The deadline for submitting an abstract for the 62nd North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International in Portland, Oregon is only 10 days away. In this e-mail you will find the 1) the general call for papers, 2) an invitation to submit abstracts for special sessions on GeoComputation, 3) an invitation to submit abstracts for special sessions on Spatial Econometrics.
1) CALL FOR PAPERS - NARSC 2015
Join us in Portland, Oregon for the 62nd North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International (RSAI) sponsored by the North American Regional Science Council (NARSC) and hosted by the Western Regional Science Association (WRSA). The conference will be held at the Portland Hilton Hotel, November 11th – 14th, 2015. 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.
Individual papers, posters, and sessions must be submitted online in the abstract submission section of the Website between now and July 1, 2015. The conference registration section is open and allows secure electronic financial transactions. We plan to have host poster sessions, and pre-conference workshops. The latter will be held on November 11th. Be sure to consult the conference website for additional information and details. More information about the workshops will be forthcoming.
Conference organizers welcome individual papers and organized sessions relating to a wide variety of topics inclusive 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 Portland Hilton Hotel at a rate of $189 per night (plus tax). The Hilton is extending the conference rate for those who wish to spend extra time in Portland, subject to availability.
If you have questions, here is contact information:
Local arrangements:
Elizabeth Mack: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Jaewon Lim: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Program Chair:
Rachel Franklin: 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 Portland.
2) SPECIAL SESSIONS ON GEOCOMPUTATION
The special sessions on various aspects of GeoComputation are planned for the North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International (NARSC) to be held in Portland, Oregon, USA, November 11-14, 2015. Suitable topics for the session presentations are theoretical, methodological and applied issues related to GeoComputation – spatial analysis and modeling, and in the context of regional science.
Please let us know if you are interested to contribute to the special session(s) by sending an email at <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.> with the title, abstract, name of author(s), affiliations, contact details and the unique ID number at your earliest but not later than June 25th, 2015. The abstract should be 2,000 to 5,500 characters and spaces.
Please note that in order to have your presentation included to the special session we do need the unique identification number (ID). The ID, or PIN, is a number included at the bottom of the confirmation email received following the submission of an abstract.
Detailed information about the NARSC conference can be found at <http://www.narsc.org >. Information about the submission process can be found at <http://www.narsc.org/newsite/?page_id=64>. Conference abstract submission deadline is July 1st, 2015.
Looking forward to seeing you in Portland.
The organizers:
Prof. Suzana Dragicevic
Department of Geography
Simon Fraser University, Canada
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Prof. Jean-Claude Thill
Department of Geography and Earth Sciences
University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA
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3) SPECIAL SESSIONS ON SPATIAL ECONOMETRICS
Call for papers for a Special Session on “Spatial Econometrics” at the 62nd Annual North American Meeting of the North American Regional Science Association International, Portland, OR, November 11-14, 2015.
With the increased collection and the diffusion of geo-located spatial data, spatial econometrics has become a pervasive topic in many disciplines. This special session aims at bringing together researchers participating at the NARSC meeting with different substantive research focuses, but that share a common interest in spatial econometric methods and applications. Both theoretical and applied papers will find place in this special session.
If you are interested to contribute with a paper to this Special Session, please follow the usual abstract submission procedure at http://www.narsc.org/newsite/conference/online-abstractsession-submission/ and then send the ID of the submitted paper to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.