Participants engaged in social justice
The University of New Mexico Special Office for Latin American Initiatives hosts an inaugural conference, “Latin American Network in Government and Public Policy,” Wednesday, Sept. 10 through Saturday, Sept. 13 at UNM.
Organized by Juan de Dios Piñeda, director, of UNM’s Latin American Initiatives, the conference aims to bring together government and public policy makers from Latin American universities, federal and local government officials, scholars and leaders of professional associations and teachers’ unions, to learn, network and exchange ideas about current and best practices.
Piñeda said, “The event will demonstrate how networking can promote social justice. We will raise awareness and create a network.”
More than 100 presenters – 15 percent from local and federal governments, 80 percent from universities and the remaining five percent from non-profits, will address the conference themes. Three panels exemplify those themes: public management and social policy; electronic public access to government and political innovation; and professionalizing the public, ethical functions and governmental transparency.
The conference is designed to provide professional development opportunities for federal and local government officials, scholars, teachers and students through plenary sessions. The goal is to give participants first-hand leadership experience and skills to increase and promote social justice in Latin America.
Participants from all over the United States and Mexico have already signed up, but enrollment is still available. For more information visit: www.unm.edu/~solai.
Media Contact: Carolyn Gonzales, (505) 277-5920; e-mail: cgonzal@unm.edu