Colleagues, here are details on two conferences this academic year, Regards. - *Alternatives to the Present. A Conference on Architecture, Urbanism, Sociology, Development & Planning* November 2018. Kent State University, Cleveland. Abstracts: 20 Sept 2018 (Round 2) Themes: Sociology, Geography, Architecture, Urbanism, Housing, Community, Landscape, Planning http://architecturemps.com/cleveland/ - *Education, Design and Practice. Understanding skills in a Complex World* June 2019. Stevens Institute, New York. Abstracts: 01 Dec 2018 (Round 1) Themes: Teaching and Learning, Design Education, Architecture, Urban design and Landscape Studios, Upskilling in Construction and Engineering http://architecturemps.com/newyork/ <http://architecturemps.com/newyork/> Participate: Written paper, in-person or pre-recorded presentations. Pre-recorded films made permanently available on the AMPS Youtube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyfWS4KkYSauAaTV2pjrQlQ Organizers: These two events are organized by the Kent State University and the Stevens Institute of Technology with the research organization AMPS and the scholarly journal Architecture_MPS.