2006ICPA (2nd ICPA)Held at The University of Warwick

Scholars, professionals, students, and spouses from P.R. China, America, United Kingdom, Belgium, Russia, Thailand, Nigeria, India, Lithuania, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Bangladesh, Republic of Georgia and Turkey attended the very successful Second Annual ICPA on the Warwick University campus in Coventry, England, October 5-6, 2006. Focusing on the theme of “Government Innovation and Reform,” conference participants spoke to issues ranging from building organizations of integrity, to professionalism in government, to emergency management, to human capital and beyond. The written proceedings of the 2006 ICPA, skillfully compiled by Editor-in-Chief ZHU Xiao-ning and Associate Editor in Chief ZHAO Shu-rong, includes 181 papers from contributors around the world. This 1200 page collection offers a wide array of new knowledge and information on subjects that public administrators and scholars should find useful as we move forward in our twenty-first century global community.

Some of the 2006 ICPA Conference participants gather in front of the Warwick conference center.

Participants in this conference will long remember the intense and lively interchange with colleagues, the opportunity to consider public issues in new ways, and the profound dedication of public administrators around the world. Connection with our colleagues in this shared global community also means time to relax and enjoy friends newly made and long enjoyed.

(left to right): Professor ZHU Xiao-ning (Director of 2006 ICPA and Dean of the School of Political Science and Public Administration of UESTC, P.R., China); Professor Wendy Haynes (President, American Society for Public Administration [2006-07] and Coordinator of the Master of Public Administration Program at Bridgewater State College, USA); Professor Zhao Shu-rong (Executive Director of 2006 ICPA and School of Political Science and Public Administration of UESTC, P.R., China); Professor BAO Jing (Deputy Secretary in General of Chinese Public Administration Society, Editor in Chief of Chinese Public Administration Journal, P.R. China)