First Call 

We announce the first Call for Sessions and abstracts for the EUROGEO 2016 Conference, which will take place 29-30 September 2016 in Malaga, Spain. EUROGEO invites abstracts from participants working in all areas of geographical research and development. To register and submit an abstract visit the Conference Web pages.

EUROGEO 2016

EUROGEO 2016 will focus on the transformative nature of geographic information, the ways geographers are thinking spatially about people, environments, and the relationships between them and how they can contribute to the achievement of a better world.
The theme of the conference is "Geographic Information: for a better world". Geographic Information: for a better world will provide opportunities to demonstrate the dynamic nature of geographical research of changing natural and social settings, studying the world, its landscapes, places, people and their relationships with the environment.
The conference will include paper and poster sessions, round tables and workshops. 
Registration and submission of abstracts can be done via the Conference Web pages

Publishing Your Research  

EUROGEO's journal, the European Journal of Geography (EJG) will invite conference participants to submit their articles for the conference issue based on the conference theme. 
EJG is an international, peer reviewed open access, free to download publication. The Journal is based on the European Association of Geographers’ goal to make European Geography a worldwide reference and standard. 

Dear Colleague,

We have the pleasure of announcing:

The Regional Helix 2016  [http://helix2016.ipcb.pt]

An International Conference on Regional Triple Helix Dynamics

"The Challenges of Triple Helix Interactions on Less Favoured Regions"

To be held from the 29th of June to the 1st of July, at the Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco, Portugal.

The conference encompasses a broad spectrum Triple Helix related subjects. It is devoted to discussion of current research and applications regarding basic directions of Triple Helix development directions.

Focus: Innovation | Entrepreneurship | Territorial Competitiveness

>>Boosting innovation, entrepreneurship and competitiveness in regional triple helix spaces

Sectors and smart specialisation:Agriculture - Forest - Tourism - Mechatronics - Health & Wellness - Creative Industries -  Biotechnology  - Energy - Higher Education

>>A space for interaction between entrepreneurs, academics, policy makers and technologists

>>Regional HELIX Conference 2016 | Triple Helix Exhibition | Challenge to entrepreneurial ideas

Publication opportunities in journals of recognized international prestige.

We thank all the broadcasting of this event throughout the institutional website and your contact networks.

Thank you very much

Best wishes

The Organizing Committee

A new prize, 'RSAI Young Researchers Prize' will be given for the first time at the RSAI World Congress 2016 in Istanbul. . Please find attached a document about this Prize. This information can be also found on the RSAI website: http://www.regionalscience.org/~r1114egion2da0alh/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=1529%3Arsai-young-researchers-prize&Itemid=876. 

Winners 2024

Winners 2021

1st Place

Karina Acosta, Cornell University - "Small area estimation of multidimensional poverty: The case of Cambodia"

2nd Place

John Emmanuel Villanueva, University of the Philippines-Diliman - "Political dynasties and human development investments: Evidence of linkage from Rizal province, Philippines"

Winners 2018

1st Place - Two winners

Dpsita Dhar, Jawaharal Nehru University -"Migration and labor market: a continued case of occupational segregation and caste dominance"

Alexander Lehner, University of Bologna - "450 years of Portuguese colonialism in India: missionaries, education, gender gaps"

2nd Place - Two winners

Deepak Sethia, Indian Institute of Management - "Regional distribution of federal transfers and expenditure in India"

Raya Das, Jawaharal Nehru University - "Low repayment capacity and high indebtedness among agricultural households in India: sustainability of the sector as a source of livelihood"

Objective

The RSAI Young Researchers Prize aims to showcase the research of young scholars in regional science through paper presentation and in-depth discussion organized at the Regional Science Association World Congress. Upon acceptance, competing papers will be presented in the RSAI Young Researchers Sessions, where the young scientists will be provided with extra time to present and receive feedback. Every paper will be assigned to a discussant, and the sessions will be chaired by senior researchers.

Rules

• All submissions have to be written and presented in English.
• Applicants should be less than 35 years old on 31 December of the year of the conference and should not yet hold a senior faculty position. In the case of multiple authors this rule applies to all of the authors.
• The papers should not have been submitted to a journal for publication.
• A cover page should include the paper's title and abstract and full name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address of all authors. Affiliation to academic institutions should be stated clearly.
• The papers should be submitted through the World Congress page. The authors should select “RSAI Young Researchers Session” while submitting, in order to be considered for the prize. Papers that are not accepted for RSAI Young Researchers Sessions (when not satisfying all criteria above) will be assigned to ordinary sessions.

Prize

The first prize winner will receive € 600. A second prize of € 300 will also be awarded. All accepted papers will have a reduced registration fee in the Regional Science World Congress. The funding for the prizes is covered by RSAI.

Jury

The RSAI Young Researchers Prize Jury consists of 5 members appointed by the Local Organizing Committee in consultation with the RSAI Executive.

This year’s (2024) committee is made up of

1. Balazs Forman (LOC, JvN)
2. Jozsef Karpati (LOC, JvN)
3. Ilona Palne-Kovacs (MRTT President, University of Pécs)
4. Sarah Low (NARSC, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
5. Hee-Jung Jun (PRSCO, Sungkyunkwan University)

The Chair and the Secretary of the Jury will allocate papers and presentations to other members and, if necessary, will propose other reviewers.

Each Jury Member has one vote in the final selection of prize-winning papers.

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  ESPON Seminar

  “A world without borders

  Refugees, cooperation and territories”

  in Luxembourg City, 8 and 9 December 2015

   

  Join the ESPON Seminar and hear from key note speakers on the territorial aspects of refugee migration, the cross-border cooperation, the monitoring for macro-regions as well as on the implementation of the ESPON 2020 Cooperation Programme.

   

  Confirmed speakers Include:

  • Frank Vansteenkiste, Ministry of Sustainable Development and Infrastructure, LU
  • Sandra Di Biaggio, ESPON EGTC
  • Daniel Rauhut, NIBR
  • Mart Grisel, EUKN
  • Romana Mynarikova, Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure, DE
  • Arni Narain, Department for Communities and Local Government, UK
  • Beatrice Taulegne, Committee of Regions
  • Peter Mehlbye, ESPON EGTC
  • Marianne Guérois, UMS RIATE
  • Jean Peyrony, Transfrontier Operational Mission
  • Nathalie Verschelde, EC DG Regional and Urban Policy
  • Jean-Claude Sinner, Ministry for Sustainable Development and Infrastructure, LU
  • Teodora Brandmüller, Eurostat
  • Andrea Mairate, EC DG Regional and Urban Policy
  • Talis Linkaits, Baltic Sea Region
  • Roland Arbter, Danube Region
  • Andreja Petković, Adriatic and Ionian Macro Region
  • Tobias Chilla, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg
  • Thiemo Eser, Ministry of Infrastructure and Sustainable Development, LU
  • Daniel de Groot, Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment, NL

   

  The event is organised in cooperation with the Luxembourg Presidency of the Council of the EU within the framework of the ESPON 2020 Cooperation Programme.

   

  See the full programme here.

   

  Registration by Tuesday 1 December 2015 at 15h00 online here.

Dear NECTAR friends,

Please find attached the call for paper for the next CL 8 meeting on "Big data: a new opportunity for urban transport and mobility policies". This meeting will be held at JRC-IPTS premises in Seville during the 10-11 of March 2016.

Kind regards

Ana Condeço

NECTAR secretary

http://www.nectar-eu.eu/

Call for Papers

Smart Specialization aims an effective use of resources in space and time, based on a careful analysis of the existing capabilities of cities, regions or countries, involving multiple stakeholders in a mechanism of governance that explore mutual synergies so that countries, regions, places and persons can be competitive and sustainable in the global economy.

The aim of this workshop is to evaluate the evolution of the application of this concept in Portugal looking not only at programs and projects but mainly in the attitude of the various stakeholders in their cities and regions.

A selection of the papers presented will be published in a special issue of RPER (Revista Portuguesa de Estudos Regionais / Portuguese Review of Regional Studies).

Abstracts Submission

Abstract Submission Deadline: December 27, 2016

Results of the review process will be communicated to authors by approximately: January 1, 2016

Abstract submission should include:

1) Title of the Paper

2) Author Information

3) Abstract Text (500 words limit) should include:

    Objectives

    Data / Methods

    Results / Expected Results

4) Key words

Abstracts should be submitted electronically, as a Word File, to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., indicating in the subject “23 Workshop APDR - Abstract" and in the body the topic.

Topics

Smart Specialization.

        o   Integration and Rooting of Foreign Direct Investment

        o   Institutional Innovation for Smart Specialization

        o   Technological Innovation for Smart Specialization

        o   Small Scale Smart Specialization

Regional Policy.

        o   Learning from failures and achievements of Regional Policy

        o   Regional Policy and Smart Specialization

        o   Regional Convergence and Smart Specialization

        o   Evaluation Policy Tools for Smart Specialization

Regional Cooperation and Regional Conflicts.

        o   Understanding Regional Conflicts from a Regional Science Perspective

        o   Globalization and Borders of Economic Integration

        o   European Integration and European Borders

        o   European Integration and Country Disintegration

All information at: http://www.apdr.pt/evento_23 

We count on you. Send us your contribution!

2016 ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SOUTHERN REGIONAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION