Jean Claude Thill, President of the Regional Science Association International, had a meeting at the ERSA Conference in Saint Petersburg with Pali Lehohla from the Centre for Regional and Urban Innovation and Statistical Explorationhttp://www0.sun.ac.za/cruise/ having the opportunity to discuss the re-launch of a regional science association in South Africa.

Please find attached the Call for abstracts/papers for the Trends and Challenges on Human Resource International Workshop, which will take place in October 23-24 2014 at ISAG - European Business School, Porto, Portugal.

Abstracts and papers should be submitted to the following email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

For more information about the conference and the updates please visit: http://www.economicsofeducation.com/en/conferences/workshops/.

You are all invited!!!!

Looking forward to hearing from you, we send you our best regards

Please find attached the Call for abstracts/papers for the Trends and Challenges on Human Resource International Workshop, which will take place in October 23-24 2014 at ISAG - European Business School, Porto, Portugal.

Abstracts and papers should be submitted to the following email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

For more information about the conference and the updates please visit: http://www.economicsofeducation.com/en/conferences/workshops/.

You are all invited!!!!

Looking forward to hearing from you, we send you our best regards

Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning
Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Tenure-Track Positions in Urban and Regional Planning
July 2014

The Graduate Program in Urban and Regional Planning at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology (IIT) is seeking to expand its program with a tenure-track
faculty position. The position is open-rank – both junior and senior academics may apply. The appointment can start in October 1, 2015 or later. Salary and compensation are compatible with Israeli university standards.

Qualifications
The successful candidate will have demonstrated exemplary scholarship and teaching in his/her field (as compatible with his or her academic rank). Applicants must hold a Ph.D. degree in economics, urban planning or in a related field with an academic background and focus on economics.

We are especially interested in candidates specializing in:
- Urban and regional economics
- Housing and real estate economics
- Spatial statistics, spatio-temporal and data-driven analyses of decision making in spatial planning

Successful candidates will be expected to teach graduate-level economics courses for planners, supervise Master’s theses and Ph.D. dissertations, conduct cutting-edge
research, and participate in Faculty (school) and university-wide activities. The rank will be determined in accordance with the candidate's record and accomplishments.
Prior knowledge of Hebrew is not necessary and teaching may be conducted in English.
About the Technion and the Graduate Program in Urban and Regional Planning 

The Technion is the leading university of science and technology in Israel and is regarded among the top institutions of its kind worldwide. In the past decade, three of its faculty members won two Nobel prizes. The Graduate Program in Urban and Regional Planning (within the Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning) was founded in 1969. It is the only planning program in Israel offering a Master’s and PhD planning degrees accredited by the Council for Higher Education. The Program was the first program to join the American Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP) as a corresponding member, and the first non-European program to join the Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP). Currently there are 140 M.Sc students and 30 Ph.D. students at the program.

The Technion is located in Haifa in the green Mount Carmel area in the northern part of Israel with breathtaking views. The city offers excellent housing, education and

other public services and high quality of life. The City is the locus home of much of Israel’s renowned high tech industry.

For more information about our graduate studies, please see the faculty web site at:
http://architecture.technion.ac.il/en/

Applicants should submit the following materials in both electronic and hard copy:
1. Letter of interest describing the research areas, teaching experience and future interests.
2. Curriculum vitae including list of publications.
3. Names and contacts of three potential referees.

The review process will start on November 1, 2014 and will continue until the position is filled.

Applications should submit to Dr. Pnina Plaut Program Chair
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Graduate Program in Urban and Regional Planning
Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning
Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Haifa, 32000 Israel

Dear NECTAR friends,

Please find enclosed the call for paper for the next NECTAR 2015 International Conference in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America.

You can also find more information about this event in www.taubmancollege.umich.edu/nectar

All specific inquiries about this conference should be forward to the local organizer Jonathan Levine: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Kind regards

Ana Condeço-Melhorado

NECTAR secretary

CALL FOR PAPERS: Geocomputation 2015

On behalf of the organizing committee, I am delighted to invite you to participate in the GeoComputation 2015 conference. The conference will be held at the University of Texas at Dallas from May 20-23, 2015. The conference encourages diverse topics related to novel methodologies and technologies to enrich the future development GeoComputation.

Abstract submission for oral and poster presentations is scheduled to open on October 1, 2014. 

For detailed information, please visit the conference website (http://www.utdallas.edu/geocomputation). Any questions can be directed to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. 

Best regards, 
Yongwan Chun

The University of Texas at Dallas

Dear Colleagues,

We cordially invite researchers, scientists and experts to participate in the 14th Ernestas Galvanauskas’ International Scientific Conference„RETHINKING REGIONAL COMPETITIVENESS“, which will be held on 27th – 28th November, 2014 in Siauliai, Lithuania.

Please find the attached invitation.

More information: http://www.su.lt/smf/galvanauskas-en

Registration deadline – October 1, 2014.  

We kindly ask you to forward this information to other colleaguesthat may be interested in the conference.

We apologize if you receive multiple copies of this mail.

We look forward to seeing you at the conference!

Best regards,

Conference Organizers