The Third AP-PPN Annual Conference, Beijing, March 30-April 1 2018

“Bridging the Gap among Policy Research, Education and Practice in Asia Pacific Region”

Hosted by School of Public Policy & Management, Tsinghua University, Beijing

 

Following the two successful conferences in Hong Kong in 2016 and Chiang Mai in 2017, the Asia-Pacific Public Policy Network (AP-PPN) will hold its Third Annual Conference at Tsinghua University in Beijing on March 30-Apr.1, 2018.

 

Researchers, graduate students as well as practitioners are welcome to present papers in the following fields:

1. Policy & Politics                                              2. Policy Process

3. Economic Policy                                             4. Social Policy

5. Regulatory Policy                                           6. Public Policy Education

7. Regional Collaboration in Public Policy                8. Others

 

Special mentoring sessions chaired by senior scholars will be held for advanced graduate students on pre-conference (Mar.30, 2018). The goal is to help students improve their writing and presentation skills.

 

Registration Fee: Early bird (Before Feb 15): US$90 or RMB￥600, waived for students.

Regular rate (After Feb 15): US$120 or RMB￥800.

On-site registration: US$180 or RMB￥1200.

 

Participants need to pay their own accommodation and transportation expenses.

 

To submit your abstract (250-300 words), please fill the form by Jan. 15, 2018 at https://apppn.typeform.com/to/gKqrYC

 

The AP-PPN steering committee and local organizing committee will review the abstracts and announce selection results by email no later than Jan. 31, 2018.

 

Further information on the conference is available at http://www.asiapacificppn.org/ . For questions, please email: asiapacificppn@gmail.com

 

DETAILS

Participants need to pay their own accommodation and transportation expenses. The host will, however, provide two complimentary lunches on Mar.31 and Apr. 1, and a gala dinner in the evening of Mar. 31. Free tea-breaks will also be provided during the conference days.

The host will recommend a list of hotels around the Tsinghua campus which will have a conference discount rate.

For participants in need of visas to enter China, the host will provide an official invitation letter from Tsinghua University to the consular offices of Chinese embassies. Please be advised to apply for visa ASAP.

 

Tentative Program Schedule

Mar. 30 (pre-conference)

2:00-4:00pm Concurrent Mentoring Sessions

4:15-5:45pm Roundtable: How to prepare and present an academic work

 

Mar. 31

9:00-10:00am Opening and Keynote speech

10:15-12:00am Concurrent Paper Sessions (1)

1:45-3:30pm Concurrent Paper Sessions (2)

3:45-5:30pm Concurrent Paper Session (3)

6:30-8:30pm Gala Dinner

 

April. 1

8:30-10:15am Concurrent Paper Session (4)

10:30-12:00am Roundtable: MPP education in Asia-Pacific*

1:45-3:30pm Concurrent Paper Sessions (5)

4:00-5:30pm Concluding Remarks and Discussion

 

*A Poster Exhibition of MPP Programs in Asia-Pacific Region will remain on display throughout the conference. The organizers invite all MPP/MPA programs in the region to participate. There is no fee for participation in this display.

 

 

第三届亚太公共政策网络（AP-PPN）年会将于2018年3月30日至4月1日在北京清华大学召开，本次会议由北京294俄罗斯专享会承办，会议主题为“跨越鸿沟：亚太地区的公共政策研究、教育与实践”。

 

亚太公共政策网络（AP-PPN）于2016年6月由多所亚太地区知名公共政策与管理学院共同发起。旨在为地区内公共政策学者、教育者、实践者提供交流平台。此前，亚太公共政策网络已分别在香港科技大学、泰国清迈大学召开了2016和2017年会。

 

作为本次会议承办方，294俄罗斯专享会和AP-PPN共同发起论文征稿，论文语言为英文。欢迎在年会专用投稿页面https://apppn.typeform.com/to/gKqrYC 提交您的英文论文摘要（250-300 words）。主办方会组织专家对提交的论文摘要进行评议，并择优发出论文录用邀请。

 

提交摘要截止期：2018年1月15日

论文录用邀请日：2018年1月31日

 

建议投稿论文的研究领域：

1. 政策与政治

2. 政策过程

3. 经济政策

4. 社会政策

5. 监管政策

6. 公共政策教育

7. 亚太地区公共政策合作

8. 其他

 

本次年会还安排了针对高年级研究生的前导会议。将邀请地区内资深学者作为评议人对高年级研究生为通讯作者的论文进行评议，旨在提升后者的写作技能与学术展示水平。

本次年会还在会场特设亚太公共政策学位教育项目海报展（免费）。诚邀域内MPA/MPP项目参加！

 

如需更多信息，请登录http://www.asiapacificppn.org 进行查阅。

如有疑问，欢迎邮件咨询：asiapacificppn@gmail.com。

 

 

报名费用：

 

所有与会者需自付住宿及交通费用，主办单位将免费提供以下服务：

（主办单位将推荐清华校园附近的酒店名单，并提供会议优惠价格。）

 

特别提醒：