Message-ID: <002101bdbf6f$864fe560$7ccc04c4@AKNIPE.TRSA.AC.ZA> Date: Tue, 4 Aug 1998 08:15:46 +0200 From: Andre Knipe <mailto:aknipe@TSAMAIL.TRSA.AC.ZA> Subject: Announcement: 1st Biennial Exploration Conference To: mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU
This message serves to invite everyone on this list (and others), to attend the following event. ---------- The 1st Biennial Exploration Conference hosted by The Program Group: Public Management & Development, Technikon SADate: 13-15 October 1998 Venue: Technikon SA Conference Centre, Ormonde, Johannesburg, South Africa Theme: Into the New Millennium: Perspectives, Opportunities, Challenges
This first Conference hosted by the Program Group: Public Management & Development will focus on exploring new approaches, strategies and ideas within the field of Public Management.
The objectives of the event are: a. to gain perspective on the scope and intensity of the realities facing the public service; b. to identify and analyse opportunities so as to ensure service delivery; and c. to identify challenges from the diverse opportunities that can be managed successfully in the new millennium.
The organisers would like to invite individuals and groups from the following spheres: a. Public managers on central, provincial and local government levels b. Practitioners from all government departments c. Trainers and Lecturers in Public Management and related sciences d. Education administrators e. Political representatives on all spheres of government f. Non-government organisations g. Community based organisations h. Development institutions and organisations i. Students of Public Management and related fields j. Social and youth care practitioners
At this conference some of the highlights you can expect are: a. High profile (national and international) speakers b. Plenary and break-away sessions c. Exhibitions d. The launch of the Public Service Trainers' Forum e. Formal and informal conference dinners f. End-of-conference social event
Broad topics for the break-away sessions on day 2 of the Conference include: a. Health b. Welfare c. Resources d. Environmental issues e. Labour issues f. Public Finance g. Reconstruction and Development h. Information Management and Technology i. Public Service Reform j. Education, Training and Development k. Disaster Management l. Housing m. Service Delivery n. Affirmative Action & Equity
For further information, please contact:
Mr. Andre Knipe (Convenor) International prefix: +27 11 Tel: (011) 471-2199 Fax: (011) 471-2559 E-mail: mailto:aknipe@tsamail.trsa.ac.za
Conference Website: http://www.trsa.ac.za/campus/dept/pmd/confer/conf.html