The Spatial Economics Research Centre is holding its first annual conference at the London School of Economics on 7th/8th May 2009, with the first half of the programme being devoted to selected papers by postgraduates working in this field.

Submissions (of 500 word abstracts) are invited now, to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., for receipt by 3rd April.  The selected presenters will be invited to both days of the conference, with financial support for travel/accommodation.

Details are on the attached flyer - please pass on to others who may be interested.

 SERCConf09CfP (205.17 kB) 

Dear colleagues,

The Institute of Architecture and Urban & Spatial Planning of Serbia would like to invite you to participate in the

2^nd INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE

REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, SPATIAL PLANNING AND STRATEGIC GOVERNANCE (RESPAG)

which will be held in Belgrade from 22 - 25 May 2013. It is our intention to meet renowned guests, keynote speakers, scientists and experts, as well as to exchange new ideas, research results and experiences in the fields of spatial planning, economy, urbanism, and architecture, environmental science, and related fields. We would also like the young researchers, Ph.D. and undergraduate students to visit the Conference and take an active part in the Conference's topics.

Deadline for abstract submission: 26^th October 2012

Conference Topics:

A. EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES AND DOCUMENTS AND THEIR IMPACT ON SUSTAINABLE SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT

B. SUSTAINABLE REGIONAL AND SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT AND STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT

C. PAN-EUROPEAN CORRIDORS AND THEIR IMPACT ON SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT

D. SUSTAINABLE SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT UNDER CLIMATE CHANGE CONDITIONS

Please feel free to disseminate this information.

More information on Conference: www.respag.org

More information on IAUS: www.iaus.ac.rs

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Dear Colleague,

On behalf of the ISHIMR 2009 Committee, we invite you to
participate in the 14th International Symposium for Health
Information Management Research (ISHIMR 2009), which will take place
in Kalmar, Sweden from October 14-16, 2009.

The conference theme for ISHIMR 2009 is "Evaluation and
implementation of e-health and health information initiatives:
international perspectives".

The topics of interest can be found at the conference website:

http://dagda.shef.ac.uk/ishimr09/index.html

Authors are invited to submit their research contributions or
practical experience reports by the deadline of Monday 04 May 2009.

All papers will be peer reviewed by at least two members of the programme committee, which will be chaired by Professor Göran Petersson (eHealth Institute, University of Kalmar, Sweden and Dr. Peter Bath (Centre for Health Information Management Research, University of Sheffield, UK).

The Symposium Proceedings, including all papers presented and
abstracts for posters, will be published in print. In addition, selected
papers will be published in a special issue of the Health Informatics
Journal (indexed in Medline), as has occurred following previous
ISHIMR conferences

Please circulate this CFP to your colleagues and fellow researchers.

We look forward to seeing you at ISHIMR 2009,
Sincerely,

Professor Göran Petersson Dr. Peter Bath
Co-Chairs, ISHIMR 2009 Programme Committee 

Dear friends!!! BE WELCOME TO THE CONFERENCE!

The 12th  Ernestas Galvanauskas’ international scientific conference

"Rethinking regional competitiveness“. 29-30 November, 2012; Šiauliai, Lithuania

The aim  of the conference – to bring together scientists from the field of Economics, Finances and Accounting, Management, Public Administration and Political sciences in sharing new perspectives, exchanging ideas on regional competitiveness within and between various units of analysis - countries, sectors, industries, firms, organizations and institutions.

The conference aims to encourage the ongoing debate on the issues of smart (based on knowledge and innovation), sustainable (resource efficient, green), inclusive (keeping high-employment, social and territorial cohesion) regional competitiveness.

Conference topics

The conference will focus on a broad range of topics, including (but not limited to):

•  Economic changes and their management

•  Trends of labour market changes

•  Current issues of business, public financial management and accounting

•  Financial markets and institutional management

•  Legal regulation of economic-social environment

•  Solutions of public policy and administration

•  Creativity and value innovations in business

•  Development of competitive marketing strategies

•  Creation and assessment of organisational value

•  Employees‘ competencies and career development

•  Organisational management modernization

•  Implementing sustainable competitiveness strategies

•  Regional management, strategic planning and development trends

Other articles within the field of the conference theme particular to the individual research interests and passions are welcomed.

October 15, 2012. Deadline for online registration. It should be done by e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

October 1, 2012 (Deadline extended to November 1, 2012). Deadline for full article submission. Authors should email the full article, filled registration form, signed and scanned version of author’s warranty statement to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Languages of the conference: Lithuanian, English.

Please see attached file: INVITATION

For more information:

Tel. / fax: +370 41 595 880

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

http://su.lt/en/faculty-of-social-sciences/research/conference/8275-ernestas-galvanauskas-international-scientific-conference

The Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis (RCEA) organizes the upcoming Summer School on Developments in Economic Growth Analysis, which will be held in Rimini, Italy, on 18-30 May 2009. 

Please see attached files for further information:

 RCEA Application Form (299 kB) 

 Letter Summer School RCEA (211.86 kB) 

 Human Capital and Growth Summer School (405.63 kB) 

WRSA: DEADLINE APPROACHING FOR SANTA BARBARA MEETING

We are quickly approaching the traditional October 15 deadline for paper submissions for the WRSA annual meeting, to be held in Santa Barbara, California, February 24-27, 2013.  Now's the time to get your papers submitted!  Running late?  The deadline will be extended, but it's still helpful to hear from you so we're on the lookout for your paper.

If you plan to attend the meeting but won't be presenting a paper, the program committee will be happy to assign you paper discussant and/or chair duties - just drop Rachel Franklin (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) a line letting her know you'd like to be included in the program.

The hard deadline for the Tiebout Prize is also October 15 - if you'd like to be considered, get those papers in the mail today or tomorrow to ensure an on-time delivery!  The Tiebout Prize will be awarded for the best paper submitted by a full-time graduate student enrolled at an accredited academic institution (currently or having completed studies during Academic Year 2011–2012). To be considered, papers should be in the general multidisciplinary realm of regional science: topics in the fields of regional economics, urban economics, urban/regional planning, economic and quantitative geography, and local public finance are especially encouraged.  The winning author will receive $1,000 to help defray the costs of attending the Meeting. The paper may be published in The Annals of Regional Science (published by Springer) following standard review/revision procedures.  Deadline for submissions is October 15, 2012.  For further details, see the WRSA website at www.wrsa.info.

Finally, if you've recently completed your PhD studies (within the past five years), consider submitting your WRSA conference paper for the Springer Prize.  This prize is awarded annually at the WRSA Annual Meeting for the best paper presented by an early career scholar (doctoral studies completed within the past five years) on a regional science topic. The prize consists of a certificate and selection of Springer books as chosen by the winner, worth $300.  Following standard review/revision procedures, the paper may be published in The Annals of Regional Science and announced on the Springer Website.  To have a paper considered for the Springer Prize simply inform Rachel Franklin of this wish at the time of paper submittal for the conference (or no later than January 1).

Further details on paper submission and meeting logistics are available on the WRSA website: www.wrsa.info.

The Spanish Association of Regional Science and the Valencian Association of Regional Science Congress

XXXV Meeting on Regional Studies and IV Valencian Conference on Regional Studies

“Regional Development in times of change”

Valencia, 26 and 27 November 2009

ADEIT - Fundación Universidad Empresa de Valencia

Plaza Virgen de la Paz, 3  - Valencia.

Dear colleagues

I would like to announce that the Spanish Association of Regional Science and the Valencian Association of Regional Science Congress will be held in Valencia on the 26 and 27 of November, entitled “Regional Development in times of change”. To this end, we would like to inform you of the most immediate aspects of this event.

Organization

On this occasion, the Ivie (Valencian Institute of Economic Research) will collaborate on the organization of the congress with the Spanish and Valencian Association of Regional Science.

Summary

The congress will be organized around the following thematic areas:

1.      Specialization, productivity and regional competitiveness

2.      Local development and urban competitiveness

3.      The Valencian economy

4.      Energy, sustainability, natural resources and the environment

5.      Autonomous and local funding

6.      Territorial policies in the European Union

7.      Transport, mobility and infrastructures

8.      Government and land distribution

9.      Population and migration movements

10.  Public services: efficiency and equity

11.  The labour market, wages and productivity

12.   Industrial districts and territorial clusters

13.  Globalization and regional development

14.  Tourism

15.  Methods of regional analysis

Authors may indicate which thematic area they would like their presentation to be part of in the abstract of their paper.

Submission of abstracts: until 5 June

Submission of complete paper: until 17 July

Final acceptance: until 2 October

Venue

The head office of Adeit – Fundación Universidad Empresa of the Universitat de Valencia is located in the historical centre of Valencia in the square - Plaza Virgen Paz. Nearby there are various outstanding buildings and monuments such as La Nau de la Universitat de Valencia, the Colegio Mayor Rector Peset, the Iglesia de Santa Catalina, the Palau de la Generalitat, the Lonja, the Central Market, the Plaza Redonda and the Cathedral.

The venue was conceived as a meeting place for society so that events can be organized and held in which ideas, knowledge and experiences are exchanged.

Further information: http:www.reunionesdeestudiosregionales.org/

 XXXV Meeting on Regional Studies and IV Valencian Conference on Regional Studies (503.26 kB)