Hi there, Here are some forthcoming conference announcements for events organised by the Regional Studies Association, which may be of interest to list membres. I do apologise if you have already received these adverts. Best regards Paul ------------------------------------------------ Regional Studies Association Conference Schedule Announcement Item 1 BOOK NOW GLOBAL REGIONS? Friday 24th November 2006 The Resource Centre, 365 Holloway Road, London N7 6PA Plenary papers from: Professor Sir Peter Hall, Henry Yeung, John Tomaney, Andy Pike and Ulrich Hilpert Parallel workshop session contain 41 presentations. Proceedings book available on the day Prices: £40 student, £130 RSA member, £180 Non-RSA member http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/pdf/conferences/cres_Global_Regions. pdf Item 2 BOOK NOW DELIVERING SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES: From Vision to Reality Tuesday 28th November 2006 (9:30am 4:30pm including field trip) The University of Greenwich Presentations from: Peter Roberts, Hugh Barton, Dominic Murphy, Gordon Dabinett, Karen Lucas and Robert Upton Field trip around Millennium Greenwich Village (2:30 - 4:30pm) Prices: £18 students (£15 for groups of 8 or more) £95 non-students (£80 for groups of 8 or more) £7 field trip. Price includes lunch, refreshments and conference materials http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/pdf/conferences/cres_06.pdf Item 3 CALL FOR PAPERS REGIONS IN FOCUS? Monday 2nd - Thursday 5th April 2007 - Lisbon, Portugal 1Developments in regional economics and spatial analysis 2The regional impacts of sport, major events, leisure and participation 3Tourism, regional development and sustainability 4Post Lisbon: knowledge, competitiveness and cohesion 5Spatial strategies and city regions (ESPON) 6Accessibility, transport, infrastructure and regions 7Theorising Regions 8Creativity, innovation and cultural economy * Regional well-being 10Mobility, migration and labour market dynamics 11Regional governance and policy practices 12Renegotiating Peripheralities 13Industrial Districts and International Networks 14Global challenges for manufacturing and services Front page of the call for papers - dates etc: http://www.regional-studies-assoc.ac.uk/events/020407info.pdf Call for papers (in detail): http://www.regional-studies-assoc.ac.uk/events/cfp/Lisbon2007.pdf Regional Studies Association PO Box 2058 Seaford East Sussex BN25 4QU, UK Tel: 00 44 (0)1323 899 698 Fax: 00 44 (0)1323 899 798 Email: [log in to unmask] Web: www.regional-studies-assoc.ac.uk Registered charity no 1084165 Company registered in England 4116288 DISCLAIMER: The information transmitted is the property of the Regional Studies Association and is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Statements and opinions expressed in this email may not represent those of the Association. Any review, retransmission, dissemination and other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sendor immediately and delete the material from any computer. Thank You