Policy that Matters: Making Public Services Work for All
November 9 - 11, 2023 | Hyatt Regency | Atlanta, GA
As our 45th annual meeting, the 2023 APPAM Fall Research Conference will be a multi-disciplinary research conference attracting the highest quality research on a wide variety of important current and emerging policy and management issues. The conference is comprised of panels, roundtables, posters, student research and resource sessions, workshops, community gatherings, and special events and is designed to encourage substantive interaction among participants.

Policy that Matters: Making Public Services Work for All
Good policy improves lives. Specialization and professional incentives may sometimes make it easy to miss these connections. The 2023 APPAM Fall Research Conference centers our focus on the impact of policy on the daily, lived experience of the public. The theme, Policy that Matters: Making Public Services Work for All, encourages us to consciously and explicitly consider how social science theories and empirical research about policy design and implementation has a direct and practical effect on the lives of people.
Our capacity to make a meaningful difference requires an ongoing willingness to examine how we perform and communicate research. In a time of disinformation and distrust it demands both rigor and relevance, and a willingness to explain to policymakers and the public how credible research matters. But it also requires a questioning of the normative assumptions that guide our research. Who do those assumptions help, and who do they exclude? How do we incrementally adjust or remake our conceptual models to be more inclusive and reflective of people’s actual experience of policy? The #2023APPAM conference provides the space to discuss these questions in Atlanta, Georgia this November 9 – 11.
Phone: (404) 577-1234
The APPAM Room Block will open with registration in late July 2023.
Submissions Open |
February 1 - April 12, 2023 |
Program Committee Review |
Mid-April - Mid-July 2023 |
Accept/Reject Notices |
July 19, 2023 |
Online Program Posted |
July 19, 2023 |
Registration & Room Block Open |
July 19, 2023 |
Registration Rates Increase |
September 1, 2023 |
Participation Confirmation Deadline |
September 13 |
Participation Registration Deadline |
September 27 |
Paper Upload & Session Edit Deadline |
October 27 |
#2023APPAM Conference |
November 9-11, 2023 |
Schedule at a Glance
Wednesday, November 8
4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
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Registration
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5:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
First-Timer Session |
Thursday, November 9
7:00 am – 8:00 am
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Fun Run/Walk *RSVP required
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7:00 am – 5:00 pm
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Registration
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8:00 am – 5:00 pm
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Exhibit Hall
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8:30 am – 4:30 pm
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APPAM Communities
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8:30 am – 5:00 pm
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Concurrent Sessions
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12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
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Membership & Awards Lunch *RSVP required
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5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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Presidential Happy Hour
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6:00 pm – 7:15 pm
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Presidential Address & Awards
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7:15 pm – 8:15 pm
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Equity & Inclusion Fellowship Meet-Up *Invite only
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7:15 pm – 8:15 pm
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Mentor Meet-Up *Invite only
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7:15 pm – 9:15 pm
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Affiliate Receptions
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Friday, November 10
7:00 am – 5:00 pm
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Registration
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7:30 am – 8:00 am
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HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) Workout *RSVP required
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7:30 am – 8:30 am
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Institutional Representatives Meeting *Invite only
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8:00 am – 5:00 pm
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Exhibit Hall
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7:00 am – 4:30 pm
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APPAM Communities
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8:30 am – 5:00 pm
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Concurrent Sessions
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12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
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Equity & Inclusion Fellowship Luncheon *Invite only
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1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
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Career & PhD Program Fair *RSVP required
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5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
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Poster Reception
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6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
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Student Mixer
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Saturday, November 11
8:00 am – 12:00 pm
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Registration
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8:00 am – 1:30 pm
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Exhibit Hall
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7:00 am – 4:30 pm
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APPAM Communities
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8:30 am – 5:00 pm
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Concurrent Sessions
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12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
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Poster Luncheon
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Participation in APPAM’s Fall Conference is dictated by adherence to the APPAM Code of Conduct. All attendees are given the opportunity to read the code and agree to abide by it as a condition for registration. The full code can be found here.
Looking to sponsor #2023APPAM? Sponsorships can be found here.
If you have sponsorship questions in the meantime, please email conferencesupport@appam.org.
Additional Questions About This Conference?
Please reach out to conferencesupport@appam.org with questions.