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ONLINE COLUMNS
In a time when better communication seems to be what people in organizations say they want...when the art of conversation between couples and within families has been pronounced dead on arrival… and when the Intranet and the Internet seem to represent the communication of the future...it is important to remember why and how to converse.
NEWS HEADLINESLeague of Women Voters Sponsors Interactive Informational Web Site
A project of the League of Women Voters Education Fund, the DemocracyNet (DNet) is an interactive web site designed to improve the quality and quantity of voter information and create a more educated and involved electorate. DNet encourages candidates to address a wider range of issues, and to address those in greater depth, than they might in other media.
URL: http://www.dnet.org
APSA Launches New Journal
Next spring, American Political Science Association (APSA)
members will receive the inaugural issue of Perspectives on Politics,
APSA's first new journal since 1968. Edited by Jennifer Hochschild,
Perspectives will provide political insight on important
problems, through rigorous, broad-based research and integrative thought.
For more details on the journal, including submission guidelines, visit
http://www.apsanet.org/perspectives/callforpapers.cfm
.
ASPA MEMBERS IN THE
NEWS
NKU Selects DiPadova to Head Center
for Civic Engagement
In September, Laurie DiPadova will move from
the University of Utah to Northern Kentucky University to serve as
the founding director of the Scripps-Howard Center for Civic Engagement.
DiPadova will be responsible for promoting the scholarship of
engagement on the campus and support faculty as faculty intellectuals,
advancing community-university partnerships on multiple institutional
levels and service-learning as the pedagogy of engagement, creating new
initiatives, as well as administering several existing funded programs.
Post Columnist Quotes Frederickson's
July PA TIMES Piece
Stephen Barr, in his July 29 Washington Post Federal Diary
column, quoted George Frederickson's column from the July issue of
PA TIMES.
· Barr's column:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14428-2002Jul28.html
· Frederickson's original
column:
http://www.aspanet.org/publications/patimes/current/frederickson.html
· "The Aging Government Workforce" (Rockefeller Institute of Government)
· "Chemical Safety: Emergency Response Community Views on the Adequacy of Federally Required Chemical Information" (U.S. General Accounting Office)
· "Courts, Congress, And Constituencies: Managing Fisheries By Default" (National Academy of Public Administration)
· Education for Sustainable Development Toolkit (Version 2)
· The Future of Children: A Journal of the Packard Foundation (Winter/Spring 2002 issue)
· Government's Greatest Achievements (Brookings Institution Press)
· "Homeland Security and Security at Home" (History News Network)
· "Online Job Hunting: A Pew Internet Project Data Memo" (The Pew Internet & American Life Project)
· "Report on the GASB Citizen Discussion Groups on Performance Reporting" (Governmental Accounting Standards Board)
· "Review Procedures for Water Resources Planning" (National Academy Press)
· "Tax Administration: New Compliance Research Effort Is on Track, but Important Work Remains" (U.S. General Accounting Office)
· "Technical Issues Related to the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty" (National Academy Press)
· "Who's Minding the Kids? Child Care Arrangements" (U.S. Census Bureau)
STATE/LOCAL PERSPECTIVES
EPA Administrator Lauds Hampton Roads Program
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency administrator Christie Whitman handed a $100,000 check last week to the Elizabeth River Project, a Hampton Roads, Va. group trying to clean up the highly polluted Elizabeth River, and proclaimed the group a model of modern-day activism. (information courtesy of The Virginian-Pilot and ASPA's Hampton Roads Chapter)
State of Missouri Sets Limits on Telemarketing
The State of Missouri's No Call list has grown in popularity over the past year. State law prohibits telemarketers from calling households on the list, with some exceptions written into the law. Visit http://www.ago.state.mo.us/nocalllaw.htm to learn more about the law and about actions taken against telemarketers that have violated it. There are currently more than 1,020,000 Missouri residential telephone numbers on the No Call list.
Nashville Festival Promotes Interest
in Schools
Nashville, Tenn. Mayor Bill Purcell is hosting
the
Mayor's First Day Festival on August 11, the third
annual citywide celebration designed to get students excited about
school and to encourage parental involvement in local public schools.
The festival, which will feature games, music, exhibits, and educational
activities, is expected to draw more than 10,000 parents and students.
(information courtesy of the U.S. Conference of Mayors)
To submit a news item for "State/Local
Perspectives," please contact
Erik Bergrud
.
PA NEWS IN BRIEF
Read the latest news from professional associations, research institutes and related organizations throughout the public administration community.
FORTHCOMING COLUMNS
End of the Marking Period:
Grades are in on President's Management Scorecard
The Office of Management and Budget, as promised, released an updated scorecard on agencies' standing on the President's Management Agenda.
DID YOU KNOW?
You can access online
the latest information about the 2002 SECoPA Conference.
ASPA Schedules 2002 Leadership Meetings
The ASPA 2002 Midyear (Leadership) Meetings will take place December 5-8 at the Wyndham City Center in Washington, D.C. Here are some program highlights:
· On Thursday, December 5, ASPA will host a Chapter/Section Leaders Discussion Forum enabling chapter and section members to engage in a national dialogue with ASPA leaders and staff.
· On Saturday, December 7, ASPA will hold a day-long discussion concerning the revision of its strategic plan.
· On Sunday, December 8, ASPA's National Council will conduct its semiannual meeting.
To access the tentative schedule, visit http://www.aspanet.org/conferences/2002mym.html . To register online, visit http://www.aspaonline.org and click on the Conferences icon.
Visit the ASPA Calendar .
NEW ON UNPAN.ORG
·
Governance Asia-Pacific World Watch - Issue No. 7
· Governance
World Watch - July 2002
·
UNPAN What's New Page
ASPA is one of two official North American Online Regional Centers for the United Nations' Global Online Network on Public Administration and Finance (UNPAN) - http://www.unpan.org .
ASPANET’S TOP 10 ON THE WEB
Here are the top ten
recommended
web sites for this week (last week's rank is listed
in parentheses):
1.
United Nations Online Network in Public
Administration and Finance (UNPAN)
(1)
2.
Library of Congress
(2)
3.
State
and Local Government on the Net
(3)
4. GovSpot.com
(4)
5.
Latin American Center for Development
Administration (CLAD)
(5)
6.
National Association of Schools of Public Affairs
and Administration (NASPAA)
(6)
7.
The Scout Report (7)
8.
FirstGov
(8)
9. Political
ReviewNet (9)
10. OCLC Public Affairs
Information Service (10)
Submit your recommendations for next week's list.
ONLINE FEATURES
PA TIMES Online
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ASPA's monthly newspaper.
e-aspa
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members and renew your membership online with instant
credit card approval.
Index of Online Forms
Access all of ASPA's online forms on
one page.
ASPAnet Search Engine
Search the ASPA web site.
Contact Staff
You can access e-mail addresses and phone
numbers for ASPA staff members online.
ASPA Listservs
ASPA now operates five listservs (general,
international, students, chapter leaders and section
leaders).
Aspanet.org Quicklist
Use the Aspanet.org Quicklist on the
web site's front page to access popular pages throughout
the site. The Quicklist operates as a drop down-menu.
Click your browser on the menu's down arrow and then click
it again on the page you want to visit.
Recruiter Online
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and nonprofit job listings.
ASPA Store
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publications online.
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Erik Bergrud
Senior Director for e-Organization Development
American Society for Public Administration
Phone: (816) 891-2490
Fax: (202) 638-4952
ebergrud@aspanet.org
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