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Call for Papers – NARSC 2014 - Abstract Submission Deadline July 1

Call for Papers – NARSC 2014 - Abstract Submission Deadline July 1

 

Join us in the Washington, D.C region for the 61st North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International (RSAI) sponsored by the North American Regional Science Council (NARSC). The conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency in Bethesda, Maryland, November 12th – 15th, 2014.  You can learn more about the conference, submit an abstract, and register for the conference and workshops at the NARSC Website at http://www.narsc.org/.

 

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. If you attended a NARSC conference over the past couple of years or are a member of a North American regional science organization, when you reach the login page of the User Area, you will be asked to enter your provided username and password.  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, you can change your password, update your profile, submit an abstract/session, register for the conference, and check the status of your registration.  You will be to access your account in the User Area subsequently using your valid username and password.  In case you forget your password, just contact technical support at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with your e-mail address and your password will be e-mailed to you so you can login.

 

 

Please note that there is a surcharge for individuals who are not members of RSAI. Before you register please confirm your RSAI membership status. You can do so at http://www.rsai.uac.pt/. If you are an RSAI member you should register at the RSAI membership rate. If, on checking your status, your name does not appear as an RSAI member you must register at the non-members rate. If you have a question regarding your RSAI membership please contact Elisabete Martins at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

When you register make sure that you register for NARSC 2014. The NARSC shopping cart is also used by other regional science organizations and in the past people has inadvertently registered for the wrong conference.

 

Individual papers, posters, and sessions must be submitted online in the abstract submission section of the website between now and JULY 1, 2014. The conference registration section is open and allows secure electronic financial transactions. We will continue to host poster sessions, and pre-conference workshops, which will be held on November 12th. More information about the workshops can be found at http://www.narsc.org/newsite/?page_id=2547.

 

 

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 Hyatt Regency at the rate of $199/night for a single or a double (plus applicable taxes of 13%).

 

If you have questions, here is contact information:

Local arrangements:

Meagan Cahill (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)

John Carruthers (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)

Program Chair:

Rachel Franklin (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)

Overall Arrangements

Neil Reid, (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)

 

 

We look forward to seeing you in November.

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