Southern Regional Science Association
51st Annual Conference
Call for Papers

For additional information about 'THE WRSA SYMPHONY OF URBAN VOICES’, please do not hesitate to contact:

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The 3rd International Conference of RSAI on Regional Science and Sustainable Regional Development: Sustainable Development and Policy Decision of Mineral Regions, Beijing, China, 30th March, 2012—1st April, 2012.

The 3rd International Conference of RSAI on Regional Science and Sustainable Regional Development:
Sustainable Development and Policy Decision of Mineral Regions, Beijing, China, 30th March, 2011—1st April, 2012.

Conference Theme: Resource and Environment Capability and Sustainable Development of Regional Economy

Venue: Geosciences International Conference Centre, Beijing, China

Contact Information

Abstract and paper submissions must be made electronically as attachments via:

The EU/US Policy Oriented ATLANTIS Project “PACTS” - “Policy Analysis for Complex Transport Systems” (www.pacts-eu-us.net) will organize a Summer Course, with the theme Policy Analysis of Complex Transport Systems, that will be held in Sao Miguel Island, Azores, Portugal, from June 2nd to June 7th, 2012.

Important Dates

• April 15, 2011: Deadline for Registration and Scholarships Applications;
• Important Notice: the course is organized from Saturday to Thursday.

Contacts

• website: www.pacts-eu-us.net
• e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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52nd European Congress of the Regional Science Association International
4th Central European Regional Science Conference

CALL FOR PAPERS : 10 January - 17 February 2012

Link to the ERSA Congress 2012 in Bratislava:

https://www4.eventsinteractive.com/ersa/cm.esp?id=403012&pageid=_34P0Q1SN0&showpage=login&src=eiscript&cd=484104528

50th JSRSAI Anniversary, 1962-2012

JSRSAI Annual Meeting

Tokyo, Japan, 6th-8th October, 2012

Call for Papers

The 49th Annual Meeting of the Japan Section of the RSAI will be held in Tokyo, Japan from 6th-8th October, 2012. It is a great pleasure well come to you to the JSRSAI Annual meeting and to our 50th Anniversary celebration. The Japan Section of the Regional Science Association International was founded in 1962.We would like to invite you to submit an abstract for a paper presentation at the JSRSAI Annual Meeting. Any topic of regional science will be invited.

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49th JSRSAI Annual Meeting

We look forward to welcoming you in Tokyo, Japan.

Prof. Yoshiro HIGANO

President, JSRSAI

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August Lösch Prize 2012

The City of Heidenheim an der Brenz and the August Lösch Society jointly grant the prestigious August Lösch Prize 2012.
The prize was created in 1971 and first awarded in 1972 by the City of Heidenheim in honour of August Lösch (1906-1945), one of the founders of modern Regional Science, and a former citizen of Heidenheim.
The prize is intended to reward outstanding academic research in the field of Regional Science. The prize carries an award of Euro 4000. Joint recipients will share this amount.
The Society invites the submission of research work written in either German or English. The prize will be presented at a regional science conference to be held in Kiel in June 2012. Au-gust Lösch spent most of his academic career at the Kiel Institute, until his early death in 1945.
The winner, or winners, will be selected by an international committee headed by Johannes Bröcker, University of Kiel, Germany.

The deadline for submission is March 15th, 2012.

See invitation of submissions.

For further information please visit.

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

TO BE SUBMITTED ONLINE
The RSAI British & Irish Section invites the submission of abstracts to be considered for the 2011 Annual Conference. Suggested themes for the conference are listed below, though quality papers in all areas of regional science are welcome.

• Regional Growth and Productivity

• Differential Regional Impacts of the Current Economic Crisis

• Sustainable Regional Development

• Regional Energy Use and Environmental Impacts

• Patterns of Migration and Implications for Regional Labour Markets

• Spatial Analysis and Geodemographics

• Innovation and Competitiveness

• Regional Policy in Ireland and the UK

• European Regional Policy

• Transport and Infrastructure

• Rural Economies and Communities

The RSAI-BIS is also organizing a DOCTORAL COLLOQUIUM for doctoral students in regional science on the day before the annual conference. Details are below.
During the Annual Conference, there will be Special Session for early career/doctoral students with prizes for the best conference paper and the best conference presentation by early career researchers. Early career researchers are those engaged in or having recently completed PhD study in regional science.  Those applying for the best presentation must be at a stage prior to a PhD viva date.  Applicants for the best conference paper must be within 3 years of their PhD viva.  If you are eligible and wish to be considered for these prizes please select these tracks when submitting your abstract online here.

Please submit abstracts of approximately 300 words online at http://www.conference.ie/Conferences/index.asp?Conference=156 by February 29th 2012 at the very latest. Authors will be notified of the committee’s decision in April 2012.

DOCTORAL COLLOQUIUM

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
For the second time, a Colloquium for Doctoral Students in Regional Science will be organised in conjunction with the Annual Congress of the Regional Science Association International – British and Irish Section. The 2012 Colloquium will take place on August 28th, just before the Annual Conference.

The Colloquium is particularly aimed at Doctoral Students in the first two years of their studies but all are welcome to attend. The Colloquium aims to provide an opportunity for doctoral students in Regional Science to discuss their research and work in progress with a distinguished faculty. Overviews of the current state of the research in regional science will also be included in the programme of the Colloquium. There will also be opportunities for doctoral students to interact informally both with each other and the faculty.

Attendance at the colloquium is free for doctoral students who are attending the annual conference. All participating Doctoral students are also required to register for the Annual Conference and are strongly encouraged to present papers at the conference. They are also eligible to apply for consideration for the early career researchers prizes.
The core faculty proposed for the Colloquium will be composed of leading researchers in the field.

Doctoral students who wish to attend the Colloquium should indicate this when submitting abstracts for the conference or by emailing the Secretary directly at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Participants will be required to submit a Research Summary (approximately 4 pages) by July 30, 2012  which will include a 100 word abstract. The summary should include, for example, the expected contribution, the research question(s) and its location within the literature, a brief overview of related work, the methodological approach, research conducted to date and results so far.
For any further information regarding the conference and/or colloquium please contact the Secretary: Dr Declan Jordan, Secretary RSAI:BIS, Department of Economics, University College Cork, Western Road, Cork, Ireland.

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

The 11th IRSA International Conference Natural Resources, Environment and People’s Welfare in Decentralized Indonesia

Call for Papers

Potential topics to be discussed in this conference include, but are not limited to:

Extended paper abstract of about 250-400 words should be submitted online via http://irsa2012.irsa.or.id/. Abstract should consist of background, data and methodology, and potential contribution to knowledge. Please provide keywords and JEL number. Abstract should be in English, as also the full paper.

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Contact Person:

Dear colleague,

As a final reminder, I would like to draw your attention again to this years granting of the August Lösch Prize by the city of Heidenheim.

Contributions are requested to be submitted to this mail-address before March 16th.

Link to further information:

http://www.uni-kiel.de/ifr/index.php?id=326&doc=august_loesch_prize

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