Victor Jones Memorial Lecture Series

Co-sponsored by the UC Berkeley Travers Department of Political Science and the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG)

The Institute of Governmental Studies (IGS) is pleased to present the Victor Jones Memorial Lecture on Metropolitan Governance. This occasional lecture series is administered by IGS and serves as a lasting tribute to Victor Jones, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, who died on April 1, 2001 at the age of 92.

Victor Jones was a pioneer in the academic study of metropolitan government. His seminal treatise, Metropolitan Government (University of Chicago Press), published in 1942, laid the groundwork for a generation of scholars that studied postwar urban governance issues. Professor Jones first came to Berkeley in 1938 as a research associate attached to the Bureau of Public Administration, later known as the Institute of Governmental Studies. He became a full professor of political science in 1955 and briefly served as department chair before retiring in 1976.

Professor Jones's lifelong commitment to the study of regional government was instrumental in the founding of the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) in 1961. Jones, along with the League of California Cities, helped to craft the formation of ABAG, the San Francisco Bay Area's nine-county planning agency that addresses regional issues such as environmental quality, land use, and state-local financing of public projects. During Professor Jones's distinguished career, he served in advisory positions to ABAG, the U.S. Advisory Council on Intergovernmental Relations (ACIR), the League of California Cities, and the National Association of Regional Councils.

Jones later studied comparative intergovernmental issues between the United States and Canada and became an expert in Canadian federalism. He was a founding member of the UC Berkeley Canadian Studies Program in 1982. During his notable career, Jones was honored with special tributes from the American Political Science Association and the National Association of Regional Councils. In 1978 he was elected as a fellow to the National Academy of Public Administration.

The Victor Jones Memorial Lecture on Metropolitan Governance brings to the UC Berkeley campus distinguished speakers on the topic of regional affairs, urban studies, federalism, comparative government, metropolitan and local administration, and intergovernmental relations. A special fund is in place to finance this public lecture series. A committee, appointed by the IGS director, is be charged with selecting the lecturer. Contributions to support this lecture series may be made by sending a tax-deductible donation to: The Victor Jones Memorial Fund, c/o Institute of Governmental Studies, 109 Moses Hall #2370, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-2370. Please make checks payable to the UC Berkeley Foundation.

Fifth Memorial Lecture

Wednesday, February 25, 2009
3:00 - 5:00 pm, UC Berkeley Alumni House, Toll Room

"Leading the Way to Smart Growth: Lessons from Silicon Valley"
Carl Guardino
President and CEO, Silicon Valley Leadership Group

UC Berkeley Webcast
Youtube
iTunes Podcast

The Silicon Valley Leadership Group is a public policy trade association that represents over 285 of Silicon Valley's most respected companies. The Leadership Group is devoted to bringing together business executives and government officials to address major public policy issues affecting the economic health and quality of life in the Santa Clara Valley Region. Come learn how this collaborative high tech business group shapes regional planning policies and delivers results in innovative solutions to the toughest challenges facing Silicon Valley.

Free and open to the public

Fourth Memorial Lecture

Friday, February 3, 2006

"Making Room for California's Future: Why the Central Valley Matters"
Carol Whiteside
President of the Great Valley Center

UCTV webcast
Powerpoint presentation

Third Memorial Lecture

Friday, January 8, 2005

"Establishing a Right to Housing: The Regional Dimensions"
Chester Hartman
Poverty and Race Research Action Council, Washington, DC

Second Memorial Lecture

Friday, February 6, 2004

"Regionalism: New Thinking for a New Century"
Tom Torlakson
State Senator (D-Antioch)

First Memorial Lecture

Friday, November 8, 2002

"Federalism in the 21st Century: A White House Perpective on the Challenges and Opportunities of Intergovernmental Relations"
Ruben Barrales
Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Intergovernmental Affairs

UCTV webcast
UC Berkeley webcast

Donors to the Victor Jones Memorial Lecture

Gabriel Almond
Ralph and Marla Andersen
Bruce Cain
Richard Carpenter
Johnnie Lee Crumpton
Terry Dean
Rod Diridon
Giuseppe Di Palma
Janet Duckart
Donald Foley
Annette Fox
Michael Heiman
Ira Michael Heyman
Annie Mae Jones
Lewis Keller
Ruth Kimberlin
John and Jean Knox
Yvonne C. Koshland
Martin Landau
Eugene Lee and Joanne Hurley
David A. Leuthold
Wesley McClure
William Muir
Edward and Harriet Nathan
John and Margaret Nutt
Robert and Jacqueline Peyton
J. Austin and Nancy Ranney
Raymond Remy
Rita Ross
Stanley Scott
Eugene Smolensky
Alvin D. Sokolow
Revan Tranter
Alan Unger
Reg and Patricia Ungern
Kenneth and Helen Waltz
Harry Wolf

The Almond Trust
Stanislaus County Chapter, University of California Alumni Association

Contributions

Contributions to support this lecture series may be made by sending a tax-deductible donation to:
The Victor Jones Memorial Fund
c/o Institute of Governmental Studies
109 Moses Hall #2370
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720-2370

Please make checks payable to the UC Berkeley Foundation.