The conference is open to all forms of energy and environment topics. For energy, the subjects could range from production, transmission, distribution, retail and financial markets. For environment, the topics could focus on policies, emerging technologies and institutions.

The Applied Regional Science Conference (ARSC) was established in December 1987 under the goal to promote interdisciplinary researches in the field of regional science.

The subject of the conference is "Growing Energy Demand, Energy Security and the Environment in Asia." Energy demand growth in the coming decades is expected to be mostly in the non-OECD countries, specifically the developing countries in Asia. This demand growth will have significant impacts on...