30 July Issue – Nr 9   The issue contains: ·     ERSA2018: Final Programme is available. Short Survey for RSPP lecture in Cork ·     Call for Appllication: 2nd ERSA Winter School, Trento, Italy ·     ERSA at #EURegionsWeek ·     Last days for Calls ·     Vacancies   Latest NEWS from Cork The final programme is freshly issued! With renowned scholars as well as young regional scientists from all over the globe, the ERSA2018 Congress will once more be a UNIQUE platform for Regional Scientists this August in Cork: An amazing 4 days’ programme including Keynote lectures, REGION Roundtable, Special Sessions, Young scientists and Epainos Sessions as well Refereed and Ordinary Sessions covering a wide range of topics. You want to be PART OF IT. It is still possible to still possible to register!   Register Now Follow the event @ERSA_org Tweet: #ersacork2018   Launch of new research centre at host of ERSA Congress 2018 The Spatial and Regional Economics Research Centre (SRERC) at University College Cork was launched on June 13, 2018. The launch included a keynote lecture by Professor Andres Rodriguez-Pose of the London School of Economics. The centre is key to the hosting of the ERSA Congress in Cork this year. Its directors are Justin Doran and Declan Jordan, Chair of the LOC for the Congress. The centre has emerged from the extensive experience and research expertise in regional science developed by a cluster of staff in the Department of Economics, University College Cork. It operates on the philosophy of research excellence and policy relevance. The Centre focuses on three central themes; Spatial Economic Analysis, Spatial Analysis of Innovation and Firm Growth, and City and Regional Economics. More information on the centre and its members is available at www.ucc.ie/en/srerc   Short Survey – Your research focus and interest! Dear Regional Scientist,   We would very much appreciate your input for the RSPP lecture at the ERSA conference in Cork this August! Therefore, we want to invite you to fill in a short survey about your research focus and interest. The results will be used for the RSPP lecture at the ERSA conference in Cork and a subsequent article. The survey will take 4 minutes to complete. To access the survey, please click on the link. Many thanks,   Prof.dr. Eveline van Leeuwen, Urban Economics group, Wageningen University   The deadline is the 24th of August.   Link to survey   2nd ERSA Winter School 21-25 January 2019, Trento Italy The Call for Application is OPEN We are very pleased to announce in collaboration with the OECD the organisation of the 2nd ERSA Winter School to be held from 21 – 25 January, 2019. at the OECD Trento Centre for Local Development. The winter School will also be prepared with support of the Italian Section of ERSA, AISRE. It will focus on the generation of productivity gains through space-based policies. The ERSA Winter School targets PhD students and junior researchers with less than 10 years of experience and is limited to 25 participants.   Call for Application Deadline: September 28, 2018. more   ERSA is proud to renew, together with the Regional Studies Association and AESOP, its contribution to the Master Class and the University workshops within the framework of the 16th edition of the European Week of Regions and Cities (#EURegionsWeek). This year, ERSA coordinates, two university workshops:   Migrants, asylum seekers, refugees and regional economic development With Dimitris Ballas, Alessandra Faggian (co-organisers) Roger Casale, Nicholas Wise,  Andrés Rodriguez-Pose Date and time: October 10, 2018 from 09:30hs to 13:00hs   Thirty years of EU Cohesion Policy: What works? Where? for Whom? With Riccardo Crescenzi, Ugo Fratesi, Vassilis Monastiriotis (co-organisers), Lewis Dijkstra, Thomas Farole, Dosso Mafini, Laura Polverani Date and time: October 11, 2018 from 14:30hs to 18:00hs   All events are free of charge to participants, but upon prior registration only. Registration is open until 28 September 2018.   Join ERSA at #EURegionsWeek more   Last days   2018 Best Dissertation in Regional Science The Regional Science Association International (RSAI) invites submissions for the annual competition for the Best Doctoral Dissertation in Regional Science. Applications deadline: July 31, 2018 more   ESPON 2020 Scientific Conference November 14, 2018, London, United Kingdom The Call for abstracts is opened until July 31, 2018.   ERSA supports this event. more   8th ifo Dresden Workshop on Regional Economics September 20-21, 2018, Dresden, Germany Submission deadline: July 31, 2018 more   Download the Call for Paper Announcement   2nd International Conference of the IGU Commission on Agricultural Geography and Land Engineering October 17-19, 2018, Jönköping, Sweden Final Call for Papers: Policy, research and development trends for rural revitalization in a Post-Rural World   Submission deadline: August 1, 2018 more   Download the Call for Paper Announcement   To Keep up-to-date with all events on the agenda, visit our upcoming events page on our website.   Vacancies   See ongoing offers including ·     Internship opportunities at the OECD Trento Centre and Venice office Deadline for applications: 19th August 2018 more