Dear Franz, I am interested in attending - I'm a DPhil student at Oxford working with Gordon Clark and Linda McDowell. My research is on decision-making in European pensions. I'll send you a paper abstract asap. Thank you, Kendra Strauss. In message <[log in to unmask]> Economic Geography Research Group <[log in to unmask]> writes: > An invitation for PhD students: > > > > *Research Workshop: THE NEW SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY OF EUROPE* > > > > *Wednesday, 4th April 2007, 10.30am to 5.30pm, Cambridge* > > > > Organised by the Spaces of Economy and Society Research Cluster, Department > of Geography, University of Cambridge > > > > In the last couple of years we have organised a number of highly successful > research workshops, when PhD students and established academics have come > together for spirited discussions in a friendly atmosphere. We would like to > continue this tradition with a new research workshop titled: *'The New > Social and Economic Geography of Europe'* . > > The research workshop invites PhD students working on the social and > economic geography of Europe to either present or actively participate in > the discussions. > > > We would like to invite papers from PhD students which deal with one or more > of the following themes: > > - Regional growth and regional disparities in Europe > > - Social and economic restructuring in Europe > > - Social and economic regeneration in Europe > > - Developments of post-socialist countries in Central Europe > > - European territorial politics > > > > Confirmed key-note speakers are: > > Prof. Ray Hudson (Durham) > > Prof. Andrés Rodríguez-Pose (LSE) > > Dr. Alison Stenning (Newcastle). > > > > Dr. Mia Gray (Cambridge), Prof. Ron Martin (Cambridge) and Dr. Molly > Warrington (Cambridge) are chairing the sessions. > > > > For further information about the programme please see: > > http://www.geog.cam.ac.uk/events/ > > > > There are no charges for attendance at this workshop, with lunch and > refreshments provided and a wine reception after the proceedings have > concluded. For those guests presenting, we will endeavour to reimburse all > your travelling costs. > > > > If you are interested in presenting or attending the workshop, please > contact the organiser Franz Huber ( [log in to unmask]) as soon as possible and > before 10th March 2007. For those wishing to present, please include an > abstract of no more than 250 words. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Franz Huber, PhD student > Department of Geography, University of Cambridge > Personal Website: http://huberfranz.net/ > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Kendra Strauss DPhil Researcher, School of Geography Oxford University Centre for the Environment South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QY