Job description – OECD Young Professional position in urban policy

Today's cities and urban areas are home to more than three-fifths of the OECD population. They are economically and culturally successful places that continue to attract people from all over the world. However they also face complex and diverse challenges. Better policies are needed to reduce inequality and segregation, ensure environmental sustainability and increase productivity in cities. Effective solutions to these problems involve different policy areas, such as urban planning, economic policy, social policy, environmental policy and transport policy. They also require that national, regional, and local governments work together to ensure co-ordinated policy responses.

Your work will require an excellent understanding of the political, social and economic dynamics in urban areas and you will use your research experience to develop policy advice that is grounded in robust scientific evidence. You will apply advanced qualitative and quantitative methods for your analysis (including statistical or Geographic Information System software packages). In order to communicate your work effectively you will draft documents aimed at different audiences and present at conferences and workshops. You will also travel frequently to meet and discuss with policy makers and experts from all over the world. Over the duration of the Young Professional’s Programme you will quickly acquire more responsibilities and manage your own projects.

Further information on the programme can be found at http://www.oecd.org/careers/young-professionals-programme/. The closing date for applications is November 24.

Dear NECTAR friends,

Please find attached the call for papers for the biannual NECTAR conference that will be celebrated in Madrid during 30 May and 2 June, 2017.

Papers should be submitted via the conference website till 16 January 2017.

http://eventos.ucm.es/go/nectar2017conference

NECTAR Clusters will organize their own Special sessions within this conference and specific call for papers will be circulated soon. 

Kind regards,

Ana Condeço Melhorado

NECTAR secretary.

I would like to offer your attention the latest issue of our journal Regional Statistics. www.ksh.hu/terstat_eng

CONTENTS

STUDIES

Researching commuting to work using the methods of complex network analysis

DOI: 10.15196/RS06101 http://www.ksh.hu/docs/hun/xftp/terstat/2016/rs06101.pdf

Attempts to delineate functional regions in Hungary based on commuting data

DOI: 10.15196/RS06102 http://www.ksh.hu/docs/hun/xftp/terstat/2016/rs06102.pdf

Internal migration transition in Romania?

DOI: 10.15196/RS06103 http://www.ksh.hu/docs/hun/xftp/terstat/2016/rs06103.pdf

Group-specific analysis of commuting in the most disadvantaged areas of Hungary

DOI: 10.15196/RS06104 http://www.ksh.hu/docs/hun/xftp/terstat/2016/rs06104.pdf

The importance of spatial adjustment processes in the labour force: the case of Albania

DOI: 10.15196/RS06105 http://www.ksh.hu/docs/hun/xftp/terstat/2016/rs06105.pdf

Fuzzy models in regional statistics

DOI: 10.15196/RS06106 http://www.ksh.hu/docs/hun/xftp/terstat/2016/rs06106.pdf

Analysis of the lowest airfares considering the different business models of airlines, the case of Budapest

DOI: 10.15196/RS06107 http://www.ksh.hu/docs/hun/xftp/terstat/2016/rs06107.pdf

Health inequalities regarding territorial differences in Hungary by discussing life expectancy

DOI: 10.15196/RS06108 http://www.ksh.hu/docs/hun/xftp/terstat/2016/rs06108.pdf

Assessing the regional impact based on destination image

DOI: 10.15196/RS06109 http://www.ksh.hu/docs/hun/xftp/terstat/2016/rs06109.pdf

Identifying settlements involved in Hungary’s transit traffic

DOI: 10.15196/RS06110 http://www.ksh.hu/docs/hun/xftp/terstat/2016/rs06110.pdf

VISUALIZATIONS

Mapping the position of cities in corporate research and development through a gravity model-based bidimensional regression analysis

DOI: 10.15196/RS06111 http://www.ksh.hu/docs/hun/xftp/terstat/2016/rs06111.pdf

Commuting links between settlement hierarchy levels in Hungary

DOI: 10.15196/RS06112 http://www.ksh.hu/docs/hun/xftp/terstat/2016/rs06112.pdf

I suggest the Facebook page of the journal as well: www.facebook.com/RegionalStatistics

Dear all,

The new RSAI Newsletter November 2016 can now be found under

http://regionalscience.org/images/PDF/newsletter_RSAI_November2016.pdf

Dear All,

We are pleased to announce that the Research Centre for Spatial and Organizational Dynamics (CIEO) is organizing, in partnership with the International Centre for Studies and Research (ICSR) Mediterranean Knowledge, the conference "Mediterranean Cultures and Societies. Knowledge, Health and Tourism" to be held on 4-5 May 2017 at the University of Algarve in Faro, Portugal.

We invite you to participate in the Conference, through the submission of scientific abstracts to the overall theme of the conference “Mediterranean Cultures and Societies: Knowledge, Health and Tourism” or to one of the topics below:

- Europe and the Mediterranean

- History, cultures and heritage

- Knowledge and education processes

- Migrations and interculturality

- Political trends

- Mediterranean diet and well-being

- Tourism and leisure

- Identity, body and sexuality

- Media and communication

- Art and literature

For additional information please see the CFP attached or contact us through conference’s email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

The deadline for the submission is until 15.10.2016.

Please feel free to circulate the attached announcement among colleagues.

Best regards,

The Organizing Committee

II International Conference of the ICSR Mediterranean Knowledge

Mediterranean Cultures and Societies. Knowledge, Health and Tourism

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46th ANNUAL CONFERENCE

Crown Hotel, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England

22^rd to 24^th of August 2017

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

The RSAI British & Irish Section invites the submission of abstracts to be considered for the 2017 Annual Conference. Suggested themes for the conference are listed below, though quality papers in all areas of regional science are welcome.

Abstract submissions can be made online at http://www.rsai-bis.org/online-abstract-submission.html

The RSAI-BIS is also organizing a DOCTORAL COLLOQUIUM for doctoral students in regional science on August 22^nd. A separate call will issued for contributions to the colloquium.

During the Annual Conference, there will be Special Session for early career/doctoral students with prizes for the best conference paper and the best conference presentation by early career researchers.

Important dates:

Proposals for special sessions are invited. Those wishing to organise special sessions are kindly invited to raise the issue with secretary of the section, Justin Doran (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) or the local organiser Professor Graham Clarke (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)

Dear Colleagues,

We cordially invite researchers, scientists and experts to participate in the 16th Ernestas Galvanauskas’ International Scientific Conference „RETHINKING REGIONAL COMPETITIVENESS“, which will be held on 25th November, 2016 in Siauliai, Lithuania. Please find more information in the attached invitation.

Registration deadline – November 4, 2016. (http://smf.su.lt/registracijos/galvanausko) 

We kindly ask you to forward this information to other colleaguesthat may be interested in the conference.

We apologize if you receive multiple copies of this mail.

We look forward to seeing you at the conference!

Best regards,

Conference Organizers

Bonjour à tous,

Nous offrirons l’atelier « L’utilisation de QSR NVIVO en analyse qualitative »
le 7 novembre prochain à Québec,
de 9h00 à 16h00.

Il reste cinq places. Faites vite si vous êtes intéressés.

Voici la description complète de l’atelier :

L'utilisation de QSR NVIVO en analyse qualitative
Cet atelier vise à initier le participant à utiliser efficacement le logiciel QSR NVivo. Tout au long de la journée, chaque participant expérimentera le logiciel dans une démarche séquentielle. À travers les explications techniques, certains principes d'analyse qualitative seront abordés, mais cet atelier ne constitue pas une initiation à l'analyse qualitative. Pour profiter pleinement de l'atelier, le participant devrait connaître suffisamment les principes et les procédures générales de l'analyse qualitative.

Les intéressés peuvent communiquer avec Monsieur Louis-Simon Tancrède :
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Bien cordialement,

La Direction de la revue Approches Inductives

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Programs and Degrees in Regional Science

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