Provisional programme Registration: The registration fee covers access to all scientific activities, the individual papers, the

e social
programme; except the Saturday excursion (extra fee). Category Members of EGPA Host Country Participants Non-Members of EGPA EGPA Non Members Balkan participants in Jean Monnet Programme* PhD Students (Preconference Seminar) (only with accepted papers) PhD Students (EGPA Conference)* PhD Students (Pre-Conf.) + EGPA Conf* Accompanying persons Excursion Fee 350 EUR 350 EUR 430 EUR 380 EUR 50 EUR 175 EUR 200 EUR 150 Euros 60 Euros
Monday, 5 September 14.00 - 18.30 - PhD Seminar EAPAA Meetings Tuesday, 6 September 08.30 - 17.30 - PhD Seminar EAPAA Meetings 11.00 - 12.30 - Workshops and Study Groups sessions 12.00 - 15.30 - EGPA Steering Committee Meeting 14.00 - 16.00 - Workshops and Study Groups sessions 16.30 18.30 - Workshops and Study Groups sessions 20.30 Dinner

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Wednesday, 7 September 09.00 -11.00 - EAPAA meetings 10.30 - 17.00 - Registration of Friday, 9 September Participants 08.30 - 10.30 - Workshops and Study 12.00 - 14.00 - EGPA Study Groups Groups sessions Directors Meeting 11.00 - 13.00 - Workshops and Study 14.00 - 16.00 - Opening session Groups sessions 16.30 - 18.30 - Workshops and Study 14.30 - 16.30 - EGPA Annual General Groups sessions Assembly and Closing EAPAA Meetings Ceremony 20.30 Reception Saturday, 10 September Thursday, 8 September Excursion 08.30 - 10.30 - Workshops and Study Groups sessions

7-10 September 2011

PhD Seminar on 5-6 September

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Conference Secretariat
To access Conference updates, please check the Conference website regularly: www.egpa-conference2011.org EGPA Conference Secretariat - for information on the scientific programme, the registration and the payment: Dr. Fabienne Maron - EGPA Executive Secretary IIAS Scientific Administrator e-mail: f.maron@iias-iisa.org Melissa Monaco - Conference assistant and Webmaster e-mail: m.monaco@iias-iisa.org Local Conference Secretariat For information on the scientific programme in Romanian, on hotels and logistics: Prof. Lucica Matei - Chairwoman of the Local Organising Committee e-mail: lmatei@snspa.ro Carmen Svulescu - Responsible for Public Relations e-mail csavulescu@snspa.ro

Online registration is now accessible on this link: www.conftool.net/egpa2011 Accommodation Special rates have been negotiated with different hotels in Bucharest. For all reservations,

please refer yourself to the indication and to the list of hotels available on the Conference website: www.egpa-conference2011.org

Accompanying persons programme The registration fee (150 ) covers the social programme only. The participation to the scientific

activities and the Saturday excursion are not included. A special programme will also be organized. More information will be available on the Conference website.

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An invitation from EGPA and NSPSPA

On behalf of the Steering Committee of the European Group for Public Administration (EGPA), I would like to invite and to welcome you to the 33rd EGPA Conference that will be held in Bucharest, Romania. EGPA is very pleased to organise its 2011 Conference in collaboration with the National School of Political Studies and Public Administration (NSPSPA). The Conference will provide the participants with a platform for debating and sharing their ideas and thoughts on the different topics of the EGPA Permanent Study Groups. Prior to the Conference sessions, there will be a pre-conference symposium for the PhD students and young researchers. During the Conference, the debates will be organized around the various themes addressed by the 17 permanent study groups and a special French-Speaking seminar will focus on the theme: Sustainable Public Sector Reforms for Times

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of Crisis. EGPA will also host the meetings of EAPAA (European Accreditation in Public Administration) before and during its Conference. On behalf of EGPA, I would like to stimulate your participation and I wish you a very successful EGPA annual Conference. The EGPA annual meeting is always a good opportunity for sharing our experiences; for exchanging new ideas; for confronting our visions in facing new challenges for Public Administration and for meeting the members of our community of academics and practitioners. I am sure that you will enjoy the atmosphere of the nice city of Bucharest, one of the historical cities of Romania. Join us in Bucharest ! Prof. Dr. Wim van de Donk EGPA President

Welcome to Romania! to the 33rd Annual Conference of the European Group for Public Administration of IIAS. I am convinced that will happily (re)discover beautiful Romania and its wonderful people. At the same time, you will get acquainted with the Romanian academic environment, benefiting of a long standing tradition and the public administration culture. Together with the Parliament of Romania, my university and faculty will ensure the conditions for a fruitful professional, scientific and cultural dialogue. Prof. Dr. Lucica Matei
Chairwoman of the Local Organising Committee EGPA Bucharest, 2011

Place and dates

Bucharest, Romania Pre-Conference Seminar for PhD Students 5-6 september 2011 nsPsPa str. Povernei no. 6, sector 1, Bucharest EGPA 2011 Conference 7-9 september 2011 Parliament of romania str. Izvor no. 2-4, sector 5, Bucharest Excursion 10 september 2011

Pre-Conference Seminar for PhD Students 5-6 September 2011

EGPA is pleased to offer the sixth annual symposium for doctoral students and young scholars on September 5.-6., 2011, immediately preceding the annual EGPA conference in Bucharest. The symposium is designed to support young researchers in the field of Public Administration and Public Management to improve their research skills, to learn from colleagues and to enhance their opportunities for an academic career. It has the following objectives: to promote the development of a community of young scholars in a spirit of collaborative research; to provide a qualified framework for feedback on participants current research and guidance for future action; to help students to develop publishing strategies. Please note that the PhD Seminar is open only to the participants with accepted papers For more information, please consult the conference website: www.egpa-conference2011.org

EGPA Permanent Study Groups 7-9 September 2011

PSG I: E-Government (ICT in PA) PSG II: Performance in Public Sector PSG III: Public Personnel Policies PSG IV: Local Governance and Democracy PSG V: Regional and Local Government PSG VI: Governance of Public Sector Organisations PSG VII: Ethics and Integrity of Governance PSG VIII: Public Governance of Societal Sector PSG IX: Public Administration and Teaching PSG X: Law and Public Administration PSG XI: Strategic Management in Government PSG XII: Public Sector Financial Management (TBC) PSG XIII: Public Policies PSG XIV: EU Administration and Multi Level Governance PSG XV: PATI (Public Administration, Technology and Innovation) PSG XVI: Public and Nonprofit Marketing PSG XVII: Sociology of the State: Reforms and Resilience For more information about the detailed programme of each group, please consult the Conference website at: www.egpa-conference2011.org

French-Speaking Seminar: 7-9 September 2011

Sustainable Public Sector Reforms for Times of Crisis EGPAs decision to initiate in its midst a French-speaking area for debate is intended to facilitate the access of academics, experts, and professionals of the civil service to the most recent streams of thought in Public Management. This track should not, and will not produce hermetic discussions with respect to other languages; indeed EGPA and IIAS approach to their working languages English and French is that of complement and substitutability. Hence, the choice of Bucharest as host of the first edition: capital of a member State of Francophonie, open to the presence of French and English alongside its own Romance tongue. This year, the focus will be on the reforms of the public sector in times of crisis. We expect contributions on the following issues: New Reform Paradigms in Times of Scarcity; Innovation and Cost-Cutting; Administrative Capacity and Reform Implementation; The Impact of Starting Conditions on Change Programs; New Leadership for Sustainable Reforms under Strain; Evaluation of Reforms under Public Scrutiny and on Public Marketing and Communication for Times of Crisis. Please consult the call-for-papers in French, English and in Romanian on the Conference website www.egpa-conference2011.org