The 13th Annual UCF Public Administration Conference, Evidence-Based Policymaking: Using Big Data to Evaluate Public Sector Innovation and Improve Organizational Performance, will be held at the UCF FAIRWINDS Alumni Center on Friday, March 1, 2019. Academics, practitioners, and students are invited to participate in robust conversation. On February 28, please join us for pre-conference activities with our keynote speaker Dr. Gary R. VanLandingham, Professor and Reubin O’D. Askew Senior Practitioner in Residence, Florida State University.
Register now https://public-administration-research-conference-ucf.eventbrite.com
Student research poster proposals are being accepted through February 1, 2019. Please visit https://ucfparc.wordpress.com/student-engagement/ for more information and a link to the full call for research proposals.
Pre-Conference Events: Thursday, February 28
Locations: TBA
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Doctoral Workshop featuring Gary R. VanLandingham, Ph.D.
3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Eminent Scholars Lecture Series featuring Gary R. VanLandingham, Ph.D.
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Welcome and Networking Reception
Conference Schedule: Friday, March 1
Location: UCF FAIRWINDS Alumni Center, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Registration and Breakfast
8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. Opening and Overview
Break/Student Poster Viewing
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Session 1 (3 Concurrent Panels)
Evidence-Based Policy & Practice
Innovations & Best Practices for Organizational Performance
Disaster Preparedness & Emergency Response
Break/Student Poster Viewing
10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Session 2 (3 Concurrent Panels)
Quantitative Public Policy Research
Innovative Approaches to Governance
In Search of a Sustainability Framework to Inform Orlando Planners in Times of Rapid Growth and Technological Change: Bridging the Gap between Urban Planning Theory and Practice
Break/Student Poster Viewing
12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Lunch
Keynote address by Gary R. VanLandingham, Ph.D.
Break
2:15 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. Session 3 (3 Concurrent Panels)
Education, Training, and Leadership
Emergency Management Healthcare Planning in Disasters
Against Evidence: Challenges to Evidence-Based Policymaking
-Conference concludes at end of Session 3-
Registration at https://public-administration-research-conference-ucf.eventbrite.com
For more information, please visit our website at https://ucfparc.wordpress.com/
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