Request for Proposals for the 2028 RSAI World Congress The Regional Science Association International (RSAI) aims to hold a world congress at least once every two years, as it is an essential instrument for networking and the global advancement of research on Regional Science. The last edition 2026 has recently been held in Quito, Ecuador, with a vast representation of many countries and all RSAI supranational sections. RSAI considers world congresses. Now, the RSAI calls for proposals to host the 2028 RSAI World Congress. Potential hosts are RSAI Supra-Regionals, RSAI Sections, or RSAI members that have a proven track record of hosting conferences and related events. It is worth noting that the RSAI World Congress may be held as a standalone event or concurrently with another event (such as the supranational or the national RSAI conference). Proposals must be submitted by email to RSAI Executive Director (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ; cc: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by Monday, July 16th, 2026, 23:59 CET Proposals will be evaluated by the RSAI Council, that will take a decision at the RSAI Council meeting to be held during the annual ERSA meeting (Sofia 2026). Depending on the quality of the proposals received, the RSAI reserves the right not to organize a congress in 2028 or to postpone the decision, so that a potentially interesting proposal can be fine-tuned. The following document outlines the application process and explains in detail the main points that the proposal sent should cover when applying to host the 2028 World Congress. Application Process (download) Prior RSAI World congresses 1980 1st – Cambridge Mass. (Harvard University), USA 1984 2nd – Rotterdam (Erasmus University), Netherlands 1989 3rd – Jerusalem (Kibbutz Ramat Rachel), Israel 1992 4th – Palma de Mallorca, Spain 1996 5th – Tokyo (Rissho University), Japan 2000 6th – Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland 2004 7th – Port Elizabeth, South Africa 2008 8th – Sao Paulo, Brazil 2012 9th – Timisoara, Romania 2014 8th – Bangkok, Thailand (Cancelled due to the coup in Thailand) 2016 11th – Istanbul, Turkey (Cancelled due to terrorist attacks in Turkey) 2018 12th – Goa, India 2021 13th – Marrakech, Morocco (online only) 2024 14th – Kecskemét, Hungary 2026 15th – Quito, Ecuador 2028- CALL FOR CANDIDATURES