[ABFM] ABFM 2008 Conference Call for Papers, Presentations and Panels

[Katherine Willoughby]

ABFM 2008 Conference 

Call for Papers, Presentations and Panels

20th Annual Conference
October 22-25, 2008
Chicago, Illinois

The conference committee invites proposals for panels, papers, and
presentations for the 2008 ABFM conference.  
Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

*Budget innovation and reform
*Budget process
*Budget theory
*Budget transparency 
*Budget and financial management challenges
     All levels of government
     Domestic and international
*Capital and debt management
     Pensions and OPEBs
*Capital and development financing
*Education finance
*Financial information management 
      and technology
*Financial markets	
*Financial and performance reporting
*Funding healthcare
*Intergovernmental finance
*International municipal finance
*Municipal securities
*Performance budgeting
     All levels of government
     Domestic and international applications
*Public accounting and accountability
*Public funds management
*Social security finance
*Tax and revenue policy

For full consideration, please submit proposals by May 2, 2008. 
Proposals should describe the panel, paper, or presentation and be no
more than 500 words.  Proposals must include the name of participant(s)
or author(s), position/job title, institutional affiliation, address
(including email), and phone number. Students should provide their
degree program, status (master*s level, Ph.D., ABD), and institutional
affiliation. Proposals may be submitted by mail, email, or fax.  

Also visit our website for more information about the conference as it
becomes available:  http://www.abfm.org.

Please send all correspondence to:

Professor Katherine Willoughby 
Department of Public Administration and Urban Studies
Georgia State University
P.O. Box 3992
Atlanta, Georgia 30302-3992
Telephone: 404.413.0117; FAX:  404.413.0104
email: kwilloughby at gsu.edu 




Katherine G. Willoughby
Professor
Department of Public Administration 
  and Urban Studies
Andrew Young School of Policy Studies
Georgia State University
P.O. Box 3992
Atlanta, GA 30302-3992
Office:  404.413.0117
Fax:      404-413-0104
Email:    kwilloughby at gsu.edu