American Society for Public Administration

Public Service Recognition Week is May 5-11, 2008
The American Society for Public Administration and our 100+ chapters celebrate and recognize the contributions of all public servants. Won’t you join us in recognizing excellence in public service?
Read the Latest Issue of ASPA's newsletter The Bridge
New Benefit for ASPA Members Now Available!
ASPA recently announced that every member will receive free one-year electronic subscriptions to The Public Manager. Members - Login to the ASPA site (at left) and you will see a link below for the Spring 2008 issue!
2009 Conference Proposals Now Being Accepted!

ASPA’s 70th Annual Conference will be held March 20-24 in Miami, Florida at the Hyatt Regency Miami. This conference theme - Governance in the Midst of Diversity: Bridging Opportunity and Challenge - will explore and develop innovative practices for public administration to address the growing diversity of communities around the country. It emphasizes the importance of context and culture on the sustainability of innovations, and ASPA's role in supporting public administration globally from a U.S. perspective. For information on submitting your proposal, click here
ASPA Practitioner Conference July 28-29 in Baltimore
ASPA and The Public Manager are sponsoring an inaugural practitioner conference in Baltimore, Maryland, July 28-29, 2008. This conference is unique in that it focuses on the needs and interests of public service practitioners at all levels. Tracks will address challenges in performance, accountability, human capital, technology, communication, and governance. More information is available here.
ASPA Leadership Nominations Now Being Accepted
ASPA members, leaders, chapters, and sections are invited to submit their recommendations to the Nominating Committee for the position of Vice-President. National Council representatives are also needed throughout the U.S. to serve three-year terms. Download a nomination form and submit your recommendations today!
2009 Public Integrity Symposium Call for Abstracts
The 2009 Public Integrity Symposium invites authors to submit abstracts of papers. This symposium seeks to advance the knowledge of successes and failures, tools and methods, and costs and return on investments in ethics education and training. The deadline for abstract submissions is June 1, 2008. For more information click here.
ASPA and ARNOVA Co-sponsoring Symposium on Nonprofit Accountability
ASPA's Center for Accountability and Performance and the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) are co-sponsoring a symposium entitled Accountability and Performance Measurement in Public - Nonprofit Partnerships. The symposium will be held in Cleveland, Ohio this October. Check back for additional details.
2008 International Conference on Public Administration
ASPA, the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (USETC), and University of Minnesota Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs (UMN) are sponsoring the 2008 International Conference on Public Administration (ICPA). The conference will be held at the University of Minnesota on September 24-26, 2008. Click here for the conference website.
Call for Authors - ASPA Series in Public Administration and Public Policy
ASPA has a great opportunity to publish books that will shape the field through new ideas and those that find application among practitioners. Click here for more information.
Students and New Professionals- Your Public Service Career Starts with ASPA!
ASPA helps students and new professionals acquire the knowledge, technical skills and resources necessary to be exceptional public servants. Want to learn more? Click here to see how you can get ahead, stay connected, and save money!
Recent Job Listings on PublicServiceCareers.org!

Assistant Director of Research (Institute for Children and Poverty-NY)

Assistant or Associate Professor, Department of Political Science and Public Administration (Auburn University Montgomery-AL)

Program Administrator, Center for Healthy Communities (University of South Alabama-AL)

Research Assistant, Pew Hispanic Center (Pew Research Center-D.C.)

To view a current listing of available positions visit PublicServiceCareers.org.
Accountability Cases Now Available
ASPA and its Center for Accountability and Performance (CAP) announce the publication and availability of Accountability Cases.
This innovative series, edited by Robert Schwartz and Daniel W. Williams, uses real-world cases to illuminate concepts in accountability. Cases are designed to provoke thinking about accountability dilemmas and policy decisions that public servants are likely to encounter in their professional careers. Click here for more information.
Profiles of Outstanding Women in Public Administration is now on Sale! ASPA and its Section for Women in Public Administration (SWPA) have published this history of women in public service and chronicle of women who have served in leadership positions. Read a sample and order your copy today!

Public Administration with an Attitude, is a best-selling ASPA publication by H. George Frederickson, is now available. Read a sample chapter and order your copy today!