November 13 - 15, 2025
Seattle, WA

APPAM’s 47th Annual Fall Research Conference will take place Thursday, November 13 through Saturday, November 15 at the Hyatt Regency Seattle and Grand Hyatt Seattle in Seattle, WA. This year's conference theme will be Forging Collaborations for Transformative and Resilient Policy Solutions.

Partnerships are critical for designing, implementing, and evaluating public policy, ensuring decisions are well-informed, inclusive, and adaptable. Involving diverse perspectives—from policymakers, researchers, businesses, and citizens—helps create efficient, fair policies that address complex societal challenges and build trust in public services. 

The 2025 APPAM Fall Research Conference will explore how collaborative evidence generation and evaluation can refine policies, address unintended consequences, and improve coordination across all levels of government for transformative, resilient solutions.

APPAM is currently seeking submissions for the submission below. To submit a proposal log into your All-Academic account and select "Edit or Submit a Proposal."

Submissions are being solicited for the #2026APPAM. Every session during the conference will be categorized into a primary policy area.

• Panel: Panels include a session organizer, chair, one to two discussants, and three to four papers. Panels with four papers are encouraged to have two discussants. Presenting authors may not serve as the chair or discussant on the same panel. Individuals may present on up to two panels throughout the conference, though they may serve as a chair or discussant unlimited times. There should be no more than two people per affiliation per submission.
   
• Poster: Poster submissions are single-paper proposals that are presented in a poster format. Presenters will be asked to discuss their work and answer questions during one of two poster sessions. The poster should be in a horizontal (landscape) format, with a maximum size of 8 feet wide by 4 feet tall. 
   
• Roundtable: Roundtables do not include papers; rather, they feature speakers who discuss a topic from varying perspectives and draw the audience into a discussion. Roundtable proposals should include up to four speakers plus a moderator. The moderator cannot also be a speaker in the same session. There should be no more than two people per affiliation per submission.
   
• Single Papers: Single papers are proposals that will later be combined with other single papers to form cohesive panel sessions on a single topic.
   
• Student Research: APPAM is pleased to once again accept student research paper submissions at the Fall Conference. Submitted research must have been conducted by a current student or recent graduate student. Student research submissions will be combined to form a cohesive panel with four student research papers, a chair, and up to two discussants. These sessions will take place throughout the conference.