03/04/2020
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.
