Call for Papers
Join us in San Francisco, California for the 56th
North American Regional Science Association International (RSAI) Conference
sponsored by the North American Regional Science Council (NARSC) and the
Western Regional Science Association (WRSA). The conference will be held at the
Grand Hyatt in Union Square, from Wednesday, November 18 to Saturday, November
21 2009.
For your convenience, we have updated our on-line
abstract submission and payment registration system. You can learn more about
the conference, submit an abstract, and register for the conference at the
NARSC Website at:
It is easy to register. Click on the link to the
conference section for general information on the conference. To register for
the conference or submit an abstract/session online you must first login to the
User Area via the button that is located at the top left of the
webpage. If you attended the NARSC conference last year, or a recent conference
organized by WRSA, MCRSA/CRSA, SRSA, or RSAmericas, and remember your username
and password, you are ready to proceed. If you attended an earlier conference,
attended one of the conference mentioned above and forgot your
username/password, or are a member of a North American regional science
organization who never attended any of these meetings, you will be asked to
enter your provided username and password when you reach the login page of the
User Area. Otherwise, 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 already in our database. 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.
Once logged in, you can change your password, update
your profile, submit an abstract/session, register for the conference starting
on May 22, and check the status of your registration. You will be able to come
to login to your account in the User Area subsequently using your valid username
and password. In case you forget your password, just contact technical support
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the User Area, enter your e-mail address and your e-mail address and your
password will be e-mailed to you so you can login. If you do not receive your
password via e-mail, check to make sure that there are no messages from narsc.org that were caught
by your spam filter.
Individual papers and sessions must be submitted online in the abstract
submission section of the Website between May 22 and August 1, 2009. The
conference registration section is open and allows secure electronic financial
transactions. We are also pleased to continue the graduate student paper
competition. Be sure to consult the conference website for additional
information and details.
Conference organizers welcome individual papers and
organized sessions relating to a wide variety of topics inclusive within the
diverse realm of regional science. We are an international scholarly
organization that focuses on regional analysis, ranging from urban and spatial
theory to applied problems in regional development, sustainability, environmental
management, and rural land use. We are an interdisciplinary association, with
members representing fields as diverse as economics, agricultural economics,
public policy, urban planning, civil engineering, geography, finance, and
demography. The annual North American RSAI conference is the premier regional
science meeting in North America and attracts scholars and practitioners from
around the world.
A block of rooms have been reserved at the Grand Hyatt
at a rate of $199 per night. We advise you to make your reservations
early to secure your own spot on the premises of what will be another memorable
event.
This year, a new schedule for conference registration
and placement of paper on the conference program will be implemented. Once you
have been received notification from the Program Chair of acceptance of an
abstract or organized session, all participants are required to register and pay
the conference registration fee within two weeks in order to confirm
placement on the Program. In no case will a paper or session be included on the
Preliminary Program posted on or around October 1 unless all relevant
participants are registered. In the case of a paper submission, this means
payment by at least one (presenting) author. In the case of an organized
session, this means payment by at least one (presenting) author for each of the
included papers in the session. Acceptance notification will be issued before
August 15, 2009.
If you have questions about the program, local
arrangements, or submitting a paper or session, or experience any difficulties,
contact the 2009 Program Chair, Serge Rey
Tel.: 480-965-7533
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For local arrangements issues, please contact the 2009
Local Organizing Committee Chair, David Plane
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We look forward to seeing you in San Francisco!