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		<title>2012 MPSA Conference in Chicago Trip Recap</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 18:40:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nels Lindahl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are my final thoughts on my first trip to Chicago. Pretty much all prose generation and consumption is going digital… electronic devices are everywhere and are not going away. Maybe you are wondering, “What did I do in Chicago?” Well my answer involves two parts. First, a short recap of my trip; I attended the MPSA conference, presented a conference paper, chaired a conference panel, enjoyed the PNC club at a Cubs game, ate at Hot Doug’s, dined at The Gage, attended a show at The Second City, and spent some time wondering around C2E2. Second, I will provide an indulgently rambling reverse chronological description of events… speaking of which my self-reflective journey is about to start with a reverse chronological accounting of some of the memorable events. Andy was kind enough to drive me to the airport this morning. The Zip Company rented Andy a very nice BMW 325i sedan. With a cabby hat in hand Andy was a splendid driver. Andy was missing driving gloves and a sweet sign that read, “Dr. Lindahl.” Let me say, “I’m pretty sure that the 71st annual MPSA conference in Chicago will warrant a return trip to the windy city.” I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2012 MPSA Conference in Chicago Day 4 Notes &#8211; The Wild Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2012 12:56:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nels Lindahl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today’s plan is rather straightforward… I’m going to Hot Doug’s for lunch followed by a visit to the 2012 Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo (C2E2) before finishing up the night by catching the 100th review at Second City. C2E2&#8230; happened The Second City&#8230; happened]]></description>
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		<title>2012 MPSA Conference in Chicago Day 3 Notes &#8211; Panel Chair Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 21:23:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nels Lindahl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The MPSA conference book is gigantic and rather difficult to plan from. For the most part, I had to look for academic names I knew and track panels by author instead of by subject. Just by chance, I went to the price room a couple hours before the panel I chaired. For the most part, I enjoyed listening to some very theoretical discussions of specific authors who have made contributions to modern political thought. Initially, I caught the tail end of a presentation by Luke Philip Plotica. Luke’s paced and deliberate style reminded me of what it was like to listen to an accomplished high school or college debater competing at a high level. The discussant for the panel focused in like a laser proper citation when discussing relationships between theorists.]]></description>
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		<title>2012 MPSA Conference in Chicago Day 2 Notes &#8211; Paper Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 03:55:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Palmer House Hilton was relatively easy to find. The building has a Starbucks located on the street level. People were already lined up to get coffee by the time I got to the conference. Registration for the Midwest Political Science Association conference was painless. My ASUS Eee PC is literally smaller than the 70th annual MPSA conference book. I’ll attached photographic evidence of that reality at the end of this post or on Flickr. I have to confess Open Office writer just did not meet my document processing needs. I downloaded a trial version of Microsoft Office Professional 2010 to get a copy of Microsoft Word on this netbook. The Eee PC does not have an optical drive. That reality stopped me from being able to load my own copy of office, but I digress… I got a piece of banana bread and a tall dark roast coffee with a shot of espresso (e.g. a Redeye) from Starbucks. My PowerPoint presentation for the conference is titled, “Feedback Driven E-Government: A Study of Local Government E-Feedback Methodology.” The subtitle should read, “A few slides with graphs supplemented by a lot of talking…” When I get back to Colorado Springs I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2012 MPSA Conference in Chicago Day 1 Notes &#8211; Hello Chicago!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 18:36:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nels Lindahl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The ASUS Eee PC netbook that I won through an online auction arrived in time for my trip to Chicago. The only damage to the unit appears to be near the keyboard. It looks like somebody wanted to service the hard drive or RAM and tried to pry open the unit. With a little bit of maintenance I will probably be able to restore the unit to the pinnacle of its original esthetic glory. The installation of the Windows 8 Consumer Preview operating system took about thirty minutes. I&#8217;m giving open office a try instead of Microsoft Word. My Sprint Hotspot is working well in 3G mode at the airport in Colorado Springs. The only problem I have run into so far with the Eee PC has been the sensitivity of the mouse. The smaller keyboard makes it very easy to rest part of my palm on the mouse pad. I&#8217;m starting to adjust to this inconvenience, but I think it might take a couple of days. Windows 8 is estimating that my batter life should be about 7 hours. I should be able to take plenty of notes during the conference. I have been getting a ton of recommendations [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ASPA 2012 Conference Las Vegas Day 5 at the Flamingo Casino</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 18:31:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nels Lindahl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ASPA Conference Day 5 Review: Final Thoughts I finally broke down and brought my laptop down from my room to the sessions this morning. My Dell Studio 1535 is nearing the end of its run. To keep the laptop running, I upgraded to a 40 GB SSD and installed a developer edition of Windows 8. I have been looking at ultrabook options for several months now. Over the last few days, I have been seriously considering purchasing the HP Folio 13. The physical setup of ultrabooks is about to fundamentally change. Current laptop design involves a clamshell setup without a touchscreen. The new models are about to have a clamshell design with a touchscreen. The benefit being that the device could be used as a laptop or if the clamshell is totally reversed the device could be used as a touchscreen tablet. Having a device that could be either a table or a laptop is very enticing. The memos to the president series wrapped up today with a super session titled, “Memo’s to the President: The public administration community speaks to the nation’s leaders – a wrap-up.” This morning I learned that the “Memo’s to the President” Super Session will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ASPA 2012 Conference Las Vegas Day 3 at the Flamingo Casino</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 05:18:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ASPA Conference Day 3 Review: Sunday Slowdown I’m still not exactly sure if it is possible to truly define how scholars working within the field of public administration can “leverage technology to build people capacity.” During one of the presentations I started to think about the nature of fiat debt. Could the government get away with writing off a significant portion of the Federal Reserve owned promissory notes? I watched a presentation on social media from JD Lasica of http://socialmedia.biz/aspa. Would public Facebook timelines change the nature of our public commons? Do organizations really have social media campaign strategies? Emergent strategies could potentially be self-sustaining or use pure brute force to initiate some degree of change.]]></description>
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		<title>ASPA 2012 Conference Las Vegas Day 2 at the Flamingo Casino</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2012 04:14:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ASPA Conference Day 2 Review: Thinking about the process The traditional conference chair arrangement for the audience does not really support people who are using laptops. Unfortunately, dude to personal preference I do not use my Dell Studio 1535 without a flat surface to rest the device. Therefore, during the conference I have decided to go old school and take notes using pen and paper. In this case, I have elected to test out a Sharpie brand pen. The pen works very well. I’m still a fan of 1 mm ink flow bold pens, but I will probably get over it at some point. Taking notes using pen and paper requires two steps to get end up with a digital product. I am definitely on the lookout for a good deal on an ultrabook. The following are my notes. My notes typically include all kinds of caveats and asides that are intended for further review. Here are my notes from the opening keynote presentation from the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) 2012 Las Vegas conference staring Justin Johnson who was standing in for John Berry Director of the Office of Personal Management who was under the weather. Some people [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ASPA 2012 Conference Las Vegas Day 1 at the Flamingo Casino</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2012 04:43:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ASPA Conference Day 1 Review: Feedback and or notes on logistics First things first… let’s talk about the food. Allegedly, I purchased a 24 hour pass to the Buffet of Buffets in Las Vegas. Including the Paradise Garden Buffet at the Flamingo a total of 4 of unlimited pass buffets are within (what I would consider) walking distance of the Flamingo Casino. Yes, I have a plan to visit as many of them as possible. At some point tomorrow, I plan on walking across the street to the Emperor’s Buffet at the Imperial Palace. Convenience alone cannot drive me to eat at the same restaurant buffet for more than three consecutive meals. Assuming the weather is nice on Monday, I plan on walking from the Flamingo to the Spice Market Buffet at the Planet Hollywood or Harrah’s buffet, “flavors.” I do have one major complaint so far. The check-in process (including the airport shuttle) at the Flamingo Casino was brutally painful. Everybody in the VIP total rewards check-in line seemed very happy. They had short lines and a VIP check-in area. Regular visitors (aka conference guests that are not casino regulars) are intentionally forced into cattle call style lines. Additionally, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reading the February 2012 Project Management Journal cover to cover</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:07:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[During the flight from Denver, Colorado to Orange County, California, I had the time to sit down and ready the February 2012 edition of the Project Management Journal (PMJ). My preferred method of consuming academic prose happens to be reading hard copies of long form journal article. Throughout the year various academic journals show up at my mailbox. I try to keep up by reading them all cover to cover as they arrive. Airline flights provide a nice opportunity to read academic journals cover to cover without interruption. Improving and growing as a scholar requires reading tons of articles in different journals (normally across a variety of disciples) and focusing on dissecting poorly written abstracts, rushed hypothesis, and further research sections. Analyzing scholarly articles requires breaking down the differences between the abstract and the article before carefully considering how the findings within the article supported the further research section of the article. Typically, academic articles do not ring true with a degree of clarity that makes them definitive. Research begets more research for either confirmation (validation through replication) or iteration. Overall, the articles in the PMJ were very readable and the degree of complexity seemed to provide adequate scholarly coverage. [...]]]></description>
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