Media Advisory: Academy to Host 2024 Fall Meeting November 13-15

Post Date: October 17, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Academy of Public Administration will host its annual Fall Meeting November 13-15 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Washington, D.C.

Featured speakers include U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md), and Washington Post Columnist Jennifer Rubin.

The Fall Meeting is held each year as an opportunity for the Academy’s 1,000 Fellows to engage with each other, share learnings and best practices for public administration, and focus on the challenges of conducting good government at the local, state and federal level.

Events this year will include the induction of the Academy’s 2024 Class of Fellows, the presentation of the 2024 George Graham Award for Exceptional Service to the Academy and the 2024 Louis Brownlow Book Award, as well as special presentations and plenary sessions including “The 2024 Presidential Election as a Stress Test for American Democracy: How’d we do and should we respond?” and “How to Communicate in the Language of Good Government” featuring special guests and more.

A detailed meeting agenda and registration details can be found here. Media planning to attend should RSVP to Kaitlyn Blume at kblume@napawash.org.

Wednesday, November 13th: Grand Hyatt Hotel - 1000 H St NW, Washington, DC 20001

• 5:30 p.m. – Welcome and Check-In
• 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. – Flemming Awards Reception
• 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. – 75^th Annual Arthur S. Flemming Awards

Thursday, November 14th: Grand Hyatt Hotel

• 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. – Welcome and Opening Staats Lecture with U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md)
• 10:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. – Plenary: The 2024 Presidential Election as a Stress Test for American Democracy: How’d we do and should we respond?
• 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. – Lunch and Award Ceremony
• 1:00 – 1:50 p.m. – Concurrent Breakout Session 1
• 2:00 – 2:50 p.m. – Concurrent Breakout Session 2
• 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. – Special Workshop: How to Communicate about Good Government
• 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. – Class of 2024 Fellows Induction

Friday, November 15th: Grand Hyatt Hotel

• 9:30 – 10:45 a.m. – Standing Panel Meetings
• 11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. – Standing Panel Meetings
• 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. – Lunch and Closing Webb Lecture with Washington Post Columnist Jennifer Rubin

About the National Academy of Public Administration:

Chartered by Congress to provide nonpartisan expert advice, the Academy is an independent nonprofit organization established in 1967 to assist government leaders in building more effective, efficient, accountable, and transparent organizations. Learn more at www.napawash.org.

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