Public sector entities in every country such as ministry, institution, local government, health and education sectors have played important roles in promoting good governance best practice in many ways. Although implementing their own strategy, however, the purpose is always going to the improvement of public services and managerial system. This conference provides opportunities for the delegates to exchange new ideas, knowledge and experiences in managing public administration, to establish research networks, and to find national and international partners for future alliance. The 1st International Conference on Governance, Public Administration and Social Science (ICoGPASS) will be held in Yogyakarta, Indonesia on July 19, 2018. The conference is jointly hosted by NIPA – Graduate School of Public Administration NIPA – Graduate School of Public Administration Jakarta, Bandung, and NIPA – Graduate School of Public Administration Makassar. English and Bahasa Indonesia are the official languages of the conference. Prospective authors are cordially invited to submit abstract, proposal and full paper for oral presentation. All accepted abstracts/proposals/papers will be published in the conference proceeding with ISBN. Selected papers will have opportunity to be published in our journal partners. We are proud to announce that Dr. Adrian Campbell (School of Government and Society University of Birmingham, UK) and Professor Indra Bastian (Faculty of Economics and Business Universitas Gadjah Mada) will give keynote speeches at the conference. IMPORTANT DATES Abstract submission deadline: May 17, 2018 Paper submission deadline: June 1, 2018 Registration deadline: June 19, 2018 TOPIC AREAS The topics are as follows, but not limited to: Public Administration; Business Administration; Nonprofit Management; Finance and Budgeting; Health Policy and Management; International and Comparative Administration; Performance Management and Innovation; Organizational Theory and Behavior; Social Welfare Policy; Criminal Justice Administration; Ethics; Local Governance; State Governance; Community Development; Human Resource Policy and Management; Public Finance; Public Accounting; Public Management; Economics; Business; Management; Political Science; Cultural Studies; Diplomacy; International Relations; International Political; Disaster Management; Education; Anthropology; Politics; Psychology; Gender; Sociology; Philosophy; Islamic Studies; Religious Studies; Art; History; Language; Linguistics; Communication; Public Policy; Tourism; Women’s Studies; Management Information System; Accounting; Accounting Information System; and others