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Join us online for the 60th ERSA Congress! 

The 60th Annual ERSA Congress will be held in an online format.
Under the umbrella topic “Territorial Futures – Visions and Scenarios for a resilient Europe”, it aims at providing a quick and updated overview of the main territorial developments and their current/potential implications on the domains of Regional Science.

Researchers from Europe and the Rest of the World will enjoy unique networking opportunities and create a vibrant scientific atmosphere by enjoying our several planned activities.

Benefits of joining the 60th ERSA Congress  

  • 6 prestigious Keynote lectures
  • 2 outstanding round tables (led by the EU and OECD)
  • Instant access to all the sessions of the Congress
  • Precious feedback on research: discussants for all types of sessions
  • Eminent Professors assigned as discussants (For Young researchers Sessions and Presenters competing for the Epainos Award)
  • Exclusive access to recordings of all the sessions - available to all participants during the congress and within one month
  • Dedicated and branded recording of your own presentation(s) (available upon request)
  • Meetings with journals’ editors (Papers in Regional Science, Regional Science Policy and Practice, REGION)
  • Opportunities of online networking during the whole event
  • Congress Abstract eBook and list of participants
  • Certificates of Presentations (co-authors of presented papers attending the congress may also receive a Certificate upon request)
  • Certificates of Attendance (by email after the Congress).
  • Special discount rate for the next physical Congress of ERSA (August 2022, Pecs)

Highlighted Plenary Lectures

Cesar A. Hidalgo
University of Toulouse
France

Tom Brökel
UiS Business School, Stavanger
Norway

Daniela Jacob
Climate Service Center
Germany

Rosella Nicolini
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Spain

Laura Resmini
Università di Milano Bicocca
Italy

Andrés Rodríguez-Pose
London School of Economics
United Kingdom

Highlighted Round Tables

 

 ERSA – JRC ROUND TABLE    

"Territorial innovations and place-based post- 
  COVID response"

 

 OECD ROUND TABLE    

 "Green transitions in regions: From COVID-19 to a
   green and sustainable future"

 

 POLIMI ROUND TABLE    

"Justifications and objectives of regional policy
  under new circumstances: Policy, politics and
  trade-offs"

More about the Central topic
More about the Special Sessions

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03 Sept.

The Replay of the sessions will be available on the virtual platform by the 9th of September at the latest. All participants will personally be notified by email.

09 Aug

The Congress Agenda is out!

02 Aug

Learn more about the keynote speakers and the round tables here.

03 June

The Registration is OPEN! don't miss out the best rates here.

21 May

60th ERSA Congress goes online. Join us and benefit from joining this virtual edition!

31 March

Extended deadline for the Call for abstracts (and papers): 15 April 2021 more

Upcoming Dates

First week of June 2021: Notification of acceptance and registration start

30 June 2021: Best registration fees deadline

Mid-July 2021: Draft programme

First week of August: Final Programme

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