Building bridges in regional science

2025 and 2026 conference participation support

The RSAI facilitates the participation of researchers from low-income and lower-middle-income economies (as defined by the World Bank: https://data.worldbank.org/about/country-and-lending-groups#Low_income) at the RSAI World Congress 2026, and the three largest Regional Science Conferences in 2025 and 2026: PRSCO, ERSA and NARSC.

RSAI will provide a subsidy up to USD 500 (or the equivalent in other currencies) to selected researchers. This is likely to cover the conference registration fee and some local travel costs. Alternative means of financing will have to be sought for international travel and accommodation.

Only one author of a submitted paper presentation proposal can apply for a subsidy.

Interested researchers should upload a two-page CV plus a one-page motivation –including a budget with proposed sources of funding of the conference-related registration, travel and accommodation costs – within 30 days of receiving confirmation of the acceptance of the researcher’s abstract by the conference organizers.

Applicants should be regular members of the RSAI, and have had a paper accepted for presentation at the conference.

All applications, to be submitted at the following link:

https://forms.gle/G57Q983dAUK7aV9Z8

will be reviewed by the Committee and will have to be formally approved by the RSAI Council. Their decision will be final.

The North American Regional Science Council (NARSC) promotes the scholarly exchange of ideas and knowledge that apply to urban and regional phenomena in North America and across the globe.

The association fosters exchange across academic disciplines and builds on the understanding that urban and regional issues are best addressed by utilizing tools, methods, and theoretical frameworks specifically designed for regional analysis, as well as concepts, procedures, and analytical techniques of the various social and other sciences.

The association organizes an annual national conference that provides a forum for interaction and discussion, and sponsors scholarly regional science journals for the dissemination of research and ideas. NARSC is an objective, scientific body without political, social, financial, or nationalistic bias.

The Pacific Regional Science Conference Organisation (PRSCO) was established at the 7th Annual Meeting of the Western Regional Science Association (WRSA) in San Diego, February 1-4, 1968 at the initiative of representatives from WRSA and the Japan Section of the Regional Science Association (JSRSA). The first conference of PRSCO was held at the East-West Center, University of Hawaii, August 26-29, 1969. Subsequently, full conferences and smaller meetings have been held in many countries in the Pacific Rim area. A full international conference is held every second year and a smaller summer institute in alternate years.

The PRSCO is one of the 4 supra-regional associations of RSAI (Regional Science Association International) which is founded in 1954. The PRSCO enhances and facilitates exchange of research information in the field of regional science among members of Membership Sections of the PRSCO, as well as the exchange of this information in the Pacific Rim area between such members and other persons with an interest in regional science.

The PRSCO is a federation of the following affiliated sections/associations of the Regional Science Association International in the Pacific Rim Area. 

The European Regional Science Association (ERSA) is the supranational grouping of national regional science associations across Europe.

The main functions of ERSA, apart from promoting the field of regional science, are to organize an Annual European Congress, an Annual Summer School, the EPAINOS prize for young scientists and the ERSA European Prize in Regional Science to recognize outstanding regional scientists.

ERSA members are academics, policy professionals and researchers interested in spatial economics and planning, regional and local development and related issues. They are drawn largely from the disciplines of economics, geography and planning. There are presently 20 active associations (commonly named ’sections’), some, such as the German or French speaking sections, organized on linguistic groupings and covering more than one country. Constituent associations range in size from more than 700 members to 27. The largest sections have their own national professional organizers. In total, ERSA has some 3500 members in its constituent associations.

ERSA events have been growing in size and professionalism over the past 10 years. Attendance at Congresses has grown consistently over time, and more than 1000 delegates participated in the last three Congresses. The Summer Schools have been supported by the European Commission’s Marie Curie Program and the European Investment Bank Institute Program.

28 - 31 May 2019, Arizona State University, Tempe, USA

IMPORTANT DATES:

Abstract submission deadline: 10 December 2018

Early bird registration deadline: 1 April 2019

The International Conference on Energy Research and Social Science is the premier global forum for exploring the nexus of energy and society.

The 2019 conference will highlight the intersection of on-going and future changes in the energy sector and global society. Because energy is intimately woven into every society, alterations in energy systems reverberate throughout economies, cultures, landscapes, and politics. These changes transform human futures, even as social, policy, and market innovation create new pathways for energy technologies and industries. The opportunity to remake energy systems into more environmentally sustainable forms is thus also an opportunity to improve societal wellbeing and justice.

CONFERENCE CHAIRS:

Martin Pasqualetti, Arizona State University, USA

Clark Miller, Arizona State University, USA

Julia Hobson Haggerty, Montana State University, USA

TOPICS: Abstracts are invited that explore the intersection of energy and social change. Illustrative examples of appropriate topics include, but are not limited to:

- Societal drivers, dynamics, and outcomes of energy systems change (including social, economic, cultural, or political aspects)

- Public perspectives on and responses to new energy technologies

- Innovations in energy and electricity markets and policy

- Changing landscapes and geographies of energy production, transport, and consumption

- The social practices of energy use, demand, and behavior

- Historical and social analyses of transitions

- Cities, urban energy systems, and urban form and function

- New models of governance and democracy

- Geopolitics of energy transformations

- The energy-poverty nexus, including questions of ethics, justice, and inequality in energy systems change

- Energy innovation and sustainable development

- Enduring and changing relationships of energy, gender, and race

Interdisciplinary contributions from across the social sciences, environmental studies, humanities, and energy research are welcomed.

SUBMISSIONS/FURTHER INFORMATION: For full details visit: http://www.elsevier.com/erss-conference

REGIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE
SUMMER COURSES IN SPATIAL ECONOMETRICS

July 31- August 3, 2017

Description:

The objective of the course is to provide a (not so short) introduction to spatial econometrics. Students will learn how to model and incorporate spatial dependencies into their empirical analyses. The course will cover basic as well as more advanced concepts ranging from the different typologies of spatial data, through the definition of connectivity in space (spatial weights matrices), to a comprehensive treatment of various spatial econometric models both crosssectional as well as panel. Estimation methods presented will include MLE (maximum likelihood), GMM (generalized method of moments), GLS (generalized least squares), and GS2SLS (generalized spatial two stage least squares). The latter part of the course will deal with special topics such as panel data models, and various testing procedure.

Instructor:
Gianfranco Piras

Organization:
The course is organized into a format that includes morning (theoretical) lectures and afternoon computing lab and applications sessions. A reading list will be provided for each of the topics covered. Additional course materials will be provided.

Applications:
Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae and a brief statement of interest to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Applicants will be screened for suitable levels of preparation and background, and placed into the course on a first come, first served basis.

Important Dates:
Applications period opens: March 13, 2017
Extended Application Deadline: July 1, 2017
Acceptance Notification: Two days after application is received.
Confirm Participation by July 8, 2017
We will be able to admit a limited number of participants based on applications received by the deadline. Participation must be confirmed through the payment of course fees on or before July 8, 2017.

Fees:
The course fees are $3,000. Fees cover course tuition, lunches and course materials. Submitted fees will be nonrefundable. Accommodation and other living expenses are not included. A block of rooms will be reserved at nearby hotels at a discounted rate.
Additional information and a link for registration will be available soon on the RRI website at: http://secure-web.cisco.com/1nep51of25m835-Es8GuL0Znq2Te0tMdVled71gAtsmfgOVfO72iMh4mzblL2RlyfAG1co3FccV6kD3JYAh4GxRFXQIv4_nu3oLcX5IIO1gMXcHNdPxKKIx2OQ3GF7Zbo6kRNaJspkZNBqVrZxnpnmphHXZsgUd-y2whE8G7F4IwyPFWu3zhFJoWgmAXiOfMikPA1fWfq0Z1Z4UiZYGpa0wCJf41tyPhTraOX7cU_mAPN5KvEyUH1Ya0txUN7IDXDDl-7Dj09HJS13k2IqAEPzdfQOvwe4flGMBye0NGiJ23E3Z1lYJl99pROwhmcE9G4RmFMG3gGfPHnOfR9BzKbBHsvpxiYctXg8ST5FSkKJ_E_fDFzEFTfNpYkNWqN6gbb/http%3A%2F%2Frri.wvu.edu%2F.

West Virginia University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution.
West Virginia University is governed by the West Virginia University Board of Governors and the West Virginia Higher Education Policy
Commission. E. Gordon Gee is the 24th president of West Virginia University

The Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison seeks a full-time, tenure-track faculty member at the rank of Assistant Professor with a teaching and research focus on the economics of agriculture in the United States. The successful candidate will conduct research and teach undergraduate and graduate courses (current teaching load is two courses per year), and serve as an advisor to graduate and undergraduate students. We seek an agricultural or applied economist with the quantitative and empirical skills needed to contribute to the Department's core missions in the economics of agriculture broadly defined. The successful candidate will also have the opportunity to interact with a new college-wide data science initiative.

Please submit applications by November 26, 2018. Candidates should apply online at "Jobs at UW" (http://jobs.wisc.edu/), under job number 95879. Applications must be received through UW-Madison's online application system. As part of the online application, and in order to be considered for this position, applicants must upload a CV, statement of interest, a graduate transcript, and one to three writing samples (a minimum of one writing sample is required). Contact information for three references will be requested at the time of application. Initial interviews will be conducted at the ASSA meeting in Atlanta. Please email Prof. Paul Mitchell at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with position-related questions. 

UW-Madison is an AA/EEO employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, status as a protected veteran, and status as a qualified individual with a disability.