First Annual CRSA/ACSR Virtual Conference, November 28 – December 9, 2011

The first annual Virtual Conference is now available for viewing. You may click through on the links below to see presentations in four session. Feel free to leave a question or comment in the space provided and the presenters will be able to respond.

The presentations are organized into the following four sessions:

Environmental and Security Issues (Patrick DeLuca, Mark Ferguson, Charles Burke)

Spatial Economic Analysis (John Miron, Yibo Yang, Michael Hain)

Regional Development Studies (Chris Higgins, Bill Anderson, David W. Edgington, Ablajan Sulainman & Christopher Bryant)

Transportation and Planning (Tom Lavery, Madanni Azzeddine & Christopher Bryant)

A live discussion for the Environment and Security and Regional Development Studies panels will be held on Thursday, December 8 from 2:00-3:00PM. Click here to join the meeting room.

A live discussion for the Spatial Economic Analysis and Transportation Studies panels will be held on Thursday, December 9 from 2:00-3:00PM. Click here to join the meeting room.

Call for Abstracts

The Canadian Regional Science Association / Association canadienne des sciences régionales seeks abstracts in English and French for its first annual virtual conference.
What is a virtual conference? Much as at a conventional conference, all participants will view presentations by their colleagues on some aspect of regional science research. However, in the virtual conference it is not necessary for participants to assemble in one place. Instead, all presentations will be recorded in advance and posted to a conference web site. Over the active period from November 20 to December 9, 2011, the presentations will be available for viewing at any time. Viewers can ask questions and make comments, which will be posted to the conference web site along with responses from the authors. During the second week of the active period there will be “live” discussion sessions where paper presenters and other participants interact in real time.
Abstracts in all areas of regional science are welcome, but presentations on the following conference themes are especially encouraged:
• Transportation, Logistics and Distribution (TLD) Activities and Regional Development
• Urban and Regional Economic Modelling
• Regional Economic Development Policy
Students (graduate and undergraduate) are especially encouraged to submit abstracts. There will be a student paper competition with a prize of $500 for the best paper.
Participants are also encouraged to organize sessions of 3 to 5 papers on topics of interest to regional scientists. If you would like to organize a session contact Bill Anderson at bander@uwindsor.ca.
To submit an abstract, go to http://canadianregionalscienceassociation.wordpress.com/. After your abstract has been received we will contact you to explain how to record your presentation online. The only software you will needed is Adobe Flash Player (free download) and the only equipment you will need is a computer with a microphone and web camera (most laptops include both, or you can use an external microphone and camera). The critical dates for paper presenters are the following:
Final Date for Abstracts: October 17, 2011
Final Date to Submit Recorded Presentations: November 14, 2011

There is no registration fee for the 2011 Virtual Conference

Submit an Abstract

Watch the December 3 Meeting Online

If you missed the December 3 CRSA meeting you can watch a recording of this virtual discussion by clicking on the image below.

CRSA/ACSR Online Meeting

Thank you for your interest in the Canadian Regional Sciences Association / L’Association canadienne des sciences régionales.

The purpose of this online meeting is to engage current and potential members concerning the future of CRSA/ACSR.

There are three steps to participate:

1. Watch the online presentations by CRSA/ACSR president and executive director and the outgoing and incoming editors of the Canadian Journal of Regional Science / Revue canadienne des sciences régionales. Below each presentation you will find a comment field to allow for discussion.

2. Take an online survey concerning the types of activities you would like CRSA/ACSR to offer.

3. Register for a free membership in the CRSA/ACSR.

There will be a live online meeting on Friday, December 3 from 1-3PM Eastern Time. Everyone who registers for membership will be invited to attend.

Bill Anderson – The CRSA: Where do we go from here?

To view Bill Anderson’s presentation click here (video may take a few seconds to load).

To view or download the accompanying PowerPoint presentation click the image above.

Pierre-Marcel Desjardins – L’Association canadienne des sciences regionales: quelle voie à l’avenir?

Pour visualiser cliquez sur la présentation de Pierre-Marcel Desjardins ici (vidéo peut prendre quelques secondes à charger).

Pour visionner ou télécharger la présentation PowerPoint accompagnant cliquez sur l’image ci-dessus.

Christopher Bryant – Canadian Journal of Regional Science 1978-2008

To view Christopher Bryant’s presentation click here (video may take a few seconds to load).

To view or download the accompanying PowerPoint presentation click the image above.