June 3, 2009

MEDIA CONTACT: Nick Massella
202-994-3087; massella@gwu.edu

ROBERT REISCHAUER TO KEYNOTE GW, LINCOLN INSTITUTE FORUM TO UNVEIL NEW FREE, ONLINE DATABASE OF STATE PROPERTY TAX, PUBLIC FINANCE AND GOVERNMENT DATA
JUNE 8, 2009

EVENT:  

The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and The George Washington Institute of Public Policy will announce a new, free online database of property tax, public finance and government data for the 50 states, replacing service provided by Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations until 1996. The event will include a keynote address by Robert Reischauer, president of the Urban Institute and former director of the Congressional Budget Office, a live walk-through of the database, a trial session for the audience, and a question and answer session.

SPEAKERS:

Hal Wolman, director, George Washington Institute of Public Policy
Gregory K. Ingram, president, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
Robert Reischauer, president, Urban Institute; former director, Congressional Budget Office
David Brunori, research professor of public policy, The George Washington University
Nancy Augustine, program manager, Pew Center on the States; GW professorial lecturer in public policy

WHEN:   

Monday, June 8, 2009; 10:30 - noon

WHERE:   

The George Washington University
1957 E St., NW
State Room, 7th Floor
Washington, D.C.
Foggy Bottom - GWU Metro Station (Orange and Blue lines)

RSVP:   

Media are welcome and should RSVP to Nick Massella at 202-994-3087 or massella@gwu.edu.

BACKGROUND:

A leading resource for policy makers and practitioners, the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy addresses issues involving the use, regulation, and taxation of land. The Lincoln Institute seeks to improve the dialogue about urban development, the built environment and tax policy in the United States and abroad. Through research, training, conferences, demonstration projects, publications and multimedia, the Lincoln Institute provides the highest quality, nonpartisan analysis and evaluation for today's regulatory, planning and policy decisions.

The George Washington Institute of Public Policy (GWIPP) serves as a University-wide center for faculty and graduate students engaging in research on important public policy issues. GWIPP assists University faculty in preparing research proposals and budgets, as well as managing funded public policy projects. GWIPP staff, associate faculty and graduate students pursue a wide range of public policy research projects and the institute sponsors the Policy Research Scholars Program that provides support for faculty scholars writing proposals. GWIPP also sponsors a series of events, including public policy research methods workshops, brown-bag lunch discussions amongst Policy Research Scholars, and other talks and conferences. The Center for Washington Area Studies (CWAS) and the State and Local Fiscal Policy Research Program (SLFP) are housed within GWIPP.

For more information about the Lincoln Institute of Public Policy, visit www.lincolninst.edu.

For more information about the George Washington Institute of Public Policy, visit www.gwu.edu/~gwipp.

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