ICOSS, University of Sheffield, UK, Thursday and Friday 30-31
October 2014
Call for
Papers
Abstract submission
deadline: Friday 29 August, 2014
The Regional Studies Association
encourages submissions of abstracts to our annual Early Career conference, to be
held in Sheffield in October 2014. This exciting conference, sponsored by new
open access journal Regional Studies, Regional Science, will provide PhD
students and early career researchers with the opportunity to network,
collaborate and socialise with others working in regional studies and science.
The objective of the conference is bring together students and early career
researchers to present and debate their work in a welcoming and stimulating
environment, with a view to getting invaluable feedback and new ideas and
learning more about how and where to publish their research results. One session
will focus on how the publishing environment is changing and the new
opportunities it creates. A number of distinguished Plenary Speakers will be in
attendance, in addition to the Editors-in-Chief of Regional Studies, Regional
Science. Participants working in the following areas are invited to submit
an abstract, though we welcome all submissions with a regional studies or
regional science focus.
· Urban and
regional development and policy
· New challenges
in urban planning
· New economic
geography
· Big data and
regions
· Climate change
and sustainability
· Urban and
regional governance
· Politics and
territory
· Innovation and
knowledge
·
Mega-regions
· City
regions
· Regional
mapping and visualisation
· Clusters and
smart specialisation
· Labour markets
and migration
· Spatial
justice
Abstract submission will be
available online from April 2014. For more information and updates on this
event, please go to
Conference Format
The conference will begin and end
with a series of plenary lectures. In between these sessions a number of
parallel workshop tracks will be held, all within the ICOSS building at the
heart of the University of Sheffield’s city centre campus. Papers will be
grouped thematically after submission. We will also hold a special ‘how to get
published’ session with journal editors and devote one session to more
innovative presentation formats.
Information About the Venue
The conference venue is 300m from the nearest tram stop,
which connects directly to Sheffield train station (accessible directly from
most major UK cities). For international visitors, there is a direct train from
Manchester Airport to Sheffield. There are many bars, restaurants and hotels
within walking distance of the venue.
For more information, please go to http://www.regionalstudies.org/conferences/conference/regional-studies-association-early-career-conference-2014
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