Abstract Submission
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Before performing any operation related to the conference (register for the conference and/or submit an abstract), you will need to create an account on the CONFERENCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (CMS).
To do this: 1) Go to the CMS link and click on “New user?” 2) Fill in the form with your personal information 3) Once you are done, press “Submit” and your account will be created. Please note: All information requested in the form is mandatory, except for “Title”, “Middle Names”, “Telephone” and “Fax”. Don’t forget to give your consent to information processing and storage, and to validate the form by entering the text that appears on the image. An abstract should be around 400-500 words, so one page in normal print, and include a sufficiently detailed description of the method, data (if relevant), and (provisional) main conclusions of the paper. Acceptance of abstracts will be on the basis of the perceived quality of the underlying papers. No delegate should submit more than 2 abstracts. 1. SUBMITTING AN ABSTRACT USING THE CMS A. To submit an abstract to the congress for the first time you should: 1) Log in to your account on the CMS 2) On the “User Options” menu choose “Submit New Abstract” 3) On the abstract submission form, follow the instructions available and enter all the information requested: · Title · Ordered list of authors · Abstract (400-500 words) · Select 3 Keywords from the list provided · Select the submission type: poster (PO type), paper with discussant (PD type), paper without discussant (PX type) and paper RSAI Young Researchers Prize (PY type). 4) If you need to add a co-author to your abstract, press the “Add Author” button and enter the new author’s e-mail address. You can add/ remove authors to / from your abstract later, as long as the abstract submission period is open. Please note:
a) Make sure to check whether the co-author you are adding already has an account on the CMS. In such case you should use the same e-mail address the co-author used for her/his account. This is very important, as the system uses e-mail addresses to index information and link authors to abstracts and papers. b) When you submit an abstract you automatically become the contact author and presenter (“speaker”) of that abstract. This can be changed later as explained below. c) Submitting and editing abstracts is only available during the abstract submission period; please refer to the conference website or contact the conference organization if you need information on this. B. To edit the information or authors list, or to submit a new version of a previously submitted abstract: 1) After logging in go to “User options” > “View my documents”. A list with the abstracts you have submitted will appear 2) Select the abstract which you want to edit and press “Edit” on the right side of the screen 3) A form with several tabs will appear. Use the first tab (“Document Information”) to edit the information regarding the abstract; On the second tab (“Author List”) you can add or remove authors, or change the presenter or contact author of the abstract; to do this use you should respectively: · Select the author to be removed and press “Remove author” on the bottom of the form; · Use the “Add” button and enter the new author’s e-mail (please pay attention to the note on a) Part A. above; |
Special SessionsCall for papers
1. Happy communities; direct and indirect effects of social interaction
Organizers: Aleid E. Brouwer, Faculty of Spatial Sciences, University of Groningen, The Netherlands Eveline S. van Leeuwen, Department of Spatial Economics, VU University, the Netherlands 2. Spatial econometric interaction modelling Organizers: Roberto Patuelli, University of Bologna, Italy Giuseppe Arbia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy 3. The cohesion policy of the European Union and the factors influencing its impacts on growth, jobs and investment Organizers: Riccardo Crescenzi, London School of Economics, the UK Ugo Fratesi, Politecnico di Milano, Italy Vassilis Monastiriotis, London School of Economics, the UK 4. Planning and governance in border regions Organizers: Prof. Dr. Gülden ERKUT, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey Dr. Ervin SEZGIN, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey 5. Energy use, urbanization and the spatial structure of cities Organizers: Dr. Peter Mulder, Department of Spatial Economics, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands Dr. Birte Pfeiffer, GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies, Institute of African Affairs Hamburg, Germany 6. Small and medium-sized towns: performance and role in a globalized world Organizer: Christophe Demazière, University of Tours, France 7. Regional Impacts of International Migration Organizers: Ceren Ozgen, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands Thomas de Graaff, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands Jacques Poot, University of Waikato, New Zealand Andres Rodriguez-Pose, London School of Economics, UK 8. Recent Trends and Regional Development Challenges in MENA Region and Asia Organizers: Tuzin Baycan, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey Fatma Dogruel, Marmara University, Turkey |
· Change the selectors for “Contact author” and “Speaker” – please note that only Contact authors are able to edit an abstract and you will no longer be able to do this if you change the Contact author of your abstract.
· On the last tab (“Document History”) you can see the log of operations concerning your abstract, and you can submit a new version of the abstract using the “Submit New File” option that appears below the abstract.
4) Once you are done with editing your abstract press the “Submit” or “Submit and Close” button (for the “Document Information” tab) or the “Close” button (for the “Author List” and “Document History” tabs)
Please note:
a) Only Contact authors can make changes to previously submitted abstracts.
b) Submitting and editing abstracts can only be done during the abstract submission period; please refer to the conference website or contact the conference organization if you need information on this.
2. SUBMITTING A PAPER RESULTING FROM AN ACCEPTED ABSTRACT
A. To submit a paper you should:
1) Log into your account on the CMS
2) On the “User Options” menu go to “View My Documents”. Make sure that “Stage” is set to “Paper Submission” and then select (check) the title of the abstract for which you want to submit the corresponding paper
3) Press “Submit Paper” on the right side of the screen; The “Document Submission” form will appear.
4) Browse for the file with your paper and it will be automatically uploaded; press the “Submit” button in order to finish the submission.
Please note:
a) Only Contact authors can submit papers.
b) You are only able to submit papers of previously accepted abstracts.
c) Submitting and editing papers can only be done during the paper submission period; please refer to the conference website or contact the conference organization if you need information on this.
B. To edit the information or the authors, or to submit a new version of previously submitted paper:
1) After logging in go to “User options” > “View my documents”. Make sure that “Stage” is set to “Paper Submission”
2) Select (check) the title of the paper you want to change and press “Edit” on the right side of the screen
3) A form with several tabs will appear. Please proceed as explained in Section 1B above for editing or submitting new versions of previously submitted abstracts (please note that some options may be disabled as they are only available for abstract edition)
Please note:
a) Only Contact authors can make changes to previously submitted papers.
b) Submitting and editing papers can only be done during the paper submission period; please refer to the conference website or contact the conference organization if you need information on this.
· On the last tab (“Document History”) you can see the log of operations concerning your abstract, and you can submit a new version of the abstract using the “Submit New File” option that appears below the abstract.
4) Once you are done with editing your abstract press the “Submit” or “Submit and Close” button (for the “Document Information” tab) or the “Close” button (for the “Author List” and “Document History” tabs)
Please note:
a) Only Contact authors can make changes to previously submitted abstracts.
b) Submitting and editing abstracts can only be done during the abstract submission period; please refer to the conference website or contact the conference organization if you need information on this.
2. SUBMITTING A PAPER RESULTING FROM AN ACCEPTED ABSTRACT
A. To submit a paper you should:
1) Log into your account on the CMS
2) On the “User Options” menu go to “View My Documents”. Make sure that “Stage” is set to “Paper Submission” and then select (check) the title of the abstract for which you want to submit the corresponding paper
3) Press “Submit Paper” on the right side of the screen; The “Document Submission” form will appear.
4) Browse for the file with your paper and it will be automatically uploaded; press the “Submit” button in order to finish the submission.
Please note:
a) Only Contact authors can submit papers.
b) You are only able to submit papers of previously accepted abstracts.
c) Submitting and editing papers can only be done during the paper submission period; please refer to the conference website or contact the conference organization if you need information on this.
B. To edit the information or the authors, or to submit a new version of previously submitted paper:
1) After logging in go to “User options” > “View my documents”. Make sure that “Stage” is set to “Paper Submission”
2) Select (check) the title of the paper you want to change and press “Edit” on the right side of the screen
3) A form with several tabs will appear. Please proceed as explained in Section 1B above for editing or submitting new versions of previously submitted abstracts (please note that some options may be disabled as they are only available for abstract edition)
Please note:
a) Only Contact authors can make changes to previously submitted papers.
b) Submitting and editing papers can only be done during the paper submission period; please refer to the conference website or contact the conference organization if you need information on this.