Sections' agenda

German Speaking Section

Summer Conference in Dortmund
June 27th -28th, 2013

ERSA 3rd International Workshop

In collaboration with Niederrhein Institute for Regional and Structural Research (NIERS), ERSA is organising its 3rd International Workshop, on the topic of "Higher Education Institutions and Regional Development" to be held on October 14th-15th, 2013.

Read more about it here.

Polish Section

2nd International Seminar on "Urban and Regional Economics – Central European Perspectives" at the University of Economics in Katowice
June 6th -7th, 2013

Spanish Section

International Conference on Smart regions for a smarter growth strategy: new challenges of regional policy and potentials of cities to overcome a worldwide economic crisis (Call open until May 31st)
November 21st -22nd, 2013

RSAI

60th North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International (RSAI) Call for Papers
November 13th – 16th, 2013

Other Event

European Urban Summer School 2013

Under the umbrella theme of "Strategies for the post-specualtive city", the EUSS 2013 is aimed at young planning professionals. It will be held at San Pablo CEU University, Madrid, Spain, from 8th to 15th September 2013.

Read more about it here.

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Latest Italian Section Conference

From Naples with the proposal of abstracts for a Invited Session on European – Mediterranean regional and urban problems.

The participants to the conference in Naples on the 15th April, came from various universities and regional policy institutions in Arab countries as well as International organizations.
Andre Torre from the French speaking Association was also present and the Spanish and Portuguese Associations of Regional Science expressed their support to the initiative and willingness to collaborate in the future. Various Italian universities, research centers and public Institutions were present.

The conference has been useful for highlighting the positive characteristics of  the the Arab countries, such as the high rate of increase of GDP and of population and the increasing sectoral diversification of the economy, from extraction of natural resources.

Job openings

Position in Denmark

Department of Border Region Studies, Denmark: Assistant Professorship in Economic Geography

Positions in The Netherlands

The Department of the Economic Geography at the Groningen University is looking for Assistant Professors in Real Estate.

Assistant Professor Real Estate Finance

Assistant Professor Housing and Real Estate Markets

Assistant Professor Infrastructure Planning & Finance

Position in the United-Kingdom

University of Strathclyde, United-Kingdom: Director of the Fraser of Allander Institute

Our sincere condolences to family, friends & colleagues of Prof. Atalik

Prof. Dr. Gunduz Atalik, the President of Turkish Section of Regional Science passed away on the 1st of May 2013. Prof. Atalik was the founder of the Turkish Section of Regional Science, he had a great contribution to the development of the Regional Science in Turkey. The ERSA Congress that he organized in 1990 has still been a good memory in the minds of our colleagues in regional science society.

ERSA Office, ERSAC and the EOC send their condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Prof. Atalik.