VERY GOOD NEWS FROM PIRS AND RSPP

An increase of 10k download likely to be attributed to the publication of articles in the Brexit special issue of PIRS.

RSPP exceeded 10k downloads for the first time in 2017. We must follow the example of PIRS responding on time to the emerging issue of the territory.

Call for Papers - Conference on Rural-Urban Linkages for Sustainable Development:  An Economic Geography Perspective

Sponsored by the International Geographic Union (IGU), Commission on the Dynamic of Economic Spaces, July 19 – 21, 2018 Innsbruck (Austria)

More information available at https://www.uibk.ac.at/congress/igu-rural-urban-linkages/

Southern Regional Science Association
2018 Barry M. Moriarty Graduate Paper Competition
Papers due by February 15, 2018

(Authors must also meet the January 16, 2018 abstract submission deadline).

If you did not make the January 16th abstract submission ACT TODAY!

The Southern Regional Science Association (SRSA) awards an annual cash prize to the graduate student submitting the best paper in Regional Science. In 2018, the prize is $1,000.
Papers on any Regional Science topic may be entered into the competition. Papers should represent original research. Maps, illustrations and other audio-visual materials should be designed or constructed by the author.
The following qualifications apply:

• The student must be enrolled full-time at an accredited academic institution for some or all of the year following March 2018. The graduate student must still be enrolled at the time his or her paper is submitted;

• The student must be the sole author and must be sponsored by a member of SRSA; and

• The winning student must present the paper at a session of the 57th Annual Meeting of the SRSA, March 15 - 17, 2018, in Philadelphia, PA, using the award to defray costs of attending.

Papers should be double-spaced, no more than 25 pages in length, and written in the style of the SRSA’s Review of Regional Studies. A cover page should include the paper's title and abstract and, for both the author and the sponsor, full names, addresses, telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses.
A copy of the paper must be submitted via e-mail to Steven Deller (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.), 2018 Graduate Paper Honors Chair.

Deadline for submission: February 15, 2018.
(Authors must also meet the January 16, 2018 abstract submission deadline).

Please share with others who might be interested.

Information on the Southern Regional Science Association is available at: https://www.srsa.org/

  2018SRSA Conference
March 15 – 17, 2018 
Philadelphia, PA

RPER n.º 47 is available online!

Content

"Regional Convergence and Productive Structure in Iberian Regions: A Spatial Approach"
Elías Melchor-Ferrer

"Presión Demográfica Sobre el Recurso Hídrico y Su Relación Con la Sostenibilidad de los Destinos Turísticos. Un Análisis Para el Sur de Ecuador"
Priscilla Massa-Sánchez, Juan Arteaga-Marín, Christian Viñán-Merecí, Valentín-Alejandro Martínez-Fernández

"Principales Causantes de la Actitud de los Residentes: Comparativa entre Dos Destinos de Playa"
José Ramón Cardona, Daniel Álvarez Bassi, María Dolores Sánchez-Fernández

"Promoção Turística nos Websites Municipais: O Caso da Região do Douro (NUT III)"
Gonçalo Mota, Nieves Losada

"A Financeirização das Famílias e a Desigualdade Socio-económica e Territorial em Portugal"
Raquel Ribeiro, Ana C. Santos

"Redes de Inovação Territoriais na Região de Aveiro - Os Instrumentos de Apoio da Agência de Inovação (ADI)"
Ricardo Fernandes, Rui Gama, Cristina Barros

http://www.apdr.pt/siteRPER/numeros/RPER47/RPER47.pdf

http://www.apdr.pt/siteRPER/PT/revista.html

The December 2017 NARSC Newsletter is available. It can be found at http://www.narsc.org/newsite/home/blog/.

Dear professors and fellow graduate students,

West Virginia University will host the 11th Annual Midwest Graduate Student Summit on Applied Economics and Regional and Urban  Studies (AERUS) on April 7-8, 2018.  

The summit is designed for graduate students to initiate intellectual dialogue on a wide array of research areas and spur future research collaborations among participating scholars in a welcoming environment.  Work at any stage will be accepted, including completed research, research in progress, and research idea/proposal.

Attached you can find our call for abstracts.  Please help us circulate this message among your colleagues and students.

The deadline for submission is February 23rd. Please submit your abstracts to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Guidelines for submission can be found on the official AERUS website: https://sites.google.com/view/aerus2018

If you have any questions, please contact us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., or visit our website: https://sites.google.com/view/aerus2018 

Regards,

AERUS 2018 Local Organizing Committee

Dear NECTAR colleagues,

Please find enclosed the call for papers of NECTAR CL7 – Social and Health Issues in Transportation.  The workshop will take place in Utrecht (NL), during June 7-8, 2018.

Extended deadline February 15, 2018

Kind regards 

--

Ana Condeço-Melhorado

NECTAR Secretary

12th RSAI Congress, Goa, India

Spatial Systems: Social Integration, Regional Development and Sustainability

Less than five days left... Submit NOW!

Last Call! The deadline to enter submissions for RSAI2018 is approaching quickly.

Don't miss this chance to submit your abstract  by this coming Sunday 21 January.

You can follow updated information at the congress website: www.regionalscience.org/2018worldcongress

or contact us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

With warmest regards,

The Organizing Committee

GRAN SASSO SCIENCE INSTITUTE: 3 POSTDOC POSITIONS IN URBAN STUDIES AND REGIONAL SCIENCE, DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION: MARCH 2ND.

The positions are for two years and the monthly (net) salary is 2360 euros. We are particularly interested in applied economists, economic geographers and urban planners.

For details and applications please visit: http://www.gssi.it/postdoc

On behalf of the Faculty of economics, business and tourism, Split, The Regional Science Academy and Regional Science Association International, we would like to inform you that registration for the Summer School titled "From Smart to Intelligent Cities" ( June 18^th  to June 22^nd , 2018, Split, Croatia) is OPEN NOW.

To register, please visit:http://summer.efst.hr

Please take into consideration the following important dates for applications:

• "Early bird" application deadline: February 28, 2018
  (discounted prices available)
• "Regular" application deadline: April 30, 2018

The EF ST Summer School "From Smart to Intelligent Cities" represents a unique opportunity to learn and discuss about structures, actors, processes and challenges of the regional and urban development, smart city management and touristic development in dialogue with leading international academics, experts and practitioners.

TARGET AUDIENCE:

The Summer School has been tailored to upper-year undergraduates, graduate students, PhD students and professionals from all over the world with an interest in different aspects of urban and regional development, smart city management and tourism.
We encourage the participation of students in other applied fields who want to improve their knowledge in the field as well.

 ORGANIZATION:

 Summer School “FROM SMART TO INTELLIGENT CITIES" comprises of three courses:

1.  "Concepts, Methods, Policy Framework"
http://summer.efst.hr/Courses/From-Smart-to-Intelligent-Cities-concepts-methods-policy-framework

2.   "Concepts, Methods, Digital Transformation"
http://summer.efst.hr/Courses/From-Smart-to-Intelligent-Cities-Concepts-Methods-Digital-Transformation

3.   "Concepts, Methods, Tourism Development"
http://summer.efst.hr/Courses/From-Smart-To-Intelligent-Cities-Concepts-Methods-Touristic-Development

 IMPORTANT DATES:

• Registration open: January 15, 2018
• "Early bird" application deadline: February 28, 2018
• "Regular" application deadline: April 30, 2018
• Notification of Acceptance: May 7, 2018
• Payment deadline: May 28, 2018

 We would be grateful if you could share the announcement within your network and forward the information below on to anyone who you feel may be interested in attending the EFST Summer School  From Smart to Intelligent Cities.

For further details visit: http://summer.efst.hr

If you have any questions, please contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

We look forward to your submission and welcoming you to the beautiful city of Split in June 2018!

Best regards,

Vinko Muštra
Chairperson of the Programme committee

Marina Tudor
Programme coordinator