The 67th Congress of the International Institute of Public Finance (IIPF) will be held in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, from August 7 through 11, 2011. The topic will be Rethinking the role of the state: Responses to recent challenges .The scientific committee for this congress will be chaired by Ruud De Mooij (Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis CPB).The local organising committee will be chaired by Joel Slemrod (University of Michigan). The University of Michigan will also be the hosting university.(source: www.iipf.org)