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On Wednesday 12th July and Thursday 13th July the Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society (CJRES) will host its annual summer conference at St Catharine’s College in Cambridge, UK. The theme of this year’s conference is ‘Global Crises, Mega Trends and Regional Development’. More information on this theme can be found at the bottom of this e-mail. We are working on the programme of the conference at the moment. We plan to have about 30 to 35 presentations spread over two days, with about 60-100 people attending (not only academics, but also people working in policy). If you would be interested in presenting at the conference, then please submit an abstract of no more than 400 words to Philippa Millerchip at pm...@cam.ac.uk<mailto:pm...@cam.ac.uk> by 14th April 2023. As in the previous years, the intention is to bring together a selection of the contributions arising from the conference in future Themed Editions of the Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Facademic.oup.com%2Fcjres&data=05%7C01%7CECONOMICGEOGRAPHY-L%40LISTSERV.UCONN.EDU%7C07259c9175664abfb40208db2557a78c%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C638144830641635805%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=0Cy%2BldPOt3W3gm3wRTZhYdfH3J9ogi7o06H63gfUWKE%3D&reserved=0>. The conference will in principle be a face-to-face event in Cambridge, as this facilitates more profound, more informal (and also more pleasant) exchange. However, a limited number of sessions will be in hybrid format. In the case you can only present virtually, then please indicate so when submitting your abstract (the default is to attend the conference in person in Cambridge). More information can be found on: https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcpes.org.uk%2Fevents%2Fcjres2023%2F&data=05%7C01%7CECONOMICGEOGRAPHY-L%40LISTSERV.UCONN.EDU%7C07259c9175664abfb40208db2557a78c%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C638144830641635805%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=3r%2FIpPJ%2FqS8Gfln%2F53hBvU1ib2eZWtiRMc9Jevg1UHU%3D&reserved=0, including information on pricing and how to register for the conference. Best wishes, and apologies for cross-posting, Emil Evenhuis Also on behalf of follow organisers Judith Clifton (University of Cantabria), Harry Garretsen (University of Groningen), Amy Glasmeier (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Mia Gray (University of Cambridge), Michael Kitson (University of Cambridge), Ron Martin (University of Cambridge), and Peter Tyler (University of Cambridge), Global Crises, Mega Trends and Regional Development Wednesday 12th July and Thursday 13th July St Catharine’s College in Cambridge The tenth Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society conference is titled ‘Global Crises, Mega Trends and Regional Development’ and will be held on 12-13 July 2023, at St Catharine’s College, Cambridge, UK. The world is facing a series of shocks and crises, including the COVID pandemic, the war in Ukraine, a rise in protectionism, falls in real incomes for some and poverty and destitution for many. Furthermore, these crises intersect with many long-term environmental and economic shifts (sometimes called megatrends) including global warming, the biodiversity crises and technological change. The CJRES Annual Summer Conference in 2023 will consider how such crises and megatrends may have major socio-economic impacts on cities and regions. Many commentators consider that the world has changed fundamentally including suffering from an unprecedented poly-crisis. Others are more cautious, and believe that there is nothing exceptional or permanent about the current turmoil. It is important to reflect and to take stock as to what might be the impact of these Global Crises and Megatrends on our cities and regions and the people and businesses in them. We anticipate the attendees and speakers will consider the causes and impacts of crises and megatrends which could include the following: • Technological change, innovation and disruption; • Supply chains and the location of new business investment; • Inequality, left-behind places and levelling-up; • Urbanisation and the attraction of cities as places to live and work in; • Sustainability transitions; • The circular economy; • Health security; • Food security; • Energy security • Demographic changes and an ageing society; • Geopolitical shifts (in economic power and trade); • Debt (both public and private); • Alternative development models (e.g. the foundational economy)
