College Park, MD - November 1, 2016 - The Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) will hold its annual Fall Research Conference in Washington, D.C., on November 3–5, 2016. This year's theme is "The Role of Research in Making Government More Effective." According to the APPAM website, the event is a multidisciplinary research conference that highlights a wide variety of policy issues through panels, roundtables, workshops, symposia, and poster presentations.

The current time has never been more critical in the ability of research organizations to address rapidly changing dynamics in an increasingly interrelated global issues. Optimal integrates its rigorous domestic and international work across 50+ countries with innovative approaches using technology and multidisciplinary partnerships.

As a result, Optimal advocates for a comprehensive review of research methods, technological tools, and standards-based processes to provide solutions to various government agencies and the public that they serve. 

Optimal's commitment to support policy makers with shrinking monetary and time resources in this new environment is evident in its Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center and such products as Revelo™. These efforts reflect Optimal's goal of offering Real-Time Framework in Public Policy Research.  

Optimal looks forward to contributing to APPAM's mission to improve public policy and management by fostering excellence in research, analysis, and education. For more information on the 2016 APPAM conference, please visit this website: http://www.appam.org/events/fall-research-conference/2016fall-research-c...

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Founded in 2000, Optimal Solutions Group, LLC, is a nonpartisan public policy research and technical assistance firm that stands out for its quantitative expertise and innovative approaches to provide rigorous, data-driven research and technical assistance to government agencies, corporations, nonprofit organizations, and philanthropic foundations. Located at the University of Maryland’s M Square Research Park in College Park, Optimal is a leader in driving real-time public policy research. Optimal has 60+ employees, including multidisciplinary researchers with backgrounds in economics, education, health, housing, sociology, statistics, information management, and entrepreneurship. Optimal has four research centers—Health, Education, Housing and Workforce Development, and Social Policy—as well as an International Practice, Analytics Group, and Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center.