Chronicle of the Institute—IIAS, its Sections and Members
| Date | 01 March 2002 |
| DOI | 10.1177/0020852302681009 |
| Published date | 01 March 2002 |
| Subject Matter | Articles |
Chronicle of the Institute — IIAS, its sections and members
The Institute reaches out
The IIAS is looking to the South as it develops its activities. In November, the
Institute’s Second Specialized Conference will be held in New Delhi (India) on
the theme of ‘Towards Quality Governance for Sustainable Growth and
Development’. Dr Vivek Agnihotri and his Organizing Committee have been
working energetically to ensure an interesting and dynamic conference. With the
guidance of an exceptional General Rapporteur, Ms Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi,
Minister of Public Service and Administration (South Africa), discussions and
exchanges will, of course, be lively and provocative. Mr Pan S. Kim, Professor
and Chair of Public Administration, Yonsei University (Korea) will also be one
of the active Rapporteurs. In New Delhi, the Institute looks forward to welcoming
many new participants from India and Asia.
And this reach towards the South will continue in 2003 with the Institute’s
Regional International Conference to be held in Sub-Saharan Africa, notably in
Yaoundé (Cameroon). The IIAS Director General, Dr Michael Duggett, noted
that
The 2003 IIAS event in Africa on governance will be a challenge to the Institute and its
members — a challenge to our sense of diversity, of respect and the need for a global
debate and a sense of global duty. It will also be a major challenge for Cameroon which
I know the Government there intends to meet . . .
With the support of such distinguished academics, practitioners and politicians in
Cameroon as the IIAS President, Mr Jean-Marie Atangana Mebara; the Minister
for the Public Service (Cameroon), Mr Rene Ze Nguele; and the Permanent
Secretary for Administrative Reform, Mr Léon-Bertrand Ngouo, this IIAS
regional event in Africa is certain to be productive for all who take part. The
Institute welcomes the opportunity of holding a major meeting in Africa at the
beginning of the millennium and looks forward to meeting many new participants
from this region.
The Institute’s International Association of Schools and Institutes of
Administration (IASIA) will be holding its Annual Conference in Istanbul
(Turkey) in June 2003. The theme to be debated: ‘Public Administration between
Globalization and Decentralization: Implications for Education and Training’.
The conference is being organized owing to the kind invitation of the Public
Administration Institute for Turkey and the Middle East (TODAIE). Mr Turkay
Ergun, the Director General, and his team are working diligently to ensure that
this event will be a meeting place, reflecting the spirit of Istanbul, where the East
International Review of Administrative Sciences [0020–8523(200203)68:1]
Copyright © 2002 IIAS. SAGE Publications (London, Thousand Oaks, CA and New
Delhi), Vol.68 (2002), 173–176; 022643
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