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March 25-27 1996

REINVENTION REVOLUTION: REPORT FROM THE FEDERAL-FRONT LINES

Guide to the Conference Proceedings

The purpose of these conference proceedings is to provide a brief summary of the main messages and themes that emerged from the three days. The many stories, strategies, ideas and perspectives do not easily condense into a handful of pages. Not everyone or everything will receive the attention they deserve but we think this represents an accurate summary of the major issues and ideas discussed.

Section III (A Unique Conference) provides an overview of the conference structure, while section IV (Conference Highlights) provides a summary of the key points presented throughout the three days by the speakers, panels, and conferees. The delegate briefings to the NPR and PMC are presented in section V. As a conclusion, cross-cutting issues dealing with the process of reinvention are presented in section VI. Appendix I contains a summary of success stories from the Wall and Appendix II contains a short list of reinvention resources.

Ron Sanders of the Maxwell Center for Advanced Public Management and other conference organizers have crafted an agenda for the next administration based on issues and ideas presented during the three days. This agenda will be published in Government Executive in December.

Please let us know what you think of these proceedings and how to improve them for the next conference. Thanks!

Conference Proceedings Co-Producers:

Tim Clark, Government Executive Magazine

Lauren Giniger, Maxwell Center for Advanced Public Management

Jeff Goldstein, National Performance Review

Gail Johnson, Old Dominion University

Wally Keene, Maxwell Center for Advanced Public Management

Sally Marshall, Maxwell Center for Advanced Public Management

Marie Riccio, Government Executive Magazine

Ron Sanders, Syracuse University's Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and Director of the Maxwell Center for Advanced Public Management.