The 29th Pacific Conference of the RSAI (PRSCO 2026) RMIT UNIVERSITY, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA 1-3 DECEMBER 2026
PROSPEROUS FUTURES? CONTESTED KNOWLEDGE FOR SUSTAINABLE REGIONS
FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS
Australia New Zealand Regional Science Association International (ANZRSAI) jointly with PRSCO is organising 29th PRSCO Conference at RMIT University, Melbourne. PRSCO welcomes proposals for contributed papers, for themed panels, or for special sessions, on any topic related to regions. This year’s conference is hosted by RMIT University, Melbourne. To register, and for more information on the conference, visit the ANZRSAI website at: https://www.anzrsai.org/conference/conference-2026/
The first call of papers can be downloaded (https://www.anzrsai.org/assets/Uploads/PRSCO-2026-First-Call-for-Papers-V1.pdf).
The deadline for abstract submission is 30 April 2026.
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Call for Submissions
PRSCO Award for Best Paper by a Young Regional Scientist
The Pacific Regional Science Conference Organization (PRSCO) offers a Best Paper Award annually. The Award is aimed at encouraging young regional scientists within the Asia-Pacific region to participate in research within the PRSCO community and to achieve research excellence. PRSCO now invites submissions for the 2026 Award.
The Award will be made for the best submission to the PRSCO Best Paper competition by a young regional scientist, under the age of 35 (on December 31, 2026), who is from a PRSCO-relevant part of the world.
The Award rules can be found on the PRSCO web site.
Papers submitted for the Best Paper Award should be presented to the 28th Pacific Conference of the RSAI in 2026 at Melbourne on December 1-3, 2026.
The LOC of the PRSCO 2026 will waive the registration fee for the Prize winner.
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, Soushi Suzuki, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., by no later than July 31, 2026
Papers will be assessed by a PRSCO Best Paper Selection Committee and the author of the winning paper is expected to be notified by October 31, 2026. The decision of the Selection Committee will be final.
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.
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