UTILITY POLICY & MANAGEMENT COMMUNITY

An emerging cross-association, interdisciplinary, practice-engaged research and professional community, connecting individuals and institutions engaged in utility policy and management, and advancing research, practice, and professional exchange on essential utility and infrastructure systems.

BUILDING THE COMMUNITY

A professional home for utility policy & management, being developed across APPAM, ASPA, PMRA, and NASPAA.

An emerging multi-association, interdisciplinary, practice-engaged research and professional community, proposed across APPAM, ASPA, PMRA, and NASPAA, connecting scholars, practitioners, policymakers, regulators, students, and utility professionals working across electricity, water and wastewater, natural gas and hydrogen, broadband and telecommunications, and other essential utility and infrastructure systems. It provides a shared space for research exchange, professional connections, dialogue, field development, education, and collaboration on the public policy and public management challenges shaping these systems.

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Join us in building a stronger professional community around utility policy and management.

POTENTIAL HOSTS

Utility P&M is being developed as a possible multi-association professional community with alignment across public policy, public administration, public management, and public affairs education networks.

EXPRESSIONS OF SUPPORT

We gratefully acknowledge organizations that have expressed interest in, support for, or willingness to remain engaged with the development of this emerging community. Listings do not necessarily imply formal endorsement unless specifically stated.

Utility Policy & Management Is Coming to APPAM 2026

Join us for the inaugural Utility Policy & Management Community Meeting at the 2026 APPAM Fall Research Conference in Boston.

Saturday, November 7, 2026

3:30–5:00 p.m. Eastern

Exeter Room

Come together, build connections, and help shape an emerging interdisciplinary and practice-engaged community focused on essential utility and infrastructure systems.

Shape the Inaugural Utility P&M Community Meeting

Take the Survey

You are invited to help shape the inaugural Utility Policy & Management Community Meeting at the 2026 APPAM Fall Research Conference by completing a brief planning survey.

The survey seeks your input on the meeting’s goals, discussion topics, networking opportunities, format, and organization. You may also indicate whether you would be interested in helping during the meeting or participating in an online planning meeting before the conference.

You are encouraged to respond whether or not you currently plan to attend APPAM or the inaugural meeting.

Sponsorship and Partnership Opportunities

The Utility Policy & Management Community invites organizations to support its inaugural community meeting at the 2026 APPAM Fall Research Conference.

Organizations may participate as sponsors or partners by:

Providing financial support for approved meeting needs, including refreshments, printing, signage, and participant materials
Contributing publications, reports, datasets, teaching materials, training opportunities, or career resources
Supporting student participation through travel or attendance assistance
Promoting the meeting through newsletters, websites, listservs, and social media
Providing brochures, membership information, event announcements, or other materials for attendees
Designating a representative to attend and connect with members of the community

All sponsorship and partnership arrangements will be coordinated in accordance with applicable APPAM conference policies.

Become a Sponsor or Partner

Organizations interested in supporting this inaugural gathering are invited to contact us at contact@utilitypm.org.

COMMUNITY PURPOSE

Professional Home

A sustained space for people working on utility policy and management.

Cross-Sector Connection

Bridging electricity, water, gas, broadband, infrastructure, policy, and public management.

Research-Practice Exchange

Connecting scholarship, regulation, implementation, and professional experience.

Education & Workforce Development

Supporting students, early-career professionals, faculty, and practitioners.

Field Building

Helping define utility policy and management as a visible area of scholarship and practice.

WHO SHOULD JOIN THE COMMUNITY?

Utility P&M welcomes individuals and institutions working across:

Essential Utility and Infrastructure Systems

Electricity, water, wastewater, stormwater, natural gas, broadband, telecommunications, and related public service systems.

Policy and Management Challenges

Governance, regulation, affordability, reliability, resilience, sustainability, equity, finance, planning, implementation, innovation, and institutional performance.

Academic and Professional Fields

Public administration, public policy, public management, planning, law, economics, engineering, environmental studies, nonprofit leadership, and related disciplines.

Research, Practice, and Public Service Roles

Scholars, students, educators, practitioners, regulators, policymakers, public managers, utility professionals, consultants, nonprofit leaders, advocates, and community partners.

INITIATIVE HIGHLIGHT

Building the infrastructure for a professional community.

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