^{FIRST CIRCULAR}

^{INTERNATIONAL REGIONAL SCIENCE SYMPOSIUM}

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^{40th ANNUAL REGIONAL SCIENCE CONFERENCE}

^Theme

^{GLOBAL ISSUES AND REGIONAL PRIORITIES}

^{JANUARY 16 – 18, 2009}

^VENUE

^{INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT, NIRMA UNIVERSITY}

^AHMEDABAD

^{Organised by}

^{Institute of Management, Nirma University of Science & Technology, Ahmedabad}

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^{Regional Science Association, India}

^{Recent times have witnessed a profound transformation of the world economic, political and social order because of globalization. The growing integration of economies and societies around the world – has been one of the most hotly-debated topics over the past few years. Today, globalization appears to dictate development strategies at the national and sub-national levels resulting into renewed interest in regionalization. Globalization has generated significant opposition over concerns that it has increased inequality and environmental degradation. There is also need to re-look and deliberate on the conceptualization, roles, and position of "regional priorities" in a development scenario that is becoming very global.}

^{40th Annual Regional Science conference and the International Regional Science Symposium will try to address these issues with a focal theme of "Global Issues and Regional Priorities". It will bring together national and international scholars, researchers, policy/decision makers, and others interested in the regional aspects of development in the era of globalization.}

^{Interested scholars are invited to write and present their papers in the conference. The last date for submission of Abstracts and Full papers is December 15, 2008. The paper should be in MS – word format in Times New Roman with font size 12. and should not exceed 15 pages. The abstract and full paper should be mailed to Dr. M. Mallikarjun, Organizing Secretary at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . A copy of the abstract as well as full paper should be sent to Dr. C.R. Pathak, Secretary, Regional Science Association, India, CK – 134, Salt Lake City, Sector- II, Kolkata 700 091, INDIA. Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it}

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