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12 February 2018 – Issue n°1
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| ERSA Agenda:
Upcoming events and call deadlines |
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| Call for Abstracts – The countdown is on
Now is the time to submit for ERSA 2018! Over 800 participants from across the globe are expected in Cork!
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to be part of the biggest platform in the field of regional science. Deadline: 28th February 2018 Submit now!
Some programme Highlights
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Spatial Economic Analysis Plenary Lecture
29th August 2018 – 9.00-11.00
The Local Organising Committee is delighted to confirm that
Professor Serge Rey (University of California Riverside) will be the Spatial Economic Analysis Plenary Keynote speaker at ERSA 2018 in Cork. The lecture will take place on the first morning of the conference, Wedensday August 29 at 9am.
A virtual special issue of Spatial Economic Analysis, the journal of the RSAI British and Irish Section, will be published online to coincide with the lecture.
Serge Rey is an RSAI Fellow. He is Professor of Public Policy and Director of the Center for Geospatial Sciences at UC Riverside. |
| Papers in Regional Science Keynote Lecture
29th August 2018 – 11.00-13.00
Professor Ron Martin of the Cambridge University will present the Papers in Regional Science Keynote Lecture on Wednesday August 29 at 11am. Ron Martin is Professor of Economic Geography and a Research Associate of the Centre for Business Research attached to the Judge Business School. He is also one of the Team in the Centre for Geographical Economic Research. He holds a Professorial Fellowship at St Catharine’s College.
The theme of this keynote lecture is “The Resilience of Cities to Economic Shocks: Four Recessions and Brexit“. |
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Young Scientists Roundtable
31st August 2018 – 11.00-13.00
Early career regional scientists will have an opportunity to discuss the future of the discipline at the Young Regional Scientists Roundtable. This will comprise of several colleagues in the early years of their careers discussing the major challenges for regional analysis from their perspectives. The roundtable will be chaired by Professor Dimitris Ballas of the University of Groningen and delegates can hear how younger academics perceive future developments in regional science. |
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Stay updated on the Congress, visit our website regularly more
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1st ERSA-REGIO Lecture: only a few days to register!
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2018 joint ERSA-REGIO
Academic Lectures Series |
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will give a lecture on “The EU Cohesion Policy: what works and where?“
Riccardo Crescenzi, London School of Economics, UK
Discussant: Lionel Vedrine,INRA, UMR CESAER, France
Join us on 19th February 2018, 15:00-17:00; DG REGIO, VIP ROOM, Avenue de Beaulieu 1, Brussels
Registration is free but mandatory. Register NOW
Save the dates
2nd lecture:On the 23th of April with Henri de Groot, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Foreseen lecture on “Cities: opportunities and challenges”
3rd Lecture: On the 11th of June with Eveline van Leewen, Wageningen University and Research
Foreseen lecture on “Interactions between urban and rural regions”
More information to be published in due time; |
| ERSA Summer School – Call for Application Reminder
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31st ERSA Summer School
Regional Policy: Analysis and Planning – Evaluation Theory and Practice
1-8 July 2018, Bratislava, Slovakia |
We are preparing a promising programme with outstanding lectures and the great opportunity for you to present your research project and get feedback from eminent scholars in the field of Regional Science.
Confirmed lecturers:
· Jan Fidrmuc, Institute of Strategy and Analysis, Government Office of the Slovak Republic
and Brunel University, London
· Ugo Fratesi, Politecnico di Milano
· Gunther Maier, Vienna University of Economics and Business
· Joaquim Oliveira Martins, OECD
· Guido Pellegrini, Sapienza University of Rome
· Andrés Rodríguez-Pose, London School of Economics
· Attila Varga, University of Pécs
Target: PhD students and junior researchers with less than 10 years of research experience.
Application deadline: March 9, 2018 More
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Organised by the ERSA Slovak Section
in conjunction with the Faculty of National Economy,
University of Economics in Bratislava |
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| 2018 Annual Winter Seminar of the GfR
17-23 February 2018, Igls-Vill/Innsbruck (Austria)
ERSA German Speaking Section will shortly held its Annual Winter Seminar! See the final programme more |
Slovak Section: 8th Winter Seminar
14-17 March 2018, Mala Fatra (Slovakia)ERSA Slovak Section is delighted to invite you to its upcoming Winter Seminar. The objective of the seminar is to discuss actual issues of regional science and practice of regional policy in an attractive environment and relaxed atmosphere. more |
| First paper of 2018 in Region
“A Spatial Analysis of Tourism Infrastructure in Romania:
Spotlight on Accommodation and Food Service Companies”
by Daniela Constantin & Adriana Reveiu.
Vol 5 No 1 (2018)
No 1 (2018)
Download the paper |
| Call for international GrantsNCN together with JPI Urban Europe network and Chinese funding agency NSFC is pleased to announce a new call on Sustainable Urbanisation in the Context of Economic Transformation and Climate Change: Sustainable and Liveable Cities and Urban Areas.
Countries participating in the Call: Austria, Belgium, China, France, the Netherlands, Latvia, Norway, Poland, Sweden and the United Kingdom
Call timetable:
20th April 2018 – deadline for pre-registration
20th June 2018 – deadline for full proposals
December 2018 – call results
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| Stay up-to-date with all our upcoming events for 2018
Check our ERSA Events Calendar more
For more events outside Europe, visit RSAI website |
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