Call for Contributions and Special Sessions: RSAmericas SOCHER 2013, Arica, Chile

3^rd Regional Science Association of the Americas and the 5^th SOCHER Annual Conference

The Regional Science Association of the Americas (RSAMERICAS) and the Sociedad Chilena de Estudios Regionales (SOCHER) invites researchers to send abstracts for contributed sessions and posters sessions at the 3rd Regional Science Association of the Americas (RSAMERICAS) and the 5^th SOCHER annual conference to be held in Arica, Chile, 26-27-28 September 2013. The organizations committee also invites researchers, relevant institutions and organizations to organize special sessions at the conference.

We invite participants to submit contributions on all areas of regional science including any areas in the social science that has a spatial or regional dimension. The topics of the special sessions may include regional development issues in America, natural resources and regional development, trade and regional integration, regional labor market dynamics, inter-regional disparity, disaster management, the economics of border, methods and models in regional sciences, regional housing price, spatial econometrics and new perspectives of regional science.

 Important Dates

11 February 2013: Abstract Submission and Special Session Proposal Open

01 April 2013: Special Session Proposal Due

15 April 2013: Notification of Special Session Acceptance

01 May 2013: Early Bird Registration Open

15 May 2013: Abstract Submission Due

15 June 2013: Notification of Abstract Acceptance

30 June 2013: Early Bird Registration Due

15 July 2013: Full Paper Submission Due

30 July 2013: Paper Presenter Registration Due

26-28 September 2013: Conference Dates

Patricio Aroca

President of RSAmericas

Marcelo Lufin

President of SOCHER

For more information and abstract/paper submissions, visit http://www.socher.cl/.