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Congratulations to Site Winning Teams of #NBSim2020 Competition

The site winning teams of the February 29 and March 7 competitions will advance to the Global Super Judge Round, where one team will be selected as the 2020 NASPAA-Batten Student simulation Competition winner. Stay tuned!

NASPAA’s Fall Conference WILL Go on!

The 2020 NASPAA Annual Conference theme is "Building the New Civic Square." NASPAA is pleased to be co-locating this year with the Section on Public Administration Education of ASPA’s Teaching Public Administration Conference (TPAC). Deadline for panel proposals extended to Friday, May 1, 2020. View proposal submission details

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