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- ERSA Forum on Coronavirus
 
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Dear Members of ERSA, dear Colleagues, 
  
We are happy to report that our Call for Abstracts and Papers for the ERSA2021 Congress resulted in an acknowledged success: 839 submissions received from 54 countries around the world! Preparations for the Congress are ongoing, the review process is about to start, a very attractive line-up of keynote speakers is currently being confirmed. As for the format of the event, live or digital, the decision will be taken by mid-May at the latest. One thing is sure, it will be another very rich and attractive programme. 
  
Submitters will be personally informed of the decision and we post it on the  Congress website as well.  
  
With best wishes, 
  
André Torre 
ERSA President 
 
 
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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS to the European Organising Committee 
 
 
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Dear Colleagues, 
  
By the end of this year, five terms of office at the EOC will come to an end.  
In order to fill up these vacancies, ERSA is looking for candidates who are eager to be involved and committed to the development of the association. 
  
A balanced geographical representation, as well as representativeness in terms of professional experience and gender composition, will be taken into consideration. It is a 5-year renewable term. 
Interested? Please contact the RSAI-ERSA Section(s) with which you are registered. 
  
Looking forward to the applications. 
  
André Torre, President and Rosella Nicolini, Secretary 
 
 
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ERSA Turkish Section reports on its Online Webinar 2021 of 28th April featuring " From The Perspectives Of Different Disciplines New Approaches In Regional Development: New Regionalism / Changing Regional Boundaries" It was aimed to discuss new regionalism approaches and country practices in the axis of the relationship between regional development and policy. An interdisciplinary participatory platform consisting of Urban and Regional Planning, Economics, Political Science and Public Administration Departments has been established.  
  
 
 
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2021 RSAI World Congress 
Smart regions - Opportunities for sustainable development in the digital era, 
25-28 May 2021│ Online 
  
Due to the current pandemic, the Congress will be fully organised online. 
  
Primary Programme to be issued shortly. 
  
 
 
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20th Turkish Regional Science Association Congress 
20-22 May 2021 │ Online 
The congress will be hosted by the Department of Geography and Urban and Regional Research Center of Erzincan Binali Yıldırım University. The aim of the congress is to create a multidisciplinary plentiful platform that researchers can present, discuss, and getting feedback on their researches. Due to the outbreak, the congress will be online. 
 
 
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Territorial Inequality: a Challenge or a Driver of Development 
23-25 June 2021, Ekaterinburg, Russian Federation 
Registration and submission deadline: 10 June, 2021 
  
In partnership with ERSA, Ural Federal University (UrFU), Ural State University of Economics (USUE). 
  
 
 
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XIIIth RRSA International Conference 
Spatial Planning, Territorial Cohesion and Cooperation in South-East Europe 
4-6 November 2021 │ Online 
  
1st announcement: The Romanian Regional Science Association will organise its XIIIth International Conference online. 
On this occasion, the 20th anniversary of the Romanian RSA will be celebrated as well. 
  
Keynote speakers include: Corina Cretu, Eduardo Haddad, Peter Nijkamp and André Torre. 
  
There will also be a plenary round table dedicated to the main topic of the conference with Section representatives including: Tuzin Baycan – Turkish Section; Vinko Mustra – Croatian Section; Yannis Psycharis – Greek Section; Kosyo Stoychev – Bulgarian Section; Daniela Constantin – Romanian Section and chaired by Rosella Nicolini, ERSA Secretary. 
  
The Call for Papers will be launched in the due course and will be posted on both Romanian RSA and ERSA websites. 
 
 
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Full cities, empty territories 
24-26 November 2021, Madrid, Spain 
  
Call for Abstract deadline: 1 June 2021 
  
 
 
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RSSP Volume 13, Issue 2 
Pages: 207-435 
April 2021 
Issue Edited by:  
- Eveline S. van Leeuwen,
 
- Solmaria Halleck Vega
 
 
 
 
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Investigaciones Regionales 
Issue 49 - Latest articles that have been accepted but have not yet been published: 
 
 
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ERSA YouTube Channel - 
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Joint ERSA-JRC Winter School 2021 lectures 
 
 
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Frank van Oort, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands 
 
 
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Riccardo Crescenzi, London School of Economics, United Kingdom 
 
 
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Roberta Rabellotti, Università di Pavia, Italy 
 
 
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ERSA Forum on Coronavirus 
 
 
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Roberto Antonietti, Università degli Studi di Padova; Giulia De Masi, Zayed University, Dubai, UAE; Giorgio Ricchiuti, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano 
 
 
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Regional Science Perspectives on Tourism and Hospitality 
Edited by: 
Mauro Ferrante, University of Palermo, Italy 
Oliver Fritz, Austrian Institute of Economic Research in Vienna, Austria 
Özge Öner, University of Cambridge, UK 
Springer, January 2021 
 
 
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60th ERSA Congress 
Territorial Futures - Vision and scenarios for a resilient Europe 
24 - 27 August 2021 
 
 
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34th ERSA Summer School 
Spatial Analysis of Regional Inequality 
27 June - 2 July 2021│Online 
 
 
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Territorial Inequality: a Challenge or a Driver of Development 
23-25 June 2021, Ekaterinburg, Russian Federation 
 
 
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19th European Week of Regions and Cities 
11-14 October 2021│Online 
University Sessions 
The broad themes of this edition are: Green development, Cohesion, Citizens, Digital assessment 
 
 
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4th online International Conference 
Rethinking Clusters 
Sustainable And Technological Transitions In A Network Society 
22-23 September 2021│Online 
Submission deadline: 10 June 2021 
 
 
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Spanish Section: Col·legi d'Economistes de Catalunya - LIVE Conference 
The cost of living in the autonomous communities, urban areas and cities of Spain 
11 May 2021, 6 pm to 7.30 pm│Online 
 
 
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Greek Section: Annual Conference 2021 
Regional Science in times of the pandemic, economic crisis and uncertainty 
25-26 June 2021│Athens, Greece 
 
 
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German-speaking Section: 11th Summer Conference in Regional Science 
Structural change in rural and urban economies 
1-2 July 2021│Braunschweig, Germany 
 
 
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Italian Section: 2nd AISRE Summer School 
The sources of regional productivity: agglomeration, institutions and technology 
6-9 July 2021 University of Padua, Italy 
 
 
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French-speaking Section: 57th ASRDLF Congress 
1-3 September 2021│Avignon University, France 
 
 
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Italian Section: XLII AISRe Annual Scientific Conference 
Local Sustainable Development and Relaunch: What Role for Tradition and Innovation? 
8-10 September 2021│Lecce, Italy 
 
 
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Portuguese Section: XLII AISRe Annual Scientific Conference 
Green and inclusive transitions in Southern European regions: what can we do better?  
16-17 September 2021, Vila Real, Portugal 
Special Session proposals deadline: 14 June 2021 
Abstracts submissions deadline: 5 July 2021 
 
 
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IX Conference on Regional Science 
Regional economy in times of crisis 
14-15 October, 2021 │ Online 
 
 
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XIIIth RRSA International Conference 
Spatial Planning, Territorial Cohesion and Cooperation in South-East Europe 
4-6 November 2021 │ Online 
 
 
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Full cities, empty territories 
24-26 November 2021, Madrid, Spain 
 
 
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Bulgarian Section: 2021 Annual Conference 
Just transition plans and regional resilience in Bulgaria 
26-28 November 2021, Bulgaria 
 
 
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3rd European Rural Geographies Conference 
Rural Geographies in Transition 
22-24 June 2021, Groningen, The Netherlands 
 
 
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ICA CCR EUROPE RESEARCH CONFERENCE 
Cooperatives in transitions facing crisis 
7-9 July, 2021 │ Online 
This event is powered by ERSA 
Abstract submission deadline: 7 May 2021 
 
 
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Summer School 
Tourism and crisis 
21-25 June 2021, Lausanne, Switzerland 
 
 
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Looking for opportunities to boost your career? 
  
Fellow in Urban Planning and Geography, LSE, London (UK) 
Application deadline: 4th May 2021 
 
 
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