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SUMMARY:National Capital Area Chapter Annual Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The National Capital Area Chapter (NCAC) will hold its Annual Meeting on Tuesday\, May 13\, 2025 from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Our meeting will be conducted virtually by Zoom. All chapter members are invited to attend. Please join us for the keynote address from Bob Lavigna\, Senior Fellow with Public Sector for UKG\, who will speak on the timely topics of “2025 Megatrends” and successful leadership behaviors. We will also announce annual chapter award recipients and student essay contest winners. We will conclude with the State of the Chapter Address by chapter president Dale Jones. \nAgenda \nWelcome Remarks (7:00-7:05 p.m.) \n\nDelivered by: Dale Jones\, President\n\nKeynote Speech (7:05-7:40 p.m.) \n\nModerated by: Judy England-Joseph\, Past-President\nSpeaker: Bob Lavigna\, Senior Fellow\, Public Sector for UKG\nTitle: “2025 Megatrends: A Roadmap for the Future of the Public Sector” and “9 Leadership Behaviors that Create Great Places to Work”\nDiscussion and Conversation\nQ&A\n\nChapter Awards (7:40-7:55 p.m.) \n\nModerated by: Judy England-Joseph\, Past-President\n\nFrancis Kelsey Award recipient announced \n\nRemarks from recipient (5 minutes)\n\nNCAC Award for Outstanding Public Service announced \n\nRemarks from recipient (5 minutes)\n\nNCAC 2024-2025 Public Administration Student Essay Contest (7:55-8:15 p.m.) \n\nProgram Directors: Joshua Lanier\, Vice President\, and Allen Lomax\, Member-at-Large\nModerated by: Allen Lomax\, Member-at-Large\n\nFirst Place Winner ($2\,000) announced \nSecond Place Winner ($1\,500) announced \n\nRemarks from First Place Winner (8 minutes)\n\n  \nState of the Chapter Address (8:15-8:30 p.m.) \n\nDelivered by: Dale Jones\, President\n\n  \nClick here to register for the meeting: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/aspa-ncac-chapter-annual-meeting-on-may-13-2025-tickets-1341300308329?aff=oddtdtcreator
URL:https://aspancac.org/upcomingevent/2025annualmeeting/
LOCATION:Virtual – Zoom
CATEGORIES:Networking,Online,Tools
ORGANIZER;CN="NCAC":MAILTO:aspa.ncac@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:AABPA Budget Panel: The Role of OMB
DESCRIPTION:AABPA Budget Panel: The Role of OMB  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis panel is being postponed one week from January 15 to January 22\, 2025\, at 12:00 PM ET. Those already registered for this event do not require re-registration. \nWe will discuss the role of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) with former OMB executives: Courtney Timberlake\, former Assistant Director; Mark Weatherly\, former Deputy Associate Director; Kathy Peroff\, former National Security Deputy Associate Director; and more. This panel will review how the Office of Management and Budget oversees the implementation of the President’s vision across the Executive Branch with a focus on the development and execution of the Budget of the United States Government. \nJoin us for our monthly budget panel! \nAndy Pavord \nPresident \nAmerican Association for Budget and Program Analysis
URL:https://aspancac.org/upcomingevent/aabpa-budget-panel-the-role-of-omb/
LOCATION:Virtual – Zoom
CATEGORIES:Networking,Online,Tools
ORGANIZER;CN="AAPBA":MAILTO:aabpa@aabpa.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241024T190000
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SUMMARY:Drinks & Conversation: “Organizational Safety”
DESCRIPTION:In today’s workplace\, fostering an environment where employees feel comfortable sharing their thoughts\, concerns\, and ideas is critical to organizational success. We will discuss practical strategies and insights on how to cultivate a culture of open and honest communication\, where voices are heard and valued. Whether you are an experienced administrator or new to leadership\, this event offers an opportunity to discuss with colleagues\, learn from one another and share your experiences. \nThis session follows September 10th’s dynamic\, intergenerational discussion on “Horrible Bosses: How to Navigate a Toxic Workplace“. A recap has been posted at https://aspancac.org/recap-of-horrible-bosses-how-to-navigate-a-toxic-workplace/ for those who were unable to participate. \n“Drinks and Conversation\,” the most informal of our offerings\, lends itself to the discovery of potential new friends and mentors\, so please bring a drink\, put your feet up\, and come hang out with your colleagues! \nRegister at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/aspa-ncac-hosts-organizational-safety-tickets-1035193089397?aff=oddtdtcreator \nPlease RSVP! Only those who RSVP received the link!
URL:https://aspancac.org/upcomingevent/drinks-conversation-organizational-safety/
LOCATION:Virtual – Zoom
CATEGORIES:Community Engagement,Networking,Online,Tools
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ORGANIZER;CN="NCAC":MAILTO:aspa.ncac@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Reproductive Equity and Justice:  Who It Affects and Why It Matters
DESCRIPTION:Join the National Capital Area Chapter of ASPA for a free event on Wednesday titled “Reproductive Equity and Justice: Who It Affects and Why It Matters” on November 29 at 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm EST. \nModerator: Dr. Dale Jones\, Member\, Board of Directors\, ASPA NCAC (Vice President-Elect) \nSpeakers: \nJhumka Gupta\, Sc.D. \n\nAssociate Professor\, Department of Global and Community Health\nCollege of Public Health\, George Mason University\nScD\, Harvard University; MPH\, Drexel University; BS\, Biological Sciences\, University of Maryland\nResearch interests: Gender-based violence against women\, refugee and immigrant health\, reproductive health\, human trafficking\, and global health.\nhttps://publichealth.gmu.edu/profiles/jgupta4\nDiscussion of violence against women.\n\n  \nKaren Trister Grace\, Ph.D. \n\nAssistant Professor\, School of Nursing\nCollege of Public Health\, George Mason University\nPhD\, Nursing\, Johns Hopkins University; BS and MS\, Nursing\, University of Pennsylvania; BA\, Barnard College\, Columbia University\nResearch interests: reproductive coercion\, pregnancy intention\, health disparities\, and health equity.\nhttps://www.gmu.edu/profiles/kgrace\nDiscussion of her research on reproductive coercion\, which is a type of intimate partner violence in which partners\nsabotage birth control methods or control the outcome of a pregnancy. This work has salience given the recent\nerosion of reproductive rights in the U.S. Abortion is often used as a safety strategy\, to enable a survivor to separate from an abusive partner. Restricting access to this safety strategy removes options for survivors and supports their partner’s efforts to exert control.\n\n  \nRebecca Morris \n\nSenior Research Associate and Ph.D. Candidate in Public Policy and Administration\nDepartment of Health Policy and Management\nGeiger Gibson Program in Community Health\nMilken Institute School of Public Health\, George Washington University\nMPP\, George Washington University; BA\, Economics and Mathematics\, Emory University\nResearch interests: potential effects of Braidwood Management v Becerra case on maternal\, infant\, and child health; post-Dobbs community health center focus group work.\nhttps://geigergibson.publichealth.gwu.edu/program-faculty-staff\nDiscussion of initial trends found in post-Dobbs focus groups of community health center workers (increased service demand\, provider strain\, and workforce shortages). Also\, discussion of the Medicaid unwinding and the pending Braidwood case as policy context for providing reproductive health services.\n\n  \nA Zoom link will be provided to all those who register. Please register at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/11-29-2023-aspa-ncac-fall-event-tickets-758966668737
URL:https://aspancac.org/upcomingevent/2023fallevent/
LOCATION:Virtual – Zoom
CATEGORIES:Community Engagement,Networking,Online,Tools
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ORGANIZER;CN="NCAC":MAILTO:aspa.ncac@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211215T180000
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SUMMARY:Community Engagement as a Useful Tool for Seeking Solutions and Actions
DESCRIPTION:What Is Community Engagement and How Can it be a Useful Tool for Seeking Solutions and Actions to Climate Change?\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe program will focus on key aspects and practices of community engagement and then delve into how they can be applied for seeking solutions and actions to climate change. \nThe event’s speakers will provide an overview of the National Academy of Public Administration’s study\, “Engaging Americans & Increasing Public Trust: An Agenda for 2021 and Beyond” and the City of Alexandria\, Virginia’s community engagement program\, What’s Next Alexandria. They will then discuss how community engagement practices and lessons learned can be used to engage people in seeking solutions and actions to climate change. The discussion will include how these practices and lessons learned can especially engage people whose thoughts and needs are often marginalized on topics that have a direct effect on them. \n  \nPresenters: \nDr. Carolyn Lukensmeyer\, Founding Executive Director\, The National Institute for Civil Discourse and Founder and Former President\, America Speaks \nCarrie Beach\, Division Chief\, Neighborhood Planning and Community Development\, Office of Planning and Zoning\, City of Alexandria\, VA \nEllen Eggerton\, Sustainability Coordinator\, City of Alexandria\, VA \n\n  \nRegister to attend by 5:30 p.m. Wednesday\, December 15th to receive the Zoom link at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/community-engagement-as-a-useful-tool-for-seeking-solutions-and-actions-tickets-211473863017
URL:https://aspancac.org/upcomingevent/community-engagement-as-a-useful-tool-for-seeking-solutions-and-actions/
LOCATION:Virtual – Zoom
CATEGORIES:Community Engagement,Networking,Online,Tools
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