Chronicle of the Institute – its associations and members
| Date | 01 June 2017 |
| DOI | 10.1177/0020852317711072 |
| Author | Rolet Loretan |
| Published date | 01 June 2017 |
| Subject Matter | Chronicle |
Review of
Administrative
Chronicle
Sciences
International Review of
Administrative Sciences
2017, Vol. 83(2) 420–422
Chronicle of the Institute – its
! The Author(s) 2017
associations and members
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DOI: 10.1177/0020852317711072
Rolet Loretan
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It was in Volume 73, Issue 1, of IRAS, back in March 2007, that I published my
first Chronicle as the new Director General of the International Institute of
Administrative Sciences. At the time of drafting these few words, I note that I
am writing my last comments as Director General, to be published in Volume
83, Number 2, in June 2017. For a little over ten years, I have had the pleasure
of reporting on the highlights and developments of the IIAS and its entities.
These 10 years represent many events coordinated and co-organised by the
General Directorate of the Institute: seven international congresses of IIAS,
seven annual conferences of IASIA, four joint congresses of IIAS and IASIA
and 11 annual conferences of EGPA. We should add to this the African Forums
and the EGPA dialogues (TAD, TED and Euro-MENA). These events were co-
organised with our institutional or occasional partners, be they national or
international.
Ten years ago, I perceived the mission I was assigned to as ‘relatively complex’,
involving long-term efforts on the part of employees of the IIAS Directorate
General. Today, while the outlines of the IIAS strategy have evolved considerably,
and activities have developed in different parts of the world, we can be pleased at
this progress, which I have reported to you in the course of my Chronicles.
However, if we have taken important steps in the direction of improving the gov-
ernance of our institution, many challenges remain. As you know from the various
messages conveyed, the seat of our Institute moved to the very heart of Brussels.
Today, the Belgian Federal Public Service, more precisely the Finances FPS,
located at Rue...
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