Social Equity and Urban Governance
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Phoenix, Arizona
February 7-9, 2008
Co-sponsored by the National Academy of Public Administration and Arizona State University School of Public Affairs
The 2008 Social Equity Leadership Conference brings together leaders in public administration and public policy from the academy, government, and the community. In plenary sessions and panel discussions, participants will assess the current state of equity and examine ways to advance social justice equity in the United States. Sessions will be held in the Phoenix Downtown Campus of Arizona State University and the Phoenix Convention Center with accommodations at the adjacent Hyatt Regency Hotel.
The conference program examines important social equity topics from a national and international perspective along with salient issues from the southwestern region and the Phoenix metropolitan area. The major speakers scheduled for the conference next year include the following:
There will be a wide range of panel sessions addressing equity issues in education, health care, criminal justice, housing, environment, immigration, and income as well as the role of nonprofits in promoting equity.
Raul Yzaguirre, former President and CEO of the National Council of La Raza; ASU Presidential Professor of Practice and Director of the ASU Center for Community Development and Civil Rights; and recipient of the Smithsonian Lifetime Achievement Award.
Michael Crow, President, Arizona State University, who has made access a central goal of the university
Frank Fairbanks, City Manager, City of Phoenix, and recipient of National Public Service Award, presented by the American Society for Public Administration and the National Academy of Public Administration
H. George Frederickson, Edwin O. Stene Distinguished Professor of Public Administration, University of Kansas
- Anna Maria Chávez, Deputy Chief of Staff for Urban Relations and Community Development, Office of the Governor, State of Arizona
Harvey White, President of the American Society for Public Administration and Associate Professor of Public and Urban Affairs and International Development, University of Pittsburgh
Proposals for presentations are welcome as well as descriptions of outstanding examples of public organizations that have developed ways to advance social equity.
For information, contact James H. Svara, Chair, SELC Planning Committee, Director, Center for Urban Innovation and Professor of Public Affairs -- james.svara@asu.edu
CONFERENCE PROGRAM
| Thursday, February 7 – Phoenix Convention Center | |||
| Plenary Luncheon | 12:00-1:15 |
Anna Maria Chavez, Governor's
Deputy Chief of Staff for Urban Relations and Community
Development: Reflecting on Social Equity Challenges in a
Conservative State |
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| Concurrent Panels | 1:30-2:45 |
1. Leadership Development
programs 2. Culturally Grounded Research and Service Efforts to Counter Health Disparities 3. Affirmative Action and/or
Cultural Competency: Complement or Substitute? |
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| Plenary Session | 3:00-3:45 | City of Phoenix Earned Income Tax Credit | |
| 3:45-4:30 |
Michael Crow, ASU President:
Expanding access to higher education (NAPA Fellow) |
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| Reception | 4:30-5:15 |
Poster presentations |
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| Community Forum | 5:15-6:45 |
Social Equity in a Megapolitan
Region
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| Plenary Session | 8:30-10:00 |
George Frederickson: Performance and Accountability: When Quality Speaks, Equality Answers (NAPA Fellow) |
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| Concurrent panels | 10:15-11:45 |
4. Assessing How Well Agencies Address Social Equity 5. Education interventions with disadvantaged students–early college high schools, programs for gang members, Latino Male High School/College Achievement Program, and high access charter school 6. Roundtable of Students from College of Public Programs on their Attitudes toward Social Equity
7.
Maricopa health safety
net studies |
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| Plenary lunch session | 12:00-1:30 |
Raul
Yzaguirre, former President
and CEO of the National Council of La Raza; ASU Presidential
Professor of Practice and
Director
of the ASU Center for Community Development and Civil Rights |
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| Concurrent panels | 1:30-3:00 |
8. Nonprofits and Equity: Agents of Social Change or Social Service 9. Native American Equity Issues 10. Framing social equity: Alternatives to the Language of Social Justice
11.
Criminal justice: Should the police be illegal immigration
investigators/enforcers? |
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| Plenary session | 3:45-5:00 |
Harvey
White, President, ASPA: Social Equity and the Transformation of
Public Administration (NAPA Fellow) |
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| Reception | 5:30-6:30 |
Poster presentations |
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| Keynote dinner | 6:30 |
Frank Fairbanks, City Manager,
Phoenix: Social Equity Responsibilities of City Managers (NAPA
Fellow) |
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| Saturday, February 9 – ASU Downtown Phoenix campus | |||
| Concurrent panels | 8:45-10:15 |
12. Social Equity Panel Website
13. Housing: Expanding options
for livable communities with affordable housing |
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| Plenary session | 10:30-12:00 |
Professional Education and
Social Equity: Thomas Catlaw, ASU School of Public Affairs – Moderator; Mary Gilmore – Director, ASU School of Social Work, Joe Herkert – ASU Polytechnic, and Robert Denhardt (NAPA Fellow) – Director, ASU School of Public Affairs |
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| Plenary lunch session | 12:00-1:30 |
Where We've Been/Where We're
Going - Call to Action and the Equity book project, Norman
Johnson (NAPA Fellow) and Jim Svara (NAPA Fellow) |
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HOTEL ACCOMODATIONS
Hotel accommodations are available at the HYATT REGENCY PHOENIX, 122 N SECOND ST, PHOENIX, AZ 85004. The hotel telephone is (602) 252-1234; Fax:(602) 256-0801.
The guest room rates are the following:
Single Occupancy: |
$ 199 |
Double Occupancy: |
$ 199 |
Triple Occupancy: |
$ 224 |
Quadruple Occupancy: |
$ 249 |
In addition, applicable state and local taxes are applied to the room rate (which are currently 12.07%). The group or function name for this receiving this rate is 7TH ANNUAL SOCIAL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE.
RESERVATION METHOD
All reservations must be made individually through the Hotel's Reservation Department by calling (602) 252-1234, 800-233-1234.
The cut off date is 1/24/2008. This means that any reservation made after this date cannot be guaranteed at the $199 per night single room rate and room availability is not guaranteed.
REGISTERING FOR THE CONFERENCE
Fees for students are waived but students must still register for the conference. The deadline for registration is 10:00 a.m., February 4, 2008.
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