Conference Theme &

Invitation for Participation

The Institute of Public Administration (IPA) intends to celebrate its 50th anniversary ( 1380- 1430 H) during the period  November 1-4, 2009 under the patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz. Based on the IPA's objectives and role in improving the Kingdom's administrative development, the activities of this event will include holding an international conference entitled, "The International Conference for Administrative Development: Towards Excellence in Public Sector Performance." 

Politicians, organization leaders, management thinkers and public management practitioners regard the public sector's performance as a major concern of all governments. This is mainly due to the fact that it plays an effective role in bolstering the efforts towards the achievement of sustainable economic and administrative development, the formation of distinguished public and private sectors, as well as the improvement of the quality and delivery of government services.

This conference, therefore, aims to promote a culture of excellence in public sector performance through the presentation and discussion of some of the recent trends and issues relevant to the improvement of public sector performance which have been outlined in the conference's themes.  This aim will be achieved, through the participation of selected distinguished thinkers, academics and practitioners of administration and management at the local, regional and international levels, and through benefiting from the successful international experiences in the improvement of public sector performance.

The IPA will exert utmost effort to ensure the conference's success. Consequently, we, at the IPA, are delighted to invite you to participate in the activities of the conference with academic research papers or working papers or through active involvement in the conference discussions. We look forward to your participation and welcoming you at the conference in Riyadh.

General Director & Chairman of IPA

Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Shakawy