<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Times New Roman" size="4" style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal 'Times New Roman'; ">Dear Listserv members,</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal 'Times New Roman'; min-height: 16px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Times New Roman" size="4" style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal 'Times New Roman'; ">The PA TIMES, monthly newspaper of the American Society for Public Administration, is currently seeking quality articles for upcoming issues. </font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal 'Times New Roman'; min-height: 16px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Times New Roman" size="4" style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal 'Times New Roman'; ">Articles must remain between 1000-1200 words, contain no references and adhere to the deadlines below. Authors need not be ASPA members. </font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal 'Times New Roman'; min-height: 16px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Times New Roman" size="4" style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal 'Times New Roman'; ">If you have any questions or would like to see our author guidelines, contact me at <a href="mailto:cjewett@aspanet.org"><font color="#0000f4" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 244); "><u>cjewett@aspanet.org</u></font></a>. Please pass this along to any colleagues you think may be interested in writing for the paper.</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal 'Times New Roman'; min-height: 16px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Times New Roman" size="4" style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal 'Times New Roman'; "><b>The remaining 2008 PA TIMES Editorial Calendar is as follows:</b></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal 'Times New Roman'; min-height: 16px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Times New Roman" size="4" style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal 'Times New Roman'; "><i>Note: Items in parentheses are intended as subject ideas for monthly topics. Authors are not limited to these subjects and are encouraged to write in their specific areas of interest and expertise.</i></font></div><ol><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Times New Roman" size="4" style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal 'Times New Roman'; "><b>October: </b>Leadership Development and Succession Planning <br></font><font face="Times New Roman" size="4" style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Times New Roman'; ">(Case studies or examples of actual leadership development programs or succession planning/Resources for leadership development or succession planning)</font><font face="Times New Roman" size="4" style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal 'Times New Roman'; "><br><b>Education Supplement:</b> Evolving PA Education: Preparing Public Servants for the 21st Century <br></font><font face="Times" size="4" style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Times; ">(Homeland Security, Emergency Management, Technology, Communication, Are curriculums</font><font face="Times New Roman" size="4" style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </font><font face="Times" size="4" style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Times; ">evolving fast enough, </font><font face="Times New Roman" size="4" style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Times New Roman'; ">contract(or) management, dealing with non-governmental service delivery mechanisms</font><font face="Times" size="4" style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Times; ">)</font><font face="Times New Roman" size="4" style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> <br></font><font face="Times New Roman" size="4" style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal 'Times New Roman'; "><i>Deadline for Articles/Advertising: September 22, 2008</i></font></li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Times New Roman" size="4" style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal 'Times New Roman'; "><b>November:</b> Changing of the Guard: How Do Administrators Handle Relationships with Newly Appointed/Elected Bosses?<br></font><font face="Times New Roman" size="4" style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Times New Roman'; ">(Educating non-specialists, Balancing political leadership and professional standards, Dealing with short-timers)</font><font face="Times New Roman" size="4" style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal 'Times New Roman'; "><br><i>Deadline for Articles/Advertising: October 22, 2008</i></font></li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Times New Roman" size="4" style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal 'Times New Roman'; "><b> December:</b> PA Success Stories</font><font face="Times New Roman" size="5" style="font: normal normal normal 19px/normal 'Times New Roman'; "><i><br></i></font><font face="Times New Roman" size="4" style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Times New Roman'; ">(Current innovations, Telecommuting, Victories large and small)</font><font face="Times New Roman" size="4" style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal 'Times New Roman'; "><br><i>Deadline for Articles/Advertising: November 21, 2008</i></font></li></ol><div apple-content-edited="true"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; 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