INTERNATIONAL SECTIONS

Should you wish to learn more on how an International Section works ,please email
rsa@rsa-ls.ac.uk

• Hungary
• Chair: Dr Attila Korompai, Futures Research Department, University of Economic Sciences, Budapest

• Ireland. The Irish Branch (RSAIR) was officially open in 1974 to provide a forum to discuss regional issues in Ireland.
  • Chair: Dr Chris Van Egeraat (NIRSA, NUI Maynooth)
  • Hon. Secretary: Dr Patrick Collins (NUI Galway)
  • Hon. Treasurer: Dr Micheàl Collins (TCD)

• Nordic Section
• NORSA: Nordic Section of the Regional Studies Association
  The Section encompasses members in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden and was officially open on the 11th September 2008 in Umeå, Sweden.
• Chair: Peter de Souza
• RSA Ambassador: Arne Isaksen
• Future Events
  Title: 4th Conference of the Nordic Section of the Regional Studies Association (NoRSA):
  Regions and Multi-Scalar Knowledge Dynamics, Organised by The Centre for Regional and Tourism Research (CRT)
  Date: October 4–5, 2012
  Venue: Bornholm/Denmark
  Call for papers
  Programme
  
  
• Past Events
  NORSA 2010
  The Search: Future dynamics of regional development
  3rd Conference of the Nordic Section of the Regional Studies Association
  Date: 21st - 23rd June
  Venue: Seinäjoki, Finland

• Poland
• Chair: Grzegorz Gorzelak, European Institute for Regional and Local Development, University of Warsaw
• Past Events
  Cities and their Universities for Creation of Knowledge and Innovation
  Date: 26th - 27th September 2011
  Venue: Warsaw, Poland
  For more information visit: www.euroreg-unicaconference.pl or contact Dr Agnieszka Olechnicka.
  Register

• Russia
• Chair: Sergei Artobolevskiy, Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Geography, Staromonetny pereulok, 29, Moscow, 119017, Russia

• Scotland
• Dr Ross Brown, Strategy Division, Scottish Enterprise, 150 Broomielaw, Glasgow, G2 8LU, UK
• Past Events
  'Gazelles and Regional Development: Growth Trajectories, Determinants and Spatial Implications'
  7th and 8th June 2010, Central Scotland, UK.
  Conference Programme
  
• Past events

• Wales
• Max Munday, Cardiff Business School, University of Cardiff
• Past events
  Understanding Wales: Opportunities for Secondary Data Analysis
  Date: 16th January 2012, 1.00pm to 4.30pm
  Venue: Glamorgan Building, Cardiff University, Wales
  More information
  
  
• Workshop on methods for regional carbon and waste accounting: Perspectives from Scotland and Wales
  Tuesday 11th May 2010, Committee Rooms 1&2, Glamorgan Building, Cardiff University, Wales
  Programme
  
  "Exiting the Crises: Regional Development Priorities for the Post Recession Economy"
  7th December 2009, Glamorgan Building, Cardiff University, Wales.
  Programme