Dear members, dear colleagues,

I hope that you’re all well.

Our efforts are currently very much focused on the organization of our #ERSA2022 Congress, and things are moving forward. Given the number of submissions and the addition of onsite and online events we have made the decision to start the Congress one day earlier. The message of notification of acceptance has been sent out and registrations are coming in for both online and in Pecs participation.

We will provide a very content-rich program with high-level keynotes and roundtable sessions. If you plan to join us in Pecs, please be aware that some part of the event may be held during the two first days.

We will communicate as soon as possible with the program overview, with communications, keynote and roundtables online and onsite.

In the meantime, our sections remain pretty active. In May, two webinars are scheduled, and I will be pleased to exchange with you on the 12th of May.

With best wishes,

André Torre

ERSA President

35th ERSA Summer School

Circular economy & green growth: challenges for urban, regional and entrepreneurial ecosystems

13-17 June 2022, Caen, France

The LOC of the Summer School is happy to announce the participation, as a keynote speaker, of Estelle Elizagoïen, Circular Economy Policy Officer at the European Commission

Romanian Section: Webinar on the

Presentation of the Handbook of Proximity Relations, delivered by André Torre

12 May 2022, 3:00 PM (CET) │Zoom

The webinar is dedicated to the presentation of the Handbook of Proximity Relations, edited by André Torre and Delphine Gallaud, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2022. The presentation will be under the auspices of the International Week of the Bucharest University of Economic Studies – International Relations.

To register, send an email to: romanian_rsa@yahoo.com until 10 May, with the following info: Name, surname, Affiliation and Email address

Italian Section: Scienze Regionali – Italian Journal of Regional Science is organizing a Webinar on the topic «The Importance of the Regional Dimension in Economic Modelling Studies for Policy Impact Assessment in Europe»

May 13 2022 at 4.00 PM (CET)│ONLINE

The webinar will be held in English and participation is free of charge. More information on the programme and speakers is available here. All those interested are invited to join on Google Meet, using the following link: meet.google.com/dgw-kbgn-vav

II Edition Rhegion UN 2030: towards a new space’s ORMA

Opportunity and Risks of new Modalities of Anthropization between sustainability, innovation, and fragility for the territory

25-26 May│ONLINE

Keynote Speakers include:

Federico Butera, prof. Emeritus, Politecnico di Milano

André Torre, President of the European Regional Science Association

German Speaking Section and Nordic Section:

Joint GfR and ERSA-Nordic Summer Conference

Regional transformation: labor, skills, and resilience

15-17 June 2022, Schwerin, Germany

Portuguese Section: 29th APDR Congress

Islands and peripheral territories: challenges in a moving geography and changing “climate” patterns

29-30 June 2022, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal

Abstract submission deadline: 8 May 2022 more

Croatian Section: International Summer School 2022

Regional development in a post-crisis and post-global world

27 June-1 July 2022, Split, Croatia

Early bird application deadline: 10 May 2022 more

French Speaking Section:

58th ASRDLF Symposium

Transitions, Territorial governance and solidarities

29 June–1 July 2022, Rennes, France

Early Registration fees deadline: 15 May 2022 more

Italian Section: 3rd AISRE Summer School

Centre and periphery in a post-COVID world: challenges and opportunities

4-8 July 2022, L’Aquila, Italy

New Application deadline: 6 May 2022

Jointly organized with the Gran Sasso Science Institute (GSSI) more

V Seminar for New Academic Researchers 2022

Faculty of Economics and Business,

University of A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain

15-16 September 2022, A Coruña (Spain)

Please, confirm your willingness to participate by sending your abstract to laura.varela.candamio@udc.es, including your name(s), affiliation(s), main topic and 3-5 keywords.

The event is free of charge.

Abstract Submission deadline: 15 July 2022

Spanish Section: AECR International Conference on Regional Science

Challenges, policies and governance of the territories in the post-covid era

19-21 October 2022, Granada, Spain

Special Sessions Proposal deadline: 15 May 2022

To make a proposal, send the title of the Special Session, along with the name/s of the coordinator/s and a summary to info@aecr.org.

Extended abstracts-papers deadline: 15 June 2022

6^th CEnSE Urban & Regional Economics Workshop on Urban and Regional Development

9-11 November 2022, Landvetter, Sweden

Including Martin Andersson as Keynote Speaker.

Abstract Submission deadline: 19 June 2022

Israeli Section: The 2023 annual meeting of the Israel Regional Science Association will take place on Sunday the 5^th of February, 2023 at the Ruppin Academic Center.