To deeply illustrate the spirit of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, explore new mechanisms for regional green development, create China's regional economic theory and practices and build beautiful China, the Symposium on “Regional Green Development and Beautiful China Construction under the 17th National Annual Conference on Regional Economics” will be jointly hosted by the Institute of Regional and Urban Economics of Renmin University of China, Institute of Urban and Regional Economics, Nankai University, on October 13 to 14, 2018 in Lanzhou, Gansu Province, with the help of the School of Economics, Lanzhou University.

We sincerely invite you to participate in this meeting. The relevant matters are hereby notified as follows:

I.Themes

The Evolution and Innovation of Regional Economic Theory

Regional Green Development and Beautiful China Construction

II.Topics for Discussion

1. Regional economic theories, methods and policies (Including frontier theories of regional economics; integration and innovation of regional economic research methods; regional economic policy innovation).

2. Regional green development and beautiful China construction (Including the"Two Mountains"[1]theory and regional green development strategy; ecological civilization construction and regional development model innovation; ecological compensation and regional development model innovation; ecological compensation and regional ecological environment governance cooperation mechanism).

3. New and old kinetic energy conversion and regional industrial restructuring (Including new regional development pattern and new model under the new economic normal; supply-side structural reform and regional development kinetic energy conversion; "Internet +" and new businesses under regional industrial development).

4. Regional development model innovation and local economic development (Including free trade zone construction and regional linkage development; theory and practice of demonstration zone construction; county economic development).

5. The construction of the “Belt and Road” Initiative and the new pattern of regional opening up (Including the new cooperation mechanism in the construction of the “Belt and Road” Initiative; the practices and experience of the construction of the six economic corridors; the development experience of China and the construction of the “Belt and Road” Initiative; the construction of community of shared future for mankind and economic globalization).

6. Major strategic research on regional coordinated development (Including the construction of the Yangtze River Economic Belt; the coordinated development of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei District; the construction of Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macao and Dawan District; the coordinated development of urban agglomeration; the targeted poverty reduction and poverty alleviation and the comprehensive construction of a moderately well-off society; rural revitalization strategy and agricultural and rural modernization, etc.).

Or you can prepare other topics related to the themes.

III. Host Unit

Institute of Regional and Urban Economics, Renmin University of China

Research Institute for Urban and Regional Economic of Nankai University

School of Economics, Lanzhou University

IV. Sponsoring Unit

School of Economics, Lanzhou University

V. Assisting Unit

Silk Road Economic Belt Construction Research Center (Major Philosophy and Social Science Research Base of Gansu Province)

Regional Economic Development and Regional Policy Research Center, Lanzhou University

Institute for Studies in County Economy Development, Lanzhou University

Institute for Studies in Rural Revitalization Strategy, Lanzhou University

Institute of Regional Finance Research, Society of Gansu Provincial Finance

Editorial Department, Journal of Lanzhou University

VI. Date and Place

Registration Date: October 12, 2018, Friday

Conference Date: October 13-14, 2018(Saturday and Sunday)

Address: Lanzhou University (Campus at Chengguan District)

VII. Papers Submission

Each manuscript must be an unpublished academic paper with more than 8,000 words. As for the writing format, please refer to the papers on Journal of Lanzhou University (Social Sciences). Please send your paper in WORD format via email to jingjixueyuan@lzu.edu.cn before November 30, 2018, with the author’s name and title as the email subject.

VIII. Conference Fee

No fees are required for the conference. During the meeting, the Sponsoring unit will provide the participants with meals. The accommodation and transportation fees will be at your own cost.

IX. Contact Information

Tel: 0931-8912624

Fax: 0931-8912467

Zip Code: 730000

Address: School of Economics, Lanzhou University, Landzhou, Gansu Province

X. Others

The Conference Manual will be published by October 10. Hotels will be booked after collecting the application form.

[1]It is put up with by Xi Jingping in 2005 on the environment protection. In English, it means that lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets.