It is with regret that we hereby inform you that the Chairperson of AMDIN has taken the formal decision to postpone indefinitely the AMDIN Heads of Institutions Forum, the 2009 Conference and the General Members meeting that were due to take place in Johannesburg in November 2009. This decision was based on the low registration numbers for these events at this point in time...

C'est avec regret que nous vous informons de la décision prise ce matin par le Président d'AMDIN de reporter ~a une date indéterminée le forum des Chefs d'Institutions, la Conférence 2009 AMDIN et l'Assemblée Générale des Membres qui devaient se tenir à Johannesburg en Novembre 2009. Cette décision a été basée sur le faible nombre d'inscriptions à ces manifestations à ce jour...

The 31st Roundtable Conference of the African Association for Public Administration and Management (AAPAM) will be held at the Kenya Institute of Administration (KIA), Nairobi, Kenya from 21 - 25 September 2009. The theme is "The World Economic Crisis: Challenges to African Public Administration Systems"...

Between 27 - 31 July 2009 a Pan-African Monitoring and Evaluation Conference organised by the African Information Institute is taking place at the Premier Hotel, Pretoria, South Africa. By sharing best practices across the African Continent outcome based tools for M&E will be provided. The goal is that these should contribute to the realisation of the millennium development goals, while also contributing to greater transparency, better corporate governance and much improved service delivery practices...

Conference and Call for Papers: The Annual Conference of Association of Southern African Schools and Departments of Public Administration and Management (ASSADPAM) will take place from 10 - 11 September 2009 in Stellenbosch, South Africa. Closing date for abstracts is 20 July 2009 1st Announcement and Call for Papers Registration form Provisional Conference Programme

Berlin: 23 - 24 June 2009 The intention is to explore how progressive cities are modernizing to spur economic development, drive greater innovation, transform for competitive advantage and meet the pressing demands of a more engaged and intelligent citizenry. For more information: http://www.ibm.com/ibm/smartercities/us/en/

GMSI a UK-based international training and consultancy firm dedicated to advancing the quality of public sector governance and management in developing countries and transitional democracies and under the leadership of Prof. Victor Ayeni has released its training prospectus for the next year. It also offers: When Managers Deliver: Making Government Effective, a tailored programme for Senior Managers of Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies that are delivered on request For further details contact: Manager (Client and Business Services) Governance and Management Services International Email: gmsi@gmsiuk...

17 - 18 August 2009, Johannesburg, South Africa Further information: http://www.salvoglobal.com/roi.asp

Conference and Call for Papers: On 12 - 13 November 2009, the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) will host an international conference in Geneva under the theme: Social and Political Dimensions of the Global Crisis: Implications for Developing Countries. Call for papers closing on 15 June 2009...

12th Winelands Conference: Public Leadership for Added Citizen Value and the Dr Samuel Sarphati Innovative Public Leadership Knowledge Event Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa Monday 15 March 2010 to Friday 19 March 2010 Dear Prospective Winelands2010 Participant Further Call for Project Proposals and Abstracts This is a further call for project proposals and abstracts for the Knowledge Event and Conference...