Research and Practice in Progress Briefing on Local Government in New York
 

A Forum for Local Government Researchers, Practitioners, and Policymakers
 

Abstracts Due by January 4, 2019
 

The Rockefeller Institute of Government is seeking proposals for presentations of in-progress work for this one-day gathering of researchers, practitioners, and policymakers. 
 
In-progress work can include empirical, applied, and case-study research as well as innovative project work involving one or more local governments, school districts, or other special-purpose governments. This event is intended to include presentations by researchers and other professionals conducting valuable research and applied local government work.

Research: Reports of in-progress research on local government organization and reorganization, policy development, citizen participation, finance, management, service delivery and service costing, competitiveness, employment, pensions, regionalization, federalism, home rule, local government in the courts, etc.

Innovative Project Work: Reports of in-progress local government project work, including: cases of service delivery innovation, intergovernmental management or service delivery, new or innovative information technology and management applications, innovations in regional and state programs, and outreach to local governments. We are particularly interested in innovative county-wide service sharing approaches and plans completed in the 2018 statewide effort.

We encourage presentation proposals from university faculty and professional staff, state and regional professionals who study and work with local governments, and members of the consulting community. Reports and presentations may be selected, with author permission, for posting on the Rockefeller Institute website as a presentation or working paper.
 
By January 4, 2019, please submit a 100-word abstract of your proposed presentation. Successful presenters will be notified by January 14, 2019. Submission assumes that one of the authors will attend and present at the briefing and that presentation materials and papers for those selected will be submitted electronically by Friday, March 8, 2019.
 
Please send abstracts to:
 
Lisa Parshall
Rockefeller Institute of Government
411 State Street
Albany, NY 12203
[email protected]
 
If you have any questions, please send an email inquiry to: [email protected]