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Text Box: Schedule-at-a-Glance for ASPA's National Conference The Sky’s the Limit: Idealism and Innovation in Public Service Denver, CO - March 31 through April 4, 2006 please note that this schedule is subject to change
Text Box: Legend CS = Concurrent Session PDW = Professional Development Workshop FOOD = Food Event RTBL = Roundtable Discussion LECT = Lecture SS = Public Administration SuperSession MEET = Meeting T = Ticketed Event MOBL = Mobile Workshop $ = Extra Charge to Attend
Thursday, March 30 Time Type
Registration 2:00-5:00  
     
Friday, March 31 Time Type
Registration 7:15-5:00  
New Urbanism 8:45-10:00 PDW
Citizen-Driven Performance Improvement: An Introduction 9:00-12:00 PDW
Energy and the Environment 10:15-11:45 PDW
Leading Practices in Performance Measurement and Management 12:00-5:00 PDW $
Transportation Mobile Workshop - From TREX to FasTracks: Partnerships in Public Transportation 12:30-5:30 MOBL $
Public/Private Initiatives in Serving Homeless Populations 1:00-2:45 PDW
Domestic Violence: The Domino Effect 1:00-3:00 PDW
Pay for Performance in the Public Service 1:00-6:00 PDW
Establishing Healthy Communities Through Open Space Preservation and Smart Growth Initiatives 3:15-4:30 PDW
     
Saturday, April 1 Time Type
Registration 6:45-5:00  
First Time Attendee Orientation 8:00-9:00 MEET
Committee/Section Meetings (Publications, PAR Board, 07 Conference, SPAE, PD advisory) 8:00-9:30 MEET
Advanced Executive Leadership Training 8:00-12:00 PDW
Leading Practices in Performance Measurement and Management 8:00-5:00 PDW $
Integrity in Public Service: An Interactive Ethics Workshop with Charles Garofalo 8:00-12:00 SS
New Urbanism, Smart Growth, and Public Health Mobile Workshop - A Stapleton Urban Development Site 8:00-12:30 MOBL $
Student Summitt (MPA and Undergrad) 9:15-2:30 MEET
Homeland Security - Implementation of National Incident Management System 9:00-10:30 PDW
Steering Groups (Performance, Pride) 9:00-10:30 MEET
Section/Committee (PAR Board, 07 Leadership, Capacity) 10:00-11:30 MEET
National Council Meeting 12:00-4:00 MEET
University & State Agency Partnerships: Mutual Benefits for Faculty, Students and State Agency Administrators 12:00-4:00 PDW
Doctoral Students 1:00-5:00 MEET
NASPAA Site Visitor Training 2:00-3:30 MEET
Case Study/Lessons Learned Presentation: TABOR - Could it Happen in Your State? 2:00-3:30 SS
Endowment Board 2:00-5:00 MEET
Homeland Security - Implementation of National Incident Management System 2:00-4:45 PDW
SPOD Business Meeting 4:00-5:00 MEET
SPOD Reception - Members only 5:00-6:00 FOOD
Opening Plenary 5:00-6:30 MEET
Founders Forum Reception 6:30-7:30 FOOD $ T
Founders Forum Dinner 7:30-9:15 FOOD $ T
Denver Dine Around 6:45-10:00 FOOD
     
Sunday, April 2 Time Type
Registration 6:45-5:00  
RoPPA 7:00-8:30 MEET
SPPM Meeting 7:30-8:30 MEET
Revolving Roundtables 8:00-5:00 RTBL
Current Issues in Labor & Employment Law and Human Resource Management 8:00-5:30 PDW
Toward Innovative Government and the Korean Government's Experience: Politics, Attitudes, and Capacity 8:00-9:30 CS
Civil Service Reform and At-Will Employment in the States 8:00-9:30 CS
Translating Knowledge into Action 8:00-9:30 CS
Models of Productivity Improvement 8:00-9:30 CS
In a Globalized World, How do You Keep the Public in Public Administration? 8:00-9:30 CS
Homeland Security and Disaster Management: New Roles, Policy, Research, and Strategic Planning 8:00-9:30 CS
Is Government Really Listening 8:00-9:30 CS
Politics, Pluralism, and Public Administration 8:00-9:30 CS
SIAM Board Meeting 8:00-10:00 MEET
STPA Meeting 8:00-10:00 MEET
Committee/Section Meetings (SWPA, SENRA, SPLA) 8:30-10:00 MEET
Center for Accountability and Performance 9:00-10:30 CS
Ethics Executive Meeting 9:00-10:00 MEET
Exhibit Hall Open to Attendees 10:00-5:00
CAP Board Meeting 10:00-11:30 MEET
COMPA Board Meeting 10:00-11:30 MEET
An International Comparative Study on E-Government Policy of World Cities: How Can We Foster Citizen Participation? 10:00-12:00 PDW
Elliot Richardson Lecture 10:30-12:00 LECT
Journal - Int'l Journal on PA 12:00-1:15 MEET
Social Equity Award Luncheon 12:00-1:30 FOOD $ T
Journal on PM and Social Policy 12:30-2:00 MEET
SICA Program 1:30-4:30 MEET
Global Ethics - Global Unity: The New Universal Responsibility of the Public Administrator 1:30-3:00 SS
The Greening of Local Government 1:30-3:00 CS
Safeguarding the Public Trust 1:30-3:00 CS
Advancing Complexity Thinking for Innovation in Public Administration 1:30-3:00 CS
Social Class Competencies Within Human Resources:  A Demonstrated Mark of Employee Value 1:30-3:00 CS
Infusing Idealism and Innovation Into Public Service 1:30-3:00 CS
Military Transformation and Homeland Security 1:30-3:00 CS
Drunk With Money: Can We Control Alcohol Consumption in the U.S.? 1:30-3:00 CS
Contracting Out Government Services- Taiwanís Developments and Experiences 1:30-3:00 CS
Crisis Management or Management Crisis? Assessing Governmental Response to Hurricane Katrina 1:30-4:45 CS
SIAM Membership Meeting 3:00-4:30 MEET
Responsible Environmental Protection 3:15-4:45 CS
The Politics of Preference 3:15-4:45 CS
From A Whole New Perspective: Managing in the Age of Instant Communication 3:15-4:45 CS
Healthcare Leadership in Theory and Practice 3:15-4:45 CS
Coordination for Mitigation, Preparation, Response and Recovery in International Disasters 3:15-4:45 CS
Navigating New Legal Territories 3:15-4:45 CS
Sustaining the Public Ethic in the Privatization Process 3:15-4:45 CS
When Bureaucracy Works: New York City Transit 3:15-4:45 CS
Examining Modern Budgeting:  A Centennial Perspective 3:15-4:45 CS
Crisis Management or Management Crisis? Assessing Governmental Response to Hurricane Katrina 3:15-4:45 CS
SICA Roundtable 3:15-4:30 MEET
Chapter/Section Leadership Training 3:30-5:00 PDW
Awards Ceremony 5:00-6:00 EVENT
Welcome Reception 6:30-8:30 EVENT
     
Monday, April 3 Time Type
Registration 6:45-5:00  
ARPA Editorial Board 7:30-8:30 MEET
Ethics Breakfast (General Membership) 7:30-8:30 FOOD $ T
SWPA Breakfast 7:30-9:00 FOOD $ T
Redesigning Risk: Perspectives from Katrina 8:00-9:30 CS
Results That Matter: Engaging Citizens, Measuring Performance, & Getting Things Done 8:00-11:00 PDW
Environment Mobile Workshop - Managing Colorado’s Most Popular State Park, Cherry Creek 8:00-12:00 MOBL $
Revolving Roundtables 8:00-5:00 RTBL
Current Issues in Labor & Employment Law and Human Resource Management 8:00-4:00 PDW
Innovations from a Global Perspective 8:00-9:30 CS
Balancing Money, Power, and Effectiveness 8:00-9:30 CS
Focusing the Spotlight on the Under-Represented 8:00-9:30 CS
The Price of Public Good 8:00-9:30 CS
Expanding Capabilities: Inclusive Partnerships and Emergency Management 8:00-9:30 CS
The Power of the State VS. the Individual 8:00-9:30 CS
Creating Sustainable and Effective Collaborations 8:00-9:30 CS
Modeling Government Innovations in Asia:  Opportunities and Challenges 8:00-9:30 CS
Center for Accountability and Performance 8:00-9:30 CS
Section/Committee (SHARE, SECM, Finance) 8:00-9:30 MEET
Results That Matter: Engaging Citizens, Measuring Performance, & Getting Things Done 8:00-10:00 CS
Exhibit Hall Open to Attendees 9:30-3:00  
Lessons From Katrina: A Guided Discussion with ASPA's Katrina Task Force (KTF) 10:00-11:30 CS
International Consortium 10:00-12:00 MEET
Sustainable Societies 10:00-11:30 CS
Shifting Paradigms: New Directions in Training Public Servants for the 21st Century 10:00-11:30 CS
The Future of Workforce Planning 10:00-11:30 CS
Money on the Horizon: The Future of Government Revenues 10:00-11:30 CS
Revolutionary Ideas in Citizen Expression 10:00-11:30 CS
Next Steps in Privatization 10:00-11:30 CS
The Essentiality of Measurement to Effective Planning 10:00-11:30 CS
Center for Accountability and Performance 10:00-11:30 CS
NPSA Awards Lunch 11:30-1:00 FOOD $ T
SSTIG: Doctoral Roundtable on Katrina, Emergency Management and Science and Technology 11:30-12:45 MEET
Healthcare Mobile Workshop - Fitzsimons: A Model for Military Base Closure 12:15-5:45 MOBL $
Section/Committee Meetings (SPAR, SPALR, ROPPA, SHHSA) 1:15-2:45 MEET
Global Governance: Issues and Solutions 1:15-2:45 CS
Linking Theory and Action 1:15-2:45 CS
PPMR Meeting 1:15-2:45 MEET
What if?  Technology in Service for the Public Sector 1:15-2:45 CS
Why Government Should be Held to a Higher Standard 1:15-2:45 CS
Innovative Compensation Strategies for Improving Public Sector Productivity 1:15-2:45 CS
Turning up the Volumn: Citizens Speak Out 1:15-2:45 CS
Privatization in the Community Context 1:15-2:45 CS
Action Research as Pedagogy 1:15-2:45 CS
International Ethics in Public Organizations 1:15-2:45 CS
PA Times 2:00-3:30 MEET
Maximizing Human Resource Potential: Teamwork Building in a Collaborative Environment 3:00-4:30 CS
Advancing Electronic Service Delivery 3:00-4:30 CS
Combating Global Corruption 3:00-4:30 CS
Transportation and Terrorism 3:00-4:30 CS
The Challenges of Regionalism 3:00-4:30 CS
Why Citizens Make A Difference 3:00-4:30 CS
Bridging the Gap:  Demystifying and Detoxifying Misunderstandings that Emanate from the Unique Synergy Between Academics and Public Administrators 3:00-4:30 CS
The Role of Indicators for Informing Decision Making and Action 3:00-4:30 CS
Emotion Work in Public Service Jobs 3:00-4:30 CS
Reinvigorating Public Administration 3:00-4:30 CS
International Ethics in Public Organizations 3:00-4:30 CS
Stone Lecture 4:30-6:00 LECT
Membership Meeting 6:15-7:15 MEET
Park University 6:30-9:00 MEET
Sponsored Receptions 6:30-9:00 FOOD
International Reception (by invitation) 6:30-8:00 FOOD
     
Tuesday, April 4 Time Type
Registration 6:45-10:00
ABFM Meeting 7:00-8:30 MEET
Section Breakfast Meetings (PMMR, SSTIG) 7:30-9:00 FOOD
Section/Committee Meetings 8:00-9:30 MEET
Electrics: The Future of Human to Government Contact 8:00-9:30 CS
Protecting the Public Trust 8:00-9:30 CS
Is It For Real?  Uncovering Government Ethics 8:00-9:30 CS
Re-Branding Public Service in the 21st Century: Revitalizing the Notion of "Service" in the Public Sector 8:00-9:30 CS
Global Credibility 8:00-9:30 CS
Women Innovating to Make a Difference in Public Administration 8:00-9:30 CS
Search Conferences: Energizing Citizen Participation for Making Strategic Change 8:00-9:30 CS
Democratic Accountability in Nonprofit/Nongovernmental Organizations 8:00-9:30 CS
Empowering Human Service Program and Process Improvement through Cooperative Third Party Evaluation and Technical Assistance 8:00-9:30 CS
Space Shuttles, Dams, Global Sustainability:  Knowledge Analysis as Research Tool 8:00-9:30 CS
Kaufman, Mosher, and The Brownlow Project 8:00-9:30 CS
Center for Accountability and Performance 8:00-9:30 CS
Structural Equation Modeling and Confirmatory Factor Analysis: A Workshop for Beginners 8:00-11:00 CS
How to Manage Knowledge Through Action Learning 8:00-11:00 CS
Delivering Outstanding Customer Service 8:00-11:00 CS
Center for Accountability and Performance 9:45-11:15 CS
Politics and Accountability: The New Public Sector 9:45-11:15 CS
Innovations in Performance Measurement 9:45-11:15 CS
Health Informatics Researches in Public Administration 9:45-11:15 CS
Measuring Public Integrity: A Dutch/US Comparative Project 9:45-11:15 CS
Transforming the PA Brand 9:45-11:15 CS
The New Face of Public Administration 9:45-11:15 CS
The Policy of Prevention 9:45-11:15 CS
Nations in Transition Economics; the Roles of Governance, Economy and Public Administration in Eastern Europe and China 9:45-11:15 CS
The Intergovernmental Effects of Federal Legislation and Rulemaking: A View Toward Economic Development Implementation 9:45-11:15 CS
Stimulating Collaboration, Improving Outcomes, Demonstrating Results 9:45-11:15 CS
Creating High-Performance Partnerships: Overcoming the Challenges 9:45-11:15 CS
Structural Equation Modeling and Confirmatory Factor Analysis: A Workshop for Beginners 9:45-11:15 CS
How to Manage Knowledge Through Action Learning 9:45-11:15 CS
06-07 Council Orientation 10:15-11:15 MEET
Closing Plenary 11:30-12:30 PDW
National Council Meeting 1:00-3:00 MEET