Call for Abstracts
40th Annual Conference
6th-8th September 2011, Cardiff, Wales
The RSAI British & Irish Section invites the submission of abstracts to be considered for the 2011 Annual Conference. Suggested themes for the conference are listed below, though quality papers in all areas of regional science are welcome.
- Regional Growth and Productivity
- Differential Regional Impacts of the Current Economic Crisis
- Sustainable Regional Development
- Regional Energy Use and Environmental Impacts
- Patterns of Migration and Implications for Regional Labour Markets
- Spatial Analysis and Geodemographics
- Innovation and Competitiveness
- Regional Policy in Ireland and the UK
- European Regional Policy
- Transport and Infrastructure
- Rural Economies and Communities
During the Annual Conferrence, there will be special session for early career/doctoral students with prizes for the best conference paper and the best conference presentation. Those applying for the best presentation must be at a stage prior to a PhD viva date. Applicants for the best conference paper must be within 3 years of their PhD viva. If you are eligible and wish to be considered for these prizes please bring this to the attention of the Secretary when you submit your abstract.
Please submit abstracts of approximately 300 words by e-mail to the RSAI-BIS Secretary Dr Declan Jordan (d.jordan@ucc.ie) as soon as possible and by February 25th 2011 at the very latest. Authors will be notified of the committee’s decision in April 2011.
In addition and for the first time, a Colloquium for Doctoral Students in Regional Science will be organised in conjunction with the Annual Congress of the Regional Science Association International – British and Irish Section. The 2011 Colloquium will take place on September 6th, just before the Annual Conference. For further details, see here.
For any further information regarding the conference or the colloquium please contact the Secretary: Dr Declan Jordan, Secretary RSAI-BIS, Department of Economics, University College Cork, Western Road, Cork, Ireland. E-mail: d.jordan@ucc.ie.
