Contributions from any academic discipline or theoretical approach that address the challenges and dynamics of the economic, political, legal and social institutions of our time are welcome. Submissions on other aspects of institutional research are also welcome, with preference to those that...

Conference themes: - Cross-border regional cooperation under the restructuring global order, - Cross-border regional cooperation for development: theories and practice, - Cross-border regional cooperation for rural development, - The development of regional financial industry, - The development...

Topics: - Energy and Resources - Health - Information Technology and Telecommunications - Infrastructure and Urban Development - Manufacturing - Mobility - Science and Technology Participation in these meetings is by invitation only.

The theme of the IAOS Conference in Shanghai 2008 is Smart Data, Innovative Uses – Reshaping Official Statistics. An integral part of the Conference is also the 26th biennial conference of the SCORUS, a standing committee of IAOS on regional and urban statistics.

The general theme of the conference is Governments, Markets, and the Future of Capitalism. The keynote speakers will address various specific issues related to this general theme, but submissions in all areas are welcome.