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If you have yet to register for ERSA 08, please ensure that you do so by 21 June 2008, in order to qualify for the special discounted rate which is still available!
to register : http://www.liv.ac.uk/ersa2008/
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48th ERSA Congress: "The Future of Regional Science".
Culture, Cohesion and Competitiveness
Liverpool, UK, 27-31 August 2008
PROGRAMME UPDATE: Young Regional Scientists Round Table
This panel discussion will be aimed at identifying current major issues and formulating future research agendas in Regional Science, from the viewpoint of young researchers. The panel will be chaired by Dimitris Ballas (University of Sheffield, England) and will comprise young regional scientists who are distinguished researchers (including some of the recent EPAINOS prize winners) and possible emerging future leaders in their field but not part of the "establishment".
In particular, the participants are as follows:
- Nicola Coniglio (University of Bari, Italy),
- Ugo Fratesi (Politecnico di Milano, Italy),
- Emilia Catalina Istrate (George Mason University, USA),
- Piyapong Jiwattanakulpaisarn (Imperial College London, England and Ministry of Transport, Thailand),
- Eveline van Leeuwen (Free University Amsterdam, The Netherlands),
- Declan Jordan (University College Cork, Ireland),
- Stamatis Kalogirou (Harokopio University of Athens, Greece),
- Karyn Morrissey (Irish Rural Economy Research Centre, Ireland and University of Leeds, England),
- Jaakko Simonen (Oulou University, Finland)
- Dan Vickers (University of Sheffield, England).
The scientific expertise and research interests of the panel members cover most themes of Regional Science and range from economics of migration and international trade and factor mobility to regional development impacts of transport infrastructure investment, innovation and enterprise policy, Regional Econometrics, regional growth models, Land Use Planning, Spatial Microsimulation, Rural Economic Development, Geographical Information Systems, Geostatistics and Geodemographics.
Each panel member will present their perspectives and reflections on the future of Regional Science and will be asked to identify a number of key research areas and challenges that they think will be of importance in the next 10 to 20 years. The round table will also attempt to link the panel members' different research agendas by identifying common methodological grounds and possible future synergies.
Sandra Robinson - 2008 Congress Administration
More information about the Congress: www.liv.ac.uk/ersa2008/index.htm or contact ersa2008@liverpool.ac.uk. |
ERSA/PREPARE Summer Institute 2008
Spatial Econometrics and Spatial Computable General Equilibrium Modelling
Pecs, Hungary, 6-15 July 2008
More information: www.ersa.org/prepare/index.html
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MEMBERS IN ACTIONS
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Presentation of the AISRe (ERSA - RSAI Italian section)
The Italian Association for Regional Science (A.I.S.Re) is a scientific institution founded in 1979 with the following main objectives:
· To promote education in the field of regional studies by the free-ex change of ideas and information;
· To stimulate research related to the analysis of regions and regional issues, including the utilization of tools, methods and theoretical frameworks, specifically designed for regional analysis as well as concept, procedures and analytical techniques of the various social and other sciences and to disseminate the results of such research.
Membership is open to individuals or organizations interested in promoting the objectives of the Association. Through membership, AISRe provides a network for academics, students, practitioners, and policy makers interested in regional science. Presently, AISRe accounts for around 200 individual members and about 20 national and regional organizations active in regional science field, among which the National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT), the Italy's Central Bank, and the Lombardy (IRER), Piedmont (IRES) and Tuscany (IRPET) Regional Research Institutes. Most of our individual members work in universities or regional development private or public institutions and they are mainly economists, planners, geographers, architects and engineers. This large representativeness gives AISRe a true multidisciplinary nature.
 Since its foundation, AISRe organises an annual conference which gathers about 250 Italian and foreign researchers in the field of regional science. The official language of the meeting is Italian, but plenary sessions are usually held in English, since we are used to invite foreign scholars to discuss with us what's going on in regional science. This year the XXIX Annual Conference will be held in Bari, on September 24-26. The Conference main theme is "Knowledge, human capital and Territory", but as usual in AISRe Meetings, papers in others areas of Regional Science are also definitely welcome. Seminars for Ph.D students and for scientists are usually organized during the year.
AISRe's editorial activity includes a collection entitled "Collana Scienze Regionali", which currently includes 40 books and, since 2001, Scienze Regionali.The Italian Journal of Regional Science. The journal - whose official languages are Italian and English - is organized in several sections: essays and studies, critical surveys, notes and debates, territorial policy perspective and book reviews. All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and double-blind peer-review process by at least two referees. By hosting contributions from leading international researchers, it aims to become a cutting-edge scholarly journal in the field of regional science.
Despite AISRe is a national section, it has a true international stance and is very active at international level. AISRe organised two Congresses of the European Regional Science Association, which were held in Milano in 1985 and in Rome in 1997, and gave ERSA a vice-President (Riccardo Cappellin), a President (Roberto Camagni), and two treasurers (Lidia Diappi, the present one, and Roberta Capello), not to mention that the RSAI incoming President is one of our most important and active member (Roberta Capello).
For further information please visit our web-site www.aisre.org . Although the English version is still in progress, it is full of information on our activities.
Laura Resmini
Executive Director
l.resmini@univda.it
New Board for AECR (ERSA - RSAI Spanish section)
Here is the whole list of the members of the new board of AECR :
- President: Vicent Soler Marco (vicent.soler@uv.es)
- Secretary: Manuel Rapún Gárate (mrapun@unavarra.es)
- Tesorero: José Antonio Herce San Miguel (herce@fedea.es)
Vocales de la Comisión Ejecutiva:
- Diego Puga (diego.puga@imdea.org)
- Carme Miralles (carme.miralles@uab.es)
- Joaquín Aurioles (jaurioles@uma.es)
- Xavier Vence (eaxvence@usc.es)
Vocales de las sedes territoriales:
- A. Andaluza: Sr. José Vallés Ferrer
- A. Aragonesa: Sra. Ana Mª Angulo Garijo
- A. Asturiana: Sr. Fernando Rubiera Morollón
- A. Balear: Sr. Pere A. Salvà i Tomàs (comisión gestora)
- A. Canaria: Sr. Alejandro Rodríguez Caro
- A. Cántabra: Sr. José Villaverde Castro (comisión gestora)
- A. Castilla-La Mancha: Sr. Antonio Olaya Iniesta
- A. Castellano-Leonesa: Sra. Ángeles Marín Rivero
- A. Catalana: Sr. Jordi Suriñach Caralt
- A. Extremeña: Sr. Miguel Ángel Márquez Paniagua
- A. Galega: Sr. Manuel Fernández Grela
- A. Madrileña: Sr. Rubén Garrido Yserte
- A. Murciana: Sra. Natalia Egea Díaz
- A. País Vasco/Navarra: Sra. Marisol Esteban Galarza
- A. Valenciana: Sr. Josep-Antoni Ybarra
If you need more information about AECR, please do note hesitate to contact Conxita Rodríguez i Izquierdo (info@aecr.org).
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EDUCATION
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ERSA/PREPARE Summer Institute 2008
Spatial Econometrics and Spatial Computable General Equilibrium Modelling
Pecs, Hungary, 6-15 July 2008
More information: www.ersa.org/prepare/index.html
Newcastle Conference
Pedagogical Challenges to Planning Education
Newcastle, UK, 1-2 September 2008
More information: www.apl.ncl.ac.uk/aboutus/Conference08.html
Ph.D. workshop
New Technology and Planning
Cambridge, UK, 18-21 September 2008 The application of quantitative and technology oriented methodologies in urban planning and urban studies has been reducing substantially in recent years. Planning Schools have reduced their teaching commitment in quantitative and quantitativequalitative methodologies; congress tracks dedicated to new tech. and planning are disappearing or are underrepresented. This comes at a time when the complexity paradigm is gaining ground in urban scholarship and with it, a growing understanding that we need new models - theoretical and operational - to help us understand urban and regional dynamics. This workshop brings together researchers in planning, spatial modelling and related fields, particularly Ph.D. students, to share ideas and help recreate a community in which these ideas can flourish. The workshop will offer grad students and established urban researchers a chance to discuss in depth the potential of computational technologies such as GA, CA, or other modelling approaches, as well as it will set the basis for an in-depth discussion of the importance of quantitative and qualitative- quantitative approaches to the Education, Research and Practice of Planning. More information: please email Dr. Elisabete A. Silva (es424@cam.ac.uk).
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| EVENTS/CALL FOR PAPERS
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AESOP/ACSP Joint Congress
Bridging the Divide : Celebrating the City
Chicago, USA, 6-11 July 2008
More information: www.uic.edu/cuppa/upp/congress/
ERSA Annual Congress
Culture, Cohesion and Competitiveness: Regional Perspectives
LIverpool, UK, 27-31 August 2008
More information: www.liv.ac.uk/ersa2008/ or see ERSA Activities
Newcastle Conference
Pedagogical Challenges to Planning Education
Newcastle, UK, 1-2 September 2008
More information: www.apl.ncl.ac.uk/aboutus/Conference08.html
Urban Water Conference
Water and Urban Development Paradigms
Leuven, Belgium, 15-19 September 2008
More information: www.urbanwaterconference.be/db/index.php or contact contact@urbanwaterconference.be.
Nordic Urban and Housing Research Seminar
Towards Sustainability in Urban Transformation, Governance Cultures and Housing Policies
Hanasaari, Espoo, Finland, 21-23 September 2008
More information: www.tkk.fi/Units/Separate/YTK/research/NSBB/index.html
XXIX Italian Regional Science Section Conference (ERSA Italian Section)
Knowledge, human capital and territorial dynamics
Bari, Italy, 24-26 September 2008
More information: www.aisre.it
EURA 2008 Conference
Learning Cities in a knowledge based society
Milan, Italy, 9-11 October 2008
Deadline to register: 1 July 2008.
More information: http://eura2008.polimi.it
3rd Seminar Jean Paelinck
Spatial modelling
Cartagena, Spain, 10-11 October, 2008
Submission deadline: 8 September 2008
Registration deadline: 22 September 2008
More information: http://metodos.upct.es/detaer/Seminar_JP/Seminar_JP.html
3rd Isreali-Dutch Regional Science Workshop
New Methods in Regional Science
Jerusalem, Israel, 4-6 Nobember 2008
The theme of this third joint workshop is "New methods in Regional Science", and the location is the Maiersdorf Convention Center, Hebrew University Campus, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem. The workshop is part of an on-going series of meetings between the Dutch and Israeli sections. Participation of regional scientists outside these sections is welcome.
More information: Daniel Felsenstein (msdfels@mscc.huji.ac.il), Daniel Czamanski (dczamanski@technion.ac.il) or Amnon Frenkel (amnonf@technion.ac.il).
55th North American Meetings of the RSAI
New York, USA, 19-22 November 2008
More information: www.narsc.org/conference.html
XXXIV AECR (ERSA Spanish section) Congress
European Regional Policy and its consequence in Spain
Jaén, Spain, 27-29 November 2008
The XXXIV AECR Congress and the X Congress of the Regional Science Assocation of Andalusia will be held jointly. The first Congress will be held about the theme "Politica regional europea y su incidencia en Espana: Economia, sociedad y medio ambiente", the second one about the theme "El olivar andaluz: Territorio y economia".
More information: www.reunionesdeestudiosregionales.org/
2nd Halle Forum
Urban Economic Growth
Halle, Germany, 27-28 November, 2008
More information: www.iwh-halle.de
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JOBS
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Professor of Property and Planning
Bartlett School of Planning
London, UK
The Bartlett School of Planning at UCL is a research-led planning school with an international reputation offering innovative planning and built environment teaching programmes at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. The School is now in a position to appoint a new Professor in the area of Property and Planning, and invites applications from suitably qualified individuals. An application pack and further details are available from Vince Clarke (vincent.clark@ucl.ac.uk).
Closing date: 27 June 2008
Graduate Planner/Planning Officer
Fast Track Your Career
Challenge & Variety
Westport New Zealand Based Lifestyle Location
Tired of traffic jams? Fed up with pollution and litter in the streets? Leave the cities behind and enter one of the most clean and natural environments New Zealand has to offer. The Buller District is in the Northern area of the West Coast of the South Island, and is renowned for its peace and tranquillity as well as excitement and adventure. Buller District has a population of 10,000, and is recognised as a progressive and innovative district, with a diverse range of industries.
Reporting to the Senior Planner, you will bridge the gap between the Council and the general public, as such you will need to be able to provide diplomatic, easily understood written and verbal advice on planning matters to the public. In addition you will also be able to write sound planning reports on consent applications as well as facilitate and participate in consent pre-hearing and hearing meetings. With excellent organisational and communication skills you will have the ability to not only quickly grasp the big picture but also be able to delve into the detail to assist with finding best solutions to planning issues. Qualified in planning, environmental law or related field you will ideally have good GIS skills and aptitude for mapwork. The Buller District Council is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.
If you are looking for a challenging role in a small planning team that will give you a wide range of experience quickly and fast track your career in planning, please email your application to humancapital@brannigans.co.nz, quoting reference number AP2238.
IRIT Laboratory
France
More information: www.irit.fr
Job Bank Announcement
Planning
Chicago, US
ACSP and AESOP will be sponsoring a Job Bank at the 4th Joint Congress in July. This will be a chance for departments and programs to advertise job openings and an opportunity for students and faculty of planning in the job market to post their CVs.
All job announcement and CVs must be received no later than 20 June 2008.More information: Glenda Fisher (glenda@acsp.org), Job Bank Manager.
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| FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
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Marie Curie Initial Training Networks
Call identifier: FP7-PEOPLE-ITN-2008
Date of publication: 4 April 2008
Deadline: 2 September 2008 at 17:00 (Brussels local time)
Indicative budget: EUR 185 million of the 2008 budget. The final budget awarded to this call, following the evaluation of projects, may however vary up to 10% of the total value of the call.
Topics called:
Action: Marie Curie Initial Training Networks
Funding Schemes: Support for training and career development of researchers
More information: http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/dc/index.cfm?fuseaction=UserSite.FP7CallsPage
FP7 People Work Programme
Call Title: Marie Curie European Re-integration Grants
Call identifier: FP7-PEOPLE-ERG-2008
Date of publication: 30 November 2007
Deadline: Continuous submission with "cut-off dates" for evaluation of proposals received until then on 3 April 2008 and 8 October 2008, for both dates at 17:00 (Brussels local time).
Indicative budget: EUR 7 million of the 2008 budget (of which approximately 1/2 for each evaluation round following the cut-off dates). The final budget awarded to this call, following the evaluation of projects, may however vary up to 10% of the total value of the call.
Topics called:
Action: Marie Curie European Reintegration
Funding Schemes: Grants Support for training and career development of researchers
More information: http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/dc/index.cfm?fuseaction=UserSite.FP7CallsPage
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ERSA Association
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