Call for Papers & Proposals for New Study Teams
1. Call for Adjudicated Papers!!!
IPAC is proud to hold its 62nd Annual Conference in Ottawa, from August 22-25, 2010. The conference will provide a forum to discuss the emerging trends in Canadian public administration.
We welcome scholars, academics, practitioners and consultants working in public or para-public sectors to submit papers within the theme :
The IPAC Research Committee will review submissions. The reviewers will consider the originality, academic quality and the paper's relation to the theme of the conference.
Authors whose papers are selected will be invited to present their work at the conference to be held in Ottawa from August 22-25, 2010.
Participants who wish to submit their paper are requested to fill out the following form along with a 500-word abstract of the paper.
DEADLINES: Submissions must be received by April 30, 2010. Authors will be notified of the results of the competition in June 2010. Abstract must be submitted by April 30, 2010 in order to present at the conference.
Submissions and inquiries should be directed to:
Wendy A. Feldman, Director of Research
Institute of Public Administration of Canada
1075 Bay Street, Suite 401, Toronto, Ontario M5S 2B1
Telephone: (416) 924-8787 ext: 228
Email: wfeldman@ipac.ca
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2) Study Team proposals
A long-established feature of IPAC's research activity has been the creation and management of study teams/groups. They assemble experts, practitioners and academics to discuss, compare and analyse current and emerging issues. Participants advance their own understanding of issues, analysis tools and management capabilities. The results of these study group initiatives are destined for publication.
NEW PROPOSALS for 2010 are now being accepted.
TOPICS: Current issues of Public Administration and Public Policy especially health care governance, education, environment, demographics, performance management and accountability, leadership. IPAC is especially interested in analyses of emerging issues affecting all orders of government and the broader public sector.
Eligibility:
Applicants must be members of a Canadian faculty involved in research in public administration or public sector officials employed by a government, agency, board or commission, or the BPS.
Selection:
The IPAC Research Committee acts on behalf of the Board of Directors of IPAC to assess proposals and name successful applicants.
Number:
Up to two grants will be awarded each year. Only one grant per year per principal investigator will be awarded.
Value:
Up to $10,000.
Applicants are encouraged to seek matching funds from their departments (in universities or in government).
Duration:
Applicable to projects scheduled to start in 2010 for 24 months' duration. A final report must be submitted to the IPAC Director of Research on project completion.
Budget:
Budget and justification must be provided in a one-page outline. Budgets should not include salary or honoraria.
Dissemination:
It is essential that the work of the study team be published. IPAC retains the right of first refusal to disseminate the work in one of its publication streams:
- "IPAC Series in Public Management and Governance" at the University of Toronto Press and Les Presses de l’Université Laval
- Articles in Canadian Public Administration journal
- IPAC New Directions occasional paper
- On the IPAC website
"The financial support of the Institute of Public Administration of Canada" must be acknowledged in all publications and promotion assisted by this grant. Successful applicants are strongly encouraged to submit their findings as a session of the annual IPAC Conference.
Closing Date
Complete applications must be received in electronic form at the national office of IPAC by April 2, 2010.
For Online Application Form, Click here.
For more information on this IPAC program, please contact Wendy Feldman, Director of Research, at wfeldman@ipac.ca
