American Society for Public Administration National Capital Area Chapter

Membership

In order to become a member of the National Capital Area Chapter, you must first become a member of the National organization. Listed below are the benefits of joining ASPA.

Benefits of Joining ASPA

The American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) is committed to the advancement of excellence in public service. The Society seeks to achieve that by: the advancement of the science, art, and processes of public administration, the development and exchange of public administration literature and information, and advocacy on behalf of public service and high ethical standards in government. With 10,000 members, ASPA represents a broad array of professional interests and disciplines from all levels of government, the nonprofit and private sectors, and the academic community, both in the United States and abroad. ASPA has provided national leadership in the areas of public administration and management since 1939. The Society and its members have been influential in virtually every significant development in the theories and practice of public administration for over a half century. Through its networks of more than 100 local chapters, 20 national special-focus sections, individual and agency members, and organizational supporters, ASPA promotes recognition of public service, develops a substantive dialogue on current issues, and enhances the professional development of its membership.

Listserve - Rules of Conduct

By sending an e-mail to ncac@aspaonline.org you will reach all NCAC members with email addresses listed with ASPA (Currently >500 members). The list will be updated bi-monthly.

As with any community, there are guidelines governing behavior on the ListServe. For instance, violating antitrust regulations, libeling others, selling, and marketing are not permissible.

Please take a moment to acquaint yourself with these important guidelines. If you have questions, contact the list manager at ncac@aspanet.org. NCAC reserves the right to suspend membership on the list for members who violate these rules.

By using NCAC’s e-mail list, you agree that you have read and will follow the rules and guidelines set for these discussions.

ListServe Do's

• Problem-solve by seeking the advice and the experience or your peers.

• Discuss best practices with people in your area.

• Include a signature tag on all messages. Include your name, company, location, and e-mail address.

• State concisely and clearly the specific topic of the comments in the subject line. This allows members to respond more appropriately to your email.

• Include only the relevant portions of the original message in your reply. Delete any header information, and put your response before the original email.

• Send messages such as "thanks for the information" or "me, too" to individual that posed the information—not to the entire list. Do this by using “reply.”

• Email the NCAC Webmaster if you don’t wish to participate in this professional service from NCAC.

ListServe Don'ts

• Don’t challenge or attack others. The discussions on the lists are meant to stimulate conversation not to create contention. Let others have their say, just as you may.

• Don’t email commercial messages. The cyberspace term for this is spamming. Contact people directly with products and services that you believe would help them.

• Don’t spam this list; all such emails will be “moderated” by ASPA.

• Don’t email anything in a ListServe message that you would not want the world to see or that you would not want anyone to know came from you. All defamatory, abusive, profane, threatening, offensive, or illegal materials are strictly prohibited.

Disclaimer

This ListServe is provided as a service of NCAC, which accepts no responsibility for the opinions and information expressed by members or others. NCAC disclaims all warranties with regard to information on (or sent from) this site, whether sent by NCAC or any third party; this disclaimer includes all implied warranties of merchantability and fitness. In no event shall NCAC be liable for any special, indirect or consequential damages or any damages whatsoever resulting from loss of use, data or profits, arising out of or in connection with the use or performance of any information in conjunction with this site.

Do not email any defamatory, abusive, profane, threatening, offensive, or illegal materials. Do not email any information or other material protected by copyright without the permission of the copyright owner. By using this service, the party warrants and represents that he or she owns the copyright with respect to such material or has received permission from the copyright owner. In addition, the party grants NCAC and users of this list the nonexclusive right and license to display, copy, publish, distribute, transmit, print, and use such information or other material.

Messages should not be sent if they encourage or facilitate members to arrive at any agreement that expressly (or by implication) leads to price fixing, a boycott of another's business, or other conduct intended to illegally restrict free trade.

NCAC does not actively monitor the site/service for inappropriate material and does not on its own undertake editorial control. However, in the event that any inappropriate material is brought to NCAC’s attention, NCAC will take all appropriate action.

NCAC reserves the right to terminate access to any user who does not abide by these guidelines.

ASPA Resources

All of these resources are included in your ASPA membership.

Public Administration Review (PAR) - The top journal in public administration and crucial for keeping you current on important topics.
PA TIMES - Our monthly newspaper focusing on the concerns of public administrators and highlighting best practices in the field. The Recruiter, is a special employment section in the PA Times and on our Web site.
ASPAnet.org - We keep you informed and provide detailed information on ASPA and public service. We also feature lots of useful tools for PA leadership and lots or resources for students.
The Center for Accountability and Performance (CAP) - A special resource for members interested in performance measurement and managing for results, CAP offers case studies, workshops, workbooks, symposia and other educational opportunities.

ASPA Awards

ASPA strives to promote pride and honor in the public service with awards like the National Public Service Award (NPSA), co-sponsored by ASPA and the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA), established 18 years ago to pay tribute to exemplary public managers and the Charles H. Levine Memorial Award for Excellence in Public Administration, co-sponsored by ASPA and the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA) which recognizes a public administration faculty member. ASPA also recently established the Elmer B. Staats Lifetime Achievement Award for Distinguished Public Service to honor a public administrators’ career accomplishments and contributions to the public service and ASPA over a lifetime.

National Public Service Awards
Charles H. Levine Memorial Award for Excellence in Public Administration
Donald C. Stone Service to ASPA
Dwight Waldo Award
Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Exemplary Practices Award
Professional Exemplary Practices Award
Chapter/Section Newsletters
Oveta Culp Hobby Training Awards
Presidential Citation of Merit
James E. Webb Award
Networking and Volunteer Opportunities

"In a world of public administration increasingly diversified and complex, ASPA continues, six decades after founding, to provide an invaluable unifying and expository function." - Dwight Waldo, Syracuse University

Volunteer Opportunities - ASPA offers you countless volunteer opportunities in both the organization and the field of public administration. Volunteering with ASPA offers valuable experience and exposure.
The Society’s National Conference - ASPA’s 62nd national conference is in Newark, NJ, March 10-13, 2001. The conference gives you three days of information, resource and contact gathering while interacting with top scholars, administrators and public managers on a wide variety of session topics.
Networking Opportunities - Participation in ASPA through its chapters and sections and national and regional conferences will expose you to a vast network of public administration professionals, resources and information.
Local Chapter Membership - local chapters provide you the opportunity to attend lectures, conferences and seminars, as well as participate in networking luncheons and award banquets. Chapters also keep members current on what’s happening in their local public administration community.

Our Sections

ASPA supports 20 national special interest sections, which provide a forum for administrators working in the same field and address issues such as: health and human services, criminal justice, budgeting and financial management, public administration research, law and public administration and many others. Most sections also offer newsletters and journals to members, helping to keep them current in their area of expertise.

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