This second transformational management conference presented by The Public Manager and the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) focuses on Strengthening Trust in Government: Opening Dialogues, Building Collaborations. Join us for a two-day, interactive exchange on how strategic engagement – of the workforce, the public, all levels of government, public nonprofits, and the private sector – can change the most fundamental relationship between government, its citizenry and other stakeholders.

The Public Manager, ASPA, and collaborating organizations will offer conference attendees exciting new opportunities for professional engagement and development. Even before the event takes place, moderators, speakers and other participants will weigh in with their views through a variety of pre-conference social networking activities (e.g., polls, wikis, podcasts, etc.). Also, a mix of plenary and concurrent sessions will explore innovative approaches at all levels of government to such challenges as:

• engaging the organizational workforce, the public and other stakeholders;
• measuring organization performance and public satisfaction;
• changing the conversation between labor and management;
• strengthening relations between executive and legislative branches;
• building more effective interagency and intergovernmental collaborations and more sustainable international collaborations;
• and increasing transparency in a Web 2.0 environment, among other topics.

This unusually interactive event will also include transformation workshops featuring first-hand case illustrations by government and industry presenters and work group sessions to generate action recommendations for conference attendees to bring back to their organizations and for leaders in Washington and elsewhere to consider as they aim to strengthen trust in government.

Early bird registration fees have been extended until October 30!

Who Should Attend? Students in public service or non-profit fields, public service professionals with the federal, state or local government, international development students and professionals, non-profit professionals, and private sector workers who contract with federal, state, or local governments.

Why Should I Attend? For unparalleled information from senior practitioners and fresh opportunities for open exchange of ideas among students, young professionals, and mid-level to senior professionals.

What is the Objective? To engage students and all levels of professionals from a range of fields connected to public service in a collaborative, audience-driven conference offering “expert” give-and-take, case illustrations presented by experienced agency practitioners, and including publication, where appropriate, of relevant materials and proceedings.

How Can I Get Involved? Join us on GovLoop, ImprovedGov, and LinkedIn to begin networking and dialoguing on conference topics. And join us November 2-3 in downtown Washington, DC for two days of results-oriented sessions featuring practical takeaways immediately applicable in the professional environment.

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