Under the general topic

"From Industry to Advanced Services -
          Perspectives of European Metropolitan Regions"

the following theme sessions are intended:

• Regional Competitiveness:
  
Regional Growth and Convergence - Productivity, Efficiency - Infrastructure and Human Capital - Innovation and Growth - Regional Cooperation and Cluster - Innovative Milieu and Cluster - Foreign Investment and Trade - Regional Disparities - Firm Demography
• Innovation and New Technologies:
  
Innovation Cluster - Institutional Networks - Knowledge and Educational Infrastructure - New Firm Formation - Innovation Governance and Programs
• Sectoral Changes and New Markets:
  
Tertiary Sector - Advanced Producer Services - Internet and ICT Services- Financial and Public Services - Agrar Sector - Special Workshop: "The Spatial Implication of the New Economy"
• Locational Analysis:
  
Locational Preferences - Locational Modelling

• Labour Markets:
  
Employment Trends - Labour Supply and Market Area - Unemployment Analysis - Wages
• Migration and Demographics
  
Immigration Trends and Policies - Migration Flows - Housing

• Environment and Sustainability:
  
Resource Utilization - Quality of Life - Programs and Strategies
• Transportation:
  
Travel Patterns - Travel Modelling - Travel Forecasting - Road Pricing - Travel Modality - Infrastructure and Regional Development - Transport Planning and GIS - Case Studies - Logistics

• Urban and Metropolitan Areas:
  
Transport, Commuting - Urban Structure - Urban Systems - Business Services - Culture and Entertainment
• Rural and Peripheral Areas:
  
Endogenous Potential - Sustainable Development - Tourism

• Regional and Urban Planning:
  
Regional Governance - Governance of sustainable development - Urban development - Disparities and networking strategies
• Regional Policy:
  
Economic Development - Public Finance - Objectives and Instruments - Tourism
• European Integration:
  
Regional Convergence - Cross Border Co-operation - Transition countries - Evaluation

• Methods of Spatial Analysis:
  
Land Use - GeoComputation - Spatial Network Modelling - Input-Output Techniques - Spatial Interaction Modelling - Spatial Variance Analysis - Spatial Point Pattern Analysis - Spatial Econometrics: Specification and Testing - Discrete Choice and Space-Time Models - Exploratory Spatial Data Analysis - Spatial Econometrics in Growth & Land Use Modelling - Monetary Policy and Spatial VAR Analysis

In addition, special sessions for young scientists applying for the Epainos Award are intended.

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