The Valparaiso University School of Law and the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) invite proposals for papers based on a unique set of data from the National Mortgage Data Repository (NMDR), a joint project between NCLC and the University of Connecticut. Authors whose projects are selected will be invited to present their work at a Spring 2010 symposium at Valparaiso.

Researchers whose proposals are selected will gain access to extensive mortgage loan origination data from approximately 750 loan sets. These data are drawn from loans made by 50 or more lenders in 10–15 states (though the sample will overrepresent California, Massachusetts, and New York) between the years 1994 and 2007. We encourage submissions from academics, advocates, attorneys, and other practitioners.

Data Overview

All 750 loan sets will have document types 1–5 listed below. To receive a complete list of data fields, send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with the words “NMDR Call for Papers - Inquiry” in the subject line. Other inquiries may be sent in the same manner.

1. Loan Application—Property zip code; existing liens; borrower income; borrower total debts; borrower total assets; borrower race, ethnicity, & sex
2. Truth in Lending Disclosure—Amount financed, annual percentage rate; estimated payment schedule over life of loan
3. Good Faith Estimate—Itemized estimated closing costs
4. HUD-1 or HUD-1A Settlement Statement—Itemized final closing costs, including broker fees
5. Loan Note—Principal; rate; rate adjustment terms (for ARMs); payment schedule; payment options (for option ARMs); prepayment penalties


Data Sources and Sampling
Data was gathered from legal services and private attorneys’ client files, and via public information requests to state government agencies.


Topics
Appropriate paper topics include, but are not limited to. . .
• Relationships between borrower’s stated income, stated assets and liabilities, and loan terms.
• Transparency of disclosure of balloon payments and other features.
• Trends in other types of debt paid down through home refinance loans.
• Cost of credit.


Proposal Requirements and Deadline
Proposals of up to 2 pages (single-spaced), along with the author’s curriculum vitae, should be submitted by email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with the words “NMDR Call for Papers - Submission” in the subject line. All proposals must be received by midnight on March 31, 2009. Acknowledgement of each submission will be sent (if you do not receive an acknowledgement, please follow up at 617-542-8010).


Selection Process and Symposium
Authors whose projects are selected will be invited to present their work at a symposium at Valparaiso University School of Law. The final symposium date—currently to-be-determined—will be either March 26, April 9, or April 16, 2010 (news of the specific date will be provided to applicants as soon as it is set). Applicants must commit to participating in the full symposium.


Accessing the Data
Authors will be notified of the results of the selection process by Monday, April 27, 2009. The data—comprised of a set of relational tables—will be shipped to researchers in an Access database during the week of April 27.

International Workshop on Urban Modeling

Place: “Sala da Congregação”, Building FEA I, FEA/USP

Date: July 10, 2012

Coordination: Eduardo A. Haddad

PROGRAM

9:00-9:15

Introduction and opening remarks

9:15-10:00

“Micro-macro synergy: linking individual behavior to macroeconomic processes in urban systems”

Eveline van Leeuwen, VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands

10:00-10:25

“An index of accessibility for Sao Paulo Metropolitan Region”

Renato Vieira, FIPE, Brazil

10:25-10:50

“Recent developments of the interregional input-output system for Sao Paulo Metropolitan Region”

Eduardo Haddad, University of São Paulo, Brazil

10:50-11:10 – Coffee break

11:10-11:30

Research Project 1: “Housing prices and accessibility in Sao Paulo Metropolitan Region”

Paula Pereda, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil

Weslem Faria, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil

11:30-11:50

Research Project 2: “Integrating GIS and input-output systems for assessing the impacts of floods in Sao Paulo Metropolitan Region”

Eliane Teixeira, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil

11:50-12:10

“Home price indices: the FIPE ZAP real estate index for Sao Paulo”

Eduardo Zylberstajn, FIPE, Brazil

12:10-12:35

“Urban agglomeration and economic growth in Latin America”

Patricio Aroca, Universidad Católica del Norte, Chile

12:35-13:00

“Investigating demographic changes and their impacts on a metropolitan economy: ageing, immigration and changing ethnic compositions”

Geoffrey J. D. Hewings, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA

Dear colleagues,

I would like to inform you that application is now possible for the ERSA/PREPARE summer school 2009 in Volos. For further information and a link to the application form please go to http://www.prd.uth.gr/prepare2009/.

Please, pass along this information to potentially interested colleagues.

Best wishes

Gunther Maier

Call for Papers for the

36th Annual Conference of the Australia and New Zealand Regional Science Association International

The conference will be held at the University of Wollongong, Australia, 4-7 December 2012.

The closing date for abstracts is 31 August 2012.

Further information is available at www.anzrsai.org.

For more information, please see attached file below

 PRSCO 2009, 19-22 July 2009, Gold Cost, Australia (103.99 kB) 

The Spatial Economics Research Centre is holding its first annual conference at the London School of Economics on 7th/8th May 2009, with the first half of the programme being devoted to selected papers by postgraduates working in this field.

Submissions (of 500 word abstracts) are invited now, to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., for receipt by 3rd April.  The selected presenters will be invited to both days of the conference, with financial support for travel/accommodation.

Details are on the attached flyer - please pass on to others who may be interested.

 SERCConf09CfP (205.17 kB) 

Dear colleagues,

The Institute of Architecture and Urban & Spatial Planning of Serbia would like to invite you to participate in the

2^nd INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE

REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, SPATIAL PLANNING AND STRATEGIC GOVERNANCE (RESPAG)

which will be held in Belgrade from 22 - 25 May 2013. It is our intention to meet renowned guests, keynote speakers, scientists and experts, as well as to exchange new ideas, research results and experiences in the fields of spatial planning, economy, urbanism, and architecture, environmental science, and related fields. We would also like the young researchers, Ph.D. and undergraduate students to visit the Conference and take an active part in the Conference's topics.

Deadline for abstract submission: 26^th October 2012

Conference Topics:

A. EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES AND DOCUMENTS AND THEIR IMPACT ON SUSTAINABLE SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT

B. SUSTAINABLE REGIONAL AND SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT AND STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT

C. PAN-EUROPEAN CORRIDORS AND THEIR IMPACT ON SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT

D. SUSTAINABLE SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT UNDER CLIMATE CHANGE CONDITIONS

Please feel free to disseminate this information.

More information on Conference: www.respag.org

More information on IAUS: www.iaus.ac.rs

Download Flyer (PDF Document)

Dear Colleague,

On behalf of the ISHIMR 2009 Committee, we invite you to
participate in the 14th International Symposium for Health
Information Management Research (ISHIMR 2009), which will take place
in Kalmar, Sweden from October 14-16, 2009.

The conference theme for ISHIMR 2009 is "Evaluation and
implementation of e-health and health information initiatives:
international perspectives".

The topics of interest can be found at the conference website:

http://dagda.shef.ac.uk/ishimr09/index.html

Authors are invited to submit their research contributions or
practical experience reports by the deadline of Monday 04 May 2009.

All papers will be peer reviewed by at least two members of the programme committee, which will be chaired by Professor Göran Petersson (eHealth Institute, University of Kalmar, Sweden and Dr. Peter Bath (Centre for Health Information Management Research, University of Sheffield, UK).

The Symposium Proceedings, including all papers presented and
abstracts for posters, will be published in print. In addition, selected
papers will be published in a special issue of the Health Informatics
Journal (indexed in Medline), as has occurred following previous
ISHIMR conferences

Please circulate this CFP to your colleagues and fellow researchers.

We look forward to seeing you at ISHIMR 2009,
Sincerely,

Professor Göran Petersson Dr. Peter Bath
Co-Chairs, ISHIMR 2009 Programme Committee