Sorry for cross-posting Mid-Continent Regional Science Association 50th Annual Conference
~ June 4-6, 2019 ~ Madison, Wisconsin ~ FINAL Call for Papers The deadline for abstract submission is Monday, April 1, 2019 Information: https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=www.mcrsa.org&data=02%7C01%7Ceconomicgeography-l%40listserv.uconn.edu%7C21963603337946cc5beb08d6b217d916%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C636892212830948495&sdata=h1mvB1hdi88I%2BPAHTZsDgmNU0gU%2FXKA6UcNjhNGGDoA%3D&reserved=0 Please join us for the 50th annual conference of the Mid-Continent Regional Science Conference to be held at the Madison Concourse Hotel in Madison, Wisconsin. The program committee welcomes papers on a wide range of topics relating to applied economics, planning, geography, business, public administration, sociology, and political science. Hotel Information: The Madison Concourse Hotel is situated in downtown Madison, Wisconsin near the State Capitol, State Street, University of Wisconsin campus, and more. It is located 5 miles from Dane County Regional Airport, accessible by several non-stop flights from nearby cities. Complimentary airport shuttle and airline boarding pass kiosk. Each spacious guest room features complimentary wireless Internet access, a refrigerator and coffee maker. The conference-lodging rate is $169/night single and double. Reservations must be made by May 6, 2019. 2019 M. Jarvin Emerson Student Paper Competition The deadline for submission is Monday, April 1, 2019 The Mid-Continent Regional Science Association announces the Student Paper Competition for our 2019 conference (June 4-6) in Madison, Wisconsin. All students enrolled in undergraduate or graduate degree programs as of January 1, 2019 are eligible. Student papers dealing with all aspects of regional development, including cultural, physical and economic processes, are welcome. The first place winner will receive $1,000 and the M. Jarvin Emerson Award. The winning entry will also be considered for publication in the Association's journal, The Journal of Regional Analysis & Policy. Only papers authored solely by students (i.e., no faculty co-authored papers) will be eligible for the competition and resulting publication. North Central Regional Center for Rural Development Graduate Student Travel Grants to the MCRSA Conference The North Central Regional Center for Rural Development (NCRCRD) at Michigan State University is partnering with the MCRSA to strengthen research capacity in the North Central Region. We're doing so by offering a limited number of MCRSA conference travel grants to graduate students from NCRCRD member institutions. Students can request up to $500 to pay eligible travel-related expenses. Only M.S. and Ph.D. graduate students from NCRCRD-member institutions are eligible for these awards. Information about the MCRSA conference is at: https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=www.mcrsa.org&data=02%7C01%7Ceconomicgeography-l%40listserv.uconn.edu%7C21963603337946cc5beb08d6b217d916%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C636892212830948495&sdata=h1mvB1hdi88I%2BPAHTZsDgmNU0gU%2FXKA6UcNjhNGGDoA%3D&reserved=0 John Leatherman Office of Local Government Department of Agricultural Economics Kansas State University 223 Waters Hall 1603 Old Claflin Place Manhattan, KS 66506 Phone: 785-532-4492 Fax: 785-532-6925 E-mail: jleat...@ksu.edu<mailto:jleat...@ksu.edu> Web: https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=www.ksu-olg.info&data=02%7C01%7Ceconomicgeography-l%40listserv.uconn.edu%7C21963603337946cc5beb08d6b217d916%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C636892212830948495&sdata=AgSnW28wdKompntsGAhLKL4Y3hbvhnZUcQZf2WlO7dE%3D&reserved=0
