Council
Elisabete Martins
First Call for Papers North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International San Antonio Texas November 710 2018
First Call for Papers – North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International, San Antonio, Texas, November 7-10, 2018
Join us in San Antonio, Texas for the 65th North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International (RSAI) sponsored by the North American Regional Science Council (NARSC). The conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency Riverwalk Hotel, November 7–10, 2018. You can learn more about the conference, submit an abstract, and register for the conference and workshops at the NARSC Website at http://www.narsc.org/.
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 login to the User Area. 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, you will be asked to enter your provided username and password. Otherwise, when you reach the login page of the User Area, you will be asked to click on a link and enter your e-mail address so we can check if you are already in our database. If you are in our database, your username and password will be e-mailed to you so you can login. 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 come to your account in the User Area subsequently using your valid username and password. In case you forget your password, just contact technical support at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with your e-mail address and your password will be e-mailed to you so you can login.
Please note that there is a surcharge for individuals who are not members of RSAI. When you are ready to register for the conference please check your RSAI membership status using the search engine available on the RSAI website - http://www.rsai.uac.pt/. If you have any questions regarding your RSAI membership status or would like to join RSAI please contact Elisabete Martins (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 1, 2018. The conference registration section is open and allows secure electronic financial transactions. Information about the workshops will be posted in May. 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.
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. We are especially interested in receiving proposals for organized sessions. If you have an interest in organizing a themed session, please contact the Program Chair, Monica Haddad. We are 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.
A block of rooms have been reserved at the Hyatt Regency Riverwalk Hotel at the rate of $205 per night for a single or a double (plus applicable taxes and fees).
If you have questions, here is contact information:
Local arrangements:
John Sporing (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
Program Chair:
Monica Haddad (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
Overall Arrangements
Neil Reid, (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
We look forward to seeing you in San Antonio.
XII CTV - MENDOZA 1018 / CONVOCATORIA FINAL – LAST CALL
Dear,
We res end you the updated information about the next edition of the CTV, "XII International Conference on Virtual Cities and Territories (XII CTV)," Smart Cities and Territories, that will be held in Mendoza, Argentina, organized by the National University of Cuyo(http://www.uncuyo.edu.ar/congresoctv2018/programa),between September 5 and 7, 2018.
As was informed, inthis 12th edition, the central axis will be the "environmental, social and economic sustainability" of the territories and urban systems of metropolitan scale, centered in the next Topics:
· Territory and Comprehensive Urban Project
· Productivity and Energy
· Water resources and land transformation
· Logistics and Marketing
· Communication and Transportation
All of them emphasized in the TIC’s use as tools of regional, urban and architectonic analysis
The limit data for the reception of abstracts is the next April 20th, in the template available at: http://www.uncuyo.edu.ar/congresoctv2018/en/upload/201801ctvcomunicationsproformaproposal-11.doc
Best regards.
CPSV and UNCUYO local Organizing Committee
INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON DRONES & TECHNOLOGY APPLIED TO THE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES Valencia, June 8, 2018
Hi,
We would like to inform you, that the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV) organizes on Friday, June 8, 2018 the Workshop DRONES & TECHNOLOGY APPLIED TO THE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES.
The workshop forms part of a H2020 project, led by the UPV, where we present the main results and achievements of the project AiRT. For now almost a year and a half we have been working in close cooperation with the Creative Industries to develop a drone that allows professional indoor filming. This was made possible thanks to the integration of a modern indoor positioning system which allows safe handling and navigation.
Apart from the consortium which will expose their results, other leading figures from the sector and experts from the European Commission will attend the event to talk about the opportunities for creative industries.
Here’s the link to all the information: www.airt.eu/workshop
The lectures will be held at the Auditorium Alfons Roig of the Fine Arts Faculty (UPV), and at the Príncipe Felipe Science Museum we will offer a demonstration of the capabilities of the indoor drone.
We look forward to seeing you in Valencia!
Kind regards,
AiRT Team (www.airt.eu)
Call for Papers of Special Issue: In Honor of Shin-Kun Peng
Asia-Pacific Journal of Regional Science
Call for Papers
Special Issue, In Honor of Shin-Kun Peng:
New Economic Geography, International Trade, and Industrial Organization Celebrating years of academic achievements by Prof. Dr. Shin-Kun Peng, a special issue is scheduled for publication in June of 2019. It welcomes submission of papers
focusing on the field of regional economics, new economic geography, international trade, industrial organization, and urban economics, in which he has devoted all his academic life and accomplished a number of good results.
Authors are cordially invited to submit their papers no later than 31 October, 2018, to the Editor of Asia-Pacific Journal of Regional Science. The submission website is: https://www.editorialmanager.com/ajrs/default.aspx. We promise to concern about the speed of referring process and the planned schedule.
All manuscripts will be refereed under the usual standard of Asia-Pacific Journal of Regional Science. Once manuscript has been accepted after review, it will be quickly released via online with DOI, which means the earlier submission, might be published online earlier, even the publication schedule of printed version is given.
In case the number of accepted manuscripts are eventually less than six, then accepted papers will be published in the issue scheduled immediately after June 2019 as usual research papers with authors’ agreement.
Please follow the Instructions for Authors of the Asia-Pacific Journal of Regional Science in preparing your manuscript. For the proper tracking of submissions, select the special feature title In Honor of Shin-kun Peng at the “Select Article Type” stage.
Special Issue Editor: Fu-Chuan Lai, Academia Sinica
Announcement & Call for Papers: 20th Annual BIOECON Conference - Cambridge, UK, 12 - 14 September 2018
Announcement & Call for Papers
XX ANNUAL BIOECON CONFERENCE ON:
“Land-use, Agriculture and Biodiversity: Spatial and Temporal Issues”
12th -14th September 2018
King’s College, Cambridge
United Kingdom
Keynote Speakers:
Professor Douglas Gollin, University of Oxford, UK
Professor Paul Ferraro, Johns Hopkins University, USA
The Scientific Partners of BIOECON are pleased to announce the Twentieth International BIOECON Conference on the theme of “Land-use, Agriculture and Biodiversity: Spatial and Temporal Issues”. The Conference will be held at Kings College Cambridge, UK between the 12th – 14th September 2018.
BIOECON XX will be of interest to both researchers and policy makers working on issues associated with land-use decisions and its impact on biodiversity. In particular, BIOECON XX aims to focus on agriculture, the conservation of biodiversity and crop genetic diversity, and the use of spatial data to study these issues. Submissions are welcome on this theme which highlight experiences in both developed and developing countries, or trade related issues between the two.
Our keynote speakers will be Prof Paul Ferraro (Johns Hopkins University) and Prof Douglas Gollin (University of Oxford). Prof Ferraro will talk on the evaluation of conservation programmes and instruments. Prof Gollin will talk on issues surrounding agriculture and the in-situ conservation of crop genetic diversity.
In addition to the conference theme, BIOECON XX aims to have parallel sessions on a broad range of topics within the umbrella of biodiversity economics including: the role of biodiversity and ecosystem services in economic development, plant genetic resources and food security issues, deforestation and development, fisheries, institutions and instruments (e.g. Payments for Ecosystem Services), development and conservation, wildlife conservation and endangered species, international trade and regulation and climate change. For a flavour of previous conferences go to this link.
In particular, submissions are invited on the themes of:
- Instruments for conservation in the context of land-use and biodiversity
- Evaluation of biodiversity-related policies and programmes (such as PES)
- The use of spatial data to study impacts on biodiversity and conservation programmes
- The conservation and value of crop genetic diversity
- Institutional frameworks for resource conservation (property rights, market instruments etc.)
- The role of behavioural economics in biodiversity conservation policy design
- Experimental (lab and field) approaches to biodiversity and ecosystem service conservation
- Institution-building for provision of global public goods
- Issues of governance and management of natural resources in developing countries
- Development, growth and resource constraints
- Resources management, distribution, development, poverty alleviation.
BIOECON also has the goal of influencing policy-makers and policy. To this end expert policy panels will be organised. The purpose of these panels will be to bring together practitioners (Government, private sector, NGO) and academics from different disciplines to discuss current policy related issues in biodiversity conservation and environment. The panel sessions will be supported by and contribute to the aims and goals of and the funding partners. Two policy panel sessions will take place, one of which will focus on the role of valuation studies in informing the valuation of natural capital and ecosystem services in policy to date.
Further, we will hold a pre-conference Workshop on “The Role of Social Preferences in Promoting Conservation Behaviour”, that will be hosted on the 12th of September 2018 in King’s College. The Workshop is organised by Prof Stefanie Engel (Alexander von Humboldt-Professor of Environmental Economics, Osnabrück University), Prof Andreas Kontoleon (University of Cambridge) and Dr Elisabeth Gsottbauer (University of Innsbruck). It is supported by the Alexander von Humboldt-Foundation. The Workshop will focus on the current debate about the role of social preferences in promoting conservation behaviour. This includes the impact of social preferences on conservation behaviour, the role of social preferences in understanding the performance of environmental policies (such as payments for environmental services), and the potential for conservation policy interventions to promote or trigger social preferences. Scholars from several disciplines including behavioural and environmental economics and social psychology will present frontier research on these issues. The Workshop will lay particular emphasis on discussing lessons from experimental studies. The programme will be announced by mid-June 2018. Spaces in the Workshop are limited and participation for BIOECON conference delegates is by invitation only. Interested parties should contact Dr Elisabeth Gsottbauer (" href="mailto:This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it." style="line-height: inherit; color: rgb(117, 0, 35);">This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ). There is no additional workshop registration fee, but costs for attending the event (accommodation and meals for an extra day) will be incurred by the participant unless waived by the workshop organisers. Payment will be accepted via the same conference website once it is open.
The Conference will open with a reception at King’s College on early evening of Wednesday 12th of September. Conference sessions will commence on the morning of the 13th of September and conclude on the afternoon of the 14th of September. The conference banquet will take place at the main Dining Hall of King’s College on the evening of the 13th of September.
SUBMISSIONS
Complete papers may be submitted for presentation within the BIOECON Conference and only complete papers will be considered by the Scientific Programme Committee. Electronic copies should be sent to " href="mailto:This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it." style="line-height: inherit; color: rgb(117, 0, 35);">This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. no later than Monday 28th May 2018. Please include Abstract, JEL Codes and Keywords with your submission. Acceptance of papers will be notified by email by Monday 11th June 2018.
It is also possible to submit 3-4 papers together as a suggested “special session” under a theme similar to those indicated above. The Scientific Partners reserve the right to accept papers on an individual basis, so it is possible that even when a session is not accepted, individual papers within the session might be so.
Once again BIOECON XX welcomes suggestions for a special natural sciences or interdisciplinary parallel session to foster more interdisciplinary collaboration with the BIOECON network. Sessions proposed should focus on any aspect of biodiversity conservation and ecosystem services and need not be exclusively focussed on economic methodologies or approaches.
REGISTRATION
Selected presenters will be invited to register for the conference at the “invited presenter” rate. The invited presenter rate consists of a £150 registration fee that will cover the costs of 2 nights single accommodation, reception, lunches, and conference banquet. (A limited number of double rooms are available (at a surcharge of £50/night). Additional guests may be registered for lunch (£35/person) or the Conference Banquet at the additional cost of £50 per guest. There is a £270 registration fee for all other participants that will include the banquet, lunches and refreshments, but not accommodation (£100/night). There is a £150 registration fee for day-participants (that includes lunches and refreshments but not lodging and the conference banquet). All other questions regarding fees, registrations and accommodation should be sent to the conference secretariat at " href="mailto:This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it." style="line-height: inherit; color: rgb(117, 0, 35);">This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Registration will open on Tuesday 12th June 2018. Registrations for conference presenters are due by 26th June 2018. Registration for all other participants closes on the 20th August 2018.
Further registration details and all other conference information will be provided on the BIOECON web-site at www.bioecon-network.org.
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BIOECON - BIODIVERSITY AND ECONOMICS FOR CONSERVATION
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Professor or Reader in Environmental Economics: University of St. Andrews
The School of Geography & Sustainable Development seeks to recruit a world-class leader in Environmental Economics. The post provides an exciting opportunity to lead the development of one of the School's successful interdisciplinary research areas, with a portfolio of research, teaching and leadership roles within and outside the School. The post-holder will contribute to School strategy as a member of the Research Committee, while also providing leadership for the undergraduate degree in Sustainable Development and contributing to a one-year taught MSc in Sustainable Development and Environmental Economics. The starting date is as soon as is mutually convenient, ideally no later than September 2018.
It is essential that you have a strong, international research record, a proven track-record for excellent teaching, and an interest in collegial, interdisciplinary work. You will have an outstanding grant-seeking track-record in relation to research councils and other sources.
Further details are available at: http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/BIU442/professor-or-reader-in-environmental-economics-ac2062sb/
Informal enquiries can be directed to the Head of School, Professor Bill Austin (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.), or Dr Carola Braun (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).
Call for papers NECTAR Cluster 2: Policy and Environment
Dear NECTAR colleagues
I would like to inform you about an upcoming deadline for the submission of abstracts to the NECTAR Cluster 2: Policy and Environment - E-groceries, digitalization and sustainability: Which governance, planning and regulation mix do our cities need? Molde University College, Molde, Norway, 11th and 12th of October 2018(http://www.himolde.no/english/konferanser-og-seminar/cluster2/Pages/side.aspx)
The call for abstracts is attached. I also kindly ask you to disseminate the info through your network to other potentially interested participants.
Abstract submission deadline: 14th April
Best regards,
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Ana Condeço-Melhorado
NECTAR Secretary
Post Doctoral Researcher in Innovation Studies and Policy based at the University of Limerick, Ireland
May I draw your attention to the following post: Post Doctoral Researcher in Innovation Studies and Policy (funding for this position is expected to continue for 2 years)based at the University of Limerick, Ireland as part of a Science Foundation Ireland funded project under its Science Policy Research Programme.
Led by Professor Helena Lenihan at the Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick, this project on evaluating the impact of science and innovation policies on the economy and society comprises a team of international and national experts (including collaborators from Warwick Business School and the Enterprise Research Centre, ZEW in Germany, KU Leuven and Queen’s University, Belfast) and policymakers.
Salary Scale: €36,854-€42,603 per annum.
Deadline for Application: Friday 20th April 2018
For a full description of the advertised position and application procedure refer to http://www.ul.ie/hrvacancies/
Director of MSc in Coastal Communities and Regional Development at the University Centre of the Westfjords in Iceland
The University Centre of the Westfjords in Iceland is searching for an energetic individual to fill the role of Director of the new master’s program in Coastal Communities and Regional Development.
The role demands excellent organisational skills, professional working habits, and the desire to provide an excellent service. The role demands a high level of cooperative working, as both master’s programs must run simultaneously in harmony. The Program Director needs to carefully follow students’ thesis work in close co-operation with thesis advisers and therefore must have a good professional overview and knowledge of the main research methods used in human geography, social sciences, and/or economics. The Program Director should ideally have experience as a thesis adviser to master’s students. The Program Director may also undertake some teaching activities.
Necessary qualifications and experience:
Multidisciplinary training and/or research experience in a relevant field Master’s degree or PhD Service-minded and a good communicator Well-organised Initiative and flexibility in the workplace Experience of research and as a thesis adviser desirable Excellent spoken and written English. Knowledge of Icelandic desirable In assessing applications, consideration will be paid to how well applicants fit the University Centre’s needs with regard to making sure the two master’s programs develop in a similar manner. The University Centre reserves the right to refuse all applications.
Further information on the position can be found at: https://www.uw.is/events/Masters_Program_Director_Coastal_Communities/
PhD Scholarships in Urban Studies and Regional Science
GRAN SASSO SCIENCE INSTITUTE: DEADLINE JUNE 20TH
PhD in Urban Studies and Regional Science: 7 scholarships;
plus: PhD in Urban Studies and Regional Science – Center for Urban Informatics and Modeling (CUIM) project “Spatial, social and economic issues in post-disaster cities and regions”: 1 scholarship;
The aim of the PhD in Urban Studies and Regional Science is to address issues related to local and regional development. The methodological perspective of research and teaching is multidisciplinary, combining regional and urban economics, economic and human geography, spatial planning and sociology.
The PhD program lasts four years.
The Academic Year will start on November 1st 2018.
Scholarships
The GSSI provides all students with free accommodation and meals, plus a yearly scholarship of € 16.159,91 gross. An additional 50% on a monthly basis may be awarded for research period aboard if approved by the GSSI.
More information:
http://gssi.it/phd/docs/2018/CallPhDXXXIV.pdf
http://gssi.it/communication/announcements/item/3307-phd-call-for-applications-2018-19-now-open
About Us
The Regional Science Association International (RSAI), founded in 1954, is an international community of scholars interested in the regional impacts of national or global processes of economic and social change.