These are conferences  related to the theme of the economic and social impact of higher education, where initiative researchers presented additional papers.  

 2008

 - Scottish Economic Society Annual Conference,  Perth,  Scotland,  April 2008

 - European Regional Science Association: Annual Conference, Liverpool, England, August 2008  Culture, Cohesion and Competitiveness: Regional Perspectives 

Presentations from the ERSA 2008  conference available here.

 - PASCAL:  Annual Conference  Limerick, Ireland, May 2008 Learning Regions' Role in Regional Development