2017 Features and Special Events

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All attendees are encouraged to attend all 3 days of the conference so as not to miss many interesting panels and special events such as:

Keynote Address and Reception with APSA President, Kathleen Thelen(Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Thursday, November 9, 12:00 to 2:00 pm, Washington A, 3rd Floor.

The NPSA/Pi Sigma Alpha Reception with Wendy Weiser, Director of the Democracy Program at the Brennan Center, Thursday, November 9, 6:00 to 8:00 pm, Washington A, 3rd Floor.

The Osgood Center Reception with Lara Brown, Director of the Graduate School of Political Management at the George Washington University, Friday, November 10, 12:00 to 2:00 pm, Washington A, 3rd Floor.

NPSA Section Chairs, Discussants, and Panel Chairs BreakfastFriday, 7:30 a.m. Washington B

You may not want to miss many good panels, such as…

Identity Politics Reception on Friday, November 10, 5:30 to 6:30 pm, Washington B, 3rd Floor.

Pedagogy, Assessments, and the DisciplineThursday, November 9, 3:45 to 5:15 pm. It will address such topics as Outcomes Assessment in Higher Education as a Scientific/Intellectual Movement; Peer Collaborative Learning Online; The Impact of Essay Prompts on Critical Thinking; and What Is Political Science For?

Roundtable: The Life and Work of Jerry Mileur: NPSA, Political Science, Baseball and LifeFriday, November 10, 8:45 to 10:15 am, Congress C.

The Polity Breakfast, sponsored by Polity, the Journal of the NPSA, Saturday, November 11, 8:00 to 9:30 am, Washington Foyer, 3rd Floor.

Polity Roundtable on Howard J. Wiarda, Saturday, November 11, 9:00 to 10:30 am.

Book Reception Honoring Garrison Nelson, Past NPSA President and Author of “John William McCormack: A Political Biography,” Saturday, November 11, 12:15 to 1:15 pm, Washington B, 3rd Floor.

This is a short of list of the many good things you should not miss at this conference.

We hope to see you at what promises to be another very exciting meeting.

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