Americas

The 2021 virtual conference will emphasize and prioritize high-quality research presentations and high-quality discussant feedback from senior scholars to assist junior scholars in getting the kind of professional research feedback they need to move their research forward.

What does our future look like and how do we begin to recover and work toward a post-COVID-19 world? ASPA’s 2021 Annual Conference will delve into the most pressing topics affecting our profession and provide space for new solutions.

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is the founder of the ICT 4D Conference. The event creates a ‘market-place’ to help initiate new partnerships, share insights and good practice for strengthen local partners, and learn from each other, especially around data protection, ethical considerations, and new partnership models with early co-creation of innovations.

The Latin American Center for Administration for Development (CLAD) and the Government of Portugal, through the Ministério da Modernização do Estado e da Administração Pública, co-organized the "XXV International Congress of CLAD on State and Public Administration Reform”.

This year’s conference will tackle the public sectors latest challenges and unique opportunities in the wake of COVID-19, including the rise of technology and digital services, pandemic responses and best practices at all levels of Government, the future of work, economic recovery, governance and leadership and much more. It will also feature workshops and networking opportunities designed to help job seekers in a changing employment landscape. 

The Global Standard in Public Services (NASPAA) consists of 743 conference “attendees” from over 250 universities in 25 countries. There were a total of 65 panels and seven workshops featuring the over 300 different speakers.

14-16 October 2020 | Event | Governance and Public Institutions | English| Americas
Organized by NASPAA

Every year, the GPSA looks forward to connecting with partners at its annual Global Partners Forum to share social accountability knowledge and insights from practitioners, researchers, funders, and policy makers, and reflect on the state of social accountability practice, explore emerging innovations and lessons, and look to new frontiers. This year, the Forum will will delve into important issues for the development community in the present environment, addressing the interlocking themes of the COVID-19 pandemic, socio-economic impacts, health systems, social inclusion, and the role of social accountability. 

This call for proposals opens in the midst of political, economic, and social upheaval that portends significant transformations across the globe. The answers to what these global shifts mean for governments, nations, communities and individuals are neither straightforward nor obvious, and the tools necessary to examine them are varied and expansive. 

The 2021 event is hosted by the City of Rotterdam, Netherlands and TU Delft University. Building on the success and innovation of previous meetings, Ecocity 2021 will feature a wide range of sessions, workshops, fieldtrips and other learning opportunities, showcasing the latest research and developments in urban design and city transformation practices.