The Regional Science Association of the Americas (RSAMERICAS) represents the affiliated and common interests of the various regional science organizations of the American Continents. RSAMERICAS operates as an objective, scientific body without political, social, financial, or nationalistic bias. It supports its objectives by promoting acquaintance and discussion among regional scientists and with scholars in related fields, by encouraging the publication of scholarly studies, and by performing services to aid the advancement of the field of regional science. RSAMERICAS serves as the organizational body representative of the interests of its institutional and individual members with respect to the Regional Science Association International (RSAI). It affiliates sub-national, national or regional sections of the Regional Science Association International located on the American Continent.