Social Equity Leadership Conference 2010

Established by the Standing Panel on Social Equity at the National Academy of Public Administration, the annual Social Equity Leadership Conferences are focused on advancing knowledge and understanding of applied and theoretical research towards the promotion of social equity in governance.
The annual Social Equity Leadership Conference will be hosted by the School of Public Affairs at the University of Baltimore on June 16, 17, and 18, 2010 in Baltimore, Maryland. It is co-sponsored by the School of Public Affairs and Administration at Rutgers University's Newark Campus.

**Conference Schedule**http://home.ubalt.edu/UB17H40/SELCPresents.html

Conference Registration

The conference registration form is provided in Excel format via the following link: http://home.ubalt.edu/UB17H40/SELCRegistration.xls

Registration is still open!

Please contact hwyatt-nichol@ubalt.edu if you are uable to open either file

**Conference Location**

The conference will take place at the Baltimore Tremonts Historic Venue and Hotel Suites. The hotel is only 1.5 miles from Penn Station, 10.5 miles from BWI Airport, and 1 mile from the Inner Harbor.

** There have been several inquiries regarding the location of the hotel. The directions link below lists both the Tremont Plaza (St. Paul St.) and the Tremont Grand (225 Charles Street Baltimore). It is the same place-- If you are staying at the hotel it might be easier to enter through the St. Paul entrance. If you are only attending the conference it might be easier to enter through the Charles St. entrance.

http://www.tremontsuitehotels.com/directions/

To book a room at the discount rate of $135.00 per night, please visit the following link and enter the code SELC2010 in the attendee password box

http://www.secure-res.com/res/vn3/cglogin.aspx?hotelid=1356&rlog=82&wtpid=1&culture=1&culturename=en-US&ResStart=1

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The theme for the 2010 Social Equity Leadership Conference is Imagining and Improving the Future. We will feature papers and panels that emphasize the roles and activities of citizens, scholars, and practitioners in promoting social equity.  Sub-themes include: 

• Collaborative efforts to address regional disparities in education, health, or other public services
• Health reform and social equity
• The impact of state and local budgetary crises on social equity
• Human Resource Management practices that promote social equity
• Affirmative responses to urban poverty
• Narrowing the digital divide
• Improving economic mobility
• Increasing civic participation to address issues of social equity and social justice
• Best practices of social equity, including case studies and/or social equity indicators to improve performance measurement
• Addressing social equity within a global context

The conference will also include:

• Annual L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs Scholarship in Social Equity and Public Analysis Award
• Presentation of formal papers, including keynote addresses
• Papers reporting work-in-progress
• Symposia (panel of contributors from significant sectors)
• Workshops for discussion and exploration
• Graduate student forums

Please direct questions or comments to:

Heather Wyatt-Nichol, PhD
University of Baltimore
School of Public Affairs
1420 N. Charles Street
Liberal Arts and Policy Building, 434
Baltimore, MD 21201
 (410) 837-6173

hwyatt-nichol@ubalt.edu