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Submissions Guidelines for 2019 DC Regional Student Conference

Dec 07, 2018

Submit your research for this premier education, networking, and career development conference, scheduled for March 29-30, 2019 at American University in Washington, DC. Information about who should submit and how they should submit follows along with several important deadlines.

Submissions Guidelines for 2019 International Conference in Barcelona

Dec 07, 2018

Submit your research for this premier education, networking, and career development conference, scheduled for July 29-30, 2019 in Barcelona, Spain. Information about who should submit and how they should submit follows, along with several important deadlines and details for aspiring volunteers.

Student Member Update - November 2018

Nov 28, 2018

APPAM's November 2018 Student Member Update features a look ahead to 2019, information about a student seat opening on our Policy Council, a tribute to #2018APPAM award recipients, and more.

Professional Member Update - November 2018

Nov 28, 2018

APPAM's November 2018 Professional Member Update includes member news, information about upcoming conferences, a featured JPAM article, and more.

Institutional Rep Update - November 2018

Nov 28, 2018

APPAM's November Update for Institutional Rep members includes a webinar, nominations and renewal information, member news, and two surveys that will be critical to determining the future of the association.

A Fair and Accurate Census is at Risk - #2018APPAM Super Session

Nov 10, 2018

Dr. William O’Hare warmly welcomed the crowd and panelist and quickly dove into the importance of the 2020 Census. He described the 4p’s of the United States Congress in relation to importance of the census. Dr. O’Hare went on to stress the importance of not undercounting demographic groups such as young children 0-4 years old, which happened in 2010. Imagine planning a pre-school for 15 young children when you must cater to 45; this is a recipe for failure to our future generations

Super Session: Is the War on Poverty Over?

Nov 10, 2018

Whether or not the war on poverty has been successful is a controversial issue. Is the War on Poverty Over?, the session moderated by David Johnson from the University of Michigan, discussed the issue of how to measure poverty in a different way and suggested different ways to assess it.

Super Session: The Future of Fair Housing

Nov 10, 2018

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the passage of the Fair Housing Act, The Future of Fair Housing Super Session was moderated by Katherine O’Regan from New York University. It discussed the current status of the Fair Housing Act, including distributive homeownership and the future of housing policy.

APPAM's Membership and Awards Breakfast at #2018APPAM

Nov 10, 2018

With food aplenty and strawberry smoothies in hand, over 200 APPAM members convened yesterday morning for the association's annual APPAM membership meeting. The membership breakfast provided a summary of what has been going on at APPAM, including a demonstration of the state of candidates for the APPAM policy council and awards presentation. The breakfast celebrated all the APPAM members and their accomplishments, as well as the record growth of the association.

Presidential Address at #2018APPAM

Nov 10, 2018

Last night, Dr. David Johnson became the first-ever APPAM President to use Bitmoji in his Presidential Address. His was the highest-attended APPAM Presidential address ever. The evening of speeches formally began with the presentation of the Peter H. Rossi Award to Mark W. Lipsey from Vanderbilt University, and the David N. Kershaw Award to David Deming from Harvard University. Dr. Johnson then came to the stage to thank all the attendees and staff for making the conference a big success.