Call for Papers: The WRSA’s 66th Meeting 2027, in Carlsbad, California
The Western Regional Science Association (WRSA) is pleased to welcome you to our 66th Annual Meeting in Carlsbad, CA (greater San Deigo Area). The conference will be held Feb 14-17, 2027, at the Westin Carlsbad Resort & Spa.
Only full papers (draft format acceptable) will be accepted for review by our program committee. All submissions will be reviewed and will be assigned to a discussant on the program.
Thanks to the generous gifts from Prof. Gordon Mulligan, Prof. Arthur Getis, and many other WRSA members, WRSA will provide a Travel Grant for Graduate Students and Early-career Scholars (who earned a Ph.D. after 2020). The Travel Grant will partially cover Hotel Accommodation. The WRSA Program Committee will review the submitted papers by Graduate Students and Early-career Scholars (who earned a Ph.D. after 2021) and notify the selected recipients by the end of December 2026. To be considered for the travel grant, check the box labeled “Consider my paper for graduate student/early career travel grant!” when submitting your paper.
All presenters are expected to discuss a paper and/or chair a session.
Panel sessions are welcome; please contact our executive director,
Prof. Jaewon Lim (wrsa@unlv.edu) for more details.
The deadline for submission of full papers (draft version acceptable) is October 15, 2026!
The hard deadline for the Tiebout Competition is October 15, 2026.