INITIATIVES

Connecting scholarship, policy, regulation, management, and practice through dialogue, collaboration, and knowledge exchange.

Potential Programs

• • • Research-to-Practice Roundtables

    • Practitioner Perspectives Series

    • Policy and Practice Briefs

    • Utility Leadership Conversations

    • Research Translation Workshops

    • Scholar–Practitioner Partnerships

    • Collaborative Problem-Solving Sessions

    • Research Impact Showcase

Providing opportunities for members to share ongoing research, works in progress, data resources, and emerging findings.

Potential Programs

• • • Works-in-Progress Series

    • Research Seminars

    • Dissertation and Student Research Showcase

    • Data and Methods Workshops

    • Research Collaboration Forum

    • Paper Development Workshops

    • Emerging Scholars Forum

    • Grant Development Network

    • Data Resource Exchange

Supporting career advancement, mentoring, leadership development, and skill-building opportunities for members at all career stages.

Potential Programs

• • • Mentorship Network

    • Career Development Workshops

    • Leadership Development Series

    • Academic Job Market Panels

    • Practitioner Career Panels

    • Publishing and Grant Writing Workshops

    • Leadership Fellows Program

    • Professional Skills Academy

Offering webinars, workshops, panel discussions, and learning opportunities on utility policy, governance, regulation, management, and infrastructure challenges.

Potential Programs

• • • Monthly Webinar Series

    • Utility Policy Masterclasses

    • Regulatory Briefings

    • Infrastructure Governance Workshops

    • Professional Skills Workshops

    • Annual Virtual Symposium

    • Expert Speaker Series

    • Conference Preview Sessions

Creating opportunities for students and emerging professionals to connect with scholars, practitioners, regulators, and policymakers.

Potential Programs

• • • Student Mentorship Program

    • Student Ambassador Program

    • Doctoral Student Network

    • Student Research Showcase

    • Career Exploration Series

    • Student Travel Support Initiatives

    • Student Networking Events

    • Emerging Leaders Program

Building relationships among universities, utilities, government agencies, nonprofit organizations, industry partners, and community stakeholders.

Potential Programs

• Partnership Development Network

• Utility–University Collaborations

• Government Engagement Program

• Practitioner Advisory Council

• Community Partnership Initiatives

• Joint Programming with APPAM, ASPA, and Related Organizations

• Industry Engagement Forum

• Collaborative Research Partnerships

Maintaining a collection of publications, datasets, reports, teaching materials, case studies, and professional resources.

Potential Programs

• Research Repository

• Teaching Resource Collection

• Utility Data Hub

• Case Study Library

• Career Resource Center

• Funding Opportunity Database

• Syllabi Exchange

• Policy and Regulatory Resource Center

Fostering year-round engagement, networking, collaboration, and member participation across disciplines, sectors, and geographic regions.

Potential Programs

• Member Directory

• Networking Events

• Community Forums

• Member Spotlight Series

• New Member Welcome Program

• Regional Meetups

• Annual Community Gathering

• Online Discussion Groups

Facilitating panels, roundtables, workshops, networking events, and other activities at professional conferences and meetings.

Potential Programs

• APPAM Conference Activities

• ASPA Conference Activities

• Joint APPAM–ASPA Programming

• Networking Receptions

• Research Roundtables

• Professional Development Workshops

• Student Meetups

• Community Business Meetings

Supporting member-led collaborations focused on specific utility, infrastructure, policy, governance, management, and regulatory topics.

Potential Programs

• Energy Policy and Governance Group

• Water Policy and Management Group

• Broadband and Digital Infrastructure Group

• Utility Affordability and Equity Group

• Utility Cybersecurity Group

• Infrastructure Resilience Group

• Regulatory Innovation Group

• Data Centers and Emerging Infrastructure Group

Promoting evidence-informed perspectives on emerging challenges, innovations, and opportunities affecting utility and infrastructure systems.

Potential Programs

• • • Policy Commentary Series

    • Community Blog

    • State of Utility Governance Report

    • Emerging Issues Briefs

    • Expert Interview Series

    • Utility Futures Forum

    • Public Scholarship Initiative

    • Community White Papers

Encouraging dialogue among researchers, practitioners, policymakers, utility professionals, and communities affected by utility decisions.

Potential Programs

• Public Forums

• Community Listening Sessions

• Stakeholder Dialogues

• Public Education Series

• Civic Engagement Workshops

• Community Partnerships Program

• Public-Facing Webinars

• Utility Governance Outreach Initiative