Annual Conference 2011
The Brassey of Canberra, Australia, 6-9 December 2011
ANZRSAI invites academics, practitioners and policy advisers interested in any aspect of regional science, regional development or regional policy to participate in our 35th annual conference, hosted this year in the Australian capital city, Canberra. ANZRSAI welcomes contributions on any topic related to regions. Following the natural disasters that have struck regions of Australia, Japan and New Zealand over the last two years, the core theme for this year’s conference will focus on: Building Adaptive Regions.
The conference will be hosted at The Brassey of Canberra. The Brassey was built in 1927 as a guest house for the exclusive use of members of parliament and mid-level officials following the establishment of the Federal Parliament. It now offers all the facilities expected of a modern conference venue while still retaining the character of its heritage status (www.brassey.net.au/).
Keynote Speakers
We are pleased to announce that 5 Keynote Speakers have now been confirmed for this year's conference
Professor John Tomaney: Place-based Approaches to Regional Development
John Daley Investing in Regions: Making a Difference
Professor Caroline Saunders: Regional Development Before and After an Earthquake
Professor Bob Stimson: Introduction to AURIN
Richard Walker: Regional Development: Comments
Full details can be found here
The programme will include academic papers (which may be peer reviewed), PowerPoint presentations and special sessions on topics in regional science theory, regional development practice or regional planning policy. The conference includes an Awards Dinner at the venue on Thursday 8 December, at which the following awards will be made.
- The John Dickinson Memorial Award for Best Paper in AJRS
- The ANZRSAI Award for Best Conference Paper
- The ANZRSAI Award for Best Conference Paper by a Student
The conference’s call for papers is now available. This also includes full details of registration packages and costs.
Abstracts can be submitted and uploaded here. If you submitted an abstract for last year’s conference and are using the same email address, you are already a registered author of Abstract Warehouse Online. If you have forgotten your ID number, click on the help message “I forgot my password” and enter your email. The website will send you an email with your ID number and password almost instantaneously. The closing date is 2nd September.
Conference registration is now available through the registration page. There is a range of accommodation options in Canberra, but if you want to stay at the conference venue, the website for bookings is available at The Brassey Bookings.For further information on the conference, please contact the Association President:
Paul Dalziel
AERU, Lincoln University, New Zealand
paul.dalziel@lincoln.ac.nz
