The 17th NISPAcee Annual Conference “State and Administration in a Changing World”  focus upon a significant theme, which facilitates a better understanding of important issues regarding the administrative development and policymaking capacity in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia. The Conference includes experts, scholars and practitioners who work in the field of public administration in Central and Eastern Europe (including all countries covered by the NISPAcee membership, the Russian Federation, Caucasus and Central Asia), as well as from many other regions and countries of the world.
The Conference programme will include opening and closing plenary sessions, general sessions, working sessions on the main conference theme, specialised panels and forums and meetings of NISPAcee Working Groups, which will run in parallel.

Papers are invited on the Main Conference Theme, for General Session, Panel on Health Care, Reforms and Implementation and on the themes of 6 Working Groups which are announced for the conference.

Important dates:

APPLICATION WITH THE PAPER: October 15, 2008 (extended)

PROPOSAL FOR THE NEW Working Group: September 30, 2008

PROPOSAL FOR PANEL SESSION / FORUM: October 31, 2008

NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE OF PAPER PROPOSALS: December 1, 2008

SUBMISSION OF THE FINAL PAPER:  April 10, 2009

DEADLINE FOR THE CONFERENCE REGISTRATION: March 31, 2009

CONFERENCE PAYMENTS(for fees, lunches): April 15, 2009

Source: http://www.nispa.sk/_portal/conference.php?sid=485&cid=17