WESTERN REGIONAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION

Call for Papers…

65th ANNUAL MEETING

Santa Fe, New Mexico

Eldorado Hotel & Spa ~ February 11–14, 2026

Our 65th Annual Meeting will convene on Wednesday afternoon, February 11.

Paper sessions will be held all day Thursday, Feb. 12; Friday, Feb. 13; and Saturday, Feb. 14.

• SUBMISSIONS ON ANY TOPIC WITHIN THE REALM OF REGIONAL SCIENCE ARE WELCOMED
• THE PROGRAM COMMITTEE SCREENS PAPERS FOR SUITABILITY BEFORE INVITATIONS ARE SENT

POTENTIAL TOPICS INCLUDE:

Resource Utilization; Impact Analysis; Regional Modeling; Location of Economic Activity; Housing; Regional & Urban Planning; Environmental Quality; Regional Development; Migration and Demographic Analysis; Transportation; Locational Criteria for Public Services & Facilities; Tourism & Recreation; Local Public Finance; Energy Issues; Regional Science Epistemology & Pedagogy; Urban & Regional Resilience

WRSA’s collegial “seminar-style” sessions provide the opportunity for authors to receive helpful feedback.

All accepted papers are allotted 45 minutes of program time, inclusive of the remarks of an assigned discussant

For consideration by the Program Committee, submit your paper before the customary

Paper Submission Deadline: OCTOBER 15, 2025

Acceptances will not be made on the basis of abstracts or presentation slides

Papers may be in DRAFT form at the time of submission; FINAL versions due: January 15, 2026

PAPER SUBMISSION DIRECTIONS:

• Visit the WRSA website (https://www.wrsaonline.org/) and follow the paper submission instructions
• Files must be in PDF format
• Large graphics files should NOT be included at the submittal stage (figures may be sent later, directly to the discussant)
• On multiple-authored papers, the online system will ask to indicate which author(s) will participate at the conference
• Per WRSA Board policy there is a limit of one paper presentation per paid, registered participant

Visit the WRSA website for complete conference information…

…or contact: Jaewon Lim, Executive Director, WRSA

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