Dear Friends and Colleagues,
It is our pleasure to welcome you to Cartagena for the First Conference of the Regional Science of the Americas: RSAmericas. On behalf of the RSAmericas and the Organizing Committee, I would like to thank you for joining us at this historical meeting, and for sharing your experience, research and views with all the participants.
The First Conference of the Regional Science of the Americas is intended to be a major international forum for researchers and policy-makers in the field of Regional Science in our continent, focusing on today’s most challenging issues. RSAmericas2009 brings together more than 69 participants from 17 different countries. The papers cover all major areas of the field, with applications for a wide range of regions in the continent.
I hope you will also have some time to visit the charming Cartagena. I bet you will enjoy this lively city, full of history and enchants.
I am so pleased you are here and I wish you an excellent and memorable conference as well as an enjoyable stay in Cartagena!
Eduardo Haddad
President of RSAmericas