Join us at our 45th Annual Conference CSU, WAGGA WAGGA, 1-2 DECEMBER 2022

“DATA SCIENCE IN REGIONAL POLICY: HOUSING AND WORKFORCE DYNAMIC”

For more than forty years, the Australia and New Zealand Regional Science Association has brought together researchers across academic and policy fields to explore the cutting edge of regional development and regional analysis in Australia, New Zealand and around the world. If your work involves regions, please join us for our 45th Annual Conference in Wagga Wagga. ANZRSAI welcomes proposals for contributed papers, for themed panels, or for special sessions, on any topic related to regions. This year’s conference is hosted by the Data Science Research Unit (DSRU) at the Charles Sturt University (CSU), Wagga Wagga.

To register, and for more information on the conference, visit the ANZRSAI website at: www.anzrsai.org

Submission Guidelines

All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. The following paper categories are welcome:

• Full papers guidelines (Submission due date extended to Monday, 14 November 2022): FINAL CALL

1. Full papers are for mature work, requiring lengthy explanations of the conceptual background, methodology and data and analysis.
2. The paper language must be in English.
3. Full papers should present original works and have not been published elsewhere.
4. Full papers should state: (i) the major issue(s) addressed, (ii) potential significance of the work, (iii) the theoretical and methodological approach(es) pursued, (iv) major findings, conclusions with implications and (v) relevant scholarly references.
5. Full papers must not exceed 12-18 pages and should follow the instructions on the following template (Full Paper Template).
6. All full papers have to be submitted in PDF format before the deadline through the “2022 ANZRSAI Conference EasyChair submission portal”.

• Abstract Guidelines (Submission due date extended to Monday, 14 November 2022): FINAL CALL

1. Abstract must be prepared either in LaTeX or .doc format. Click here for the template in LaTeX or .doc.
2. The address of the author who will present the paper must be clearly specified following the guideline.
3. Incomplete or incorrectly formatted abstracts will not be accepted.
4. The official language for all abstracts, papers, and oral presentations is English.
5. The abstract should state concisely the methods and results of the paper.
6. Abstracts are limited to 150 words (maximum), not including title, author, and keywords. A character is defined as any keystroke, including spaces and punctuation. Abstracts exceeding this count will be truncated. Please submit your abstract free of typographical errors or misspellings.
7. All abstracts have to be submitted in PDF format before the deadline through the “2022 ANZRSAI Conference EasyChair submission portal”.

List of Topics

• Papers related to the conference theme will be considered, as well as papers across the whole range of regional science fields, including
• geography,
• economics,
• governance,
• social and environmental studies, or
• multi-disciplinary research.

Committees

Program Committee

• Person 1: Associate Professor Azizur Rahman (Chair), Charles Sturt University
• Person 2: Professor Rolf Gerritsen, Charles Darwin University
• Person 3: Associate Professor Delwar Akbar, CQUniversity 
• Person 4: Associate Professor Yogi Vidyattama, University of Canberra
• Person 5: Associate Professor Vince Mangioni, University of Technology Sydney
• Person 6: Professor Mike Hefferan, Queensland University of Technology
• Person 7: Professor Bruce Wilson, RMIT University
• Person 8: Dr Paul McPhee, Federation University
• Person 9: Professor Tony Sorensen, University of New England 
• Person 10: Associate Professor Michael Cameron, University of Waikato
• Person 11: Dr Omoniyi (Niyi) Alimi, University of Waikato

Organizing committee

• Person 1: Associate Professor Azizur Rahman (Chair), Charles Sturt University
• Person 2: Professor Rolf Gerritsen, Charles Darwin University
• Person 3: Associate Professor Yogi Vidyattama, University of Canberra
• Person 4: Scott McManus, Charles Sturt University
• Person 5: Dr Gregory Jones, University of Southern Queensland
• Person 6: Associate Professor Vince Mangioni, University of Technology Sydney
• Person 5: Associate Professor Md Rafiqul Islam, Charles Sturt University
• Person 6: Associate Professor Michael Cameron, University of Waikato

Keynote/Invited Speakers

• Speaker 1: Professor Chris Pettit, UNSW
• Speaker 2: Professor Ganna Pogrebna, CSU
• Speaker 3: Professor Prem Chhetri, RMIT University
• Speaker 4: Linda Randall, Nordic Institute for Regional Development and Planning (Nordregio), Sweden 
• Speaker 5: Scott McManus, CSU
• Speaker 6: Associate Professor Delwar Akbar, CQU

Publication

The 2022 ANZRSAI Conference proceedings will be published in the ANZRSAI Publications by The Australia and New Zealand Regional Science Association Inc (ANZRSAI).

There will be two Best Paper Awards at the conference, sponsored by the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communication. The first award is for the Best Paper presented at the conference. The second award is for the Best Paper presented by a Student. There is a small cash grant given to the winners.

The Final Call for Papers is available to be downloaded here.

Venue

The conference will be held in the The Convention Centre, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, Australia.

Contact

All questions about submissions should be emailed to Associate Professor Azizur Rahman on aspac@csu.edu.au

Sponsors: 

Australian Government Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts

Charles Sturt University (CSU)

The Regional Science Association International (RSAI)