Minutes of the PRSCO Council Meeting, Minneapolis

PRSCO Council Meeting in Minneapolis
Date and Time: 12:30PM-2:30PM Thursday 10 November 2016Meeting Place: Gray’s Bay, Marriot City Center in Minneapolisa) Apologies received, roll-call, and confirmation of Section representatives (Patricio Aroca)
PresentPatricio Aroca (PRSCO President, SOCHER), Fu-Chuan Lai (PRSCO vice-President,CRSA-T), Andrés Rodríguez-Pose (RSAI President), Jean-Claude Thill (past RSAI president),
Dusan Paredes (SOCHER), S. Eréndira Serrano-Oswald(AMECIDER), Lilian Carrillo(Columbia), David Plane (WRSA), Roberta Capello (Editor PiRS), Peter Nijkamp (ERSA),
Hiroyuki Shibusawa (JSRSAI)
Katsuhiro Sakurai (JSRSAI), Maria Ikegawa (JSRSAI), Zhenhua Chen (NARSC), Karima
Kourtit (ERSA)
Apologies received
Eduardo Haddad (BRSA), Yoshiro Higano (JSRSAI), Jichung Yang (KRSA), John Madden(ANZRSAI), Jose Rodríguez (Peru), Lay J. Gibson (WRSA), Yuzuru Miyata (JSRSAI), Mohd
Shukri Hjnoor (MRSA), Mohd Yusof Kasim (MRSA), Paul Dalziel (ANZRSAI), Bob Stimson(ANZRSAI), Roger Stough (WRSA), Daigee Shaw (CRSA-T), Sutee Anantsuksomsri(Thailand), Jorge Serrano (AMECIDER), Budy Resosudarmo (IRSA), Tomaz Dentinho (RSAIExecutive Director), Jacques Poot (ANZRSAI), Sarwar Jahan(BRSA), Yuyuan Wen (China),Chitta Ranjan Pathak (IRSA)b) Minutes of the PRSCO Council Meeting in Bangkok, Monday Jun 27 2016(Patricio Aroca)
Patricio suggested that the Minutes be approved.
c) Report on the 14th PRSCO Summer Institute in 2016 (Sutee Anantsuksomsri)
Sutee was not able to attend the meeting. Patricio reported a report which is prepared by Sutee.
The 14th PRSCO Summer Institute was held in Bangkok, Thailand from June 27-29, 2016.There
were 78 papers presented and these were organized by theme in 19 parallel sessions. The themes
covered a wide range of studies related to the field of regional science. The program featured
presentations by leading scholars from more than 20 countries. The attendees come from aroundthe world. The 14th PRSCO Summer Institute is the initiation of establishing the Thailand
Section of Regional Science Association International and expanding the network of regional
scientists in Thailand.
d) Procedure for affiliation to the PRSCO(RSAI) of Thailand Section (Patricio Aroca)
Patricio reported a report on the progress of establishing Thailand Section of Regional Science
Association International which is prepared by Nij and Sutee. They are having about 10 active
researchers who are interested in establishing the Thailand Section of RSAI. They plan to createa legal body under the Faculty of Architecture and Planning, Thammasat University for theThailand section of RSAI. The next meeting of the network of regional scientists in Thailand
will be held on June 5, 2017 at Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok.
1e) Report on the 25th Pacific Conference of the RSAI in 2017 (Fu-Chuan Lai)
Fu-Chuan reported the dates and venue of the 25th Pacific Conference in Tainan, Taiwan. The
promotion video on the conference webpage was presented. Fu-Chuan also reported the keynote
speakers, location of venue, university buildings, transportation conditions, and etc. The deadlineof abstract submission is December 15, 2016. Fu-Chuan requested submissions from
Asia-Pacific Rim and the entire world. Patrcio and Zhenhua suggested more publicity using
website links and a flyer.
f) Report on the 15th PRSCO Summer Institute in 2018 (José Rodríguez)
Jose was unable to come the meeting. Patricio reported a draft proposal of the 15th PRSCO 2018
Summer Institute which is prepared by Jose. Patricio reported the local organizing committee,dates, conference venue, accommodation, transportation, fees and schedule. The summer
institute will be held at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú on July 4-6, 2018.
g) Discussion on venues of PRSCO Conference and Summer Institute in 2019-2022 (PatricioAroca)
Patrcio reported venues for conferences in 2019-2022. The WRSA will host the 26th PRSCO
conference and the JSRSAI will host the 27th PRSCO conference. Rachel was not able to attendthe meeting. David Plane suggested the PRSCO conference will be in Seattle in 2019. The 16th
Summer Institute in 2010 is still vacant. Hiroyuki suggested it will be discussed at the next
PRSCO conference in Taiwan.
h) Nomination of the PRSCO representative for the RSAI Council for the term 2017-2019
Patricio reported Yuzuru will expire the first term of the RSAI councilor at the end of 2016 year.
Hiroyuki asked Yuzuru the commitment of the second term and he send a response by e-mail.
Andrés suggested the law of the RSAI council member elections will be changed due to theaddition of a new superregional organization (LACRSAI). Yuzuru’s position will be notrenewed.
i) PRSCO Awards (John Madden)
John was not able to come the meeting and send a note by e-mail. Patricio reported the note.
Following the note, Patricio suggested two members for Higano Award, Fu-Chuan Lai and Jorge
Serrano and one member for Best Paper, Dusan Paredes. Patricio appointed the following
committees to select the 2017 Higano and Best Paper Awards.
Higano Award – Patricio Aroca (Chairperson, PRSCO President), Budy Resosudarmo(Immediate-Past President), Fu-Chuan Lai , Jorge Serrano (two members or friends of PRSCO
Council, one from western side of the pacific, one from the eastern side).
Best Paper by a Young Regional Scientist – John Madden (Chairperson), Jacques Poot, Richard
Shearmur, Roger Stough, Luis Galvis, Yuzuru Miyata and Dusan Paredes.
j) Report on activities of pacific rim regional science communities
1) Eréndira reported the creation of a new superregional origination in RSAI, LACRSAI (Latin
American and Caribbean RSAI supra-regional association).
2) Hiroyuki reported the face book website of the Malaysian Regional Science Association(MRSA).
3) Hiroyuki reported a new journal of the Japan Section of the RSAI, Asia-Pacific Journal of2

Regional Science.
4) Eréndira reported the 21st AMECIDER National Congress on November 15-18, 2016 inMerida, Mexico.
k) Report of Editors, Papers in Regional Science (Roberta Cappelo)
Roberta made a short note. She explained current situations of PiRS. The submission to PiRS isincreasing and the impact factor was raised.
l) Any further business
1) The next PRSCO Council meeting in Tainan, Taiwan

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