Recent Updates
Call for Nominations: Section Awards
The ASPA Section on Intergovernmental Administration and Management cordially invites all SIAM members to nominate candidates for our four (4) awards: The Donald Stone Distinguished Scholar, the Donald Stone Distinguished Practitioner, the Donald Stone Best Student Paper, and the SIAM Legacy Award.
2026 Deil S. Wright Symposium: Call for Proposals
The Section on Intergovernmental Administration and Management (SIAM) invites scholars and practitioners to submit proposals for papers to be presented at the 12th Annual Deil S. Wright Symposium. The symposium is a full day event that honors the career and contributions of Professor Deil S. Wright, a charter member of SIAM who remained active until his passing in 2009.The Wright Symposium will be held Friday, March 20, 2026, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. during the national conference of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) in Hollywood, California.
2025 Deil S. Wright Symposium: Call for Proposals
The Section on Intergovernmental Administration and Management invites scholars and practitioners to submit proposals for papers to be presented at the 8th annual Deil S. Wright Symposium. The symposium honors the career and contributions of Professor Deil S. Wright, who was a charter member of the Section and remained active until his passing in 2009. The Wright Symposium will be held at the national conference of the American Society for Public Administration in Washington, DC. The theme of the all-day 2025 Wright Symposium will be “New Administration, New Trends in Federalism.”
Call to Participate in Encyclopedia of Local and Regional Government and Politics
Ed Benton (University of South Florida), along with John Kincaid (Lafayette College), are preparing the Encyclopedia of Local and Regional Government and Politics to be published by Edward Elgar by 2025. We have a contract to produce this book. Because it is very important for scholars like you to have your work recognized and cited, please know that Elgar will submit all of our Encyclopedia entries to such citation services as Google Scholar and Scopus. We wish to include in the encyclopedia new and original articles on all pertinent topics/subject areas related to the existence and operation of local and regional governments around the world and their ensuing relevant politics, policies, programs, etc.
Annual SIAM Awards at ASPA 2023
At the recent virtual ASPA conference, SIAM awarded the following awards.
Call for Papers: SIAM-SLGR Joint ASPA Panel Featuring Graduate Student Research
The Section on Intergovernmental Administration and Management (SIAM), in collaboration with State and Local Government Review (SLGR), invite current Ph.D students to submit proposals for papers to be presented at the 2023 American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) conference (virtual, March 20-24).
Symposium program information. This year's symposium theme is Intergovernmental Issues of the Biden Presidency.
Call for Nominations: SIAM Chair Elect
The Section on Intergovernmental Administration and Management (SIAM) of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) is seeking nominations for an executive officer. The SIAM Nominations Committee, chaired by Jayce Farmer and committee members Meghan Rubado and Kendra Stewart, is seeking nominees for the position of chair-elect. The chair-elect will serve a two year term (2022-2024) and then serve two years in the position of chair (2024-2026). Please see our SIAM blog for the full list of current Executive Committee members as well as the bylaws governing elections.
Call for Nominations: SIAM Executive Committee Members (TWO)
The Section on Intergovernmental Administration and Management (SIAM) of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) is seeking nominations for its Executive Committee. The SIAM Nominations Committee, chaired by Jayce Farmer and committee members Meghan Rubado, and Kendra Stewart, is seeking nominees for two Executive Committee members. Members of the committee will serve a three-year term (2022-2025). Please see our SIAM blog for the full list of current executive officers as well as the bylaws governing elections.
2022 Deil S. Wright Symposium: Call for Proposals
The Section on Intergovernmental Administration and Management invites scholars and practitioners to submit proposals for papers to be presented at the 8th annual Deil S. Wright Symposium. The symposium honors the career and contributions of Professor Deil S. Wright, who was a charter member of the Section and remained active until his passing in 2009. The Wright Symposium will be held at the national conference of the American Society for Public Administration in Jacksonville, FL. The date is still being finalized, but it is typically the day before the conference begins. The theme of the all-day 2022 Wright Symposium will be “Intergovernmental Issues of the Biden Presidency.”
Open Search for Dean of the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs (CUPPA)
The College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, invites applications and nominations for the position of Dean of the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs.
Symposium program information. This years symposium theme is Exploring the Federal in Federalism.
Deil S. Wright Symposium 2019 Call for Papers
The Section on Intergovernmental Administration and Management (SIAM) invites scholars and practitioners to submit proposals for papers to be presented at the 6th annual Deil S. Wright Symposium. The symposium honors the career and contributions of Professor Deil S. Wright, who was a charter member of the Section and remained active until his passing in 2009. The Wright Symposium will be held on March 8th, 2019 at the national conference of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) in Washington, DC.
Center for the Study of Federalism Launches New Federalism Website
The Center for the Study of Federalism USA (CSF) has launched its website–federalism.org — the first American website exclusively devoted to federalism. Winner of the prestigious Graphis gold award for its logo design and Gold Award from Educational Digital Marketing, federalism.org is the official CSF site and a clearinghouse for a wide range of federalism resources and information.
5th Annual Deil S. Wright Symposium
Symposium program information. This years symposium theme is Local Government and the States: The Shifting Dynamics of State-Local Relations.
5th Annual Deil S. Wright Symposium on Friday, March 9, 2018
The Section on Intergovernmental Administration and Management (SIAM) invites scholars and practitioners to submit proposals for papers to be presented at the 5th Annual Deil S. Wright Symposium. The symposium honors the career and contributions of Professor Deil S. Wright, a charter member of SIAM who remained active until his passing in 2009. The Wright Symposium will be a preconference event held on Friday, March 9, 2018 at the national conference of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) in Denver, Colorado.
2017 Deil S. Wright Symposium: Call for Proposals
The Section on Intergovernmental Administration and Management (SIAM) invites scholars and practitioners to submit proposals for papers to be presented at the 4th annual Deil S. Wright Symposium. The symposium honors the career and contributions of Professor Deil S. Wright, who was a charter member of the Section and remained active until his passing in 2009. The Wright Symposium will be a preconference event held on Friday, March 17, 2017 at the national conference of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) in Atlanta, Georgia.
Symposium program information. This years symposium theme is Intergovernmental Management in Transition.
Symposium program information. This year's symposium theme is Intergovernmental Management: Tensions and Trends.