Midwest Public Affairs Conference

Make sure you get your MPAC 2025 submissions in by April 15th, the link is here:

Qualtrics Survey | Qualtrics Experience Management The most powerful, simple and trusted way to gather experience data. Start your journey to experience management and try a free account today.

MPAC 2025 Submission Deadline extended to April 7th: PLEASE SUBMIT SUBMISSIONS BY APRIL 7th HERE:

Qualtrics Survey | Qualtrics Experience Management The most powerful, simple and trusted way to gather experience data. Start your journey to experience management and try a free account today.

Reminder, MPAC 2025 in is Kansas City June 4 - 6. Please submit something by March 31st! Details here: https://midwestpac.com

If you want to be sponsor check out our sponsorship opportunities here: https://midwestpac.com/mpac2022/conference-sponsorship-opportunities/

UMKC is a great place and the new streetcar (which is free) is going to be up and running.

midwestpac.com

EXTENDED SUBMISSION DEADLINE IS APRIL 5TH!!!

2024 Midwest Public Affairs Conference
Rebuilding Community Trust in Turbulent Times
May 20-22, 2024

The Bloch School at the University of Missouri at Kansas City
Our trustees invite you to submit a proposal for the 2024 Midwest Public Affairs Conference (MPAC). Individual paper, panel, roundtable, and workshop proposals are welcome on all topics in public affairs; we actively encourage submissions from faculty, students, and practitioners.

Our theme this year is Rebuilding Community Trust in Turbulent Times. We invite proposals that explore the relationship between residents and democratic governing institutions, with particular emphasis on how cross-sectoral social innovations redefine the relationship between residents and their governing institutions. MPAC prides itself on its diversity, in addition to theme-related papers we welcome proposals from a variety of PA-related fields such as urban affairs, public policy, nonprofit management, political science, and urban planning. Submissions from practitioners are welcome.

Registration fees for the event are $200 for academics and practitioners, $100 for students.

The submission period opens immediately, and acceptances are sent on a rolling basis. The proposal deadline is April 5, 2024. Registrations must be paid by April 20, 2024 to be included in the program.

To submit a MPAC proposal, please send the following in an email to [email protected]. 1) Paper/presentation title 2) names of author(s) and email address for each, 3) institutional affiliation and professional title, and 4) an abstract not to exceed 300 words. If you plan on submitting more than one proposal, please send each in a separate message, and indicate such in your email header (ex. MPAC Proposal 1 of 2).

If you would like to serve as a panel chair, please add a brief statement indicating your interest. For more information about the conference and opportunities for sponsorship, please contact MPAC Interim President, Michael Ford at [email protected], or conference host Susan Opp at [email protected].

MPAC is proudly affiliated with the American Society for Public Administration. We seek to expand opportunities for education and research throughout the Midwest, while providing a mechanism for socialization between faculty, practitioners, and students in the public and nonprofit sectors.

The open-access JPNA is looking for an editor, full details here: http://midwestpac.com/jpna-call-for-editor/

https://www.aspanet.org/ASPA/About-ASPA/In-the-Community/Releases/Giving-Voice-to-Our-Values.aspx

Giving Voice to Our Values Giving Voice to Our Values

Hello MPAC friends. Given the uncertainty of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic we have decided to cancel MPAC 2020, and instead plan MPAC 2021 for June in Springfield, IL. Even if the situation is improved by September, planning has been disrupted to the point where rescheduling is prudent. If you have already submitted for 2020 we will be happy to consider that submission for 2021.

Hello everyone. Obviously we are some time away from our 2020 conference, but know we will be monitoring the coronavirus situation along with everyone else. Stay smart and stay safe.

2020 Call for Papers: Designing and Running the Innovative Public Service Agency

September 24-25, 2020
University of Illinois Springfield, Springfield, IL

Our trustees invite you to submit a proposal for the 2020 Midwest Public Affairs Conference (MPAC). Individual paper, panel, roundtable, and workshop proposals are welcome on all topics in public affairs; we actively encourage submissions from faculty, students, and practitioners.

Our theme this year is Designing and Running the Innovative Public Service Agency. We invite proposals that explore public sector innovation, within an emphasis on connecting research insights to agency practice. MPAC prides itself on its diversity, in addition to theme-related papers we welcome proposals from a variety of PA-related fields such as urban affairs, public policy, nonprofit management and planning.

Our reviewers will accept proposals that entail research in progress, though they should have enough content to facilitate substantial participant discussion.

Registration fees for the event are $185 for academics and practitioners, $95 for students.

The submission period opens immediately, and acceptances are sent a rolling basis. The proposal deadline is June 30, 2020. Early registration will end on August 15, 2020, after which fees will increase to $195 for academics and practitioners, $105 for students. Late registrations must be paid by September 1, 2020 to be included in the program.

To submit a MPAC proposal, please send the following in an email to [email protected]. 1) Paper/presentation title 2) names of author(s) and email address for each, 3) institutional affiliation and professional title, and 4) an abstract not to exceed 300 words. If you plan on submitting more than one proposal, please send each in a separate message, and indicate such in your email header (ex. MPAC Proposal 1 of 2).

If you would like to serve as a session chair, please add a brief statement indicating your interest. For more information about the conference, opportunities for sponsorship, please contact the MPAC President, Michael Ford at [email protected]

MPAC is proudly affiliated with the American Society for Public Administration. Now in our 7th year, we seek to expand opportunities for education and research throughout the Midwest, while providing a mechanism for socialization between faculty, practitioners and students in the public and nonprofit sectors.

Please check out the full schedule at the link below. As always, MPAC strives to be rigorous, fun, affordable, and inclusive. See you in Indy!

midwestpac.com

SWPA scholars Dr. Sean McCandless, Dr. Nicole Elias and Dr. Shilpa Viswanath will be conducting a workshop on Practical Implications of Social Equity Diversity and Inclusion Public Affairs Conference 2019

If you're at Midwest Public Affairs Conference 2019, stop by at room CE406 between 2:40-4:10pm on 09/19.

If you are playing CBS March Madness Bracket Challenge this year, PM Stephen Kleinschmit your email and he will add you to the Midwest Public Affairs Conference group!