Events: April 27, 2006

Promoting Excellence in Public Management:
Innovations in Cities and Counties

7:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Thursday April 27
Cowles Auditorium
Hubert H. Humphrey Center
301 19th Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55455

The Humphrey Institute's Public and Nonprofit Leadership Center (PNLC) and Center for the Study of Politics and Governance (CSPG) are hosting a free half-day conference entitled Promoting Excellence in Public Management: Innovations in Cities and Counties.

Panel discussions will focus on management excellence, contracting for services, and collaboration as a means for delivering public services.The panel participants will include local government officials, city managers, financial experts, and academic scholars.

Additional co-sponsors of the conference include the Citizens League, the League of Minnesota Cities, and the Association of Minnesota Counties. For complete agenda, please visit PNLC online at http://www.hhh.umn.edu/centers/pnlc/news_events.html

To register for the conference, e-mail your contact information to pnlc@umn.edu or contact Amy Johnston at (612) 625-5093.