2026 NASPAA Global Conference
The 2026 NASPAA Global Conference will be held in Seattle, Washington, at the Hyatt Regency Seattle from September 30 to October 2, 2026.
Be Part of the 2026 Global Conference
Call For Proposals
The Call for Proposals for the 2025 Conference will open on January 12. Please check back on this page for the submission link once it becomes available.
All proposals must be submitted by March 13. Applicants will be notified of decisions on April 10.
Travel
Conference attendees will be staying at the Hyatt Regency Seattle, our official host hotel. We are also partnering with Alaska Airlines to offer discounted airfare for participants. Additional details and booking links will be provided soon.
Registration Timeline
Early Bird registration will be available from April 15 to August 5. Standard registration will remain open until September 16, after which only onsite registration will be offered. We provide discounted rates for members, COPRA members, students, and retirees/practitioners. Please be prepared to show appropriate proof of eligibility at the conference.
Conference Theme & Tracks
Public Service Without Borders: Reimagining Global Leadership, Inclusiveness, and Collaboration
Theme Description: This conference will explore how public service education can transcend national, institutional, and disciplinary boundaries to address regional and global challenges. It will focus on renewing international partnerships, advancing inclusiveness across contexts, improving collaborative teaching, and building resilient, inclusive institutions in a time of political and social uncertainty.
- Innovations in accreditation across regions
- Expanding our accreditation partners
- Guidance and support for small and new programs
- Promoting ethical practices and social justice in institutions around the world
- Building inclusive governance in diverse systems
- Indigenizing public affairs curriculum globally
- Sustainability in public affairs education
- Training the next generation of global public service leaders
- Global strategies for improving public trust in public service
- Leadership in fragile democracies and post-conflict countries
- Supporting women and marginalized leaders in global public administration
- Sharing courses and faculty resources across institutions
- Teaching across modalities/Implementing flexible modalities to meet students’ demands o Adapting and managing telework settings for students and faculty
- Developing an undergraduate program curriculum and teaching methods
- Defining emotional labor in research and teaching
- Strategies to address stress, burnout, and mental health challenges among faculty and students
- Strategies to support students facing uncertainty about careers in public service
- Teaching and researching public administration in conflict and post conflict countries
- Reinventing and reinvigorating public service globally
- The use of artificial intelligence in teaching or public sector work
- Teaching public administration amid political, fiscal, or organizational constraints
Thank you to the Conference Program Committee!
Co-Chairs: Abdul-Akeem Sadiq & Nicole Humphrey
Members: Shahjahan Bhuiyan, Rashmi Chordiya, Chikoto, Rebecca Entress, Peter Federman, Jayce Farmer, Brie Haupt, Tanya Heikkila, Dana Harsell, José Luis Irizarry, Bok Gyo Jeong, Ruth Kessa, Shin Kue Ryu, Kim Maloney, Elizabeth Overman, Angela Park, Shannon Portillo, Plesa, Evelyn Rodriguez, Grace Schultz, Anthony Starke, Ratna Dougherty, Wesley Wehde, and Nathaniel Wright.