VII World Conference - Spatial Econometrics Association, 2013 Washington, DC
Dear Colleagues, it is a pleasure to announce that the VII World Conference of the Spatial Econometrics Association will be held July 10-12, 2013, in Washington, DC, USA. This year conference is organized jointly by the Spatial Econometrics Association and the Regional Research Institute at West Virginia University. The Regional Research Institute has a long-standing reputation for its many contributions to Regional Science. Detailed information about the conference can be found at the SEA 2013 website (http://www.spatialeconometricsassociation.org/SEA2013/). Below are some important dates: Abstract submission: April, 5th. Acceptance notifications: April, 19th. Registration - Early bird registration: May, 3rd. The Conference has the objective to bring together economists, econometricians and regional scientists to discuss the present achievements and future challenges and opportunities in spatial data analysis. Keynote speakers for this year are Bill Green Dan Mc Millen A special issue of Review of Regional Studies (http://www.srsa.org/rrs/index.htm) will be published with papers presented at the conference. The usual blind review procedure adopted by the journal will apply. The conference venue is the Key Bridge Marriott in Washington DC. The hotel is located near Georgetown and provides easy access to the center of the city and to the monuments and memorials area. A limited number of rooms with a special rate is available for participants. The rate is $129.00 (plus taxes) and extends over the weekend. We look forward to seeing you in Washington! Gianfranco Piras P.S. Let me also take this occasion to communicate that the 6th edition of the summer school of the Spatial Econometrics Association (the Spatial Econometrics Advanced Instititute) will take place from May, 13th to June, 7th 2013 hosted by the Catholic University of Rome. The instructors will be Giuseppe Arbia, Jean Paelinck, Anil Bera, Ingmar Prucha, Badi Baltagi, Diego Giuliani, Gianfranco Piras and Giovanni Millo. To express your interest send an email to [email protected]. More details and the call for participation will be diffused on the website of the Association in the next few weeks. The deadine for the formal enrollment to the school is the end of February 2013 -- Organization Committee VII World Conference - Spatial Econometrics Association Washington, DC 2013 http://www.spatialeconometricsassociation.org/SEA2013/ Gianfranco Piras Research Assistant Professor WVU Regional Research Institute 886 Chestnut Ridge Road, Room 511 P.O. Box 6825 Morgantown, WV 26506-6825 Tel: 304-293-2643 Fax: 304-293-6699 Web: http://community.wvu.edu/~gp017/Welcome.html
