A session consists of at least four 10-minute video presentations and has their designated space on the conference website.

The focus of a webinar is debate. Panelists may make short statements after which there is a moderated discussion during which questions from the audience are addressed too. The duration of the webinar is 1 hour.

A methods workshop provides training on a specific approach for collecting or analyzing data relevant to the study of urban commons. Workshops typically last between 2 and 4 hours.