The COST members have been very active in organising 7 special sessions for upcoming international conferences. The main focus is NeWSp during the COVID-19 pandemic and its impacts on peripheries (including rural areas), gender issues, commuting and well-being. Among the 6 sessions, a closed special session is organised at RSA 2021 to discuss the outcomes of the first two years of our Action (CA18214) (see below). Thanks to the organisers’ efforts, and welcome to the participants and their abstracts!
The following overview details the conferences, special sessions and organisers.
1 RSAI 13th World Congress of the RSAI -Smart Regions – Opportunities for Sustainable Development in the Digital Era, May 25-18, 2021
OPEN SPECIAL SESSION Mapping Co-working Spaces: Spatial Patterns and Location Factors.
ORGANIZERS T. Baycan (TR), G. Micek (PO) A. Sinitsyna, (ES)
2.Regions in Recovery E-Festival, Regional Studies Association, 2-18 June 2021
OPEN SPECIAL SESSION Functions and Impacts of collaborative workspaces in rural and peripheral regions and towns, co-organized by CORAL ITN and CA18214
ORGANIZERS V. Advikos (EL), I. Mariotti (IT), I. Capdevila (FR), P. Bednar (CZ), S. Schmidt, T. Lang (DE)
https://www.regionalstudies.org/events/rinr2021/
Link to the special session https://coral-itn.eu/call-for-papers-special-session-2021-regions-in-recovery-e-festival-regional-studies-association-2-18-june-2021/?fbclid=IwAR0yYS6vLHVcp6PiitN60IHNRklS01APeZEMGVhr94cGPGNDrvgtcIQCTHk
3.Regions in Recovery E-Festival, Regional Studies Association, 2-18 June 2021
CLOSED SPECIAL SESSION European Cost Action Project “The Geography of New Working Spaces and the Impact on the Periphery”: findings, challenge sand future perspectives (closed session) organised by CA18214
ORGANIZERS Mina Akhavan (IT), Mina Di Marino (NO), Grzegorz Micek (PO)
https://www.regionalstudies.org/events/rinr2021/
4.Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) Annual Conference, August 31 –September 3rd, 2021
OPEN SPECIAL SESSION Coworking spaces: a tool to reduce commuting and enhance well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic
ORGANIZERS T. Bajada (MT), B. Satariano (MT), I. Mariotti (IT)
- ERSA, Territorial Futures, Visions and scenario for a resilient Europe, Bolzano, 24-28 August 2021
OPEN SPECIAL SESSION New working spaces, resilience, and peripheral areas during the Covid-19 pandemic
Organizers: I. Mariotti, (IT), M. Di Marino (NO), Pavel Bednar (CZ) T. Baycan (TR) A. Frenkel (IL)
Link to the special Session S27. New working spaces, resilience, and peripheral areas during the Covid-19 pandemic. https://az659834.vo.msecnd.net/…/438667919fc1472ebc3d70c80f…
- AISRE Local Sustainable Development and Relaunch: What Role for Tradition and Innovation? 8-10 September 2021
OPEN SPECIAL SESSION Reshaping Gender in Third Places for Work: Challenges and opportunities of Women-Focused Coworking in the Post-Pandemic Era
Organizers: M. Akhavan (IT), A. Fuzi (BG), C. Pacchi (IT)
- AISRE Local Sustainable Development and Relaunch: What Role for Tradition and Innovation?, 8-10 September 2021
OPEN SPECIAL SESSION The effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on the geography of work and new working spaces I. Mariotti (IT), M. Di Marino (NO), C. Tagliaro (IT), I. Manzini Ceinar (UK)
