Asian Association for Public Administration (AAPA)
2016 Annual Conference http://www.aapa.or.kr 19-20 February 2016 (Friday & Saturday)
Burapha University, Chonburi Province, Thailand

Call for Papers
The AAPA 2016 Annual Conference will be jointly hosted by the Asian Association for Public
Administration (AAPA), the Public Administration Association of Thailand (PAAT), and the Faculty of
Political Science and Law of Burapha University. It will be held in the Faculty of Political Science and
Law in Bangsaen, Chonburi Province, Thailand, from February 19 to 20, 2016.
CONFERENCE THEMES
Topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
Main Theme: Public Administration and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): New Agendas and
Major Challenges
The UN member countries will have the opportunity to adopt a set of global goals in September of 2015 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) appear to replace the Millennium Development Goals
(MDGs) accordingly. Prospective participants are invited to submit papers addressing some of the issues under the SDGs (including poverty and hunger, climate change, energy, consumption, marine resources, inequality, economic growth, ecosystems and environment, peace and justice, human settlements, water management, education for sustainable development and lifelong learning, food security, gender equality, industrial sustainability, inclusive well-being, accountable and inclusive institutions, and the global partnership for sustainable development) through public administration and management perspectives
(sub-themes) as described below:
1. Public Administration Reform: from old to new paradigms
2. Public Policy Innovation
3. Local Governance, Government and Administration
4. Fiscal Policy and Management
5. Legal Issues and Practices in Public Administration
6. Organizational and Human Capital Management in the Public Sector
DEADLINES FOR ABSTRACTS AND FULL PAPERS
Abstracts (no more than 500 words in English) for all papers should be sent as an email attachment to aapa2016.thailand@gmail.com no later than September 30, 2015. After an anonymous evaluation, an official invitation will be sent no later than October 15, 2015 to the authors whose abstracts have been accepted. Full papers must be sent as an email attachment to aapa2016.thailand@gmail.com no later than
December 15, 2015. All paper abstracts should be no more than one-page long, single-spaced, and should
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include the following information: (1) author(s) name, title, institutional affiliation, and official address;
(2) contact details (email and phone) of corresponding author(s); (3) presentation paper title and its subtheme category; and (4) the presentation paper abstract (no more than 500 words in English).
*The conference organizer will review all papers and a “Best Paper Award” will be awarded by the AAPA
President to the presenter who delivered the highest quality paper among the papers presented at the conference. To be considered for a Best Paper Award, the full paper must be submitted to the conference organizer by December 15th, 2015 and his/her own AAPA annual membership fee must be paid on site.
REGISTRATION AND ACCOMMODATION
Category

USD

Thai Baht

Students

100

3,500

Non-students

150

5,000

AAPA is an individual-membership-based organization and the registration fee includes a US$50 AAPA annual membership fee. The conference organizers will provide presenters with meals during the conference. All participants are responsible for their own international/local airfares, accommodation and other travel costs (i.e., travel-related costs will NOT be assisted by the conference organizer).
CONFERENCE VENUE
This conference will be held in the Faculty of Political Science and Law of Burapha University
(www.buu.ac.th), Bangsaen (located between Bangkok and Pattaya; approximately an hour’s drive from the Suvarnabhumi International Airport), Chonburi province, Thailand. Detailed information for local hotels will be posted in the AAPA website (www.aapa.or.kr) in due course.
IMPORTANT DATES
Abstract Submission: September 30th, 2015
Authors Notification: October 15th, 2015
Final Paper Submission: December 15th, 2015
Hotel Check-in and Registration: February18th, 2016
Conference Date: February19-20th, 2016
CONTACT PERSONS
For logistics and conference venue, please contact: Dr. Chakkri Chaipinit
Faculty of Political Science and Law
Burapha University, Bangsaen, Chonburi
Thailand. Email: ckcpn@hotmail.com

For AAPA conference-related matters, please contact: Professor Amporn Tamronglak
Assistant Professor Theeraphong Buala
Public Administration Association of Thailand
(PAAT). Email: aapa2016.thailand@gmail.com

For AAPA membership-related general matters, please contact:
Professor Pan Suk Kim (AAPA President) or Mr. Tae In (Ry) Park (Secretary of AAPA)
Asian Association for Public Administration (AAPA: www.aapa.or.kr)
Email: aapa@yonsei.ac.kr, Phone: +82-10-4706-0219, Fax: +82-33-763-4324.
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