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Hosted by the La Follette School
Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management
Fall Research Conference
Thursday, November 2, through Saturday, November 4
at Monona Terrace
Conference Schedule
Information: appam@lafollette.wisc.edu
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| The lakefront Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Monona Terrace Convention Center is the site for APPAM's conference. The Thursday night reception is nearby at the State Capitol, two blocks from the conference hotel. | |
The La Follette School of Public Affairs and the University of Wisconsin-Madison are proud to host the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management's fall research conference, Thursday, November 2, through Saturday, November 4, at the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Monona Terrace Convention Center.
The conference theme is "Tax and Spend: Designing, Implementing, Managing and Evaluating Redistributional Policies." Researchers from around the United States, including members of the La Follette Schools faculty, will present their work. APPAM is one of the nations premier organizations dedicated to improving public policy and management by fostering excellence in research, analysis and education. For information, contact APPAM.
Hotels should be booked
through APPAM.
Conference attendees are invited to our Gala Reception on Thursday, November
2, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Rotunda of the Wisconsin Capitol. We hope you
can join us for an evening of conversation, hors doeuvres, and libations,
including Wisconsins famous beers and cheeses.
Madison, Wisconsin's capital city, sits on an isthmus between two lakes. Fall colors should just be reaching their peak by the time visitors arrive. The city is full of culture, from Chihuly glass to original architecture by Cesar Pelli and Frank Lloyd Wright. Madison vibrates with every type of music, art, entertainment and culinary tradition.
Madison is consistently ranked as a top community in which to live, work, play and raise a family. In the past year, it was rated at or near the top for outdoor activities, gardens, braininess, quality of life, men's health, digital government, healthful living, creative workers, public schools, security, cycling spaces, green living, aging athletes, women's lifestyles, entrepreneurs, working mothers, business owners, children, literacy and families.
The
University of
Wisconsin-Madison ranks third in the nation
for research expenditures, fifth for federal funding and second for
non-federal funding. The
University of Wisconsin is where social scientists crafted our country's
programs in Social Security, Unemployment Compensation, and Workers
Compensation.
Today, the university's La Follette School of Public Affairs continues to carry out path-breaking social science
research, including investigations of welfare reform, child support, and
Wisconsins health insurance for children and low-income parents. They
have close working relationships with local, state, federal and
international policymakers.
Transportation
APPAM has arranged special fare discounts on Midwest and Northwest airlines. See APPAM's web site for information.
The Dane County Regional Airport offers more than 100 daily flights that connect passengers to 22 locations, reaching 600 domestic and 70 international destinations with one-stop service. Airlines serving Madison include Northwest, United Express, Midwest, American Eagle, Continental. Atlanta, Chicago (O'Hare), Cincinnati, Cleveland, Denver, Detroit, Las Vegas, Memphis, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, New York-LaGuardia, Newark, St. Louis and Washington, D.C., are non-stop destinations served from Madison.
Located on interstates 39, 90 and 94, Madison is within a drive of 1.5 hours from Milwaukee, 2.5 hours from Chicago and 4.5 hours from Minneapolis-St. Paul.
Fast bus service connects Madison to airports in Milwaukee and Chicago. At Mitchell Airport in Milwaukee look for Badger Bus, (608) 255-6771. At O'Hare Airport and the Amtrak Station in Chicago, contact Van Galder/Coach USA, (800) 747-0994. In Milwaukee.
Attractions
Madison has many attractions within walking distance of the Hilton, the conference hotel, and within an easy drive from downtown. These are just a few:
Monona Terrace: Frank Lloyd Wright designed the conference site 60 years ago, but Madison took nine referenda and a unique public-private partnership to build it. 1 John Nolen Drive.
State Capitol: The 100-year-old Wisconsin State Capitol is the only U.S. capitol on an isthmus. Its rotunda and hallways feature 43 types of marble, granite and other stone from around the world. Throughout the 1990s, some part of the Capitol was under renovation and restoration that eventually cost $145 million. Tour information.
Overture Center: Designed by Cesar Pelli, this magnificent portal for music, theater, art and performance on State Street was funded by a $205 million donation, the largest individual gift to a performance arts center in the United States. 201 State Street.
Farmers' Market: Madison's world famous Farmers' Market, reported to be the largest producer-only one in the country, has its last outdoor Saturday on Nov. 4 on the Capitol Square, three blocks from the conference at Monona Terrace. Pick up a few Wisconsin agricultural items to take home. Products should include apples, beets, broccoli, eggplant, gourds, maple syrup, okra, potatoes and squash, in addition to many kinds of cheese, breads and pastries, jams and jellies.
State Street: Every college town has its own street of dreams. The mile-long State Street that runs from the Capitol west to the university is full of bars, coffee shops, ethnic restaurants, quirky shops, street musicians and student life. The Madison Trust for Historic Preservation arranges walking tours for this and other neighborhoods near the Capitol.
University of Wisconsin-Madison: About 41,000 students roam the campus' 933 acres on Lake Mendota with its historic Bascom Hill and Memorial Union Terrace. Information on tours and attractions.
Olbrich Gardens: Even in November you can enjoy these botanical gardens, which include a tropical conservatory, a glass pyramid filled with exotic plants, bright flowers, a rushing waterfall, fragrant orchids and free-flying birds. 3330 Atwood Avenue.
Taliesin: The genius of Frank Lloyd Wright's home and architecture colony is an easy 37-mile drive away in Spring Green, Madison in the unglaciated hills of western Wisconsin. Examples of Wright's architecture abound in Wisconsin, including the Johnson Wax building in Racine.
Milwaukee: Wisconsin's largest city is only 80 miles
away.
Greater Milwaukee Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Additional resources
| Newspapers | Books |
| Capital Times | Madison: The Guide, 2006 |
| Isthmus | Insider's Guide to Madison, Wisconsin, 1999 |
| Madison Times | |
| Wisconsin State Journal | Restaurants |