INVITATION
To the 13th Ernestas Galvanauskas’ International Scientific Conference
dedicated to the 15th anniversary of the Faculty of Social Sciences
RETHINKING REGIONAL COMPETITIVENESS
28-29 November, 2013. ŠIAULIAI ARENA (J. Jablonskio str. 16, Šiauliai)

The aim of the conference is to bring together scientists, researchers, practitioners from the field of Economics, Management, Marketing, Finances and Accounting, Public Policy and Administration to discuss the contribution, role and decisions of different actors or stakeholders (business companies, government and local self-governments, non-governmental organizations) when developing the strong, competitive region.
Conference topics:
 Management of Economic Changes
 Trends of Labour Market Changes
 Current Issues of Business, Public Financial Management and Accounting
 Financial Markets and Institutional Management
 Legal Regulation of Economic-Social Environment
 Solutions of Public Policy and Administration
 Creativity and Value Innovations in Business
 Competitive Marketing Strategies
 Employees„ Competencies and Career Development
 Strategies for Sustainable Development
 Regional Management, Strategic Planning and Development

Languages of the Conference: Lithuanian, English, Russian.

You can participate at the conference:
 with presentation and submitting an article for publication;
 with presentation but without submitting an article for publication.
The duration of a presentation slot is 10 minutes.

Important dates:
 October 1, 2013. Deadline for online registration: http://registracijos.su.lt/galvanausko
 October 1, 2013. Deadline for full article submission. Authors should email the full article, signed and scanned version of author‟s warranty statement and information about authors to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
 November 19, 2013: Payment of participation fee.
 November 28, 2013: Conference plenary session, discussions in sections.
 November 29, 2013: Visits to the companies, social programme.

Participation fees (in Euros):
 For participant who has submitted the article – 43€. Participation fee covers publication of the article*, coffee breaks, lunch and a social programme.
 For participant who hasn‟t submitted the article – 18€. Participation fee covers coffee breaks, lunch and a social programme.
 There is no fee for the Conference listeners.
 If you would like to participate in the conference gala dinner (28th November), please transfer additional 15€ together with conference fee.
 The conference registration fee is not refundable or transferable.

* Publication policy:
If the article is prepared according the requirements (the length of the article must be 5-15 pages) it could be published in one of the following scientific journals:
 “Social Research” referred in the databases: CEEOL, EBSCO, Index Copernicus. Articles must be prepared in English.
 “Economics and Management: Current Issues and Perspectives” referred in Index Copernicus database. Articles may be prepared in Lithuanian, English or Russian.

Information:
Agnė Prakšelytė, tel.: +370 595 880, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Conference website: http://www.su.lt/smf/galvanauskas-en

The College of Business and Administration at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs has an opening for a non-tenure track Research Associate position as the Director of the Southern Colorado Economic Forum. The faculty member will lead research on Southern Colorado’s economy and direct the annual Southern Colorado Economic Forum.

Nature of Work

The Southern Colorado Economic Forum brings together local experts from the public, private, and academic sectors to report on economic and quality of life conditions in the Pikes Peak Region. Thought of by many as our region's economic "State of the Union," the Forum offers the community an annual snapshot of local economic activity and provides forecasts to help businesses plan for the upcoming year. The Forum also regularly publishes its electronic Quarterly Updates and Estimates which is sent out to the local business community. This cooperative effort is made possible through the partnerships developed between the Forum and its local business sponsors. This long-standing partnership between the academic and business communities has produced timely, accurate, and objective economic data to guide local businesses for over 15 years.

At a minimum this position requires a Ph.D. in Economics, Urban and Regional Planning or related field from an accredited university. Candidates must have experience in conducting regional economic analysis, fundraising and grant writing, as well as experience in economic impact and economic base diversification analysis. For full job description and to apply go to www.jobsatcu.com. 

The Nectar biannual Conference took place in São Miguel Azores with the support of the NECTAR Secretariat, the Portuguese Regional Science Association (APDR) and the Center for Economic Applied Studies of the Atlantic. It was a stupendous period of exchange of views on transportation, networking and accessibility. Moments that vivified the importance of trust and risk in any scientific meeting in a beautiful  island in the middle of nowhere. Many thanks to Aura, Elisabete and Susana.

Tomaz Dentinho

APDR President

The North American Regional Science Council is pleased to announce the inaugural issue of its newsletter. The newsletter can be found at  http://www.narsc.org/newsite/?page_id=417.

Also, please note that the abstract submission deadline for the 2013 NARSC annual conference in Atlanta, Georgia is JULY 1 and is fast approaching. The abstract submission portal can be found at  http://www.narsc.org/newsite/?page_id=64.

Neil Reid, Ph.D.
NARSC Executive Director

L’Université du Sud-Toulon-Var organise,les 17 et 18 octobre, les Cinquièmes doctoriades euro-méditerranéennes quiont pourobjetdedonneraux jeunes chercheurs, doctorants et jeunes docteurs, une occasion de présenteretvaloriserleurrecherche auprèsd’un public plus largequeceluideleurUniversitéd’origine.

Le LEAD organise dans ce cadre deux types d’ateliers :

1/Un atelier sur le thème qui sera privilégié cette année :« Inégalités des territoires et dynamiques économiques »

2/Un atelier portant sur le thème  « Développement économique et social des pays du Bassin Méditerranéen», en partenariat avec le GDR International du CNRS DREEM (Développement des Recherches Économiques Euro-Méditerranéennes).

Les propositionsde communication sont àretourner à doctoriades2013.lead@gmail.com  et à  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. auplustardle 1^er  septembre2013. Elles doivent se faire à travers l’envoi d’un article (éventuellement dans une version préliminaire) ou d’une version résumée longue (d’au moins 6-7 pages).

Notez que lesfraisdetransport etd’hébergementdesparticipantsretenus serontprisen chargepar l’organisation dans lalimite d’unauteur par article.

Vous trouverez l'appel à contributions ci-joint.

9TH CONGRESS "VIRTUAL CITY AND TERRITORY" - "CITY MEMORY PEOPLE"

Roma, 2-4 ottobre 2013

NEW DEADLINE CALL FOR PAPER

Dear colleagues

On the request of many people, we are pleased to inform you that has been extended to 28 June 2013 the deadline of the call for paper to the 9th International Congress on Virtual City and Territory, "City Memory People" (Roma 2, 3 and 4 October 2013).

You will find the information on the conference website (www.9cvtroma2013.com)

We look forward to your participation.

Best regards.

Organizing Committee

Mario Cerasoli (coordinatore) - Università Roma Tre (Italia)

Anna Laura Palazzo - Università Roma Tre (Italia)

Elena Battaglini - IRES Istituto Ricerche Economiche e Sociali (Italia)

Rolando Biere Arenas - UPC Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (España)

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TIMETABLE

14.6.2013 -data limite invio / fecha límite de presentación / submission deadline ABSTRACT

28.6.2013 - nuova data invio / nueva fecha de presentacion / new submission deadline ABSTRACT

28.6.2013 - data limite invio / fecha límite de presentación / submission deadline POSTER

31.7.2013 - comunicazione accettazione / comunicación de aceptación / acceptance notice ABSTRACT e POSTER

1.8.2013 / 30.9.2013 - Registrazione al / Registración al / Registration to 9° CCTV Roma 2013

20.8.2013 - data limite versamento quota di iscrizione ridotta (RELATORI) / fecha límite de pago reducido cuota de inscripción (PONENTES) / payment deadline reduced registration fee (SPEAKERS)

15.9.2013 - data limite versamento quota di iscrizione (RELATORI) / fecha límite de pago cuota de inscripción (PONENTES) / payment deadline registration fee (SPEAKERS)

15.9.2013 - data limite versamento quota di iscrizione ridotta (UDITORI) / fecha límite de pago reducido cuota de inscripción (ASISTENTES) / payment deadline reduced registration fee (AUDITORS)

30.9.2013 - data limite versamento quota di iscrizione (UDITORI) / fecha límite de pago cuota de inscripción (ASISTENTES) / payment deadline registration fee (AUDITORS)

2-3-4.10.2013 - 9° Congresso Città e Territorio Virtuale "CITTA' MEMORIA GENTE" - Roma 2013

31.10.2013 - data limite invio articoli completi (Atti del Congresso) / fecha límite envío de trabajos completos (Actas del Congreso) / deadline sending full papers (Conference Proceedings)

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Mario Cerasoli

Coordinador del 9° Congreso Ciudad y Territorio Virtual

CIUDAD MEMORIA GENTE

Roma, 2-4 de octubre 2013

Communauté de communes: «Cluses, Arve et Montagnes»
INTERNATIONAL AWARD ON LOCAL DEVELOPMENT
NOTICE OF COMPETITION

Article 1 – Introduction and purpose
La Communauté de communes «Cluses, Arve et Montagnes» publishes an international competition for an internationally recognised and distinguished prize on research and successful initiatives in promoting and supporting local development, particularly important and distinctive at international level. This aims to encourage scholars, experts, young researchers, public institutions, public and private subjects and businesses to enhance awareness of local development policies, by focusing on analytic tools and processes, and enhancing the capability to diagnose and compare them at international level.
The Award is divided into the following sections:
a) Section "essays" – This section is open to essays published in a volume in the last three years.
Internationally known scholars and experts can also take part in this section if their work has made a major contribution to the identification of development models, the interpretation of territorial development trajectories, and to promotion of ideas and project proposals of special significance for the advancement of local development strategies. The Award amounts to € 5,000.
b) Section "young researchers" - This section is open to young researchers, whose doctoral thesis presented and discussed in the last three years, is particularly innovative in its methodology and interpretive models and in analysing new relevant cases for local development that have produced effective intervention strategies. The Award consists in a scholarship which amounts to € 3,000. The evaluation panel can recommend publication of the winning thesis.
c) Section "territories" - This section is open to territories that stand out for their innovative actions that were essential for their social and economic transformation, by allowing them to overcome their backwardness, long declin and economic stagnation. The present notice is also open to those territories that have started/promoted an integrated or shared development process in one of the following issues: innovation, internationalization, human resources qualification, etc. – Eligible applicants are development agencies, public institutions, private associations, public-private partnership organizations, consortia and other organizations working on the implementation of local development strategies and policies.
d) Section "enterprises" - This section is open to those enterprises, both single and associated, which have developed initiatives or projects involving other actors of the territory in the following issues: innovation, internationalization, training and qualification of human resources, entrepreneurial development, social cohesion, productive chain integration, etc. (territorial responsibility of the enterprise).

Article 2 – How to participate
Participation in this competition is voluntary. You should send your application, fully completed and accompanied by the necessary documentation, to allow the evaluation panel to assess your proposal within the 30th Juin 2013, in three copies,to: Communauté de communes «Cluses, Arve et Montagnes», Mairie de Cluses, Place Charles de Gaulle, 74300 CLUSES (F).
The documentation needs to be submitted in one of the following languages: English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish. If the original documentation is available in a different language, you need to enclose a translation into one of the above mentioned languages.
The participation is confidential and may be presented by third parties.
The members of the judging board may directly submit nominations for the different sections of the Award.

Article 3 – Ineligible applications
Applications received after the expiration date of the present notice, wrongly filled because not in accordance with the rules of the notice or incomplete, will not be evaluated.

Article 4 – Assessment of the applications
An evaluation panel, appointed by the Communauté de communes: «Arves et Montagnes» and with four academic members and Professor Gioacchino Garofoli as the President, will evaluate the applications received within the expiration date. The evaluation panel will complete its assessment by 10th September 2013. Documents will not be returned.

Article 5 – Award cerimony
The Award ceremony will be held in Cluses (F) in the framework of the International Conference on Local Development scheduled for the second part of September 2013. Interested participants will be informed in due advance about the date and programme of the Conference.

Article 6 – Confidentiality of information
All information regarding the Applicants’ profile, enterprises, proposals and contents are considered strictly confidential and reserved.
All interested people looking for more information could address to the Communauté de communes «Cluses, Arve et Montagnes» at the following adress: Mairie de Cluses. Place Charles de Gaulle. 74300 CLUSES This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.