21 September 2017 Issue n° 8       . With 700 presentations and 800 participants from 48 countries, the 57th Congress was a great success!         Discover the photos of the Congress       Epainos Award 2017   This year’s Epainos prize for the most innovative and qualitative “Young Scientist” paper was granted to Daniel Oto-Peralías, University of St Andrews. His paper ‘Medieval Frontier Origins of a Country’s Economic Geography: The Case of Spain‘ provides enlightening insights into settlement patterns and spatial discontinuity.     “The Epainos session was the best-attended presentation I ever had in which I received very helpful comments. It is highly recommended.” Daniel Oto-Peralías   Upcoming Congresses   You can already book the time in your agenda for the next ERSA Congress in Cork, Ireland which will be held from August 28 to August 31, 2018. Follow the event @ersacork2018!   We are happy to announce that it has been decided that the 59th ERSA Congress in 2019 will be held in Lyon France and that the 60th ERSA Congress in 2020 will be held in Bolzano, Italy.     Bulgarian Section   We are glad to welcome a new section to our constantly growing network : the ERSA Council agreed to recognise the Bulgarian Regional Science Association (BARI) as a new section in ERSA and RSAI. Contact information     REGIO – ERSA Next Lecture     We are pleased to announce our next REGIO – ERSA Academic Lecture which will be held on October 6 in Brussels.   Topic: ‘Regional diversification and relatedness, including the empirical evidence and possible policy implications (especially for smart specialization policy)’   Keynote Speaker: Prof. Ron Boschma, Utrecht University, The Netherlands   Discussant: Prof. Raquel Ortega Argiles, Birmingham Business School, United Kingdom   Date & Venue: 6 October 2017, DG REGIO, Brussels   More information     Ongoing Calls   Call for application   1st ERSA Winter School 2018 – Structural change, innovation, competitiveness and regional development in a Service Economy 22 – 26 January 2018 The 1st ERSA Winter School 2018 aims to provide PhD Students and young researchers with the very latest advances in regional sciences on the topics of innovation and structural changes. Both theoretical, empirical and policy analysis works are welcome.   The Winter School seeks to encourage close interactions and feedbacks between participants and top senior researchers as well as internationally recognized analysts on the field of innovation and spatial development.   This is a unique opportunity for Ph.D. students and young researchers to present their research, benefit from outstanding lectures and get feedback from prominent scholars. Application deadline: 30 October 2017   More information     Call for papers   ERSA Hungarian Section – International Conference on University-Based Entrepreneurship and Regional Development: Theory, Empirics and Practical Implementation (ICUBERD) 30 November – 1 December 2017   The conference aims to address two important domains: how to drive and manage a process of institutional transformation towards a more entrepreneurial model, and how university-based ecosystems can be nurtured in cultural, economic and socio-political environments that may not be naturally conducive to entrepreneurship and innovation.   Abstract submission deadline: 31 October 2017 More information   Upcoming ERSA Events   REGIO-ERSA Academic Lecture Regional diversification and relatedness, including the empirical evidence and possible policy implications 6 October 2017, Brussels, Belgium More information   EWRC 2017 with ERSA 9 – 12 October 2017, Brussels, Belgium More information Baltic Section – 6th International Scientific-Practical Conference Good Governance at local self-government : towards efficiency and welfare society 12 – 13 October 2017, Siauliai University (Lithuania) More information Spanish Section – XLIII International Conference on Regional Science International Trade and Employment: a regional perspective 15 – 17 November 2017, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Sevilla, Spain More information   Spanish Section – Barcelona Workshop on Regional and Urban Economics 2017 23 – 24 November 2017, Barcelona, Spain More information   Baltic Section – 17th Ernestas Galvanauskas’ International Scientific Conference Rethinking Regional Competitiveness 30 November 2017, Siauliai, Lithuania Registration: 6 November 2017 More information   Hungarian Section – International Conference University-Based Entrepreneurship and Regional Development: Theory, Empirics and Practical Implementation (ICUBERD) 30 November – 1 December 2017, Pécs, Hungary Deadline for papers: 31 October 2017 More information   Polish Section – 3rd International Scientific Conference and Workshop Regions of Tomorrow – Hopes & Threats 8 – 9 December 2017, Lodz, Poland Deadline for registration: 30 September 2017 More information   58th ERSA Congress Places for People: Innovative, Inclusive and liveable Regions 28 – 31 August 2018, Cork, Ireland More information   Other Upcoming Events     TASTE Final Seminar Future Paths for a smart rural Europe? 28 September 2017, Paris, France More information 9th Seminar of Spatial Econometric Jean Paelinck Non Parametric spatial econometrics: theory and empirical issues 6 – 7 October 2017, Cartagena, Spain More information