| RSAI Calendar |
| 11/19/2008 08:00 - 11/22/2008 18:00 | |
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Call for Papers 55th North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International (RSAI) sponsored by the North American Regional Science Council (NARSC) November 19th through 22nd, 2008 New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge Online abstract submission is now open for the North American Meetings, which come to New York City this year. Abstracts of up to 250 words may be submitted through the website of the North American Regional Science Council (NARSC): http://www.narsc.org/conference.html. You can also register through the same website.(See Instructions for On-Line Registration and Abstract Submission below.) The deadline for abstract submission is August 1, 2008. The program chair is Bill Anderson of Boston University and (as of July 1, 2008) The University of Windsor, Canada. Questions regarding paper submission may be directed to him at narsc@meetingsavvy.com. Each paper accepted for presentation in the North American meetings will be assigned a discussant. Participants will be provided with their discussants’ contact information and will be responsible for delivering a complete paper to that person by October 29, 2008. Participants are also encouraged to organize one or more sessions on Regional Science themes. Each organized session should include four papers and organizers will be responsible for recruiting discussants and chairs. Anyone wishing to organize a session for the meetings should contact Bill Anderson at narsc@meetingsavvy.com. RSAI promotes the exchange of knowledge, theory, and analysis of cities and regions across the globe. Papers are solicited on a variety of topics including: Agriculture Communications Disasters Econometric models Economic development Environmental issues Gender GIS Housing Human capital Industrial issues Infrastructure Innovation Investment Input-output Labor Land use Local public finance Location modeling Migration Natural resources Population Poverty Productivity Race Real estate Regional Science Education Rural development Services Social interactions Spatial Statistics Tourism Trade Transportation Urban economics Urban planning For more information about RSAI and NARSC, please visit www.rsai.org and www.narsc.org Instructions for Online Registration and Abstract Submission To register for the conference or to submit an abstract online you must first go to http://www.narsc.org/conference.html and login to the User Area via the button that is located at the bottom left of the webpage. If you attended the NARSC conference last year and remember your username and password, you are ready to proceed. If you attended an earlier conference, attended last year’s conference and forgot your username/password, or are a member of a North American regional science organization you may already be in our database. When you reach the login page of the User Area, you will be asked to click on a link and enter your e-mail address so we can check. If you are in our database, your username and password will be e-mailed to you so you can login. If you are not in our database, you will need to register for a free NARSC user account and then you will be able to register for the conference and submit an abstract. Abstracts may be submitted online both for individual paper presentations and for organized sessions. The North American Regional Science Council (NARSC) is pleased to announce the third NARSC Graduate Student Paper Award contest, which will be held in conjunction with the North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International in New York City, NY, November 19-22, 2008. This contest encourages the participation of young scholars by providing a forum for paper presentation and discussion by senior scholars in the field of regional science. Eligibility for the award is limited to current Masters and PhD students, and/or recent graduates who have completed their degrees within twelve months preceding the submission date. Participants are asked to submit a digital copy of their paper, along with a cover letter from their supervisor. Papers should be formatted consistent with Papers in Regional Science guidelines. The deadline for submission of the complete paper is August 1, 2008, with papers reviewed by a panel of judges prior to the NARSC annual conference. The winner will be announced during the awards luncheon on November 22, 2008. All individuals who are selected as finalists will receive a cash prize. The first prize winner will receive $500. In-kind prizes will also be awarded. The prize-winning paper will also be considered for publication in Papers in Regional Science. Because the paper will be subject to standard review procedures, publication is not guaranteed. Those who want to submit a paper to the NARSC Graduate Student Paper Award contest can indicate this when submitting the abstract (before 1 August 2008) at the website http://www.narsc.org/conference.html and by ticking the relevant box on the abstract submission form. The full paper must be submitted in electronic form by the same date to Bill Anderson NARSC 2008 Program Chair Email: narsc@meetingsavvy.com |
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