NARSC Update

Call for Papers
North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International
November 12-14, 2025
Denver, Colorado

Join us in Denver, CO for the 72nd North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International (RSAI) sponsored by the North American Regional Science Council (NARSC). To submit an abstract or a complete session, please use our online submission system. The submission deadline is July 11, 2025. Decisions concerning the acceptance of papers and sessions will be announced in late August. All presenters, including members of panel discussions, discussants, and session chairs, must register for the conference and pay the registration fee in order to attend and present.

The conference will be held at the Grand Hyatt Denver (1750 Welton Street, Denver, CO 80202-3999). A special conference room rate of $219 (plus taxes) has been negotiated with the hotel. Please consider staying at the host hotel. Staying at the Hyatt helps NARSC continue to hold these meetings. NARSC is penalized when attendees do not stay at the hotel. Also, book the conference hotel through the NARSC website to make sure NARSC gets credit for your booking. The link to book your hotel room will be available by the end of the month.

For overseas attendees, we are offering expedited abstract acceptance to anyone coming from a country that requires a visa to enter the United States. Once you have submitted your abstract, and if you need an acceptance letter, please contact NARSC Executive Director, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Abstract Submission and Registration

Click on the link to the conference section for general information on the conference.  To register for the conference or submit an abstract/session online you must first log in to the new NARSC user portal. If you attended a NARSC conference over the past couple of years or are a member of a North American regional science organization, when you reach the login page of the User Area, your account should be available under your email address, but as it is a new system you will need to reset your password. If you are not in our database, you will need to register for a free NARSC user account and then you will be able to register for the conference and submit an abstract.

Once logged, you can change your password, update your profile, submit an abstract/session, register for the conference, and check the status of your registration. You will be able to login to your account in the User Area subsequently using your valid username and password. In case you forget your password, use the password reset tool on the login page. If you have trouble receiving the password reset email, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and the support team will get that to you.

Please note that there is a surcharge for individuals who are not members of RSAI. If you attended the 2024 NARSC Meetings, or any of the MCRSA, WRSA, or SRSA meetings in the past year, then you are a member of RSAI. When you are ready to register for the conference please check your RSAI membership status. You can do that by consulting the RSAI Members List. If you have any questions regarding your RSAI membership status or would like to join RSAI please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. at the RSAI Central Office.

Individual papers and organized sessions must be submitted online in the abstract submission section of the website between now and JULY 11, 2025. The conference registration section will be open soon and allows secure electronic financial transactions. Information about the workshops will be posted in late July. If you are potentially interested in attending any workshops it is suggested that you wait until information about them is available before registering for the conference. Be sure to consult the conference website for additional information and details.

NARSC is an international scholarly organization that focuses on regional analysis, ranging from urban and spatial theory to applied problems in regional development, sustainability, environmental management, and rural land use.  We are an interdisciplinary association, with members representing fields as diverse as economics, agricultural economics, public policy, urban planning, civil engineering, geography, finance, and demography.  The annual North American RSAI conference is the premier regional science meeting in North America and attracts scholars and practitioners from around the world.

Special Sessions at NARSC 2025

Conference organizers welcome individual papers and organized sessions relating to a wide variety of topics that are included within the diverse realm of regional science. As usual, there will be several organized sessions. If you are interested in participating in one of these organized sessions, please contact the session organizers. Details about these can be found here. Please note that the list of special sessions is updated on a regular basis, so please check regularly

If you are interested in organizing a special session, please contact Program Chair Neil Reid at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

NARSC Hotel Reservations

A block of rooms has been reserved at the The Grand Hyatt Denver (1750 Welton St, Denver, CO 80202).

A special conference room rate of $219 (plus taxes) has been negotiated with the hotel. The reservation link will be available shortly.