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EVENTS
Peace Operations Program Offers Afghanistan Rehab Course for Second Year
The School of Public Policy's Peace Operations Policy Program (POPP) and the Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna of Pisa, Italy hosted a workshop on preparing for rehabilitation efforts in Afghanistan February 3-14 at George Mason University's Arlington campus.

Doctoral Student Presents Paper at AAAS Annual Meeting
Castilla F. McNamara, a doctoral student in the science/technology concentration in the School of Public Policy (SPP), presented a paper at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) annual meeting in February in Denver, Colorado.

Mason Enterprise Center Launches Outreach to Korean, Hispanic and Vietnamese Business Owners
March 28 will mark the kick-off date for a Mason Enterprise Center (MEC) program reaching out to Korean, Vietnamese and Hispanic business owners in Northern Virginia.

Sesno Hosts History Channel Program and Homeland Security Panel
Frank Sesno, professor of communications and public policy, hosted a program entitled History Now: Defending America on the History Channel Saturday, March 1.

SPP Students, Faculty Make a Big Showing at Fall APPAM Conference
Four faculty members and three students of the School of Public Policy (SPP) presented papers at the November 2002 research conference of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) in Dallas.

SPP and Council of Logistics Management to Host Workshop on Securing the Supply Chain
George Mason University's School of Public Policy (SPP) and the Council of Logistics Management (CLM) put on a two-day workshop on maximizing supply chain preparedness Monday and Tuesday, March 10 and 11 at the School of Public Policy's Arlington campus.

NEWS
SPP Professor's Evaluation Project Wins National Recognition
Dr. Amr Abdalla, affiliate assistant professor with the School of Public Policy has won an award from the National Association of Student Assistance Professionals (NASAP) for his evaluation project with the Prince William County, Virginia public school system.

Pfiffner Presents Paper on President and War on Terrorism
James P. Pfiffner, professor of public policy, wrote and presented a paper on the Bush administration's foreign policy decision making for the conference on The Presidency, Congress, and the War on Terrorism: Scholarly Perspectives.

Tech Horizons Episode Featuring Roger Stough Wins National Television Award
Tech Horizons, GMU-TV's technology program, recently won a Silver Telly in the 24th Annual Telly Awards for the episode which included a segment on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) featuring Dr. Roger Stough, professor of public policy.

Center for Aerospace Technology and Management Formalized at School of Public Policy
Continuing and further developing an interest it has had in the past, the School of Public Policy (SPP) recently formed a Center for Aerospace Technology and Management. The center, under the guidance of Dr. Ken Button, professor of public policy, will look at the development of aerospace policy and the way it interacts with other policy.

PUBLICATIONS
ITS Research Center at School of Public Policy Releases Three Year Report
The National Intelligent Transportation Systems Implementation Research Center, housed at the School of Public Policy, recently presented an interim report outlining the center's progress since its founding three years ago.