Overview

 Main topics:
  • Clusters and regional competitiveness
  • Demographic changes,  labour markets and migration
  • Universities, entrepreneurship and regional networks
  • Infrastructure investments, transport and territorial cohesion 
  • Territorial governance, institutions and regional policy 
  • Learning regions and social capital
  • Rural development of peripheral regions
  • Spatial econometrics and analysis
  • Tourism, cultural heritage  and regional development
  • Shrinking cities in the global crisis context
  • Territorial co-operation and cross-border issues 
  • Central and East European regional issues 

The abstract must not exceed 400 words (including keywords and JEL Classification). It should be sent by email at: arsr2013@univ-danubius.ro, specifying in the email’s subject ARSR 2013.

  The full paper will be included in the symposium CD-ROM collection of papers.

Requirements: English language, max. 10 pages, A4 size, Word (min. ’97), Times New Roman, 12 pt font, single spacing, margins: top-bottom: 2.5 cm, left-right: 3 cm, alignment: justified. Equations must be written with the equation editor. Scanned figures and graphs are not accepted.

Maximum two papers per participant are accepted.

Registration fee - Euros or the equivalent in lei (for Romanians)

 

Until 31.01.2013

Until 10.02.2013

Romanian RSA members

100

120

ERSA/RSAI members (foreign participants)

120

140

Non-members

140

160

Young participants (up to 35 years of age), members of the RRSA

60

80

Young participants, non-members of the RRSA

80

 

100

 The participation fee covers: certificate of attendance, the conference programme, CD-ROM collection of papers, coffee and soft drinks, two lunches and conference dinner.

Selected papers will be published in Acta Universitatis Danubius. Œconomica, indexed in: EconPapers, RePEc, IDEAS, IndexCopernicus, DOAJ, Genamics, SCIPIO, ProQuest, EBSCO, Cabells.

Bank wire transfer to:

- Account Holder: Danubius University of Galati

- Address: Bd. Galati 3, 800654 Galati, Romania

- Fiscal Code: 2676433

- IBAN for Lei (RON): RO88RZBR0000060012866926

SWIFT: RZBRROBU

Bank: Raiffeisen Bank, Galati Branch.

- IBAN for Euro (EUR): RO11RNCB0141032886950005

Bank: Romanian Commercial Bank, Galati Branch.

SWIFT: RNCBROBU

- Reference field: ARSR 2013 and Name of Participant.

Please do not forget to send us by email the proof of your payment, at isvoranu.monica@univ-danubius.ro (Ms. Isvoranu Monica).

Please do not forget to note "ARSR 2013" in the payment reference field and make sure that the transfer request shows the name of the participant.

Important deadlines (2012-2013):

  • · Abstract submission – November 15
  • · The confirmation of abstract acceptance and list of hotels provision - December 15
  • · Full paper submission – January 31
  • · The payment of registration fee - January 31 (reduced), February 10 (plus extra-charge)
  • · Hotel reservation – April 10
  • · Publication of the conference programme – April 15

Contact people:

 

IN BRIEF:

Authors who have their papers accepted may start preparing for the conference. Here is a simple checklist and guideline for reference:

Send your paper for publication - Submit the full final paper by January 31, 2013

-          You may send your full paper for publication immediately after receiving the preliminary acceptance.

-          The papers will be submitted in English (including the title, abstract, key words and bibliography must be in English).

Review your paper if necessary

-          Take into account the suggestions and corrections highlighted by the reviewers.

-          The length of the final paper should be no more than 10 pages in A4 size, including tables, graphs, bibliographies and references.

Register as participant and pay the conference fee by January 31 (reduced) or by February 10 (plus extra-charge)

-          Please email the proof of payment to isvoranu.monica@univ-danubius.ro (Ms. Isvoranu Monica).

Arrange your travel and accommodation

-          Depending on your nationality, you may be required to apply for a visa in advance to enter Romania. For general information regarding the conditions of entry on the territory of Romania please visit the Romania Ministry of Foreign Affairs website.

-          Letter of Invitation - If you need a letter of invitation in order to process your visa, please let us know as soon as possible.

-          Let to us know your accommodation options for hotel booking by April 10, 2013.

-          Accommodation can be booked either through the hotel’s official website or through the many hotel reservation sites such as Booking.com, etc. (Click here and here to see Hotels in Galati).

Update the information about the author who is going to present the paper

-          When submitting the final paper, please state who among the authors will be attending the Conference in Galati and presenting your paper. Each paper must be presented by at least one author at the conference’s sessions.

-          Make sure the presenter’s name is correct as it will be used in the certificate of attendance.

Prepare your presentation slides

-          Every presenter will be given 12 minutes for presentation plus 3 minutes for questions and answers. Please prepare your slides to fit into that duration.

-          An effective oral presentation should be structured accordingly: introduction, outline of main points, detail of main points, conclusion.

IMPORTANT 

On the day of your presentation, please report to your assigned room 10 or 15 minutes before the session is scheduled to begin.  Introduce yourself to the Chairman of the section your paper belongs to, and check that any audio-visual equipment you need to use is setup and working properly.

Please load your presentation onto the hard drive so that the transition between presentations is smooth.

 

VIEW HERE ALL THE PAPERS SUBMITTED FOR PUBLICATION WITHIN THIS CONFERENCE