Publication calendar for the monthly publication of the American Society for Public Administration
Contact: Christine Jewett McCrehin, p 703-209-0560, cjewett@aspanet.org

Note: Items in parentheses are intended as subject ideas for monthly topics. Authors are not limited to these subjects and are encouraged to write in their specific areas of expertise. 

January/February: Employee Management and Development: Tapping the Power of Your People, Working Beyond 9 to 5
(recruiting, retaining, motivating, title 5 reforms, OPM, czars, work/life balance, networking, etc.)
Issue Travels to ASPA Conference

Deadline for Articles/Advertising: January 22, 2010; Published February 1, 2010
 

March/April: The Next Decade of Health Care: Expectations and Reform
(responses to state issues; Medicaid; administrative and analytic demands of reforms; reform proposals; problems producing medical professionals; drug industry; insurers; physicians; hospitals; success stories from U.S. and abroad; etc.)
International Pullout:
Issue Travels to ASPA Conference

Deadline for Articles/Advertising: March 20, 2010; Published April 1, 2010

May/June/July (Summer Issue): New Media, Social Media and Web 2.0; Internet/Information Security
(Web 2.0; Twitter; Facebook; LinkedIn; blogging; what does this mean for public service; how much validity do blogging, etc. add other than one person’s opinion; don’t forget your website; administering laws; helping laws catch-up to technology; hacking; privacy; etc.)
ASPA Conference Coverage

Deadline for Articles/Advertising: June 15, 2010; Published June 22, 2010

August/September: Are We Prepared? Planning for Pandemics and Natural Disasters
(education; medical; emergency management; lessons learned from State and local efforts, etc.)

Deadline for Articles/Advertising: August 20, 2010; Published September 1, 2010

October: The Recession’s Silver Lining?; A Roof Over Our Heads? Housing Issues and Trends
(taking the opportunity to reinvent services strategies and re-examine priorities aging in place; community strategies for surviving foreclosures; alternatives for older adults; model programs for homeless; could foreclosure have been avoided; etc.)
Education Supplement: Online vs. Traditional Education: How to Choose
(pros and cons; little bit of both; courses offered; use of technology; comfort level professors vs. students; what professors expect; what students expect; best for me may not be best for you; etc.)

Deadline for Articles/Advertising: September 21, 2010

November/December: After the Recovery Act: Transformation or Business as Usual?; Public Servants, Contractors and Private Lobbyists
(transparency; accountability; online reporting; role of Single Audit; intergovernmental cooperation; shovel-ready projects, fact or fiction; jobs; did education benefit; who benefited; end of stimulus funds; managing in and around public/private partnerships; issue networks and policy communities, etc.)

Deadline for Articles/Advertising: November 19, 2010; Published December 1, 2010