Open Innovation for Regional Development

26-28 September 2011, Tampere, Finland

As a result of globalizing trends, clusters are becoming more global as well. To stay competitive new strategies have to be utilized. One successful approach has been the use of openness between the various actors in the local systems.

This year’s conference of the Technopolicy Network will therefore be on Open Innovation for Regional Development to explore how this shift will impact your region and what you can do to profit from this change.

Check out the program here!

More info: www.technopolicy.net/annualconference/  

Note: 100€ reduction in registration for RSAI members (have to put the membership code RSAI in the remarksbox indicated)

The International Geophysical Conference brings together a mix of domestic and international delegates from industry, government and education with interests in application of geophysics to minerals and petroleum exploration and engineering and environmental studies.

Important Dates

Registration of Interest to Submit: Now Open
Registration Opens: August 2011
Extended Abstract Deadline: 2 September 2011
Authors Notified of Acceptance: 14 October 2011
Author Registration Deadline: 15 November 2011
Early Bird Registration Closes: 15 November 2011

ASEG  2012 Conference
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Postal Address:
GPO Box 128, Sydney NSW 2001 Australia 

Program Enquiries
Ph: +61 7 3226 2800

Registration Enquiries
Ph: +61 2 9265 0700
Fax: +61 2 9267 5443 

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Website: www.aseg2012.com.au  

The Western Regional Science Association (WRSA) will hold its 51st annual meeting 8-11 February, 2012 in Kauai, Hawaii. 

The paper submission deadline is October 15, 2011 and all papers should be submitted to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. 

More information is available at the WRSA website at www.wrsa.info. 

 Call for Papers: WRSA | 51st annual meeting

Dear Sir/Madam

The Australia New Zealand Regional Science Association is pleased to announce that it is hosting its 35th annual conference in Canberra, Australia, at The Brassey conference centre from 6 to 9 December 2011.

The theme of the conference is Building Adaptive Regions. Details such as links for registration, submission of abstracts and booking of accommodation at the conference venue are on our website at www.anzrsai.org.

Please note that the final date for the submission of abstracts is 2 September, and the final date for early bird registration is 23 September.

After the great success of the PRSCO 2011 conference in Seoul, we are looking forward to welcoming people to our ANZRSAI 2011 conference. I warmly invite RSAI members to consider joining us in Canberra in December.

Best wishes

Paul Dalziel

ANZRSAI 2011 President

The 3rd International Conference of RSAI on Regional Science and Sustainable Regional Development:

Sustainable Development and Policy Decision of Mineral Regions, Beijing, China, 30th March, 2012—1st April, 2012.

Conference Theme: Resource and Environment Capability and Sustainable Development of Regional Economy

Venue: Geosciences International Conference Centre, Beijing, China

Abstract Submission: by November 15th, 2011

Paper Submission: by December 15th, 2011

Paper Review: December 15th – December 30th, 2011

Review Results (Acceptance/Reject) Notification: January 15th, 2012

Date of Conference: 30th March, 2012—1st April, 2012

Contact Information

Abstract and paper submissions must be made electronically as attachments via:

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The subject of the message containing the electronic submission should include a reference

to ”International Conference on Sustainable Development and Policy Decision of Mineral

Regions & the 3rd Annual Meeting of RSAI”.

Contact Person: Dr. Yan Jingjing, Prof. Gu Chunyan, Lecture Li Jie

Telephone: 86-13811204763, 86-13671378087, 86-10-82322518

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The Complex Engineering Systems Institute, ISCI, would like to invite you to submit an abstract to the second version of the workshop URBANICS.

Second workshop on URBAN DYNAMICS, Chillán, Chile, March, 26-29, 2012

More information in: www.urbanics.cl

Thematic Session: “Managing disruptions in sustainable supply chains”

4^th International Conference on Information Systems, Logistics and Supply Chain (ILS 2012), 26^th -29^th August 2012 - Quebec (Canada) 

https://www.cirrelt.ca/ILS2012

In today’s economic context, supply chains are prone to high levels of turbulence and uncertainty since the customer order fulfillment process is no longer controlled by a single, integrated organization, but by a number of decentralized and independent firms very often located all around the world that collaborate together. This has contributed to enhanced risks and vulnerabilities (i.e. disruptions) in the supply chain. These disruptions come in a variety of forms: technological, natural disaster, terrorism, etc. On the other hand, together with the international community’s increased attention on environmental impact of production and service operations, consumer behavior has begun to change: consumers have started to assess the environmental impacts of the products and services they buy. Hence, an important way of progress for industrial organization is to adopt socially responsible and green supply networks. Under this context, logistics and supply chain management under sustainability constraints can be understood as a decision-making process in which social, environmental and economic goals have to be achieved simultaneously.

The purpose of this session is to advance knowledge and management practice on supply chain approaches to managing sustainability and responding to major disruptions. The discussion will be focused on strategic, tactical and operational decision-making. Topics include, but are not limited to:

• Green supply chains: modeling and performance metrics
• Social impact of logistics decisions: modeling and performance metrics
• Integrated modeling of social, environmental and economic metrics for logistics and operations management
• Modeling of sustainable issues in globalized supply chain management
• Management of disruptions in supply chains
• Re-location decisions due to major disruptions
• Integrated analysis of sustainable SC performance under major disruptions
• Applications on services and manufacturing
• Case studies

Submission process

Authors should follow the instructions for authors on the Conference Website at: https://www.cirrelt.ca/ILS2012

Please indicate if your paper is to be considered for inclusion within this Thematic Session.

Important dates

Thematic session organizers

The 2012 International Conference on Systems and Informatics (ICSAI 2012) will be held from 19-21 May 2012 in Yantai, China. Submission Deadline is 6 January 2012. 

ICSAI 2012 aims to be a premier international forum for scientists and researchers to present the state of the art of systems engineering and information science. Topics include (but are not limited to):

The registration fee of US$400 includes proceedings, lunches, dinners, banquet, coffee breaks, and all technical sessions. ICSAI 2012 is technically co-sponsored by the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society.

All papers in conference proceedings will be indexed by both EI Compendex and ISTP, as well as the IEEE Xplore (IEEE Conference Record #19873; IEEE Catalog Number CFP1273R-CDR; ISBN: 978-1-4673-0197-8). Substantially extended versions of best papers will be considered for publication in a special issue of a SCI-indexed journal.

Yantai was listed as one of the world's most inhabitable places by the United Nations and was recognized as the "most charming city of China" by China Central Television. Undulating hills rise above the area's many rivers and are framed by beaches and neighboring islands. Famous tourist attractions include the Tashan Mountain, Kongdong Island, and Penglai Pavilion Scenic Area. Seafood and fruits are plentiful in Yantai.

For more information, visit the conference web page:

http://ICSAI2012.ytu.edu.cn

If you have any questions after visiting the conference web page, please email the secretariat at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Join us at this major event in beautiful Yantai !!!

Organizing Committee

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We are pleased to host the Global Studies Conference this year at Lomonosov Moscow State University in Moscow, Russia.  As the center of one of the emerging BRICS economies, Moscow is an ideally relevant location for this year's conference, with the special theme - Eurasia and Globalization: Complexity and Global Studies.

The Global Studies Conference is devoted to mapping and interpreting new trends and patterns in globalization, and serves as an open forum for exploring globalization from many perspectives.  Scholars, researchers, and graduate students from all backgrounds, all over the world are joining this cross-disciplinary conference, and we hope that you will join the conversation.

Speakers may include, among other researchers and experts:

* Ilya Ilin, Moscow State University

* John Urry, Lancaster University

* Leonid E. Grinin, Volgograd Center for Social Research

Presenters may choose to submit written papers for publication in the fully refereed Global Studies Journal.  If you are unable to attend the conference in person, virtual registrations are also available.

Visit our website for more information about the conference, our submission process and this year's themes, to sign up for our monthly e-newsletter, and to become an active member of our community.  It is available at:  http://www.GlobalStudiesConference.com

The deadline for the next round in the call-for-papers (a title and short abstract) is 13 December 2011. Future deadlines will be announced on the conference website after this date.

We look forward to receiving your proposal and hope you will be able to join us in Moscow in 2012.