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Hi there Sorry for clogging members mailboxes at the busiest time of the year with IBG deadlines going on, but just to let people know that the Regional Studies Association have extended the abstract submission deadline for their conference in Leuven, 6th-8th April this year. best regards Paul. Dear Colleagues Understanding and Shaping Regions: Spatial, Social and Economic Futures Leuven, Belgium: 6-8 April 2009 (optional field trip on EXTENDED DEADLINE – New deadline for abstract submission is Friday 23rd January 2009 We have been advised by several members that the previous deadline of 8th January 2009 clashes with several other deadlines and may therefore be difficult to hit. * Early registration fees still apply – see website for full details. * Territorial registration fees are now available. * All abstracts will be accepted but the convenors reserve the right to enter discussion with you to ensure the abstract best fits the theme of the conference. * Papers are welcome from all – academics, students and those in policy and practice. * Abstracts are published in an ISBN publication. * Best paper competition Plenary speakers include: * Danuta Hubner, Commissioner, European Commission * Professor Liu Shiqing, West Development Research Centre, Sichuan Academy of Social Sciences, Chengdu, PRC * Truman Packard, World Bank, World Development Report * Professor Frank Moulaert, KU Leuven * Professor Andres Rodriguez-Pose, LSE * Mikel Landabasso, European Commission (tbc) Conference Themes: * Regional policy and evaluation * Regions as innovation hubs? * Labour markets, employability, worklessness and migration * Spatial planning, cities and regions * City regions, governance and democracy * Tourism, innovation and local development * Experience economy and spatial strategies * Regional and local identity: culture and imagination * Economic restructuring * Local and regional economic development * Liveability and environmental quality in local and regional development strategies * Territorial politics, regionalism and federalism * Social inequality, health and well-being – regional perspectives * Mobilities and connectivities – drivers for change * Non-urban issues – rurality and peripherality and island development We would like you to join us in the beautiful city of Leuven only 15 minutes from Brussels to enjoy an interesting three days amongst colleagues and friends. Submit and register your abstract here: https://www.regional-studies-assoc.ac.uk/ei/getdemo.ei?id=8&s=_3W40NVSJO More information is available at: http://www.regional-studies-assoc.ac.uk/events/future.asp#leuven09 Lisa Bibby Larsen, Conference Officer, Regional Studies Association, PO Box 2058 Seaford BN25 4QU PLEASE NOTE NEW EMAIL ADDRESS: [log in to unmask] Tel: + 44 (0)1323 899 698 Fax: + 44 (0)1323 899 798 www.regional-studies-assoc.ac.uk <http://www.regional-studies-assoc.ac.uk/> Why not join the RSA? Follow the link to see how you would benefit - http://www.regional-studies-assoc.ac.uk/members/benefits.asp 2009 Prices - £77/€103 individual, £36/€48 student, £58/€77 early career and associate, £157/€209 corporate Company No 4116288; Charity No 1084165