Department of Regional Economics and Administration invites you to the 19th International Colloquium on Regional Sciences June 15 – 17, 2016 Hotel Zámek, Čejkovice, Czech Republic Preliminary programme  15/6/2016 arrival of participants, excursion, informal meeting  16/6/2016 plennary, dinner, sections, social evening  17/6/2016 sections, conclusions of colloquium, dinner Topics The Colloquium represents a platform for meeting of experts whose common interest is research of European region issues and above all, the Czech and Slovak ones. Region is perceived as a territorial unit between national state and municipalities, which implies the necessity of specific approaches to dealing with their matters. In this sense the Colloquium is thematically focused on:  regional development factors in the context of the economic and social cohesion policy,  role of public administration in the process of creation and implementation of public policy in municipalities and regions,  evaluation of innovation and knowledge potential of Czech, Slovak and European regions,  attractiveness of territory, demographic processes, labour market, environment and tourism. Conference fee CZK 2500 (incl. excursion, only in Czech) CZK 2400 (without excursion) Accommodation hotel Zámek: 780 CZK/person/night hotel Albor: 650 CZK/person/night (accommodation in twin-bedded or threebedded rooms) Registration March 15, 2016 Papers: March 15, 2016 Reviews: March 25, 2016 Revised papers: April 5, 2016 Conference proceedings Papers will be published in reviewed conference proceedings with ISBN. It will be submitted for CPCI by Thomson Reuters (proceedings published from 2010 to 2015 have been included in it). Registration and detailed information: www.econ.muni.cz/colloquium Excursion Sightseeing tour through historical Templar wine cellars: 15/6/2016, 17.00 o`clock (only in Czech).