From the RVA Green Website: “Community Workshop for RVA Green Please join us on February 16th for a Community Workshop to build action steps for RVA Green-the Richmond Sustainability Plan. Learn about the draft Plan and find out how you can be part of the implementation of this important Plan. We look forward to seeingRead… Read more »
From the Community-Campus Partnerships for Health listserve: “This year WE ACT for Environmental Justice (http://weact.org) will be opening a new office in Washington, DC. The purpose of the DC office will be to develop strategic, unified, and sustained advocacy to achieve equity in federal policy and practice by influencing federal legislative and non-legislative agency actions,Read… Read more »
Please join us at 12pm for the Research in Progress (RIP) Lunchtime discussion on Wednesday, February 15th, 2012! Presentation topic: “Translating from Drawing to Building” In the early 16th century the professional role of the architect was rapidly changing amidst new technologies, profound shifts toward secularization, and the culture of Humanism. This dissertation centers onRead… Read more »
From the CASPA Listserve: “Professor Buehler Presenting at Tuesdays at APA. UAP Professor Ralph Buehler will be presenting at Tuesdays at APA on February 21st at 5:30pm. The topic of his presentation is: Travel Behavior, Transport Policy, and Sustainable Transport in Germany and the USA. More details (including RSVP instructions) are available here: http://www.planning.org/tuesdaysatapa/dc/index.htm. WeRead… Read more »
From Virginia Commonwealth University’s Political Science Department: “Call for paper and panel proposals L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs, VCU Sixth Annual Student Research Conference Thursday, April 5, 2012 VCU Student Commons Undergraduate and junior graduate students are invited to submit proposals to present completed research papers/projects, research-in-progress, or roundtable discussions onRead… Read more »
From TPRC: “The 40th Research Conference on Communication, Information and Internet Policy Friday September 21 to Sunday September 23, 2012. Hosted by George Mason University School of Law, Arlington, VA TPRC is an annual conference on communication, information and internet policy that convenes international and interdisciplinary researchers and policymakers from academia, industry, government, and nonprofitRead… Read more »
With customers and relationships the question is: what had you done for me lately? Good customers are approached often by other providers or discover interesting offerings on the internet. Good relationships are fouled by lack of attention. Thus the spoken or implied questions about what’s recent. I heard a story about an individual who hiredRead… Read more »
Everyone has war stories, observations and experiences working in or dealing with government agencies or departments. These aren’t necessarily whinges or complaints, they may be positive or learning experiences, or examples of where small changes could lead to large productivity gains. Previously there was’t really any way to share these stories, except by speaking withRead… Read more »
Vivek Kundra, former CIO of the US government, is in Australia next week and thanks to the efforts of Pia Waugh there’s an opportunity for public servants and others working in Gov 2.0 there’s an opportunity to meet him. For full details, see Pia’s post on the Gov 2.0 Google Group. Of course, if youRead… Read more »