Greetings, Please find below an announcement advertising that registration is open for the 2016 APPAM Regional Student Conference<http://www.appam.org/events/appam-regional-student-conference/> hosted by SPGIA at the GMU-Arlington campus on April 1&2. [http://image.exct.net/lib/fe6915707066067c7d17/m/1/Student_740_104.jpg] APPAM will be hosting its first ever Regional Student Conference<http://www.appam.org/events/appam-regional-student-conference/> on April 1 - 2 at the Arlington campus of George Mason University. The conference is intended to help students of all levels: * Make connections with a diverse group of policy professionals, as well as other students, in the Washington, D.C. area * Receive helpful job advice during the "Pathways to Policy Employment" plenary panel session * Hear about the current research of graduate students in an accessible conference environment The conference will be jointly sponsored by 9 area policy schools (see below). Master's and doctorate level students are encouraged to attend. We have an exciting variety of presentations across many policy areas; the full list of panels, as well as the provisional agenda can be found here.<http://www.appam.org/events/appam-regional-student-conference/> Click here to learn more about the conference and to register.<http://www.appam.org/events/appam-regional-student-conference/> Sponsors of the conference include: * American University * College of William and Mary * George Mason University * Georgetown University * George Washington University * University of Maryland, College Park * University of Virginia * Virginia Commonwealth University * Virginia Tech Students from non-sponsoring schools are most welcome to attend the conference. Questions about the conference? Email [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> or call 202.496.0130, ext. 25.