted and presented in the symposium.

For further information and inquiries:
EMU HERA-C
Mail: [email protected]
Phones: +90 392 6301346 / +90 533 8401171
Fax: +90 392 630 23 65

ITU HREC
Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.hrec.itu.edu.tr
Phones: +90 212 244 5786
Fax: +90 212 244 57 85 / +90 212 245 66 31

Organizing Committee
- Assoc.Prof.Dr. Türkan Ulusu Uraz (EMU Fac. of Architecture, HERA-C)
- Assoc.Prof.Dr. Beril Özmen Mayer (EMU Fac. of Architecture, HERA-C)
- Assist.Prof. Dr. Meltem Aksoy (ITU Fac. of Architecture, HREC)
- Assist.Prof. Dr. Hıfsiye Pulhan (EMU Fac. of Architecture, HERA-C)
- Dr. Resmiye Alpar Atun (EMU Fac. of Architecture, U-HERA)
- Res.Assist. Evren Uzer (ITU Fac. of Architecture, HREC)
- Res.Assist. Özge Atalay Çelik (ITU Fac. of Architecture, HREC)
- Öznem Şahali (HERA-C)

Scientific Committee
- Prof.Dr. Gülsün Sağlamer (ITU Fac. of Architecture, HREC - Chair)
- Prof.Dr. İbrahim Numan (EMU Fac. of Architecture, Dean)
- Prof.Dr. Peter Herrle (to be confirmed) (Berlin Technical University, Habitat Unit)
- Dr. Magda Sibley (School of Architecture, The University of Liverpool)
- Kenneth Lambla (The University of North Carolina)
- Prof.Dr. Ahsen Özsoy (ITU Fac. of Architecture, HREC - Vice Chair)
- Prof.Dr. Yurdanur Dülgeroğlu Yüksel (ITU- Fac. of Architecture, HREC)
- Prof.Dr. Zerrin Yılmaz (ITU Fac. of Architecture, HREC)
- Assoc.Prof.Dr. Nesil Baytın (EMU Fac. of Architecture, HERA-C - Chair)
- Assist.Prof.Dr. Beril Özmen Mayer (EMU Fac. of Architecture, HERA-C - Vice Chair)
- Assist.Prof.Dr. Özgür Dinçyürek (EMU, Fac. of Architecture)
- Assist.Prof.Dr. Nicholas Wilkinson (EMU Fac. of Architecture, Editor, Open House Int.)