The conference theme this year is Theory and Practice of Spatial Econometrics.Spatial econometrics encompasses purely spatial economic contexts, but also regional economics, economics of networks (including social networks and committees), cross-section dependence and endogenous interdependence.

The theme of the conference is "Global Cities and Global Regions: Sustainable Futures?". Contributions are welcomed from academics, practitioners and policy advisors on any aspect of regional science for presentation at the conference.

Conference themes: - Regional and urban development theory revisited - City and regiona governance for a post-crisis age - Growing apart? The increase in social and spatial inequality - Evidence-based urban and regional policies - Smart cities, smart regions? - Financing city and regional...

We welcome all submissions with a regional focus and especially those in the following areas: Urban and regional polic; New challenges in urban planning; New economic geography; Big data and regions; Climate change and sustainability; Politics and territory; Mega-regions and City regions;...

Topics: - Economics of Farming in areas with particular spatial agronomic characteristics and constraints - Economic Issues associated with specifically spatial policies such as Less Favoured Areas/Areas of Natural Constraint and The Economic Development of Rural Areas - Spatial Impact of Policy...

The conference will focus on recent trends in modelling and management of risks in energy markets with speakers from both industry and academia. In particular, we welcome presentations in the following areas: - Financial and economic analysis of oil, gas, coal, carbon, electricity and related...

Rethinking the Region and Regionalism in Australasia seeks contributions from researchers, policy makers and practitioners working in all areas of regional analysis, especially those focussed on Australasia. Themes of interest to the conference include: - Regions at the end of the mining boom; -...

Themed "Redefining the Future of Regional Australia", Australian Regional Development Conference will explore the issues and opportunities facing Regional Australia today and into the future. Sub themes for concurrent sessions: - Innovation - Infrastructure - Cultural Tourism / Regional Tourism...

The objective of the Conference is to foster interdisciplinary worldwide dialogue on the state of the art and the future agenda of economic geography. Its title ‘Mapping Economies in Transformation’ is based on the premise that while the world economy has been recently experiencing major...

The Committee particularly welcomes papers in the areas (without limiting other areas) of: gas energy markets, oil energy markets, renewable energy markets, energy finance, carbon trading, energy convergence, energy and environmental policies and energy supply chains.