Given that April 1 falls on Saturday, we will accept paper/presentation proposals through the end of business Monday, April 3, 2017.
Mid-Continent Regional Science Association 48th Annual Conference ~ June 7-9, 2017 ~ Toledo, Ohio ~ Call for Papers Please join us for the 48th annual conference of the Mid-Continent Regional Science to be held at the Renaissance Toledo Downtown Hotel in Toledo, Ohio. The program committee welcomes papers on a wide range of topics relating to applied economics, planning, geography, business, public administration, sociology, and political science. The deadline for abstract submission is Monday, April 3, 2017. Hotel Information: The Renaissance Toledo Downtown Hotel is undergoing a complete renovation. Everything will be new. The Renaissance is downtown near the river walk, and many restaurants and cultural attractions. The conference-lodging rate is $149/night single and double. To receive this rate, reservations must be made by May 6, 2017. 2017 M. Jarvin Emerson Student Paper Competition The deadline for submission is Monday, April 3, 2017 The Mid-Continent Regional Science Association announces the Student Paper Competition for our 2017 conference (June 7-9) in Toledo, Ohio. All students enrolled in undergraduate or graduate degree programs as of January 1, 2017 are eligible. Student papers dealing with all aspects of regional development, including cultural, physical and economic processes, are welcome. The first place winner will receive $1,000 and the M. Jarvin Emerson Award. The winning entry will also be published in the Association's journal, The Journal of Regional Analysis & Policy. Only papers authored solely by students (i.e., no faculty co-authored papers) will be eligible for the competition and resulting publication. North Central Regional Center for Rural Development Graduate Student Travel Grants to the MCRSA Conference The North Central Regional Center for Rural Development (NCRCRD) at Michigan State University is partnering with the MCRSA to strengthen research capacity in the North Central Region. We're doing so by offering a limited number of MCRSA conference travel grants to graduate students from NCRCRD-member institutions. Students can request up to $500 to pay eligible travel-related expenses. Only M.S. and Ph.D. graduate students from NCRCRD-member institutions are eligible for these awards. Take Me Out to the Ballgame The Toledo Mud Hens are the AAA affiliate of the Detroit Tigers. They are in town during the MCRSA conference. Their downtown stadium is a 10-minute walk from the hotel. The game is Thursday evening, June 8. Cost is $12. We'll purchase tickets in advance and go as a group. Information about the MCRSA annual conference: www.mcrsa.org John Leatherman Office of Local Government Department of Agricultural Economics Kansas State University 223 Waters Hall 1603 Old Claflin Place Manhattan, KS 66506 Phone: 785-532-4492 Fax: 785-532-6925 E-mail: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Web: www.ksu-olg.info
