SECOND CALL FOR PAPERS 2011 NARSC AND RSAmericas CONFERENCE MIAMI, FLORIDA, NOVEMBER 9-12, 2011
Join us in Miami, Florida, USA for the 58th North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International (RSAI) and the 2nd conference of the Regional Science Association of the Americas (RSAmericas) sponsored by the North American Regional Science Council (NARSC). The joint conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency Miami (400 South East Second Avenue) from Wednesday November 9th to Saturday November 12th, 2011. You can learn more about the conference, submit an abstract, and register at the NARSC Website at: http://www.narsc.org/<https://unccmail.uncc.edu/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.narsc.org/>. Visit the Conference section of the Website and click the User Area link to register or sign in. Individual papers and sessions must be submitted online in the abstract submission section of the Website between now and August 1, 2011. The conference registration section will allow secure electronic financial transactions. 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, sociology 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. This year, for the first time, this event will be held in conjunction with the Second Conference of the Regional Science Association of the Americas. NARSC is delighted to present to you this double-feature opportunity. You can participate in the conference in several ways. You can submit a proposal to present a paper; alternatively, you can prepare a poster that will be displayed during the conference, if your work is conducive to visual communication. You can organize a panel session aimed at discussing a cutting-edge topic of Regional Science. Finally, you can organize a paper session contributed to by four scholars. A block of rooms have been reserved at the Hyatt Regency Miami for the nights of November 8-12, 2011 at the discounted rate of $189/night for a single or a double (plus applicable taxes of 13%). Deep discounted rates are also available to students with proof of status. The cut-off date for making room reservations at the discounted rate is October 16, 2011. If you have questions about the program or submitting a paper or session proposal, or experience any difficulties, contact the 2011 Program Chair, Neil Reid, phone: 419-530-3593; e-mail: neil.r...@utoledo.edu. All other questions about the conference can be directed to the 2011 Local Arrangements Co-Chairs: Shelby Gerking, phone: 407-823-4729; e-mail: sgerk...@bus.ucf.edu or Shaoming Cheng, phone: 305-348-0432; e-mail: sch...@fiu.edu. For sponsorship, exhibitor spaces, and overall arrangements, contact Jean-Claude Thill at narscoun...@uncc.edu.
