Join us in Santiago, Chile for IJOH 2025!

A platform for global and inclusive knowledge exchange on preventing, reducing, and ending homelessness.

January 20-23, 2025 - Universidad Alberto Hurtado

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The Conference

We are thrilled to announce that the second biennial conference of the International Journal on Homelessness will be held on January 20-23, 2025, at Universidad Alberto Hurtado in Santiago, Chile.

The conference will convene up to 400 people in person, representing diverse perspectives on addressing homelessness, from people with lived experience to practitioners to policymakers and researchers.

The conference will feature keynote speakers, panels, presentations, discussion forums, and optional local program site visits on the 23rd.

Registration is now open! Please note that prices will increase at the end of September. Subscribe to updates to stay up to date on conference news.

The Place

The conference sessions will be hosted at Universidad Alberto Hurtado’s campus in central Santiago. More info on session locations will be provided.

The Agenda

The conference is open to all disciplines and knowledge systems that target preventing and ending homelessness. As a global conference, presenters will want to tie their experience and research to larger debates and global expressions of homelessness research and experience.

Monday:
Sessions and Lunch 9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Evening Event 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
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Tuesday:
Sessions and Lunch 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
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Wednesday:
Sessions and Lunch 9:00 am - 2:30 pm
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Thursday:
Site Visits 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
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About The Ruff Institute of Global Homelessness

The Ruff Institute of Global Homelessness (IGH) drives a global movement to end street homelessness. Our vision is a world where everyone has a home that offers security, safety, autonomy, and opportunity. Founded in 2014, IGH is the first organization to focus on homelessness as a global phenomenon with an emphasis on those who are living on the street or in emergency shelters. It is a partnership between DePaul University (Chicago, USA), and Depaul International (London, UK), which provides direct services for people experiencing homelessness in the UK, Ireland, Ukraine, Slovakia, Croatia, USA, and France. The IGH staff and Advisory Committee work with a broad network of world-class advisors, experts, and organizations — balancing geographies, cultures, and skills.

About International Journal on Homelessness

The International Journal on Homelessness (IJOH) is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal focused on promoting and advancing scholarly communications and academic discourse among all sectors regarding preventing and ending homelessness locally and globally. To support diversity of scholarship, we accept and publish articles in six major languages.

About Universidad Alberto Hurtado

Universidad Alberto Hurtado is a non-profit institution with a public vocation that offers the country an educational project based on the Jesuit tradition and legacy of 486 years. Founded on October 20, 1997 by the Society of Jesus, it is part of a network of 200 Jesuit institutions of higher education, present in 65 countries around the world. It owes its name to the Chilean saint, the Jesuit priest, lawyer and doctor in education, Alberto Hurtado Cruchaga, with the purpose of perpetuating his spirit in academic and university work. In its vocation and commitment to public service, the university decided to join the free higher education system in 2016, with the aim of contributing to an inclusive educational policy that has always been part of its mission.