Yolanda Reyes, UIA vice-president for Region IV (Asia - Australia), announces a regional meeting to take place on 12 November 2015, in Ayutthaya, Thailand. The meeting is hosted by the Association of Siamese Architects, and will take place during the 18th ARCASIA Forum that will run from 10 to 16 November.

The forum programme includes technical workshops, professional meetings, awards, and special activities for students and young architects. A conference specifically dedicated to research and linked to the Forum's theme 'Future of the Past' will bring together members the ARCASIA committee on social responsibility (ACSR) and a group of socially- engaged young architects: Mitul Desai from Studio Mumbai, NGO Ker-Shing & Joshua Comaroff from Singapore, Im Sarasalin Schaefer & David Schaefer from Studiomake in Bangkok, Lyndon Neri & Rossana Hu from Shanghai, Zamani Masuda & Katsuhisa Otsubo from Tokyo, and Boonserm Premthada from Bangkok.