Come and join us in Helsinki!
The Finnish National Section of IIAS together with the University of Helsinki and the Ministry of Finance, as the main partner, have the pleasure to invite you to participate in the IIAS2009 conference to be held in Helsinki, Finland from 7 to 11 July 2009.
Place & Dates: Helsinki, Finland from 7 to 11 July 2009. Main building of the University of Helsinki.
Theme: The History and Future of Nation building:the Role of Public Administrations, Civil Servants and Public Finances.
Professor Christopher Pollitt, Editor-in-Chief of IRAS, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Public Management Institute, Leuven, Belgium, will be responsible for the scientific preparation of this event. He will be assisted by a team of 3 Rapporteurs: Dr Dele Olowu (Professor Emeritus Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife, Nigeria); Dr Christina W. Andrews (Federal University of São Paolo, Brazil); Prof.Dr. Turo Virtanen (Helsinki University, Finland).
The following subthemes will be addressed:
1. The changing nation: citizens, visitors, neighbours
2. Exemplifying good governance: the future of the public service and democracy
3. Public money: ‘whole of government’ budgeting, accounting and audit
More information is available on the Conference website www.iias2009.fi