1.- Convergence, growth and development of the territories
2.- Efficiency, productivity, competitiveness and space
3.- Urban and territorial sustainability, natural resources, energy and environment
4.- Globalization and territory: foreign sector, foreign direct investment, flows and value chains
5.- Labor market and territory
6.- Inequality, poverty and territory
7.- Population, territory and migratory movements
8.- Methods for spatial analysis I: spatial econometrics
9.- Methods for spatial analysis II: geographic information systems
10.- Methods for spatial analysis III: input-output, big data and other techniques and methods applied to spatial analysis
11.- Location of economic activity and cluster analysis
12.- Economy of knowledge, creativity and geography of innovation
13.- Housing market
14.- Urban planning, smart cities, metropolitan areas, mega-regions and city networks
15.- Local and regional governance, regional development policies and cohesion
16.- Public sector and regional financing
17.- Companies, entrepreneurship and business dynamics in the territory
18.- Culture, tourism and territory
19.- Regional science: evolution of regional and urban analysis
20.- Valencian Regional Science
S-TC. University knowledge transfer sessions environment
S-JI.- Young Researchers Sessions: “I have an idea …”
S01 – Geography of Creative Industries: Why do they cluster?
Coordinator: Josep-Maria Arauzo-Carod
S02 – The geography of innovation and knowledge spillovers
Coordinator: Rosina Moreno
S03 – Popular festivals as a factor of territorial resilience
Coordinators: Igone Porto, University of Deusto and Vicente Royuela – University of Barcelona
S04 – Spatial flows: towards an empty Spain and a full Spain
Coordinator: Coro Chasco, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid and Maite Alguacil Marí, Universitat Jaume I
S05 – Glocal clusters: critical aspects and new trajectories
Coordinators: Teresa Martínez-Fernández (Universitat Jaume I de Castelló), Manuel Expósito- Langa (Universitat Politècnica de València) y Gloria Parra-Requena (Universidad de Castilla – La Mancha)
S06 – Regional institutions and quality of government in European regions
Coordinator: Javier Barbero (European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), Seville, Spain)
S07 – Entrepreneurship and territorial innovations
Coordinators: Catalina Ancuta – Universitatea de Vest din Timișoara (RO), Ana Firmino – University Nova de Lisboa, Ramona Ivan – Universitatea de Vest din Timișoara (RO), Daniel Goeler – University of Bamberg Martine Long – Université d’Angers, Nicolae Popa – University of Timisoara
S08 – Quantitative, Qualitative and Spatial Analysis of Tourism: Bridging the gap among scientific disciplines
Coordinators: Andrés Artal-Tur y Luisa Alamá-Sabater
S09 – Depopulation strategies: AVANT Chair
Coordinators: José-María García Álvarez-Coque (Universitat Politècnica de València), Javier Esparcia (Universitat de València), Jaime Escribano (Universitat de València), Antonio Martínez Puche (Universitat d’Alacant) y Vicente Budí (Universitat Jaume I)
S10 – Territory and employment
Coordinators: Jorge Hermosilla (Universitat de València), José M. Giner (Universitat d’Alacant) and Juan J. Rubert (Universitat Jaume I)
S11 – Big Data in Regional Science
Coordinator: Fernando A. López, Polytechnic University of Cartagena
S12 – Spatial point process and spatial networks
Coordinator: Fernando A. López, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena
S13 – Recent Trends in Regional Socio-Economic Inequalities and their Consequences
Coordinators: Andre Carrascal-Incera, Diana Gutierrez-Posada, Raquel Ortega-Argiles
S14 – Input-output and general equilibrium models for the analysis of the environmental sustainability of the regions
Coordinators: Luis Antonio López Santiago (University of Castilla-La Mancha), Ana Serrano González (University of Zaragoza), Alberto Franco Solís (University of Extremadura)
S15 Regional and local development in Colombia
Coordinators: Emili Tortosa Auxina and Jesus Peiro Palomino (Universitat Jaume I)
S16 Regional values and perceptions on the European integration process
Coordinators: Filippo di Pietro and Jorge Díaz Lanchas (European Commission, DG Joint Research Centre)
S17 – Accessibility to housing in Spain. Problems and solutions
Coordinator: Paloma Taltavull of La Paz
S18 – Regional GDP in Latin America in the long run
Coordinators: Daniel A. Tirado-Fabregat (UV) y Marc Badia-Miró, (UB)
S19 – Economic crisis and financial exclusion: implications for regional development
Coordinator: Emili Tortosa Auxina
S20 – Regions and internationalization
Coordinator: Juan de Lucio