Dear Colleagues, 

We invite you to submit your abstracts and papers for the 51st European Congress of the Regional Association International, to be held in Barcelona (Spain) from August 30 to September 3, 2011.  http://ersa.org/ersa-congress/article/call-for-the-submission-of

We are preparing an attractive conference, with top academics and high quality presentations, parallel sessions, round tables and special sessions: an essential event for those who wish to keep up to date with developments in regional science and urban economics.  

Policy Plenary Lecture of the Conference:  

• Johannes Hahn (Commissioner of Regional Policy of the European Union)  

Keynote speakers: 

• David Audretsch
• Maryanne Feldman
• Richard Florida
• Diego Puga   

Special Round Tables participants: 

Antoine Bailly, Roberta Capello, Graham Clarke, Phil McCann, Rosina Moreno, Peter Nijkamp, Henry Overman, Raffaele Paci, Mark Partridge, Dan Rickman, Andrés Rodríguez-Pose, André Torré, and more to come… 

1st European Meeting of the Urban Economics Association: 

The Urban Economics Association seeks to promote participation and excellence in academic research in urban and regional economics.

The ERSA conference in Barcelona will be the first European meeting of the UEA. To participate in the special sessions organized by the UEA, visit http://www.urbaneconomics.org/.