Six members of the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences' Department of Public Management at the University of the Free State (UFS) will attend the conference of the International Association of Schools and Institutions of Administration (IASIA) in Warsaw, Poland from 5 to 8 July 2006. It is the fifth time that seven papers of one department is accepted for an international conference. The theme of the conference is: In search of the best: Attracting, developing and retaining for the public service. Only 48 papers were accepted for presentation because of the strict selection process.

From the left are Dr Liezel Lues (lecturer), Prof Moses Sindane (Departmental Chairperson), Prof Hendri Kroukamp (lecturer), Prof Koos Bekker (lecturer), Mr Lyndon du Plessis (lecturer) and Ms Alet Ness from the Department Public Management at the UFS, who will attend the conference. Photo: Leonie Bolleurs