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The Institute of Public Administration (BIPA) announced the receipt of summaries of participation in the seventh session of the Arab-European Dialogue Conference on Public Administration “EuroMENA”, which will be held in the Omani capital, Muscat, during the period 24-27 October 2016 AD. The conference is jointly held by the European Group for Public Administration (EGPA), the French University of Aix-Marseille (AMU), and the Middle East and North Africa Network for Public Administration Research - MENAPAR, and jointly organized by the Institute of Public Administration (BIPA) in the Kingdom. Bahrain, the Institute of Public Administration in the Sultanate of Oman, and the French University of Aix-Marseille (AMU). The Arab-European Dialogue Conference on Public Administration (EuroMENA) is one of the most prominent global conferences, and will address a main topic on modernizing human resources management and the performance of public institutions, in addition to several sub-topics that address four axes related to training issues, the strategic vision for human resources, human resources and team management tools, and the performance of government institutions: towards a new model for human resources management. The Institute of Public Administration (BIPA) indicated that entries were received in Arabic via the email menapar@bipa.gov.bh, in addition to receiving entries in English and French via the website http://www.med-eu.org/euromena2016. The deadline for receiving working paper summaries will be June 1st Next, the abstract should not exceed two pages, equivalent to 1000 words. Accepted abstracts will be announced starting next June 30, and the final copies of the working papers will be submitted on the third of next October. The Euro-Mena Dialogue Conference on Public Administration (EuroMENA) represents a continuation of a series of conferences held during the period 2008-2014. The importance of these meetings emerged as a result of the need to expand thinking in public administration from the Mediterranean region to the Arab region. The European Group for Public Administration and the Middle East and North Africa Network for Public Administration Research (MENAPAR) signed a strategic partnership agreement to participate in organizing the EuroMENA Dialogue every two years, with a rotation system between regions. During these meetings, many workshops are organized. Work and discussions in a round-table manner on a range of topics related to public administration, by presenting specialized scientific experiments and research. The conference is considered a real opportunity for those wishing to participate with working papers and attend this event, in which the largest regional and international institutes and organizations working in the public administration sector will participate. The conference aims to establish a dialogue for public administration policies in the EuroMena region for the highest levels of decision-making, and to enhance cooperation and exchange of experiences in government agencies between European countries and their counterparts in countries. Arabic, and providing the opportunity for specialists and experts to exchange experiences and discuss modern administrative practices and tools, as well as enhancing the capabilities of young researchers who represent the distinguished elite of managers in the public sector and academics in the Arab region. The Arab-European Dialogue Conference on Public Administration (EuroMENA) also seeks to provide the opportunity for young people in the region to enhance their experiences in the field of professional networks, develop proposals and cooperation mechanisms in projects to improve public administration practices in the Arab region and between the European region and the Middle East and North Africa region, and present successful practices in the EuroMENA region and discuss their transferability and exchange between countries.