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Regional Studies Association - Irish Section Annual Conference

Thursday 8 September 2022, 11:00-16.05  
Renehan Hall, South Campus, Maynooth University  ​

 Provisional Program

11.00-12.15 Session 1 - Rural Regeneration
Karen Keaveney (UCD)  - It’s not just about ‘one-off houses’: understanding spatial nuance in Irish rural housing
Niamh Moore (UCD) - Exploring place-based opportunities for just transitions
Mary O Shaughnessy (UCC) – Rurality as context for innovative responses to social challenges - The role of rural social enterprise

12.15-13.15 Lunch

13:15-14:30 Session 2 - Keynote Address and Tribute 
Keynote by Prof Ron Martin (University of Cambridge) - Virtual Address via Zoom
What Price a Global Financial Centre? How London Distorts the UK’s Economic Geography and Challenges Levelling Up

Niall Cussen (Office of the Planning Regulator)
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Tribute to Jim Walsh, former chair of the Regional Studies Association

14.30-14.50 Coffee

14:50-16:05 Session 3 – Regional Assemblies and RSES: taking stock
David Minton (Director NWRA) - In pursuit of regional coherence: Progress towards effective regional development
David Kelly (Director SRA) – The challenges related to a diversity of MASP areas
Jim Conway (Director EMRA) - Working with stakeholders on a regional scale

For further information: chris.vanegeraat@mu.ie
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