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Regional Studies Association @regstud.bsky.social · Sep 1

🚨 RSA Latin America Conference - Registration Deadline Extended 🚨

▶️Adapting Local and Regional Development to Changing Environments
⏰ 22-24 October 2025
🌎 Monterrey, Mexico

Registration deadline: 23rd September 2025

www.regionalstudies.org/events/rsala...

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Regional Studies Association @regstud.bsky.social · Aug 27

🚨The 2nd webinar in the #YSI and #RegStud supported series organised by @max-roessler.bsky.social & @crhistianjoel.bsky.social happening soon. 🚨

🕰️ 16th Sept 2pm BST / 3pm CEST
▶️ Spatial imaginaries of ‘left behind places’ in policy discourse

bit.ly/47hnppY

Free to attend. 😁🔄

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Regional Studies Association @regstud.bsky.social · Aug 19

🚨Open Session submitted for the upcoming RSA & ANZRSAI Conference 🚨

S01: Rethinking Talent Geographies in Shrinking and Peripheral Regions: New Methods, Global Patterns, and Policy Innovation

For more information on this session and the conference:

💻 bit.ly/4okCnlk

Abstracts by: 19 September

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Regional Studies Association @regstud.bsky.social · Aug 18

🚨Abstract Deadline Day for 2025 Regional Futures Conference 🚨

⌛18 August

Join the RSA community in 🌎London, UK 🗓️13-14 November.

For more information and to submit your abstract:

🔗 bit.ly/4lgfLj3

😀🔁

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Regional Studies Association @regstud.bsky.social · Aug 14

🚨We are delighted to announce our closing plenary for RSA Regional Futures Conference, 13-14 November 🚨

📣Patricia Daley, University of Oxford
🪑Zack Taylor, EiC TPG

🔶 Territory, Politics, Governance Lecture

Abstract deadline approaching: ⌛18 Aug

ℹ️and submit: bit.ly/4lgfLj3

Join us in London 🌟

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Regional Studies Association @regstud.bsky.social · Aug 5

🚨We are delighted to announce our opening plenary for RSA Regional Futures Conference, 13-14 November 🚨

📣Andres Rodriguez-Pose & Rachel Franklin
🪑Luisa Corrado

🔶Spatial Economic Analysis Lecture

We have extended the abstract deadline: ⌛18 August

ℹ️and submit: bit.ly/4lgfLj3

Join us in London 🌟

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Regional Studies Association @regstud.bsky.social · Jul 31

🌟We are delighted to announce the next ANZRSAI & RSA Conference 🌟

🔶Population Change and Regional Resilience
📆1-2 Dec 2025
🌏University of Waikato, New Zealand

To view the CfPs and for more info, go to:

💻 bit.ly/4okCnlk

Join us in the beautiful city of Hamilton

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Regional Studies Association @regstud.bsky.social · Jul 22

⌛Two weeks to abstract submission deadline ⌛

🔶 Beyond GDP: Measuring Just and Green Transitions for Resilient Societies

Rethink how we measure progress beyond income, toward green, inclusive, resilient economies.

Abstract deadline: 4th August 2025

💻 bit.ly/3GUdVWW

🔄😀

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Regional Studies Association @regstud.bsky.social · Jul 9

🔔 Call for Abstracts

Join the “Beyond GDP” Conference the RCC, in partnership with the
@regstud.bsky.social

Rethink how we measure progress beyond income, toward green, inclusive, resilient economies. 🌱📊🌍

📝 Submit now: www.regionalstudies.org/events/beyon...

#BeyondGDP #SEE #InclusiveGrowth

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RSA Europe @rsaeurope.bsky.social · Jun 20

Excited to be heading to Palermo next for the 2025 Joint Summer College on Demographic Change & Regional Development — a great opportunity for PhD students and early career researchers, in partnership with @gssisocialsci.bsky.social and the University of Palermo!

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RSA Europe @rsaeurope.bsky.social · Jun 24

And the 2025 Summer College has begun - with Fabio Mazzola giving an opening keynote on human capital and regional development.

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RSA Europe @rsaeurope.bsky.social · Jun 24

Onto our 2nd keynote and Alessandra Faggian @gssisocialsci.bsky.social convinces us why peripheral regions are so important.

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RSA Europe @rsaeurope.bsky.social · Jun 25

The Summer College continues today at UNIPA and our first speaker is Daniele Vignoli. He explains changing demographics in his seminar on Positive Demography: Re-Thinking Demographic Dynamics.

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Regional Studies Association @regstud.bsky.social · Jun 25

🔔 Call for Abstracts

Join the “Beyond GDP” Conference the RCC, in partnership with the
@regstud.bsky.social

Rethink how we measure progress beyond income, toward green, inclusive, resilient economies. 🌱📊🌍

📝 Submit now: www.regionalstudies.org/events/beyon...

#BeyondGDP #SEE #InclusiveGrowth

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Regional Studies Association @regstud.bsky.social · Jun 10

⏳ Two weeks to apply for Student and ECR Conference ⏳

⏱️ Deadline: 24 June

🗓 9–10 September 2025
📍 University of Westminster, London, UK

For more information on this conference and to apply:

www.regionalstudies.org/events/2025s...

😃🔄

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Regional Studies Association @regstud.bsky.social · May 15

🌟Deadline day (15/05) for #RSALatinAmerica 🌟

▶️Adapting Local and Regional Development to Changing Environments
⏰ 22-24 October 2025

We are accepting abstracts in English, Spanish and Portuguese.

To view the CfP and submit: www.regionalstudies.org/events/rsala...

🌎 Monterrey, Mexico

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Regional Studies Association @regstud.bsky.social · Apr 24

🌟Two weeks today the second plenary for #RSA25 🌟

The Future of Regional Policy
Thursday 8th May 09.00-10.30 WEST

📕For more info and view the online programme:

events.rdmobile.com/Sessions/Ind...

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Regional Studies Association @regstud.bsky.social · Apr 16

🌟Three weeks today the conference programme starts for #RSA25 🌟

Kicking off with the opening plenary'Navigating Regional Transformation' with a fantastic selection of speakers.

📕For more info and view the online programme:

events.rdmobile.com/Sessions/Ind...

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Regional Studies Association @regstud.bsky.social · Apr 8

🌟Special Sessions are in for #RSALatin America 2025 🌟

For more information and to submit your abstract: bit.ly/RSALA25

▶️ Adapting Local and Regional Development to Changing Environments
⏰22-24 October
🌎 Monterrey, Mexico

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Regional Studies Association @regstud.bsky.social · Mar 17

🌟Special Session deadline (3 April) fast approaching for our RSA Latin America Conference 🌟

▶️ Adapting Local and Regional Development to Changing Environments

For more information and to submit your proposal:

bit.ly/RSALA25

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Regional Studies Association @regstud.bsky.social · Mar 14

Ludger Gailing getting the first of today's presentations underway. Energy transitions vary greatly from region to region.

#RSAWebinar #CREST #ARL

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Regional Studies Association @regstud.bsky.social · Mar 14

Saska Petrova explaining the challenges on the issue of energy poverty at a household level.

www.regionalstudies.org/events/rsa-o...!

#RSAWebinar #CREST #ARL

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Regional Studies Association @regstud.bsky.social · Mar 14

⌛ Still time to sign up for today's (14/3) Energy Justice webinar taking place at 12pm GMT / 1pm CET.

ℹ️ bit.ly/3EzQn69

Free to attend, just need to register.

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Regional Studies Association @regstud.bsky.social · Mar 10

🌟Two fantastic webinars taking place this week 🌟

⏰ 12 March 12pm GMT / 1pm CET
▶️ Research by Women – Research on Women
ℹ️ bit.ly/4idN45r

⏰ Friday 14th March 12pm GMT / 1pm CET
▶️ Energy Justice
ℹ️ bit.ly/3EzQn69

For more info & to register for free, click on the links above.

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Regional Studies Association @regstud.bsky.social · Feb 27

🦜 Early bird conference fee extended for #RSA25 🦜

Deadline: Friday 7th March

▶️ Navigating Regional Transformation
⏰ 6-9 May 2025
🌎 University of Porto, Portugal

To register and view the full programme:

💻 bit.ly/RSAAC25

⌛ 9 weeks and 4 days to go

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