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European Regional Science Association Newsletter
Liverpool 2008
Issue 36   December 2008
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ERSA ACTIVITIES - call for abstracts ERSA 2009 Lodz - Poland
MEMBERS IN ACTIONS - French speaking ERSA section ASRDLF
EVENTS/CALL FOR PAPERS
NEWS - Krugman Nobel Lecture - RSAI new member journal in 2009
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
WE CARE ABOUT YOUR CONTRIBUTION
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ERSA ACTIVITIES

49th Congress of the European Regional Science Association "Territorial cohesion of Europe and integrative planning"

25th - 29th August 2009
Lodz, Poland

INVITATION AND CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
deadline 16th January, 2009

 
 
The 49th Congress of the European Regional Science Association is drawing near! We invite all regional scientists to submit abstracts and to participate in this event which will take place in the heart of Poland - in Lodz.

We hope to match the high quality of previous ERSA Congresses and provide participants with an excellent venue for sharing ideas and networking.

The central theme of the Congress is "Territorial cohesion of Europe and integrative planning". It is our ambition to relate the issues discussed during the Congress to the overriding objective of the European regional policy - cohesion in social, economic and territorial dimensions. Discussions will also be centred around the integrative approach to regional development of Europe.

Two prominent keynote speakers have already confirmed their attendance. We are proud to announce that keynote lectures will be given by prof. Andreas Faludi and prof. Gilles Duranton.

Themes:

The complete list of themes open for submissions of abstracts is as follows:
A. New frontiers in regional science: theory and methodology
B. Location of economic activities and people: new directions
C. Regional economic modelling and spatial econometrics
D. Geographical information systems and spatial analysis
E. Regional policy in Europe
F. Regional economic growth and development
G. Globalization and regional competitiveness
H. Cross-border cooperation and development
I. Infrastructure, transport, mobility and communication
J. Metropolitan areas: processes and policies
K. Urban policy, land use planning, real estate and housing markets
L. Institutional capacity, social capital and new forms of urban and regional (territorial) governance
M. Environment, natural resources and sustainability
N. Leisure, tourism and regional development
O. Entrepreneurship, networks and innovation
P. Spatial issues of the labour market
Q. Social segregation, poverty and social policy
R. Regional population change, migration, diasporas and development
S. Territorial marketing
T. Local and regional public finance, fiscal policies
U. Decentralisation, regional planning and development
V. Rural and local development
W. Urban revitalization and polycentric settlement systems
 



Key dates:

Abstract submission: 16th January, 2009
Notification of acceptance of abstracts: 20th February, 2009
Submission of papers for R-sessions and Y-sessions: 17th April, 2009
Notification of acceptance of R-session and Y-session papers: 15th May, 2009
Registration at a reduced fee not later than: 31st May, 2009
Submission of other papers (non-refereed): 30th June, 2009


On behalf of the Local Organising Committee,

Prof. Tadeusz Markowski
President, Polish Section of ERSA

To submit your  abstract : http://www.ersa.org/spip.php?rubrique12

For more
information about ERSA 2009 Lodz congress, visit ERSA website: www.ersa.org



MEMBERS IN ACTIONS - French Speaking ERSA section - ASRDLF
XLVIe Colloque de l'Association de Science Régionale de Langue Française (ASRDLF)

Call for paper - deadline 31 December 2008

Appel à communication

«Entre projets locaux de développement et globalisation de l'économie : quels équilibres pour les espaces régionaux ?»
Clermont-Ferrand- France
6 - 7- 8 July 2009
For more information: www.ersa.org

New board for l'Association de Science Régionale de Langue Française (ASRDLF)

André TORRE has been elected President
http://asrdlf.u-bordeaux4.fr/main3.html

EVENTS/CALL FOR PAPERS

3rd annual conference of the International Academic Association on Planning, Law, and Property Rights (PLPR)
11th - 13th February 2009
Aalborg, Denmark
http://www.aesop-planning.com/congresses.html#Aalborg


First Conference of the Regional Science Association of the Americas: RSAmericas
February 12th-13th, 2009
Cartagena de Indias, Colombia
Hosted by the Banco de la República de Colombia
For more information:
http://www.banrep.gov.co/seminar/rsa_index_call.html


Napa Valley Annual Meeting
registration is now open
22-25 February 2009
http://www.u.arizona.edu/~plane/wrsa.html


Agros, Energy and Landscape
March 13rd 2009
2nd APDR Workshop - University of Evora -  Evora, PORTUGAL
http://www.apdr.pt


Call for Papers
The Southern Region Science Association (SRSA) will hold it 48th annual conference
April 2-4, 2009 in San Antonio, Texas. The deadline for paper submissions has been extended to January 15, 2009. We would like to encourage you to:
1.) Submit an abstract and we will group papers into sessions, or
2.) Organize a session on a regional topic with either three or four papers.
Please email abstracts and session ideas to John Connaughton at:jec@uncc.edu
more information:
http://www.srsa.org/conferencesub.htm


Governance and Competitivity

April 24th 2009
3rd APDR Workshop - University of Azores, Ponta Delgada
Azores, PORTUGAL
http://www.apdr.pt


Empty country and Lively Cities. Spatial Differentiation in the Face of Demographic Change
7th - 8th May 2009,
International Conference, Berlin
http://www.aesop-planning.com/congresses.html#Berlin


Call for abstracts
The 12th Uddevalla Symposium 2009, June 11-13, at Politechnico di Bari, Bari, Italy on:  The Geography of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Abstract Submission Deadline:  January 21st, 2009
Abstract - maximum 800 words including:
send by e-mail to: 2009uddevallasymposium@hv.se   
Results of the review process will be communicated to authors by approximately March 1st, 2009
Submission Deadline for Complete Papers accepted for
May 4th, 2009
More information: www.symposium.hv.se


Call for Papers
XLVIe Colloque de l'Association de Science Régionale de Langue Française (ASRDLF) - «Entre projets locaux de développement et globalisation de l'économie : quels équilibres pour les espaces régionaux ?»
Clermont-Ferrand- France
6 - 7- 8 July 2009
For more information: www.ersa.org

between the 6th to 11th July 2009
University Jean Piaget of Cape Verde - Praia, CAPE VERDE
1st Cape Verde Congress of Regional Development
15th APDR Congress
2nd Portuguese-Speaking Congress of Regional Science
3rd Congress of Nature Management and Conservation - "Networks and Regional Development"
http://www.apdr.pt/congresso/2009/home.html


Call for abstracts
49th Congress of the European Regional Science Association
"Territorial cohesion of Europe and integrative planning"
Abstract Submission Deadline:  January 16th, 2009
25th - 29th August 2009
Lodz, Poland
www.ersa.org
News -  Krugman Nobel lecture - RSAI new journal
Increasing Returns


Nobel Prize Lecture in Economics - Monday, 8 December

Paul Krugman, Princeton University, NJ, USA
The Prize Lecture was held on Monday 8 December 2008 , at the Aula Magna, Stockholm University. A video of the lecture will also be available in a few days.
http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/economics/laureates/2008/krugman-lecture.html


Interview with the 2008 Laureate in Economics Paul Krugman, 6 December 2008. The interviewer is Adam Smith, Editor-in-Chief of Nobelprize.org.
http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/economics/laureates/2008/krugman-interview.html




RSAI is pleased to launch a new member journal in 2009
Regional and Science Policy & practice
For more information: www.ersa.org
Funding opportunities

7th PCRD call - ICT (FP7- ICT - 2009-4)

Call title: ICT call 4
· Call identifier: FP7-ICT-2009-4
· Date of publication: 19 November 2008
· Deadline: 1 April 2009, at 17:00.00 Brussels local time
· Indicative budget1: EUR 801 million

http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/dc/index.cfm?fuseaction=UserSite.CooperationDetailsCallPage&call_id=185

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