ERSA history and future
ERSA Presidents over the years
Roberta Capello (2024 – )
André Torre (2019 – 2023)
Jouke van Dijk (2014-2018)
Charlie Karlsson (2009-2013)
Paul Cheshire (2006-2008)
Roberto Camagni (2003-2005)
Borje Johansson (2000-2002)
Juan Cuadrado Roura (1995-1999)
Folke Snickars (1985-1994)
Peter Nijkamp (1978-1984)
ERSA Congresses over the years
65th 2026 Sofia, Bulgaria
64th 2025 Athens, Greece
63rd 2024 Angra do Heroísmo, Azores, Portugal & Virtual
62nd 2023 Alicante, Spain and Virtual
61st 2022 Pecs, Hungary and Virtual
60th 2021 Virtual edition60th 2020 Bolzano, Italy postponed to 2021
59th 2019 Lyon, France
58th 2018 Cork, Ireland
57th 2017 Groningen, The Netherlands
56th 2016 Vienna, Austria
55th 2015 Lisbon, Portugal
54th 2014 St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
53rd 2013 Palermo, Italy
52nd 2012 Bratislava, Slovakia
51st 2011 Barcelona, Spain
50th 2010 Jonkoping, Sweden
49th 2009 Lodz, Poland
48th 2008 Liverpool, United Kingdom
47th 2007 Paris, France
46th 2006 Volos, Greece
45th 2005 Amsterdam, The Netherlands
44th 2004 Porto, Portugal
43rd 2003 Jyvaskyla, Finland
42nd 2002 Dortmund, Germany
41st 2001 Zagreb, Croatia
40th 2000 Barcelona, Spain
39th 1999 Dublin, Ireland
38th 1998 Vienna, Austria
37th 1997 Rome, Italy
36th 1996 Zurich, Switzerland
35th 1995 Odense, Denmark
34th 1994 Groningen, The Netherlands
33rd 1993 Moscow, Russian Federation
32nd 1992 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
31st 1991 Lisbon, Portugal
30th 1990 Istanbul, Turkey
29th 1989 Cambridge, United Kingdom
28th 1988 Stockholm, Sweden
27th 1987 Athens, Greece
26th 1986 Krakow, Poland
25th 1985 Budapest, Hungary
24th 1984 Milan, Italy
23rd 1983 Poitiers, France
22nd 1982 Groningen, The Netherlands
21st 1981 Barcelona, Spain
20th 1980 Munich, Germany
19th 1979 London, United Kingdom
18th 1978 Fribourg, Germany
17th 1977 Krakow, Poland
16th 1976 Copenhagen, Denmark
15th 1975 Budapest, Hungary
14th 1974 Karlsruhe, Germany
13th 1973 Vienna, Austria
12th 1972 Rotterdam, The Netherlands
11th 1971 Rome, Italy
10th 1970 London, United Kingdom
9th 1969 Copenhagen, Denmark
8th 1968 Budapest, Hungary
7th 1967 The Hague, The Netherlands
6th 1966 Vienna, Austria
5th 1965 Krakow, Poland
4th 1964 Ghent, Belgium
3rd 1963 Lund, Sweden
2nd 1962 Zurich, Switzerland
1st 1961 The Hague, The Netherlands
50 years of ERSA
During the 50th Annual Congress of ERSA held in Jönköping (Sweden) in 2010, Peter Batey made a presentation entitled “Fifty years of regional science congresses in Europe: plenty to celebrate”. Learn more on ERSA Community, download Peter Batey’s presentation.