FYI ----- Forwarded by Domenica Lam/fs/YorkU on 10/22/2013 05:33 PM ----- FGS Research Officer <[log in to unmask]> Sent by: Graduate Program Assistants <[log in to unmask]> 10/22/2013 02:35 PM Please respond to FGS Research Officer <[log in to unmask]> To [log in to unmask] cc Subject Blueprint 2020: National Student Paper Competition on the Future of the Public Service Are you a student enrolled in a Canadian university Master?s-level program? Are you interested in researching ideas about the future of the Federal Public Service and how to make it and Canada better? If so, then here is your chance to make a difference and get your ideas heard at universities across Canada and by leaders at the most senior levels of the public service. Just be sure to register online for the competition at www.ipac.ca by November 1st, 2013 (your paper will be due later in the term). Here is the background: On June 7, 2013 Wayne Wouters, the Clerk of the Privy Council and the Head of the Public Service launched the Blueprint 2020 vision and encouraged federal public servants and Canadians to contribute their ideas on how to make the Blueprint 2020 vision a reality. For more information about the vision, visit: http://www.clerk.gc.ca/eng/. We are looking for thoughtful research that presents new knowledge and understanding about the Public Service that will help us realize the Blueprint 2020 vision. Individual or group submissions from any discipline are welcomed in one of three streams: 1. Public Administration, Management, Policy and Political Science; 2. Business Administration and Management; and 3. Other disciplines (e.g. Information Technology, Digital Media). The higher up in the competition you go, the more interesting and fun it gets, and the more widely your ideas are heard. In the beginning, you will submit a research paper, and if you are successful at higher levels, you may be asked to make a three-minute video pitch and perhaps present and discuss your paper via a web-conference with a National Panel of judges. The winner of the National Competition will be invited to Ottawa to present their paper in person at a seminar held by the Canada School of Public Service. Did we mention the online voting? A select number of papers will be posted on IPAC?s social media site and open for public voting in mid-February, 2014. The paper in each stream with the most votes will be automatically short-listed and considered during the selection of the ten national finalists. The paper with the overall highest number of votes will receive the ?Public Choice Award?. For more information please see the guidelines (attached to this message), and fill out the registration form to participate.