September 2025 Events

Current Events:

• 9

  Oct
  • How To Speak So People Will Listen

    Oct 09, 2025 - (02:00 PM - 03:15 PM)

    The ultimate goal of any researcher is to clearly communicate their research, whether it is to colleagues, policy makers, or potential employers. However, because the vocabulary is often more technical than that of other disciplines, researchers and research analysts may be particularly challenged to achieve this goal. In this webinar, Dr. Peters will address essential strategies for public speaking, offering techniques to help you connect with your audience and create compelling presentations.

Looking Forward:

• 21

  Oct
  • Better Presentations

    Oct 21, 2025 - (01:00 PM - 02:15 PM)

    When preparing presentations, researchers often convert reports directly into slides—turning text into bullets and copying tables and figures. But presentations require a different approach. This session provides the concepts, tools, and techniques to create more engaging and effective presentations.
• 29

  Oct
  • October Candid Conversation

    Oct 29, 2025 - (12:30 PM - 01:15 PM)

    Register here, https://appam-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/QrTggMoBQpGoZcKxX9Dfwg
    
• 29

  Oct
  • Navigating Uncertainty in Policy Research Grants and Funding in the US: Trends, Challenges, and the

    Oct 29, 2025 - (02:00 PM - 03:15 PM)

    This webinar is built around navigating present uncertainty for policy and related programming research grants and funding in the United States. It aims to bring together stakeholders such as donors, grantmaking experts, scholars, and advocates to discuss the trends in federal and private research funding, institutional and researcher challenges in securing/maintaining grant support, and adaptive strategies to these ends.
• 11

  Nov
  • Local Governance in a Shifting Political Landscape

    Nov 11, 2025 - (05:00 PM - 07:00 PM)

    Join us for an engaging conversation on how recent political and administrative shifts at the federal and state levels are shaping governance and decision-making at the local level. This event will bring together a panel of experts, including local government scholars, elected officials, and senior administrators from across Washington.
    
• 12

  Nov
  • Innovation Day

    Nov 12, 2025 - (All Day Event)

    Innovation Day at #2025APPAM! Stay tuned for additional details on timing and schedule.
    
• 13

  Nov
  • #2025APPAM: Annual Fall Research Conference

    Nov 13, 2025 - Nov 15, 2025 - (All Day Event)

    Our 47th Annual Fall Research Conference!
    
• 26

  Nov
  • November Candid Conversation

    Nov 26, 2025 - (12:30 PM - 01:15 PM)

    Register here, https://appam-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/QrTggMoBQpGoZcKxX9Dfwg
    

Past Events:

• 17

  Sep
  • Webinar: Continuing the Work: Studying Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Current Moment

    Sep 17, 2025 - (01:00 PM - 02:15 PM)

    Diversity and equity are long-standing values among the practitioners and researchers in the APPAM community. In the present moment, uncertainty around funding, institutional support, and the security of researchers and research participants has grown due to increased scrutiny of research striving to advance social equity.
• 19

  Sep
  • Syracuse University Public Policy Camp

    Sep 19, 2025 - (All Day Event)

    We're excited to host our last Fall 2025 Public Policy at Syracuse University. The Maxwell School Public Policy Camp promises to engage students with an interest in public and social issues, raise their awareness of the professional field of public policy and administration, and introduce them to leaders who look like them, and who work in the policy field.