Moss Madden, a long-standing member of RSAI and the immediate past Chairman of the British and Irish Section, died suddenly on 16 February at the age of 53. It was typical of Moss's commitment to participation in international regional science activities that, at the time of his tragic death, he had only recently returned from the South African Symposium on Regional Development in Port Elizabeth, was on the point of leaving to join the Anglo-Irish/Israeli Workshop that he had done so much to co-organise in Jerusalem, and two weeks later was due to present a paper at the Western Regional Science Association meeting in Hawaii. Moss was brought up and went to school in Falmouth and retained his Cornish roots. He took great pleasure in organising the 1997 Annual Conference of the British and Irish Section in Falmouth, a venue that was much appreciated by those that attended. He spent the whole of his academic career at the University of Liverpool, first as a student of engineering and then as a staff member of the Department of Civic Design. He was appointed to a Chair in Planning and Regional Science in 1993.

Moss first came to appreciate the benefits of presenting his ideas and research output before an international regional science audience at the European RSA Congress in London in 1979. After that first taste of the conference circuit, Moss soon became a regular participant in RSAI conferences and workshops both in Europe and in North America, following his attendance of the First World Congress in Regional Science in Boston in 1980.

Moss also soon became involved in the development of the activities of the then British Section of the RSA, joining the committee in 1982. His early contributions included involvement in the organisation of the European Workshops on Strategic Planning and later the establishment, in 1990, of the UK Inter-Regional Input-Output Table Workshop and its subsequent convenorship. However, it was in the establishment of the Anglo-Israeli Regional Science Workshops series, initiated in 1991 in collaboration with Dani Shefer, that Moss made a major contribution to the development of international networks of regional science research cooperation.

Moss's increasingly influential role in the British Section was reflected in his election as Section Chairman between 1993 and 1997. It was in this capacity that Moss was largely responsible for the renaming of the Section as the British and Irish Section and was the leading force in initiating the Section's hosting of the European RSA Congress in Dublin in 1999.

These events provided a fertile environment in which to cultivate his research contributions and to establish and foster his collaborative links. These mainly focused upon furthering the development of innovative new approaches to the handling of interactions between demographic and economic elements of the traditional input-output modelling framework that he mapped out and explored in particular with Peter Batey. There were perhaps, two underlying principles that underpinned much of his research. First, he believed that the focus of research should be to understand and lead towards the solving of real problems and that theory by itself was not sufficient - it had to be applicable. Second, although he concentrated on applied work, he was always eager to introduce and develop new techniques in his analyses. He recognised that policy choices could be best informed by a careful application of the latest theoretical developments to real world problems.

Not only did Moss demonstrate his own abilities in this area; he also encouraged others to demonstrate theirs'. At meetings he was keen to engage in academic debate with others. He was always ready to help to convene sessions at conferences in order to bring together scholars, often with quite differing backgrounds to exchange ideas on a given topic. His wide range of interests and contacts made him the ideal person for this. He also recognised the importance of disseminating the ideas raised at such sessions to a wider audience as is evidenced by the number of edited volumes he collated and contributed to. It is appropriate that a lasting testament to Moss's contribution to the field of regional science will be his many individually authored and collaborative publications - not least those volumes to which he devoted so much time and effort in helping to organise and subsequently to co-edit. To the earlier individual volumes co-edited with Peter Batey, Luc Anselin and Geoff Hewings, has recently been added 'Regional Science in Business', co-edited with Graham Clarke - with further volumes close to completion at the time of his death.

Moss's outstanding work in the fields of planning and regional science was recognised last year with his election as one of the founding Academicians of the Association of Learned Societies for the Social Sciences.

There can be no doubt that those of us who were privileged to know him will continue to recall and appreciate the many ways in which Moss's presence made involvement in the organisation and attendance of regional science events, and associated activities, all the more rewarding and enjoyable. We can count ourselves fortunate that we were able to benefit from his infectious enthusiasm for his subject, his illuminating grasp of technical detail, his incisive questioning from the chair or the floor and, perhaps above all, from his humour, wit and wholehearted commitment to engaging in, and enjoying, the social interaction and networking upon which the healthy future development of the regional science community will continue to depend. The world of regional science, to which he made so many valuable contributions, will be so much the poorer for his passing.

- Peter Batey, Peter Brown & John Dewhurst - April 2000

Professor Dacey served as an assistant professor of regional science in the early years of the Regional Science Department at the University of Pennsylvania. In 1964 he moved to Northwestern University where he was faculty member for over 42 years. The following was posted on the Northwestern University News website. EVANSTON, Ill. --- Michael F. Dacey of Evanston, senior associate dean at the Northwestern University Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, died Saturday (Dec. 23) at Evanston Hospital after a short illness. Services are pending.
Mr. Dacey, 74, who also served as professor of anthropology and geological sciences, joined the Northwestern faculty in 1964. He served as chair of the department of geography from 1976 to 1982 and was named associate dean at the Weinberg College in 1987 and senior associate dean in 1993.

He founded the Mathematical Methods in the Social Sciences (MMSS) program in 1978 and taught in the program every year. The program enables a select group of high ability students to combine the study of social sciences -
such as anthropology, economics, political science, psychology, and sociology -- with training in formal analytical methods to create a mathematical model.
Since the program's inception, Mr. Dacey and his wife Jeanette have held two parties in their home every year for MMSS students - one for entering students in the fall and one for graduating students and their parents in the spring. Prizes in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Dacey were established in 2004 to recognize the student with the best performance on a senior thesis and the student with the best performance in required coursework.
Mr. Dacey, who received a Distinguished Teaching Award in 1981, was the author of books, papers and reports in geography, geology, regional science, statistics, operations research, mathematics, urban planning, water resources and anthropology.
A native of Holyoke, Mass., Mr. Dacey attend Bates College and received a bachelor's degree in geography from the University of Kansas in 1954. He earned master's and Ph.D. degrees in geography from the University of Washington in 1955 and 1960, respectively. He then served as an assistant professor of regional science at the University of Pennsylvania from 1960 to 1964.
Mr. Dacey is survived by his wife, Jeanette; a daughter, Rachel Ann Niemann of Evanston; a granddaughter, Kayla; and a sister, Patricia Folsom of Maine.

28 - 31 May 2019, Arizona State University, Tempe, USA

IMPORTANT DATES:

Abstract submission deadline: 10 December 2018

Early bird registration deadline: 1 April 2019

The International Conference on Energy Research and Social Science is the premier global forum for exploring the nexus of energy and society.

The 2019 conference will highlight the intersection of on-going and future changes in the energy sector and global society. Because energy is intimately woven into every society, alterations in energy systems reverberate throughout economies, cultures, landscapes, and politics. These changes transform human futures, even as social, policy, and market innovation create new pathways for energy technologies and industries. The opportunity to remake energy systems into more environmentally sustainable forms is thus also an opportunity to improve societal wellbeing and justice.

CONFERENCE CHAIRS:

Martin Pasqualetti, Arizona State University, USA

Clark Miller, Arizona State University, USA

Julia Hobson Haggerty, Montana State University, USA

TOPICS: Abstracts are invited that explore the intersection of energy and social change. Illustrative examples of appropriate topics include, but are not limited to:

- Societal drivers, dynamics, and outcomes of energy systems change (including social, economic, cultural, or political aspects)

- Public perspectives on and responses to new energy technologies

- Innovations in energy and electricity markets and policy

- Changing landscapes and geographies of energy production, transport, and consumption

- The social practices of energy use, demand, and behavior

- Historical and social analyses of transitions

- Cities, urban energy systems, and urban form and function

- New models of governance and democracy

- Geopolitics of energy transformations

- The energy-poverty nexus, including questions of ethics, justice, and inequality in energy systems change

- Energy innovation and sustainable development

- Enduring and changing relationships of energy, gender, and race

Interdisciplinary contributions from across the social sciences, environmental studies, humanities, and energy research are welcomed.

SUBMISSIONS/FURTHER INFORMATION: For full details visit: http://www.elsevier.com/erss-conference

REGIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE
SUMMER COURSES IN SPATIAL ECONOMETRICS

July 31- August 3, 2017

Description:

The objective of the course is to provide a (not so short) introduction to spatial econometrics. Students will learn how to model and incorporate spatial dependencies into their empirical analyses. The course will cover basic as well as more advanced concepts ranging from the different typologies of spatial data, through the definition of connectivity in space (spatial weights matrices), to a comprehensive treatment of various spatial econometric models both crosssectional as well as panel. Estimation methods presented will include MLE (maximum likelihood), GMM (generalized method of moments), GLS (generalized least squares), and GS2SLS (generalized spatial two stage least squares). The latter part of the course will deal with special topics such as panel data models, and various testing procedure.

Instructor:
Gianfranco Piras

Organization:
The course is organized into a format that includes morning (theoretical) lectures and afternoon computing lab and applications sessions. A reading list will be provided for each of the topics covered. Additional course materials will be provided.

Applications:
Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae and a brief statement of interest to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Applicants will be screened for suitable levels of preparation and background, and placed into the course on a first come, first served basis.

Important Dates:
Applications period opens: March 13, 2017
Extended Application Deadline: July 1, 2017
Acceptance Notification: Two days after application is received.
Confirm Participation by July 8, 2017
We will be able to admit a limited number of participants based on applications received by the deadline. Participation must be confirmed through the payment of course fees on or before July 8, 2017.

Fees:
The course fees are $3,000. Fees cover course tuition, lunches and course materials. Submitted fees will be nonrefundable. Accommodation and other living expenses are not included. A block of rooms will be reserved at nearby hotels at a discounted rate.
Additional information and a link for registration will be available soon on the RRI website at: http://secure-web.cisco.com/1nep51of25m835-Es8GuL0Znq2Te0tMdVled71gAtsmfgOVfO72iMh4mzblL2RlyfAG1co3FccV6kD3JYAh4GxRFXQIv4_nu3oLcX5IIO1gMXcHNdPxKKIx2OQ3GF7Zbo6kRNaJspkZNBqVrZxnpnmphHXZsgUd-y2whE8G7F4IwyPFWu3zhFJoWgmAXiOfMikPA1fWfq0Z1Z4UiZYGpa0wCJf41tyPhTraOX7cU_mAPN5KvEyUH1Ya0txUN7IDXDDl-7Dj09HJS13k2IqAEPzdfQOvwe4flGMBye0NGiJ23E3Z1lYJl99pROwhmcE9G4RmFMG3gGfPHnOfR9BzKbBHsvpxiYctXg8ST5FSkKJ_E_fDFzEFTfNpYkNWqN6gbb/http%3A%2F%2Frri.wvu.edu%2F.

West Virginia University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution.
West Virginia University is governed by the West Virginia University Board of Governors and the West Virginia Higher Education Policy
Commission. E. Gordon Gee is the 24th president of West Virginia University

The Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison seeks a full-time, tenure-track faculty member at the rank of Assistant Professor with a teaching and research focus on the economics of agriculture in the United States. The successful candidate will conduct research and teach undergraduate and graduate courses (current teaching load is two courses per year), and serve as an advisor to graduate and undergraduate students. We seek an agricultural or applied economist with the quantitative and empirical skills needed to contribute to the Department's core missions in the economics of agriculture broadly defined. The successful candidate will also have the opportunity to interact with a new college-wide data science initiative.

Please submit applications by November 26, 2018. Candidates should apply online at "Jobs at UW" (http://jobs.wisc.edu/), under job number 95879. Applications must be received through UW-Madison's online application system. As part of the online application, and in order to be considered for this position, applicants must upload a CV, statement of interest, a graduate transcript, and one to three writing samples (a minimum of one writing sample is required). Contact information for three references will be requested at the time of application. Initial interviews will be conducted at the ASSA meeting in Atlanta. Please email Prof. Paul Mitchell at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with position-related questions. 

UW-Madison is an AA/EEO employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, status as a protected veteran, and status as a qualified individual with a disability.

Applicants should submit a letter of application, a curriculum vitae, a writing sample, and the names and contact information of three professional references to http://jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/76029. Review of applications will begin on November 15, 2018.

We will be in attendance at both the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP) and Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) conferences this fall. If you would like to meet with us to discuss the position please contact Professor Newman (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) before October 23, for ACSP and Professor Hetling (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) before November 2, for APPAM.

If you have questions about the Bloustein School or this position please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

More details about the position can be found here - https://jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/76029.

The World Bank is pleased to invite abstract submissions for the 20^th Annual Conference on Land and Poverty to be held March 25 – 29, 2019 in Washington, DC. The theme is “Catalyzing Innovation”. The Conference structure and priority themes can be found on the conference website.

Please submit by October 12, 2018 your abstract for oral presentation of an individual paper, poster, or MasterClass for the learning day on March 29.

Abstract submission is possible onlyvia Conftool. Kindly consult the guidelines on how to create a new user account, submit an abstract for an individual paper and submit an abstract for a poster.

Please share this call within your networks. We are looking forward to welcome you at the conference.

Best regards,
Land Conference Organizers 

20th World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty
https://www.worldbank.org/landconference2019
https://www.conftool.com/landandpoverty2019/

12th World Congress of RSAI | May 29 - June 01, 2018 - Goa, India

Proceedings   ISBN: 978-989-54216-0-2 Pages: 1898 DOWNLOAD(49,41MB)

Dear all,

Please see below some information about the Winter Seminar of the German-speaking section (GfR) of the European Regional Science Association (ERSA). Just to add that the conference language is English.

I would like to invite you to the annual winter seminar of the German-speaking section (GfR) of the European Regional Science Association (ERSA). It will take place between the 16th and 23rd of February 2019 in Matrei in Osttirol (Austria). Abstract submissions (max. 500 words) in all sub-fields of regional science are welcome until the 15th of November 2018 via the homepage of GfR http://gfr.ersa.org/(please also state if you have restrictions regarding the day of presentation when submitting your abstract). You will receive a notification of acceptance no later than the end of November. The seminar language will be English.

The seminar has a rather unique format: sessions are only held in the afternoons and evenings, meaning that there is ample spare time for networking, paper writing, the development of new research ideas, research collaborations, and last but not least for enjoying the beautiful Alpine nature and winter sports activities in the surroundings. Time slots of one hour are reserved for each presentation, providing plenty of room for in-depth discussion. You can find the seminar programs of the previous year here: http://gfr.ersa.org/category/vergangene-veranstaltungen/winterseminar/

Participation in the seminar is free for first-time attendants and members of GfR or other regional sections of ERSA.

The seminar will take place at Hotel Gasthof Hinteregger:

Hintermarkt 4, A-9971 Matrei in Osttirol, Tel. +43 4875 6587,

Mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

www.hotelhinteregger.at

Rooms can be reserved at the following rates until December 15th 2018 by contacting Hotel Hinteregger directly:

Single room: 95 Euro per person per night (half board) Double room: 82 Euro per person per night (half board) Please forward the call to potentially interested persons.

Dieter Pennerstorfer

(Scientific Secretary of the GfR)