Governmental Research Association

2nd Quarter 2010 GRA Reporter

Eric Lupher — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 16:04:17 +0000

The 2nd Quarter 2010 GRA Reporter is now available for download. With details for this year’s conference in New York City and news about member activities in different states, this issue brings you the latest GRA news. Access the Reporter by Clicking Here.

We look forward to seeing you in New York City in a few weeks.

Dean Michael Mead dmmead@gasb.org
Eric Lupher elupher@crcmich.org

2010 GRA Directory

Eric Lupher — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 17:14:02 +0000

The 2010 GRA Directory is now available online. The Directory contains information about the Governmental Research Association, including the officers and bylaws; directories of state and national agencies relevant to governmental researchers; a listing of active members; and a listing of honorary members, Gruenberg Award recipients, and past presidents. Click Here to access the Directory.

Come Discuss Big Policy Issues in the “Big Apple”

Eric Lupher — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 14:04:20 +0000

This year’s GRA Policy Conference will be held from July 25 to 28 in New York City. Like last year, the conference will be housed in a central hotel, the Affinia Shelburne, and sessions will be held at another site, the City University of New York’s Graduate Center.

The Affinia Shelburne Hotel is centrally located (303 Lexington Avenue at 37th Street) and is only a few blocks from the CUNY Graduate Center. GRA was able to negotiate a tremendous room rate, $189 a night for single or double occupancy and plane fares to New York’s LaGuardia or Kennedy airports tend to be fairly reasonable. So watch this space for more details and mark your calendars for July 25 to 28 and join GRA in NYC.

The agenda offers in depth discussion on many topics we are dealing with in our own state and local government research.

The conference will offer opportunities to attend a baseball game (the Yankees will be hosting the Royals in an afternoon affair on Sunday July 25); and there will be plenty of opportunities to check out attractions such as the Metropolitan Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, the Guggenheim, the Cloisters or many others. Further from the beaten path, consider the Lower East Side Tenement Museum, devoted to the immigrant experience, or the Museum of Sex, devoted to, well, sex. Bring the kids and visit the Bronx Zoo and the Statue of Liberty or take the Staten Island Ferry. And the King Tut exhibit returns to New York all summer at Discovery Times Square Exposition.

For more information, Click Here or contact Kent Gardner at CGR.

1st Quarter 2010 GRA Reporter

Eric Lupher — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 19:39:36 +0000

The first quarter 2010 GRA Reporter is available for download at www.graonline.org/reporter/Reporter-1q10.pdf. This edition contains news of this year’s conference, information about the awards competition, and the always popular news of events at member organizations.

Direct any comments or edits to:
Dean Mead dmmead@gasb.org
Eric Lupher elupher@crcmich.org

Third Quarter GRA Reporter

Eric Lupher — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:11:36 +0000

The Third Quarter GRA Reporter is now available. This issue covers highlights from the summer policy conference in Washington, D.C. and has information about significant events in a few of our member organizations. To access the report, click here.

2009 GRA Conference

Eric Lupher — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:47:26 +0000

The 2009 GRA Summer Policy Conference was a big success. The speakers, dialog, and venue all were terrific. Click Here to learn about winners of the 2009 GRA Research Award Winners. Click Here to access the PowerPoint and PDF files used for presentations (we are still in the process of uploading files, so if the file you are looking for is not yet there, come back in a few days).

2009 GRA Directory

Eric Lupher — Wed, 20 May 2009 15:15:23 +0000

The 2009 GRA Directory is now available for download from the GRA website for GRA members. As the Who’s Who of Governmental Research, this directory provides contact information for all current members, esteemed alumni of research organizations, and other associations and governmental departments vital to the work of governmental research. Download Now

2009 GRA Conference in Washington, D.C.

Steve Kroes — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:07:42 +0000

The 2009 GRA Annual Policy Conference will be held July 26-29, 2009, at the Brookings Institution conference center in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Rooms will be reserved at the Hotel Palomar, about four blocks from Brookings.

This year’s conference will draw from the tremendous knowledge and talent available in Washington, including presenters from government, think tanks, and associations, focusing on the economy, healthcare, criminal justice, infrastructure, the 2010 Census, and more. Click here for more information, including a registration form and conference agenda.

1st Quarter 2009 GRA Reporter

Eric Lupher — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 16:02:38 +0000

The 1st Quarter 2009 GRA Reporter is now available. This edition is filled with information about this summer’s annual conference in Washington, D.C.; News from the Field, the latest reports, and media clips from member organizations; and the reprint of a periodic article from 1920 you might find interesting.

Click Here to open the Reporter

GRA Development Survey

Eric Lupher — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 15:53:13 +0000

Dear GRA colleagues:

On behalf of the GRA trustees, we are conducting a survey on development trends among member organizations. PLEASE fill out the survey ONLINE at this link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=vfMUqUvnwtY_2bjZpV5jtU6A_3d_3d.

As the survey requires a bit of research, we have provided the questions as a pdf document. Most will want to draft responses offline, then enter your responses on the Survey Monkey instrument.

We have emailed all listed GRA members in GRA organizations. We leave it to you to determine who will fill out the survey on your behalf.

We will begin our analysis on April 17 and will distribute the results to all survey respondents as soon as possible thereafter.