RAMIRAN 2015

16th International Conference Rural-Urban Symbiosis

8 – 10 September 2015

Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg, Germany

Dear Colleague,

We sincerely wish you a happy and successful year 2015. Only a few more months are left till the RAMIRAN conference takes place in September in Hamburg. So far we have received abstracts from 30 countries and would kindly like to remind you of the final deadline for abstract submission, which is approaching soon: 15 January 2015.

RAMIRAN 2015 is focusing on closing the loop linking rural production and urban consumption systems, and on the development of more sustainable solutions for the handling of residues.

Thematic areas

•Fertilizers from residues

•Soils for the future

•Advances in emission prevention

•The bioresource challenge

•Agro-products for the biobased economy

•Smart concepts for rural development

•Towards zero waste settlements

•Rural-urban sustainability cases studies world wide

Abstract submission

We invite you to prepare abstracts according to the information given at:

http://ramiran2015.de/abstract-submission/

All abstracts will be evaluated by the Scientific Committee and the authors will be notified of the decision by 28 February 2015.

For more information, please visit http://ramiran2015.de

We are looking forward to welcoming you in Hamburg!

Sincerely,

Congress Chair

Ina Körner

Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), Germany

Scientific Organisation

Ina Körner, Ralf Otterpohl

Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), Germany Institute of Wastewater Management & Water Protection

Network Coordinators

Harald Menzi, Agroscope, Switzerland

Tom Misselbrock, Rothamsted Research, United Kingdom

RAMIRAN 2015 Conference Office

Gerlinde Löbkens

TuTech Innovation GmbH

Harburger Schlossstrasse 6-12

21079 Hamburg, Germany

Tel.: +49 40 76629-6551, Fax: +49 40 76629-6559 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. www.RAMIRAN2015.de

Dear Colleague,

Following our previous call for papers for a track session at the IFKAD conference in Bari, Italy, we are sending you the invitation letter for the related Special Issue arranged with the Editorial Team of the journal European Planning Studies. Please have in mind that the deadline for abstract submissions to the track session is 25 January 2015 (see the Call for papers attached).

Author invitation letter

Dear Author:

We are compiling a Special Issue of European Planning Studies on the topic of “Culture and innovation in SMEs and Micro Firms”. The goal of this issue will be to present state-of-the art articles including theoretical approaches, empirical research and case studies related to the role of cultural elements (values, rules, norms and cognitive frameworks) in the innovation dynamics of small firms and micro firms.  

We would like to invite you to submit an article to this issue, and we are particularly interested in your work on the innovation dynamics of SMEs.  

All the articles submitted to this special issue will be reviewed by the guest editors, and two external referees. Submission to the Special Issue does not automatically guarantee acceptance, all articles will be reviewed in respect to the standards, aims and scope of this Special Issue and the Journal. Copies of the reviewers’ comments will be sent to you in a decision letter, along with any requests they may make for revisions.

Publication of the issue is planned for March 2016, and we need to receive your manuscript for review by 30 June 2015. If revisions are required, the final, accepted version of the article must be received by us by 30 November 2015. Please, let us know as soon as possible if you are interested in submitting to this issue.

Please, see the “Instructions for Authors” tab on the journal’s website (www.tandfonline/ceps) for details on how the manuscript should be presented. Manuscripts should be submitted to European Planning Studies through the ScholarOne manuscript online submission site at: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/ceps.

European Planning Studies is published by Routledge a member of the Taylor and Francis group. Each issue is distributed to the journal subscribers and will be available to a broad readership. The publishers require all contributions to the issue will be accompanied by a signed Author Publishing Agreement.

We hope that you will be interested in submitting an article to this issue, as your interests in this area are well-know, and your submission would make a significant contribution to what we intend to be and exciting and high-quality focused publication.

Previous versions of the papers will be discussed at the 10^th International Forum of Knowledge Asset Dynamics IFKAD 2015, in Bari, Italy, 10-12 June 2015 (Special track: “Why bother about culture in SMEs and micro firms? Innovation, culture and entrepreneurial dynamics in regional development”). If you want to participate in this track session, please see the call for papers attached and the conference site (http://www.ifkad.org/).

Authors can receive valuable feedback for their work at this conference, but participation is not a requirement for inclusion in the special issue.

Yours sincerely, the guest editors:

Manuel Fernández-Esquinas, Institute for Advanced Social Studies, Spain

Madelon van Oostrom, Tenerife Science and Technology Park, Spain

Hugo Pinto, University of Coimbra, Portugal

Call for Submissions

Inaugural Award

PRSCO Award for Best Paper by a Young Regional Scientist

The Pacific Regional Science Conference Organisation (PRSCO) is proud to announce that it will, for the first time, present a Best Paper Award in 2015.

The Award will be made for the best submission to the PRSCO Best Paper competition by a young regional scientist, under the age of 33 (on July 1, 2015), who is from a PRSCO-relevant part of the world. The Award rules can be found on the PRSCO web site, www.prsco.info.

The author of the winning paper will be expected to present their paper at the 2015 PRSCO Conference to be held at Viña del Mar, Chile from August 5th to 8th. The winning paper will be announced by June 5th, 2015. The decision of the selection committee will be final.

Eligible authors who wish to submit a paper to the PRSCO Best Paper competition should email a pdf copy of their paper to the PRSCO Executive Secretary (Hiroyuki SHIBUSAWA This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) by no later than Friday, March 20, 2015.

Submissions should include a cover page with the paper’s title, the author’s full name, affiliation, and contact details. Award applicants should either: state that the paper is single-authored; or provide the name of the co-author(s), together with evidence that the applicant is the lead author and has contributed over 70 per cent of the paper’s content. The applicant should also affirm that they meet the Award’s age criterion.

Dear NECTAR friends

The deadline for abstract submission for the 2015 NECTAR conference has been extended until January 19, 2015 (see the revised call for papers)

We wish all NECTAR members a Merry Christmas and happy new year.

Ana Condeço-Melhorado

NECTAR secretary

http://www.nectar-eu.eu/

RAMIRAN 2015

16th International Conference Rural-Urban Symbiosis

8 – 10 September 2015

Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg, Germany

Dear Colleague,

Due to high interest and many requests, abstract submission has been extended to 15 January 2015.

Agriculture produces bioresources for food and increasingly also for material and energy provision. The majority of agro-products are used in urban areas where they are connected with waste and wastewater generation.

On the one hand, these residues are actually disposed or inefficiently treated, on the other they have value for agricultural production.

RAMIRAN 2015 is focusing on closing the loop linking rural production and urban consumption systems and on the development of more sustainable solutions for the handling of residues.

Thematic areas

•Fertilizers from residues

•Soils for the future

•Advances in emission prevention

•The bioresource challenge

•Agro-products for the biobased economy

•Smart concepts for rural development

•Towards zero waste settlements

•Rural-urban sustainability cases studies world wide

Abstract submission

Deadline for abstract submission has been extended to 15 January 2015. We invite you to prepare abstracts according to the information given at:

http://ramiran2015.de/abstract-submission/

All abstracts will be evaluated by the Scientific Committee and the authors will be notified of the decision by 28 February 2015.

For more information, please visit http://ramiran2015.de

We are looking forward to welcoming you in Hamburg!

Sincerely,

Congress Chair

Ina Körner

Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), Germany

Scientific Organisation

Ina Körner, Ralf Otterpohl

Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), Germany Institute of Wastewater Management & Water Protection

Network Coordinators

Harald Menzi, Agroscope, Switzerland

Tom Misselbrock, Rothamsted Research, United Kingdom

RAMIRAN 2015 Conference Office

Gerlinde Löbkens

TuTech Innovation GmbH

Harburger Schlossstrasse 6-12

21079 Hamburg, Germany

Tel.: +49 40 76629-6551, Fax: +49 40 76629-6559 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. www.RAMIRAN2015.de

International Conference on Population Geographies 2015 

The Spatial Dimensions of Population- Call for papers

The call for papers the 8^th International Conference on Population Geographies is now open. The Conference will be held at the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia from 30 June to 3 July 2015.

Abstracts for papers and posters should be around 250 words and include the title, authors, affiliations, and contact email, and be sent to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. The conference organisers welcome offers of papers on any aspect of population geography or spatial demography, as well as proposals to organise sessions. The deadline for submissions is Monday 16^th   February 2015.

Essential details of the conference including themed sessions, conference location, accommodation, and travel are available on the conference website at: 

http://www.icpg2015.org. 

DEAN
COLLEGE FOR DESIGN AND SOCIAL INQUIRY

Florida Atlantic University announces an international search to recruit a new Dean
for the College for Design and Social Inquiry

Florida Atlantic University, a major public research and doctoral-degree granting institution, seeks a visionary and dynamic leader with an established record of excellence in research, teaching, and administration for the College for Design and Social Inquiry (CDSI).  The Dean will provide strategic leadership, foster excellence in research and teaching, strengthen academic programs, promote global visibility, continue the advancement of innovation and fund-raising, and increase the College’s financial resources.  FAU’s new administration is set on leading the university to national prominence and RU/VH status.

CDSI is a constellation of professional programs unique in American academia. Comprising the Schools of Architecture, Criminology and Criminal Justice, Public Administration, Social Work, and Urban and Regional Planning, it educates the professions that work toward establishing and maintaining safe, healthy, and sustainable communities. The College has its facilities across the fast growing metropolitan area of South Florida, which is not only the region that it serves, but also its lab for scholarly research and inquiry. It currently employs 161 staff and faculty members and offers thirteen majors at all levels of study to over 3,600 undergraduate and graduate students.

Florida Atlantic University is a vigorous, young public institution that is serving the most diverse student body in Florida’s State University System on six modern campuses stretching along more than 100 miles of the beautiful Atlantic coastline. Founded in 1961 and fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, FAU has grown to include 10 colleges that offer its 30,000 students more than 170 undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Fields of study include the social sciences, the arts and humanities, medicine, nursing, science, engineering, business and education. Opportunities for research and scholarly inquiry are available to all students through the University’s recently introduced Distinction through Discovery initiative. FAU is deeply engaged in the life of its six-county service region, constantly expanding community partnerships and generating $6.3 billion annually in economic impact. For more information, please visit www.fau.edu.

Reporting directly to the University Provost, the Dean provides academic, intellectual, and administrative leadership to the College.  Candidates for the Dean’s position must hold a terminal degree in one of the disciplines of the College, or a closely related field, and have academic qualifications appropriate to the rank of full professor with tenure in a School within the College.

Application Process

While nominations and applications will be accepted until a new Dean is selected, interested parties are encouraged to apply online no later than January 5, 2015 to assure optimal consideration. Prior to appointment, the candidate must submit official transcripts from their graduate institution directly to FAU. Degrees from outside the United States must be evaluated by an organization belonging to NACES. A background check will be required for the candidate selected for this position.

Please submit a letter of application, vita, transcripts, and the names and addresses of five references. All applicants must complete the Faculty, Administrative, Managerial & Professional Position Application form available online through the Office of Human Resources: https://jobs.fau.edu. Candidates for the Dean’s position should apply under position #990341. Transcripts for faculty positions must be an official copy scanned into an electronic format and attached to the application. Degrees from outside the United States must be validated by an organization belonging to the National Association of Credential Evaluation Service (NACES), with an indication of the documents the evaluation was prepared from (official transcripts, diplomas, dissertation abstracts). The evaluation should be scanned and electronically attached to the application.
For additional information, visit the College’s website at http://www.fau.edu/cdsi/.

Florida Atlantic University is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access Employer and is committed to the diversity of its workforce.

It should be noted that this search is being conducted in accordance with the “Sunshine” Law of the State of Florida

Apply Here: http://www.Click2Apply.net/kxnw8xd

Dear Colleague,

We have the pleasure of inviting you to the 5th Winter Seminar of Regional Science that will traditionally take place in the mountain resort of High Tatras on 11th – 14th March 2015.

Enclosed you can find more information about the conference.

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 "5th Winter Seminar of Regional Science 2015” with ISBN. Selected papers will be invited to publish in the peer reviewed journal Region Direct in 2015.

Important Dates:

Abstract submission deadline:                       December 31, 2014

Paper submission deadline:                January 31, 2015

Participation fee payment deadline:  January 31, 2015

Winter Seminar:                                 March 11 - 15, 2015

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, 2014. 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..

Yours sincerely,

Winter Seminar´s Organizing Committee

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