Happenings from HQ There's a lot happening this February for our Professional Members! The submission period for the 2017 Fall Research Conference opened earlier this month and submissions will be accepted until April 5th. Proposals can be submitted below. Registration for the International Conference will be open on April 3. More information about the conference is available here.  Does your organization have an upcoming event? Be sure to post it on our events calendar and let the APPAM audience know!  Check out the results from the recent policy council election. Missed January's Update? Check it out here .

2017  Fall Research Conference Submissions Submissions for the 2017 Fall Research Conference in Chicago will be accepted until April 5. The event, themed "Measurement Matters: Better Data for Better Decisions,” will be held November 2 - 4 in Chicago. Registration for #2017APPAM will be available in July.

APPAM Webinar Offering "APPAM Fall Research Conference Submissions: Getting Accepted" Date/Time: Thursday, February 23rd, @ 12:30pm EST Speakers: Sanya Carley, Associate Professor, Indiana University; Ben Castleman, Assistant Professor, University of Virginia Registration: • Free to all members • Register at http://bit.ly/getaccepted

This  international conference , themed "Public Policy and Governance Beyond Borders", will be held in Brussels, Belgium July 13-14. This event invites researchers, analysts, and policymakers to critically reflect on their experiences of working on issues of public policy and governance beyond borders. The event is co-sponsored by MGSoG / UNU-MERIT ( Maastricht University ) and  Syracuse University . Registration for this conference will open on April 3. More about the 2017 APPAM International Conference, including the registration information, can be found  here .

Members in the News    APPAM Past-President Ron Haskins featured in new AEI Press publication  "A Safety Net That Works: Improving Federal Programs for Low-Income Americans" AU School of Public Affairs is co-hosting the 8th Annual Meeting on the Economics of Risky Behaviors Denmark Institute for Policy Research is hosting the 2017 Workshop on Quasi-Experimental Design and Analysis this summer LBJ School hosts Barbara Jordan National Forum 20th Anniversary February 20 - 24 Mathematica is hosting the webinar, "The Promise of State Initiatives to Prevent Long Term Work Disability", on February 23. Maxwell School is hosting "Out of the Gate" - a panel discussion on President Trump's early policy and administrative decisions - on February 17. MDRC is offering paid internships this summer in their NYC office. Have news to share? Email coverage to  Kathryn Grandstaff-Bradford .

APPAM Member Spotlight This month's spotlight features Mallory Flowers. Mallory attends Georgia Tech School of Public Policy. Mallory serves on the APPAM Student Advisory Committee. She will defend her dissertation in May 2018. Read more about this bright APPAM Student Member's interview  here !

JPAM Featured Article "On Measuring and Reducing Selection Bias with a Quasi-Doubly Randomized Preference Trial" By: Ted Joyce, Ph.D.; Dahlia K. Remler, Ph.D.; David A. Jaeger, Ph.D.; Onur Altindag, Ph.D.; Stephen D. O'Connell, Ph.D.; and Sean Crockett, Ph.D. This paper explores how a randomized experiment can be leveraged to measure selection bias and preference effects by conducting a subsequent observational study that is identical in every way except that subjects choose their treatment—a quasi-Doubly Randomized Preference Trial.  As part of our ongoing effort to promote JPAM authors to the APPAM membership and the public policy field at large, we have asked the author to answer a few questions. See the authors' interview responses here.

Help us Grow! Help APPAM grow with the Member Referral Program! Every time you recruit a member, you strengthen APPAM. Through member growth, APPAM can develop new and enhanced programs to support you. A growing APPAM means greater recognition for the policy analysis profession, more resources and support for members, and a louder voice in Washington, DC, across the county, and throughout the world. Get more information about the program and reward incentives here.

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