2019 RSA Winter Conference Turbulent Times: Rethinking Regions and Cities
14th- 15th November 2019, London, UK https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.regionalstudies.org%2Fevents%2F2019-winter-conference%2F&data=02%7C01%7CECONOMICGEOGRAPHY-L%40LISTSERV.UCONN.EDU%7Ca19c72c709384439579608d725770371%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C1%7C637019065406132158&sdata=7N6WiNjEl9DRk7J3KhP5QZOcS38xHRB4sZ96wQIOptk%3D&reserved=0 Organised by the Regional Studies Association in partnership with John Harrison, Loughborough University, UK Dear List Members, Due to high demand, the deadline for the Call for Abstracts for our forthcoming Winter Conference has been extended until 2nd September 2019. We invite list members and colleagues, who are interested in and working on regions and cities, to submit their abstract (up to 250-words and text only) now online via our online conference portal<https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmembers.regionalstudies.org%2Flounge%2FMeetings%2FMeeting%3FID%3D236&data=02%7C01%7CECONOMICGEOGRAPHY-L%40LISTSERV.UCONN.EDU%7Ca19c72c709384439579608d725770371%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C1%7C637019065406132158&sdata=IbNOhn0fOX6DuyE74ibQJhXSZXa79q1Qh%2BFjbVYGM0c%3D&reserved=0>, if you have not yet already done so. Extended abstract submission deadline Monday 2nd September 2019. Conference themes include: * Evaluating new and existing concepts, theories, frameworks, methods and vocabularies for understanding regional development * Industry 4.0 and the future shape of innovation, industrial development and strategy * Post-2020 EU Budget, the future of EU Policies and their implications for cities and regions * Energy transitions, environmental sustainability, and designing future cities and regions * Assessing new financial instruments for city and regional development * Brexit geographies and the future for investment, trading relations and their regional impacts * The role of planning, governance and devolution in turbulent times * The role of universities and other institutions in shaping places and futures * New tools and techniques for visualising and modelling cities and regions * The changing geographies and spatial impacts of global investment flows, Global Value Chains and global connectivity * Global migration flows and the integration of migrants into cities and regions * Technological change, innovation and its implications for cities and regions If you have any questions concerning the application process, please do not hesitate to contact me. Please forward this call to your colleagues, which may find this of interest and distribute widely in your networks. With thanks and best wishes Katharina Katharina Bürger Conference and Events Officer Regional Studies Association<https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.regionalstudies.org%2F&data=02%7C01%7CECONOMICGEOGRAPHY-L%40LISTSERV.UCONN.EDU%7Ca19c72c709384439579608d725770371%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C1%7C637019065406142156&sdata=vOMdjEZR%2B9%2FY5tI89KTwD78MrbSr5FjlEEwHcUzmtnA%3D&reserved=0> Sussex Innovation Centre | Falmer | Brighton BN1 9SB | United Kingdom Tel: +44(0)1273 698 017 Company No 4116288|Charity No 1084165
