ATHENS INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH

Dear Colleague,

The Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER), a world association of academics and researchers, organizes its 3^rd Annual International Panel on Small Societies-Small Business-Small Cities & Villages, 25-28 July 2016, Athens, Greece as part of the 13^th Annual International Conference on SΜΕs, Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Management – Marketing – Economic - Social Aspects, 25-28 July 2016, Athens, Greece. Please submit a 300-word abstract before 28 December 2015, by email (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.), addressed to Dr. Gregory T. Papanikos, President, ATINER & Honorary Professor, University of Stirling, U.K.

Please include with this order: Title of Paper, First Name, Family name of all co-authors, Current Position of all co-authors, Institutional Affiliation (University/Organization) of all co-authors, Country of all co-authors, an email address of all co-authors and at least 3 keywords that best describe the subject of your submission. Decisions will be reached within four weeks of your submission.

Should you wish to participate in the Conference without presenting a paper, for example, to chair a session, to evaluate papers which are to be included in the conference proceedings or books, to contribute to the editing of a book, or any other contribution, please send an email to Dr. George Poulos, Vice-President of Research, ATINER & Emeritus Professor, University of South Africa, South Africa (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).   

Dear colleague,

I would like to draw your attention to the announcement of the August Loesch Prize 2016, granted by the city of Heidenheim an der Brenz (Germany) and the August Loesch Association. Please write an E-Mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you would like to submit your work, to get further information about the submission process. The invitation of submissions is attached. Please forward it to anybody who might be interested.

Johannes Broecker

10TH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE PORTUGUESE ECONOMIC JOURNAL

CALL FOR
PAPERS

The _10th Annual Meeting of the Portuguese Economic Journal_,
organized by CeBER, Center for Business and Economics Research, will
take place at the Faculty of Economics of the University of Coimbra, on
July 1-3, 2016. The Meeting webpage is http://www.uc.pt/en/feuc/PEJ2016
[1] .

SUBMISSIONS in all fields of Economics are welcome and should be
made through Conference Maker, at


https://editorialexpress.com/cgi-bin/conference/conference.cgi?action=login&db_name=PEJ2016
[2]

UNTIL MARCH 15, 2016. Papers should be written in English. The
title page should contain the following elements: name of the author(s),
affiliation(s), presenter, address(es), email(s), title of the paper,
abstract (up to 600 words), keywords and JEL classification codes.


KEYNOTE SPEAKER _PEDRO CARNEIRO_ [3] University College, London.


PORTUGUESE ECONOMIC JOURNAL WEBSITE http://www.iseg.ulisboa.pt/~pej


IMPORTANT DATES

Paper submission: until March 15, 2016


Communication of decisions: April 15, 2016

Early registration: until
May 24, 2016

Deadline for presenters' registration: June 10, 2016


Late registration: as of May 25, 2016

Conference: July 1-3, 2016


FURTHER INFORMATION on REGISTRATION, FEES, VENUE and ACCOMMODATION can
be found at the Meeting webpage.

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

Ricardo Reis
(LSE, UK)

Guilherme Carmona (University of Surrey, UK)

Isabel Horta
Correia (Banco de Portugal and Católica-Lisbon SBE, Portugal)

Joana
Pais (ISEG-Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal)

João Gomes (University of
Pennsylvania, USA)

Leonor Modesto (Católica-Lisbon SBE, Portugal)


Luis Cabral (NYU, USA)

Miguel Ferreira (NOVA SBE, Portugal)

Miguel
Portela (Universidade do Minho, Portugal)

Paulo Rodrigues (Banco de
Portugal and NOVA SBE, Portugal)

Pedro Carneiro (UCL, UK)

LOCAL
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

José Murteira (U. Coimbra, Portugal)

Ana
Margarida Monteiro (U. Coimbra, Portugal)

Óscar Lourenço (U. Coimbra,
Portugal)

Pedro Godinho (U. Coimbra, Portugal)

CONTACTS

Faculdade
de Economia, Universidade de Coimbra,

Av. Dias da Silva, 165


3004-512 Coimbra

Portugal

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



Links:
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[1] http://www.uc.pt/en/feuc/PEJ2016
[2]
https://editorialexpress.com/cgi-bin/conference/conference.cgi?action=login&db_name=PEJ2016
[3]
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/~uctppca/

Dear Colleagues and Friends,

Thank you very much for your great interest to the 2016 RSAI World Congress Istanbul. We have received hundreds of abstracts with a great geographical diversity from Mexico, Brazil, US to Algeria, Egypt, Tunisia, and from Japan, Indonesia, China to Germany, France, Italy and many other European countries. You have made our congress a real ‘World Congress’! Thank you very much! We have also received many requests for the extension of the deadline. In the light of these requests and ongoing demand, we are very glad to inform you that the deadline for abstract submission has been extended until Sunday 17th of January 2016.

If you are still unsure about attending the conference, you can find more information about the conference/themes/speakers and special sessions at the congress website: www.2016worldcongress.regionalscience.org

As we are approaching the year-­‐end and embracing the coming 2016, I would like on behalf of Turkish Regional Science Association and RSAI World Congress Local Organizing Committee, to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

With warmest regards,

Prof.Dr. Tüzin Baycan
President Turkish Regional Science Association
Chair RSAI World Congress Local Organizing Committee

6th Annual Conference of the Argentine Regional Science Association

May 26‐27, 2016, San Carlos de Bariloche

Call for Papers

OVERVIEW
The Argentine Regional Science Association (SAER) invites you to participate in the 6th edition of its Annual Conference to be held in May 26‐27, 2015 in San Carlos de Bariloche, organized by the Universidad Nacional de Rio Negro, Sede Andina.
The 6th Annual Conference will cover a wide range of topics on Regional Economics including:

• Regional finances, trade, investments and capital markets
• Regional economic growth and development
• Science & Technology, Tourism & Export sectors at Regions

Previous Seminars (http://www.saerargentina.com.ar ) have attracted speakers from different countries. We welcome scholars, researchers, students as well as corporation and government executives. We will also host special panels on regional topics. You can either present your research work or just attend. There will be a session of work and/or thesis in progress.

SUBMISSION PROCEDURE
Submissions (extended abstracts up to 1,000 words or full papers) should be in English and include title, keywords, JEL classification, author(s)’ full name(s), affiliation, address, email and phone of the (responsible) author. Submissions (in pdf file format only) must be made by email only to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

DEADLINES

• Submission of papers or extended abstracts: March 20, 2016
• Notification of acceptance: April 15, 2016
• Submission of final papers/work in progress: May 15, 2016

The organizers will invite participating authors to be discussants of a paper.

Director

The University of Toledo Intermodal Transportation Institute

Applications and nominations are sought for the position of Director of the University of Toledo’s Intermodal Transportation Institute (ITI).  The Intermodal Transportation Institute, established in 2004, is an interdisciplinary Institute developed to promote and coordinate UT’s research, education and community engagement relating to transportation and to serve as a portal for external constituencies to access UT’s transportation-related talent and resources.  The ITI has a broad agenda of interdisciplinary activities relating to the full spectrum of transportation-related topics of academic interest and of interest to the local community.  These include supply chain management and business logistics, the design and planning of intermodal transportation systems, transportation data resources, transportation infrastructure improvements, alternative energy sources for transportation, and land-use planning and transportation needs projections.  In addition to research activities, the Institute organizes events and seminars to advance understanding of transportation research in Northwest Ohio and the Great Lakes Region.

The Institute is overseen by a governing board chaired by the Vice President for Government Relations that includes the deans of the colleges of Business and Innovation, Engineering, Language Literature and Social Sciences, and Natural Sciences and Mathematics.  The Institute is also supported by an external Advisory Board composed of local business and government leaders.

Applications and nominations are encouraged for exceptional candidates who may come from either an academic or non-academic background.  Depending upon the academic qualifications of the successful candidate, the position may carry academic rank in an appropriate department.  The Director will be expected to generate external funding to support the Institute, develop external funding opportunities for other faculty members, coordinate research activities with other universities and governmental agencies, and organize and lead proposal development activities.  The successful candidate will be recognized on and off campus as a leader in transportation and should bring the following qualifications: 

• A record of high quality transportation-related research publications.
• A record of winning and directing funded transportation related research projects.
• A Ph.D. or terminal degree in a discipline related to transportation or at least five years of senior-level administrative experience in a non-academic transportation related organization such as industry or a federal or state agency.
• Demonstrated experience in working on interdisciplinary transportation- related research projects.
• A record of working with external constituencies, including transportation-related businesses, universities, and other community leaders.
• A thorough knowledge of current issues and trends relating to transportation as well as federal initiatives and funding underway relating to transportation.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to generate support for the Institute both across the University and from outside the University.
• A passion for transportation that can motivate students, faculty and others.

This is a full-time 12 month position that includes summer support and an administrative stipend.  If the Director has academic rank, he or she will maintain a portion of his or her duties and responsibilities to the Director’s home department including some teaching and graduate program responsibilities. 

Letters of nomination should be submitted no later than Friday, January 29, 2016.  Applicants should submit a letter of application explaining their interest and qualifications for the position along with a current curriculum vita and the names, titles and contact information for three references (who will be contacted after approval of the candidate) no later than Monday, February 15, 2016.  Application packets and letters or nominations should be sent to https://jobs.utoledo.edu.  Questions regarding the position should be directed to the Chair of the Search Committee: Neil Reid, Ph.D., Department of Geography & Planning, MS 140, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio 43606, USA.  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

The University of Toledo is an Equal Access, Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer and Educator.

56th ERSA Congress

23-26 August 2016, Vienna (Austria)

Call for Special Session Proposal

Deadline: 6 December 2015

Link to the Special Session Submission Form

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

2016 Summer School

Welcome

The European Regional Science Association is pleased to announce in collaboration with RSAI, AISRe and the Politecnico di Milano, the opportunity for Ph.D. students to participate in the 29th ERSA Summer School which will be held from the 3rd July to 10th July, 2016 in Milan, Italy, at the Politecnico di Milano.

The theme being:

Space, Territory and Growth.
Advances in Regional Science”

The aim of the Summer School is to provide Ph.D. students with the most updated advances in Regional Science from both the theoretical and methodological points of view.

Lectures will be taught by internationally recognized scientists in the field. Participants will also be given the possibility to present their own Ph.D. work, provided that this is sufficiently advanced to be presented and to get useful feedback.

Further information can be found below:

 Programme overview

 Application

 Practical Information

ERSA Office 
Sept 2015

Call for Abstracts

Dear Colleague,

We have the pleasure of inviting you to the 6th Slovak Winter Seminar of Regional Science that will take place in the mountain resort of Low Tatras on 9th – 12th March 2016.

The main objective of the annual Winter Seminar is to bring creative academic debate on actual issues of regional science and practice of regional policy by an attractive environment and relaxed atmosphere.

Accepted articles will be published in the conference proceedings "6th Slovak Winter Seminar of Regional Science 2016” with ISBN.

Selected papers will be invited to publish in the peer reviewed journal Region Direct in 2016.

Important Dates:

Abstract submission deadline: November 1, 2015 - December 31, 2015
Participation fee payment: November 1, 2015 - January 31, 2016
Paper submission deadline: February 15, 2016
Winter Seminar: March 9 - 12, 2016

One-page abstract should be sent to Valeria Szitasiova (e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) until December 31, 2015. In case of any questions, please, do not hesitate to contact us via e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Read more about our previous winter seminars on www.ersa.sk

Yours sincerely,

Winter Seminar´s Organizing Committee

Stefan Rehak, Miroslav Sipikal, Valeria Szitasiova, Tomas Cernenko, Veronika Fercikova
Slovak Section of ERSA

Dear colleague:

I hope this e-mail finds you well! Currently, I am in the process of editing a forthcoming book publication entitled Handbook of Research On Entrepreneurial Development and Innovation within Smart Cities, to be published by IGI Global, an international publisher of progressive academic research. I would like to take this opportunity to cordially invite you to submit a chapter proposal for consideration in this book.

The recomended topics are:

Smart cities and smart entrepreneurs; Innovative business in urban space; Creative industries; Smart economy; Corporate social responsibility in smart cities; Smart mobility; ICT and smart cities; Smart governance; Smart environment; Smart living; Start up cities and business incubators; Entrepreneurial ecosystems; Triple helix model and regional development; Smart research and technology transfer; Smart universities and higher education institutions; Tourism in smart cities; Sea cities future; People and creativity; Brand and smart cities; Marketing and smart cities; Social entrepreneurship and social innovation in smart cities; Smart entrepreneurial projects; Erasmus and other mobility programs and attractiveness of smart cities; Smart cities models; Regional innovation systems; Smart Business models; E-entrepreneurship and new entrepreneurial models; Business incubators, accelarators and new actors on entrepreneurial ecosystems in smart cities; Public policies and governmental programs; Start ups, spin offs and spillovers insmart cities; Business strategies, new markets and internationalization; Social entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial ecosystems; Entrepreneurship and regional development; Open innovation vs smart cities: Cases and theoretical approaches; Case studies; Local industries and intensive territory products (such as art craft, wine, etc.); Other topics related with entrepreneurship and innovation in smart cities.

I am certain that your contribution on this topic and/or other related research areas would make an excellent addition to this book.

Please visit http://www.igi-global.com/publish/call-for-papers/call-details/1985 for more details regarding this publication and to submit your chapter proposal. A full chapter submission will not be expected until your proposal has been formally accepted. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you very much for your consideration of this invitation, and I hope to hear from you soon!

Best wishes,

Luísa Cagica Carvalho

Editor

Handbook of Research On Entrepreneurial Development and Innovation within Smart Cities