Join us in Vancouver, British Columbia for the 64th 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 Hotel, November 8–11th, 2017.  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, 2017. 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 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 Hotel at the rate of $189 Canadian per night for a single or a double (plus applicable taxes and fees).

If you have questions, here is contact information:

Local arrangements:

John Leatherman (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)

Program Chair:
Hanna Maoh (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 Vancouver.

PRSCO Session is held on 6th, 7th and 8th October (Fri-Sun), 2017.

Call for paper has been announced already and the deadline is on 29th May, 2017.

The detail can be accessed at: http://jsrsai.jp/en/

We also opened the Facebook page for the meeting: https://www.facebook.com/日本地域学会第54回年次大会-1273186102802365/?ref=settings

Walls are identifying marks in space, made by humans; they are expressions of sovereignty, of power and independence. The walls recall us the existence of borders. Borders express the controlling of space. The defence of borders (limit of the territory, of an empire or a State) was quite usually made by walls during the long history of the humanity from the China’s Great Wall or Greek City-States through the Berlin Wall till the today’s constructed walls in Eastern Europe. However, walls exist in different forms, in different places, and in different ages on our Earth.

One can find many theories about the borders in the relevant literature. The common point about the existing conceptions of borders is its functions: separation, connection, filter function. The time of wall constructions is always the sign the strengthening of the separation function; while the demolition of the wall can show the coherence of territories, togetherness of different nations, natural, social, or economic spaces.

Fundamental social, economic and geopolitical transformations have taken place in the past decades on all territorial level. The year of 2015 seems to be crucial from wall constructions process in Europe caused by the migrant crisis, but the vote for Brexit in 2016 also has launched a wall building process in a figurative sense. The list of unsolved questions and walls arise from day to day in many case of the world: Why walls in Mediterranean, Pakistan, Palestine, Korea, US, English Channel exist and how we can manage these urgent issues?

The special issue wishes to work with the elements of this long-run dynamics. We are waiting for all empirical analysis independently of place or time; and theory which can help the understanding of the complex dynamics process around the walls.

The authors are kindly invited to send their full papers till 25^th of August 2017 to the editor of the special issue. The authors of selected papers will be asked to submit their work for the regular review process of the journal  (Regional Science Policy & Practice - RSPP). 

Special Issue Editor:

Andrea Székely, Associate Professor (University of Szeged)

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Dear Colleagues,

2 positions in Applied Economics are offered by the GSSI Research Area in Social Sciences (L’Aquila, Italy). The positions are intended for researchers working in areas and themes of interest of the GSSI Social Sciences unit which include: resilience and natural disasters, public policy evaluation, rural-urban migration, the knowledge economy (especially with a focus on peripheral areas). 3 Post-Doc positions in URBAN STUDIES are also available at the GSSI (L’Aquila, Italy). Applications from researchers with a background in the fields of urban studies, urban planning, anthropology, human geography, urban sociology and policy studies are welcome.

For further information: www.gssi.it/postdoc/ 

Deadline for applications: 15 May 2017

The annual gross salary is € 36.000,00.

Each research grant is for two years.

Engines of Urban and Regional Development

6th Central European Conference in Regional Science

September 20 – 22, 2017 Banska Bystrica, Slovakia

on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Faculty of Economics, Matej Bel University in Banska Bystrica

Keynote speakers

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  Prof. Daniela L. ConstantinAcademy of Economic Studies of Bucharest, Romania

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  Prof. Manfred M. FischerVienna University of Economics and Business, Austria

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  Prof. Peter NijkampTinbergen Institute Amsterdam

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  Assoc. prof. John ÖsthUniversity of Uppsala, Sweden

CALL FOR PAPERS: http://www.cers.umb.sk/call-for-papers-2/

The Department of Economics at UMass Boston (social-economics friendly economics department) invites applications for two visiting assistant professor positions for one-year appointments starting September 1, 2017.

This/These position(s) will support our growing cohorts of undergraduate majors in the areas of microeconomics and macroeconomics. We are especially interested in candidates who include an international comparative approach, heterodox political economy, feminist approaches, applied policy analysis, and/or innovative methodologies in their research.

Qualifications: Candidates should have a successful teaching record and the capacity to contribute to undergraduate general education and the economics major. Evidence of successful teaching with diverse students, including international students, is highly desirable. Candidates must complete the Ph.D. by no later than August 31, 2017. Evidence of progress towards an excellent scholarly record is necessary.

Review of applications will begin on March 15, 2017.

Please submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae, a sample of written work, evidence of teaching effectiveness, and the names and email addresses of three references. Please include in your letter of application an explanation of how your work would complement the heterodox nature of the Department.

Questions can be directed to Julie Nelson at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Please note that the university does not facilitate visas for non-US applications for one-year positions.

Temple University, Philadelphia PA. Temple University's Department of Geography and Urban Studies (GUS) invites applications for a full-time, non-tenure track Assistant Professor position for academic year 2017-2018, with responsibilities for teaching in the areas of 1) nature/society relations and 2) Geographic Information Systems.

The appointment will be for one year only. It is possible that the position may be renewable, pending continued college-level funding and satisfactory performance. GUS (www.cla.temple.edu/gus) offers two interdisciplinary undergraduate majors in Geography and Urban Studies and Environmental Studies with approximately 170 majors. GUS also offers a M.A. and a Ph.D. in Geography and Urban Studies as well as a Professional Science Masters in GIS. 

The position is teaching intensive. We seek instructors committed to undergraduate education who will be able to teach a combination of introductory and mid-level courses connected with a university-wide general education program and the two majors offered in our department. The successful candidate will be able to teach courses including Sustainable Environments, Digital Mapping, Environment and Society, and Fundamentals of GIS. Ability to teach other methods courses such as web mapping, cartography or remote sensing is desirable. A Ph.D. in Geography or a related field is required by the start of employment.

Please send a letter that addresses teaching and research interests, a copy of your most recent curriculum vitae, evidence of teaching excellence, and contact information for three references to: Maggie Cogswell, Administrator, Department of Geography and Urban Studies, 1008A Gladfelter Hall, 1115 W. Pollett Walk, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA  19122.  Electronic applications are required and should be sent to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Review of applications will begin May 1, 2017 and will continue until the position is filled.

Temple University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and the University especially encourages applications from women, minorities, veterans and people with disabilities.

Economic Development Quarterly (EDQ) is seeking evidence-based research manuscripts for a special issue of the journal that highlights effective economic development and workforce policies designed to foster manufacturing innovation and growth in the United States. The W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research and Sage Publications are collaborating with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) network, SSTI, and the Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness (CREC) in sponsoring this special issue.

The partnering organizations are seeking high quality research that would advance the state of practice in support of manufacturing. Selected papers will be submitted for peer review and those that receive peer approval will be published in an EDQ special issue on manufacturing in 2018. Top papers may be eligible to receive an award.

Please feel free to share this Call for Papers with peers who you think might be interested in submitting a proposal. Proposed abstracts/research outlines should be submitted to John Marotta at  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Proposed abstracts/research outlines are due May 1, 2017.  

For questions or additional information, please contact John Marotta (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) or Ken Poole (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).

North American Regional Scientists - If you have any materials or announcements to include in the June issue of the NARSC newsletter, please send them to Elizabeth Mack (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) or Ran Wei (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) by May 1. 

This is an alert that we have some remaining assistantships to fund Ph.D. students for study to begin in Fall 2017.

Our program provides interdisciplinary training in a variety of public policies, focusing on urban policy. Our program features a strong training in policy analysis, advanced statistical methods, and substantive policy areas. Students also have the opportunity to learn methodology for big data analytics.

If you have some training in Economics and hold a Masters degree (Public Administration, Political Science, Economics, Geography, or Sociology), apply today for a position in our Fall 2017 cohort.

For information, please contact Dr. Martha Kropf, Interim Director of the Public Policy Ph.D. program at 704-687-7332 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..