ERSA News – Issue núm. 47

27/12/2010

ISSUE n°47

December 2010

Word from the President

2010 has been a very successful year for ERSA. We have celebrated our 50^th anniversary congress in Jönköping, Sweden with more than 1,000 registered participants, which imply that we set a world record for meetings of regional scientists. The group of key-note speakers was exceptional, the scientific program had a high quality, and Professor Hans Westlund and his team did an excellent job as local organizers. All of us who participated in the final congress dinner will remember that party. At the congress, the EIB-ERSA prize in regional science was awarded to Professor Roberto READ MORE

Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year

Charlie Karlsson

President of ERSA

ERSA ACTIVITIES

ERSA 2011 Barcelona Congress

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE-hXAH5_CY

Dear Colleagues,

On behalf of the Local Organizing Committee, I take pleasure to invite you to the 51^st European Congress of the Regional Association International, to be held in Barcelona (Spain) from August 30to September 3, 2011. The main theme of the ERSA 2011 conference is New challenges for European Regions and Urban Areas in a Globalised World, and we are expecting a large number of regional scientists and practitioners to attend this exciting meeting where a list of topics on regional and urban issues will be discussed.

Barcelona, Catalonia and Spain have a long tradition in organizing Regional Science events. This strong involvement is an example of our interest in territory and space as READ MORE

– Official invitation of Barcelona-ERSA-2011 (video)
– propose special sessions writing an email to the LOC Coordinator,Vicente Royuela (vroyuela@ub.edu), before the 10th of January.

– Congress website: www.ersa.org/ersa-congress

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Sincerely,

ERSA Office