11 December Issue – Nr 13   The issue contains: ·     Message from the LOC Co-chairs ·     Call for Abstracts (and) Papers is OPEN ·     Plenary and Keynote Lectures update ·     Road to Lyon Programme: 2nd Stop at the University of Lyon   ERSA2019 Call for Abstracts (and) Papers is OPEN! We are very proud and excited to launch today the Call for Abstracts (and) Papers for the 59th ERSA Congress . The ERSA2019 Central theme is ‘“Cities, regions and digital transformations: Opportunities, risks and challenges”. A few weeks ago, we launched the Call for Special Sessions, which have been recognized as added-value to the programme. The success is once again undeniable: We are proud of our selection of over 50 Special Sessions Themes covering areas such as digital and territorial transformations, innovation and development, mobility, health and socio-spatial inequalities but also engineering and big data. We are confident that these sessions will once again provide opportunities to move forward the impact of regional science research on society.   Moreover, we propose 25 General Themes, which will compliment the programme with high academic quality for presentations in refereed sessions, Young Scientists sessions and ordinary sessions.   We are also happy to update you on the Plenary and Keynote Lectures and are proud of having already two eminent scholars confirmed: Jacques-François Thisse and Yannis Psycharis.   See more details about the confirmed themes here   See more here Call for Abstracts here   We look forward to receiving your abstracts in the following weeks   Louafi Bouzouina and Dominique Mignot Co-Chairs of the Local Organising Committee   Confirmed Keynote Speakers   Jacques-Francois Thisse Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium   Opening Session Keynote Lecture Tuesday, August 27, 2019 Yannis Psycharis Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, Athens, Greece   Regional Science Policy and Practice Keynote Lecture Thursday August 29, 2019   Road to Lyon Lectures: 2nd Stop Thursday, December 13th, 2018 University of Lyon, 9.45-16.30   Inclusive City in digital transformation era: Opportunities, risks and conflicts   Study Day with 4 Round Tables on ·     Health and environmental issues ·     University as a Lab for metropolitan transformations ·     Housing and territorial issues: Which inclusivity ? ·     Data and practices: What is at stake today? more   Join our Campaign #LyonIwillbethere   Twitter @ersa2019Lyon #ersa2019Lyon and #LyonIwillbethere   Facebook @NewsERSA     To Keep up-to-date with all events on the agenda, visit our upcoming events page on our website.