The IASIA Annual Conference is consisting of several elements (scientific preparation - mobilization of a network - practical organization) targeting public administration scholars, practitioners, and students from all over the world. It takes place in English, around the main theme, and consists of five Plenary sessions that include: a Keynote speeches session; a Host Country session; a Main theme; an Awards session, and finally, a Report and Conclusions session to be held during the last day of the conference. The program also contains Parallel panels, according to a strict selection of a Call for Panels, and several parallel sessions of the ten IASIA working groups and the Conference Theme track.
In the last 10 years, the IASIA Conference has been hosted in the cities listed below, around the following themes:
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Year |
City, Country |
Dates |
Theme |
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2001 |
Athens, Greece |
07-13 July |
Governance and Public Administration in the 21st Century: new trends and new techniques. Implications for education and training |
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2002 |
Istanbul, Turkey |
17-20 June |
Public Administration between Globalisation and Decentralisation: implications for education and training |
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2003 |
Miami, USA |
14-18 September |
Public Administration: challenges of inequality and exclusion |
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2004 |
Seoul, Korea |
14-18 July |
Building Leadership for Modernisation and Shared Governance |
|
2005 |
Como, Italia |
11-15 July |
Education and Training at Various Administration Levels: Assessing Needs, Ensuring Quality |
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2006 |
Warsaw, Poland |
04-09 July |
In Search of the Best: attracting, developing and retaining for public service” |
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2007 |
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
09-14 July |
Global Competitiveness and Public Administration: implications for education and training |
|
2008 |
Kampala, Uganda |
14-18 July |
Enhancing Efficiency, Effectiveness and Equity in Public Service Delivery: Challenges, Opportunities and Good Practices |
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2009 |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
03-08 August |
Governance for Sustainable Development: implications for public administration education and practice |
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2010 |
Bali, Indonesia |
12-17 July |
Public Sector Strategies for Overcoming Growing Global Inequality |
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2011 |
Roma, Italia |
13-17 June |
IASIA at 50: Challenges and Ways Forward for Public Administration Globally |
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2012 |
Bangkok, Tailandia |
16-21 July |
Challenges for Local Governance and Development in the 21st Century |
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2013 |
Manama, Bahrain |
1-6 June |
Public Administration Futures: Professionalism and Leadership |
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2014 |
Port Elizabeth, South Africa |
30 June - 4 July |
Good Governance: the position of Students, Scholars and Practitioners |
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2015 |
Paris, France |
6-10 July |
Alternative Service Delivery Arragements |
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2016 |
Chengdu, China |
20-23 September |
Constructing Sustainable Governance Capacity |
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2017 |
Ramallah, Palestine |
3-7 July |
Public Administration’s role in building and consolidating post-conflict states |
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2018 |
Lima, Peru |
23-26 July |
Globalization, Territories and Integration |
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2019 |
Lisbon, Portugal |
22-26 July |
Public Administration’s Missions and Goals for the Achievement of the SDGs |
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2020 |
Postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic |
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2021 |
Bela Bela, South Africa |
26-30 July |
Public Administration & Industry 4.0/4IR |