KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Colonel Dean Esserman, Police Chief, Providence, RI Col. Esserman will be speaking on the role of community policing and performance measurement in producing a double-digit drop in Providence crime rates over the past five years.

The Forum will provide the unique opportunity for practitioners from both local government and community-based organizations from around the Southeast to come together, share ideas and best practices, and to work together to address issues around government performance measurement.

For more information and a complete conference schedule, please visit www.seresultsnetwork.org

About SERN: SERN is a membership organization of local governments and community-based organizations that have an interest in improving performance measurement and accountability in government. SERN seeks to facilitate these groups working together and sharing information on best practices in developing and measuring indicators of government performance. SERN is funded in part by a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation .

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