JAIA submitted a paper at the 14th Annual Village Forum in Ansan, South Korea on the 30th of July. As the output of re- search on ‘The Study of Housing Renewal in Ansan’, JAIA presented a statistical analysis to compare 4 housing areas in Ansan and suggested a regeneration strategy for the city. An intensive discussion with public officers, members of the local government, academics and NGOs followed the presentation.