Antwerp Rail School | European Shipping Week | European Transport Conference | PhD defense
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BNP Paribas Fortis Chair @ European Shipping WeekOn 28 February, during the EU Shipping Week, the BNP Paribas Fortis Chair Transport, Logistics and Ports hosts an event on the topic ‘Ship finance in the Basel IV era’ in Brussels. Contributions by the Royal Belgian Shipowners’ Assocation, a French and and Italian shipowner, and the Universities of Athens and Antwerp have been confirmed. The event is accessible to all, free of charge, but requires registration. |
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Antwerp Rail School 2017: registrations openTransportNET, in co-operation with Ricardo Rail, is proud to host the 5th edition of the Antwerp Railschool, taking place from 6-10 March 2017 at the University of Antwerp. Speakers from the TransportNET universities and other organisations will contribute through conceptual, framework and process inputs, whilst well-known rail (supporting) organisations will give practical, in-depth insights into their strategic decision-making. |
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Industry renewal - PhD defense Ties VanthilloOn 8 March 2017 at 3pm, Ties Vanthillo will publicly defend his PhD thesis on ‘The role of strategies in shaping conditions for localised renewal of industries and regional development’. Everyone can freely attend this defense, upon registration by sending an e-mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. |
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European Transport Conference: call for abstractsFor the second year running, the ETC Conference will be held in Barcelona. The conference attracts transport practitioners and researchers. At ETC, they can find in-depth presentations on policy issues, best practice and research findings across the broad spectrum of transport. |
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Territorial development contracts: lectureOn 9 March 2017, the University of Antwerp’s Urban Studies Institute will host a lecture by Prof. Lee Pugalis on ‘Profitable deals for whom? An anatomy of territorial development contracts and place-based deal-making’. |
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Lezing rond parkeren en mobiliteitOp 23 maart 2017 geeft Prof. Giuliano Mingardo (Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam) bij TPR een lezing rond 'Fabels en waarheden over parkeren, mobiliteit en retail'. Deelname is gratis, maar wel enkel na inschrijving. |
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Miscellaneous presentations by TPRThierry Vanelslander presented at the New Year’s event of Port of Ghent. |
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Upcoming external events where you can meet TPR |
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Air Transport & Regional Development Winter SchoolCOST Action - Bergamo |
Reminder: ERSA2017 Call for Abstracts and Papers: only 7 Days to submit
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Conference and ABC of The Regional Science Academy (TRSA) in Split (Croatia) in May, 2017
12 International Conference Challenges of Europe:
“INNOVATIVE RESPONSES FOR RESILIENT GROWTH AND COMPETITIVENESS”
17 -19 May, 2017 / Bol, Island Brač, Croatia
It is expected that all ABC participants sign up for the Conference and present a paper. Please look at the website and the link to the conference: http://conference.efst.hr/
3-year Postdoctoral Research Assistant position in Marine and Coastal Conservation and Management at NUI Galway and the Marine Institute, Ireland
3-year Postdoctoral Research Assistant position in Marine and Coastal
Conservation and Management at NUI Galway and the Marine Institute, Ireland
The researcher will work on a project to develop a quantitative, spatially explicit ecological risk assessment framework for development in Irish coastal waters. The framework is intended to demonstrate the use of systematic spatial planning conservation methodology as a decision support system for consent authorities. The successful candidate will work on a research award at NUI Galway, Discipline of Geography in close collaboration with the Marine Institute and the Socio-economic Marine Research Unit (SEMRU) at NUI Galway.
Deadline: February 17th, 2017
For more information about the post please visit: http://www.nuigalway.ie/about-us/jobs/researchjobs/
The latest issues of Regional Science Policy & Practice are available! Volume 8, Issue 4, Pages 147 - 195, November 2016
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Regional Science Policy & Practice1st announcement for JRSAI annual meeting 2017
1st short Announcement, JAN 2017:
The 54th Annual Meeting of the Japan Section of the RSAI
2017.01.23
The 54th Annual Meeting of the Japan Section of the RSAI will be held from 6th Fri. till 8th Sun., October 2017 in Kyoto, Japan.
Venue: Ritsumeikan University, Kinugasa Campus (Tojiin-Kitamachi, Kita-Ku, Kyoto)
http://en.ritsumei.ac.jp/access/
Please book your accommodation(s) by yourself as soon as possible because Kyoto starts Autumn-high season after October.
List of Organizing Committee:
Chair:
Hidehiko KANEGAE (Ritsumeikan University)
Vice-Chair:
Yusuke TOYODA (Ritsumikan University)
Committee members:
Kiyoto KUROKAWA (Ritsumeikan University)
Kenich ISHIBASHI (Nagoya Sangyo University)
Satoru ONO (Ritsumeikan Univesity)
Minji CUI (Ritsumeikan University)
Office:
Project II, The Institute of Disaster Mitigation for Urban Cultural Heritage, Ritsumeikan
University
http://r-dmuch.jp/en/index.html
,Komatsubara Kitamachi -58, Kita-ku, Kyoto, 6038341, JAPAN
Contact & updated information:
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
URL: http://jsrsai.jp/en/
Call for Papers - 6th IRSA International Institute, 17-18 July 2017, Sintesa Peninsula Hotel, Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
CALL FOR PAPERS
The Indonesian Regional Science Association (IRSA) in collaboration with Sam Ratulangi University invites scholars, practitioners and graduate students to submit papers to be presented in the 6th IRSA International Institute. The theme of the conference is Maritime Infrastructure and Regional Development, and it will be held in Manado, North Sulawesi on July 17-18, 2017.
Potential topics to be discussed in this conference include, but are not limited to:
- Eastern Indonesia Regional Development
- Infrastructure Development and Financing Infrastructure Development
- Logistic and Transportation
- National and Regional Competitiveness
- Public Private Partnership
- Village Fund for Infrastructure
- Political Economy and Governance of Regional Development
- Financial Inclusion
- Regional/International Trade, Public Finance, Investment and Inflation
- Rural Development, Agriculture, Urban Issues, Rural-Urban Migration
- Other Topics Related to Regional Science or Regional Development
Extended paper abstract of about 250-500 words should be submitted online via http://manado2017.irsa-indonesia.org/abstract-submission/ by April 14, 2017.
Abstract should consist of background, data and methodology, potential contribution to knowledge, and keywords. Abstracts must be submitted in English, as also the full paper.
Paper sessions are seminar-style for each paper and ample time for discussion and for participants to provide constructive feedback to authors. Paper presentations will be in English.
Important Dates
| Dec 30, 2016 | : Abstract Submission Open |
| April 14, 2017 | : Abstract Submission Deadline |
| May 1, 2017 | : Early Bird Registration Open |
| May 19, 2017 | : Notification of Abstract Acceptance |
| June 2, 2017 | : Early Bird Registration End |
| June 23, 2017 | : Full Paper Submission Deadline |
| July 5, 2017 | : Paper Presenter Registration Deadline |
| July 5, 2017 | : Non Presenter Registration Deadline |
| July 17-18, 2017 | : Conference Date |
The Latin America Regional Science Association (LARSA) represents the affiliated and common interests of the various regional science organizations of the countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.
LARSA operates as an objective, scientific body without political, social, financial, or nationalistic bias. It supports its objectives by promoting acquaintance and discussion among regional scientists and with scholars in related fields, by encouraging the publication of scholarly studies, and by performing services to aid the advancement of the field of regional science.
LARSA serves as the organizational body representative of the interests of its institutional and individual members with respect to the Regional Science Association International (RSAI). It affiliates sub-national, national or regional sections of the Regional Science Association International located on Latin America and the Caribbean. The sections are institutional members of LARSA and their individual associates are members of RSAI. Institutional members can simultaneously be members of other supra national associations.
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Call of Paper - 9th Seminar Jean Paelinck October 2017 Cartagena (Spain)
Dear Colleagues,
On behalf of the Organizing Committee, we are very pleased to invite you to Cartagena (Spain) to participate to the 9th edition of the Seminar of Spatial Econometrics in honour of Professor Jean Paelinck. The workshop will be held in October 6-7, 2017.
The conference aims to provide a forum for debate between young and senior researchers and it is open to both theoretical and applied papers, which deal explicitly with questions of spatial statistics and econometrics. Specially welcomed contributions, but not only, are those related with the general topic of the seminar: “Non Parametric spatial econometrics: Theory and empirical issues”. We especially encourage submission by junior researchers.
Keynote Speakers :
Prof. Dr. Tapabrata (Taps) Maiti (https://www.stt.msu.edu/~maiti/)
Abstracts submission deadline: 20th July, 2017
Full paper submission deadline: 8th September, 2017
Notification of acceptance of papers: 15th September, 2017
You are invited to submit your paper or abstract to the following email address:
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Please find enclosed the call for papers. More information concerning the workshop is available at:
http://metodos.upct.es/9JP/index.html
We are looking forward to meeting you in Cartagena.
Best Regards,
The LOC
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The Regional Science Association International (RSAI), founded in 1954, is an international community of scholars interested in the regional impacts of national or global processes of economic and social change.