Regional Polarisation and Unequal Development in CEE: Challenges for Innovative Place-based Policies

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RSA Central & Eastern Europe Conference 2017
Regional Polarisation and Unequal Development in CEE: Challenges for Innovative Place-based Policies
10th – 13th September 2017, Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
It is with great pleasure to inform you about a one-day POLICY DAY on Monday 11th September 2017 as part of the RSA’s Central and Eastern Europe. The day will feature a number of plenary presentations and paper sessions on issues and inputs concerned with place-based policy.
We invite non-presenting delegates and particularly representatives of managing authorities, policymakers, practitioners and consultants to join the POLICY DAY and benefit from latest research, policy and development insights.
 
Keynote presentations will be delivered by:
Iskra Mihaylova, Chair of the Committee on Regional Development (REGI), European Parliament, Belgium
Peter Berkowitz, Head of Unit for Smart and Sustainable Growth, Directorate General for Regional and Urban Policy, European Commission, Belgium
Professor John Bachtler, European Policies Research Centre, University of Strathclyde, UK
 
What’s included in the Policy Day Rate?
We offer a special POLICY DAY rate for anyone who is a non-presenting delegate and who wishes to attend the conference on the Monday 11th September only. The POLICY DAY registration rate is £120 and includes:
Access to all conference sessions on Monday 11th September 2017
Lunch and two refreshment breaks at the conference venue on Monday 11th September
All conference materials and access to the conference app
An invitation to the Conference Reception on Monday 11th September hosted by the Cluj-Napoca City Council.
 
How to register?
To register for the POLICY DAY, Monday 11th September, please sign up athttps://members.regionalstudies.org/lounge/Meetings/Meeting?ID=187
Please contact Wanda Miczorek if you require more details or an invoice wanda.miczorek@regionalstudies.org, +44 (0) 1323 899 698

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