30 April 2023 – Nr 4/23

The issue includes: Internal communication ERSA Congress Ongoing Calls on ERSA Sections’ Agendas Journal news Vacancies

Dear Members of ERSA, dear Colleagues, I hope that you’re well. We are happy to communicate that we have taken a step forward in the development of the ERSA Congress programme. 7 keynote Speakers are now confirmed and 2 outstanding Roundtables will be part of this 2023 edition. One roundtable will be managed by the OECD and the other one organised in honour of our late President Roberto Camagni. The registration will start next week. With best wishes,   André Torre, ERSA President

Internal Communication

IN MEMORIAM – Roberto Camagni ERSA Community is deeply saddened by the sudden death of Roberto Camagni, Past President of ERSA, Professor Emeritus of Regional and Urban Economics at Politecnico di Milano, and long-term contributor to Regional science. Roberto Camagni passed away on 3 April at the age of 76 in Milan. Roberto has always been very active in our Community. He was one of the founders of the Italian Section of the Regional Science Association International (AISRe), which he chaired between 1989 and 1992. Between 2003 and 2005, Roberto acted as President of the European Regional Science Association. Moreover, for twenty years (1987-2016) Roberto was President of the GREMI- Groupe de Recherche Européen sur les Milieux Innovateurs, In 2010, he received the ERSA Prize and in 2017, he became Fellow of the Regional Science Association International. We extend our deepest sympathies and heartfelt condolences to Roberto’s family and loved ones. Read more about Roberto’s outstanding career from his friend and colleague Roberta Capello

REMINDER Call for searching for new President and Vice-President of ERSA We are searching for a new President and Vice- President. Both positions are appointed for a term of five years (2024-2028).

Each candidate can apply either for the President or Vice-president position only. Applications for both positions will be discarded. All candidatures must be formally put forward by a national section. Applications must be submitted by ERSA national sections exclusively. Application deadline: 30 June 2023.   read more

2024 RSAI World Congress | Request for Proposals The RSAI calls for proposals to host a world congress in 2024. Potential hosts are RSAI Supra-Regionals, Sections or Members that have a proven track record of hosting conferences and related events. Proposals must be submitted from May 1, 2023, and within Thursday, June 1, 2023, 23:59 CET. more ———   Call for applications | The Peter Nijkamp Research Encouragement Award Deadline: 31 May 2023 more

Latest news 1244 submissions have been reviewed by the Scientific Committee, Special Session conveners and LOC Team members. Registration will start next week. Authors will receive a personal invitation to register. Stay tuned to the Congress website for updates shortly. Discover the Preliminary Overview Programme

Sections’ Events With ongoing calls & deadlines

Portuguese Section: 30th APDR Congress Sustainability Development Challenges of Territories in Contexts of Uncertainties due to External Shocks and Risks 19-21 July 2023 │ Braga, Portugal Abstract submissions deadline: 15 May 2023 more

Croatian Section: FEBT Summer School program 2023 in Split, Croatia Regional Development and Policy – a New Conceptualization and Reality Check 26-30 June 2023 │ Split, Croatia Full Paper submission deadline: 10 May 2023 more

VI Seminar for New Academic Researchers 14-15 September 2023, Barcelona, Spain Abstract Submission deadline: 15 July 2023 more

Other Events With ongoing calls & deadlines

NEW CALL The Sustainable Development Festival 8-24 May 2023 │In-person(Italy) & Online Events during the festival are in line with the Special Session “Ecological Transition That is Increase in Resilience and Renewable Energies, Digitalization, and Integrated Territorial Planning” (S49) at the 62nd ERSA Congress, Alicante Event supported by ERSA more

2023 Rethinking Clusters International Conference The Paradox Of Sustainability Innovation: Local Or Global? 28 – 29 September 2023, Valencia, Spain Call for Papers deadline: 1 June 2023 more

See all scheduled Events 2023

Journal News

REGION Just published in Vol 10, N°1, 2023 Economic impact of hotels and similar establishments in Veszprém District , by Karimov, A., Gyurácz-Németh, P. and Kamann, D.-J. (2023) more See latest news on REGION publications https://www.facebook.com/JournalRegion

Journal of Regional Research – Investigaciones Regionales Latest Issue: Issue 55, 1st volume, 2023 is now published. Special Issue: The institutionalization of Protected Natural Areas more ——— Call for papers Special Issue: Uncovering business and spatial dimensions of industrial districts, clusters and learning regions Deadline: 15 September more ———— In 2022 the journal has been positioned in the First Quartile (Q1) of Scopus.

Regional Science Policy & Practice (RSPP) Latest issues: Vol. 15, No. 3, April 2023 Special Issue: Pandemics, People, and Places more Vol. 15, No. 2, April 2023 more

Papers in Regional Science (PiRS) Latest issue: Vol. 102, Issue 2, April 2023 more

REGIONAL STATISTICS Latest issue: 2023, Vol. 13, No 2. more

New publications to share? Your are member of the ERSA Community and you have recently published a book, grasp this opportunity to inform us about it. We are looking for · Books published in 2023 · Preferably written in English Send an email to ersa.member@ersa.org

Vacancies

If you want to share an announcement interesting for our community, Send us an email to office@ersa.org and we will promote it via our channels

LAST DAY : Data Analyst at JRC, European Commission, Spain. Application deadline: 30 April 2023 read more

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