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RSA Central and Eastern Europe Conference 2017

REGIONAL POLARISATION AND UNEQUAL DEVELOPMENT IN CEE: CHALLENGES FOR INNOVATIVE PLACE-BASED POLICIES

10th – 13th September 2017, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

 

We are pleased to let you know that the deadline for the abstract submissions has been extended until 16^th June 2017. 

The conference welcomes inputs from researchers, policy-makers and practitioners working in all areas of regional development. The conference will offer an excellent opportunity for initiating a multidisciplinary dialogue on themes available here. 

If you are still unsure about attending the conference, you can find more information about the conference, speakers and special sessions here.

Confirmed Plenary Speakers:

• Iskra Mihaylova, Chair of the Committee on Regional Development (REGI), European Parliament, Belgium
• Peter Berkowitz, Directorate General for Regional and Urban Policy, European Commission, Belgium
• Prof. John Bachtler, European Policies Research Centre, University of Strathclyde, UK
• Prof. Dominique Foray, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
• Prof. Michael Keating, School of Social Sciences, University of Aberdeen, UK
• Assoc. Prof. Ewa Korcelli-Olejniczak, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
• Prof. Jennifer Clark, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
• Prof. Zoltán Kovács, University of Szeged, Hungary Academy of Science, Hungary
• Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Peter Meusburger, Heidelberg University, Germany
• Dr. Lech Suwala, Humboldt-University Berlin, Germany - Early Career Plenary Speaker
• Emil Boc, Mayor of Cluj-Napoca, Romania – Gala Dinner Speech

 

To register and submit your abstract click here.

 

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I look forward to seeing you in Cluj-Napoca.

Best wishes,

Wanda

 

Wanda Miczorek

Events and Membership Officer

Regional Studies Association

Sussex Innovation Centre

Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9SB