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Saturday, November 5, 2005
JW Marriott Hotel • Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, D.C.

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Celebrating 25 Years of Promoting Diverse Leadership in Public Services

The 25th Anniversary of PPIA marks a historic occasion to celebrate the program's achievements and to pay homage to its many devoted supporters, partners and program fellows/alumni. The milestone also enables many individuals who have benefited from PPIA and others who supported PPIA's mission to give back and help chart its next 25 years of programs and services.

Honoring

Hugh Price
Senior Advisor, DLA, Piper Rudnick Gray Cary US LLP
Former President and CEO of the National Urban League
Has an illustrious career dedicated to education, economic empowerment and various other public policy issues.

Hugh Price will deliver the keynote address and he will receive the “Spirit of PPIA Award”

Susan Schwab
President and CEO of the University of Maryland Foundation, Inc.
Has a distinguished career spanning government, academic and corporate sector. Susan most recently served as dean of the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland and was the first Board of Directors Chairperson of the newly incorporated PPIA Program.

Susan Schwab will receive the “PPIA Leadership Award”

Plus Other Special Acknowledgements

Pre-GALA Alumni & Luncheon Conference

In addition to the GALA, PPIA will host an alumni conference and luncheon on Saturday, November 5th at the JW Marriott. The conference will include discussions on current public policy issue(s) and workshops relevant to careers serving the public good. The luncheon will feature awards, alumni recognition, and networking opportunities.

Speacial Guest Speakers

E. Thomas Rowe
Director of International Career Advancement Program, Associate Professor, and former Dean of the Graduate School of International Studies at the University of Denver.

Ernest J. Wilson, III
Senior Associate Professor and former director of the Center for International Development and Conflict Management at the University of Maryland.

Ticket Information

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Scholarships

PPIA is now accepting scholarship applications for recent PPIA Fellows who cannot afford the ticket price for our gala.

To access the application you must log-in to ALUMNI-NET. The application must be completed and sumitted via email to ppia@ppiaprogram.org by 10:00am Monday, Oct. 31st. Selected candidates will be contacted by the end of business of that day. All selected candidates will be required to volunteer for a portion of the Gala or Pre-Gala.

Hotel Information

JW Marriott Hotel (click here for more hotel information)
Pennsylvania Avenue
1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20004
202-393-2000

PPIA has reserved a small block of rooms at the JW Marriot for Friday, November 4 and Saturday, November 5, 2005.

Given the limited number of rooms set aside for PPIA Gala guests, please make your reservations early or before October 7, 2005.

These rooms are available as singles, doubles, triples or quads for $159.00 per night plus applicable taxes.

For reservations contact the JW Marriott directly at 1-800-228-9290 or 202-393-2000.