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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
BUILDING THE COMMUNITY
A professional home for utility policy & management, being developed across APPAM, ASPA, PMRA, and NASPAA.
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.
Get Involved
Get Involved
Join us in building a stronger professional community around utility policy and management.
POTENTIAL HOSTS
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
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.
Shape the Inaugural Utility P&M Community Meeting
Shape the Inaugural Utility P&M Community Meeting
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.
Utility Policy & Management Is Coming to APPAM 2026
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.
PURPOSE
PURPOSE
Professional Home
Professional Home
A sustained space for people working on utility policy and management.
Cross-Sector Connection
Cross-Sector Connection
Bridging electricity, water, gas, broadband, infrastructure, policy, and public management.
Research-Practice Exchange
Research-Practice Exchange
Connecting scholarship, regulation, implementation, and professional experience.
Education & Workforce Development
Education & Workforce Development
Supporting students, early-career professionals, faculty, and practitioners.
Field Building
Field Building
Helping define utility policy and management as a visible area of scholarship and practice.
WHO SHOULD JOIN?
WHO SHOULD JOIN?
Utility P&M welcomes individuals and institutions working across:
Essential Utility and Infrastructure Systems
Essential Utility and Infrastructure Systems
Electricity, water, wastewater, stormwater, natural gas, broadband, telecommunications, and related public service systems.
Policy and Management Challenges
Policy and Management Challenges
Governance, regulation, affordability, reliability, resilience, sustainability, equity, finance, planning, implementation, innovation, and institutional performance.
Academic and Professional Fields
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
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
INITIATIVE HIGHLIGHT
Building the infrastructure for a professional community.
Building the infrastructure for a professional community.
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