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Thu19Feb20151300 to 1430Room 221, Institute for Development Studies, UK
"In this Centre for Development Impact seminar, Richard Longhurst (IDS) and Sarah Mistry (BOND) will highlight the importance of evaluability assessments for development projects, as well as discussing the suitability of various evaluation methods that are available to a manager.
Evaluability is a technical term not often used outside the evaluation community: of several definitions, it can be described as: ‘"the feasibility of an evaluation is assessed … it should be determined whether or not the development intervention is adequately defined and its results verifiable, and if the evaluation is the best way to answer questions posed by policy makers or stakeholders" (OECD-DAC). It is mostly a project (or programme or intervention) design issue in so far as evaluation is better incorporated into the early design stage. An assessment of evaluability should lead to a more logical choice of evaluation methods. Integral to what looks like a technical exercise, there are many important and sometimes contentious management and stakeholder issues."
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Thu19Feb20151400 to 1420
American Evaluation Society - Free - Coffee Break Demonstrations
by-Christian Geckeler & Hannah Betesh. More info here
Qualitative data analysis software (QDAS) is an increasingly popular tool for managing and analyzing data in evaluation research including data from focus groups and interviews, program background documents and other qualitative data sources. In this Coffee Break, the presenters will discuss how to design evaluation data collection tools and train data collection teams to get the most benefit from using qualitative software. -
Mon09Mar2015Lima, Peru
Organised by Latin-American and Caribbean Monitoring, Evaluation and Systematization Network (RELAC)
Conference website (in Spanish): https://conferenciarelac.wordpress.com/
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Thu19Mar2015Wageningen University and Research Centre, The Netherlands,
A conference on taking responsibility in M&E for systemic change
Wageningen University and Research centreExpectations about evaluation are shifting away from mainly assessing goal achievement to asking if the goals themselves can be considered responsible and how can we become more aware and critical of unexpected effects. Triggered in part by the undeniably urgent social and environmental crises, this shift asks of those involved in monitoring and evaluation to be clear which questions must be asked, what competencies are needed to do this, which conversations with who matter, and who is accountable for transformative innovation. The concept of ‘responsible innovation’ can help inspire those engaged in monitoring and evaluation to contribute responsibly for a sustainable and equitable future.
The first two confirmed keynote speakers are: Dr. Irene Guijt on "From responsible innovation to responsible monitoring and evaluation" and Professor Phil MacNaghten, who will talk about Responsible Innovation, International Development and the Challenge for Evaluation.
For more information about the conference, please see ‘About E4I’ on the right hand side.
This is a conference for: innovation managers, policy makers, M&E managers, evaluators, M&E commissioners, researchers, and those with M&E and/or results-based management responsibilities.
Conference participants are asked to submit proposals for: mini-workshops, paper presentations, roundtable discussions, other. Deadline for submission of proposals is 1 February 2015. For more information please see ‘call for proposals’ on the right hand side.
Unfortunately there are no scholarships available for this conference.
More information to follow shortly.
For more information please contact:
maria.soelen@wur.nl (logistics)
cecile.kusters@wur.nl (content only)Location: Hof van Wageningen, Wageningen, the Netherlands
Conference fee: €375 (2 days; incl. lunch & drinks)
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Wed13May2015Holiday Inn, Regents Park, London
Conference website
Call for abstracts
Contributions are invited on methods, practice and policy from civil society, government, academia and business, both in the UK and overseas. Abstracts for papers, symposiums, discussion panels and posters should cover:Theme 1: The role of evaluation in influencing decisions
and policy-makingTheme 2: Innovative methodologies, including alternative approaches to impact evaluation, and technology challenges Theme 3: Theory and practice of inclusion of stakeholders/
participants/beneficiariesTheme 4: Proof of the pudding: - How do we know what has changed?
- Have policies had the expected impact?
- What difference have they made to people’s lives?
- What are the unintended consequences?
- What lessons can be learnt from the experience?
Venue: The conference will be held at the Holiday Inn Regent's Park, Carburton Street, London W1W 5EE. The hotel is located within close proximity of Euston, King's Cross and St Pancras railway stations. Location on Google Maps
Contact: The conference administration is being undertaken by Professional Briefings. For further information on abstract submissions or any other aspect of the conference please contact:
Professional Briefings
1 St Mary's Courtyard
Church Street
Ware
Hertfordshire SG12 9EF
Email: london@profbriefings.co.uk
Telephone: 01920 487672
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Sun24May2015Montreal, Quebec, Canada
The conference website
Conference theme: The World We WantLocation: The CES 2015 Conference will be held at the Centre Sheraton in downtown Montreal. Arrangements for sleeping accommodations have been made with the hotel for delegates from out of town. A block of rooms at a special rate has been reserved. As the number of nights at this rate is limited, their allocation will be made according to a “first come, first served” basis. To benefit from this rate, you must make your reservation using theSheraton booking tool before April 22. 2015. You can also book a room by telephone at 1-800-325-3535 (specify that it is for the Canadian Evaluation Society 2015 Conference).
Proposal submission: You are invited to submit a proposal for:
- Pre-conference workshops (you have until December 19, 2014)
- Presentations (you have until January 9, 2015).
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Mon06Jul2015Thu09Jul2015Auckland - New Zealand
Organizer: The Aotearoa New Zealand Evaluation Association
Theme: 'Navigating Evaluation: Making waves in Aotearoa and across the Pacific". http://www.anzea.org.nz/anzea-conferences/anzea-conference-2015/
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Thu03Sep2015Fri04Sep2015Geneva, Switzerland
Organizer: Swiss Evaluation Society (SEVAL) and Geneva Evaluation Network (GEN)
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Sat05Sep2015Melbourne, Australia
Conference website: http://conference2015.aes.asn.au/
Conference theme: Reaching across boundaries
Invitation: Call for conference presentation and pre-conference workshop proposals
Conference location: marvellous Melbourne :-)
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Wed23Sep2015Fri25Sep2015Kyiv, Ukraine
Conference organizers: International Program Evaluation Network/IPEN, the National Academy for Public Administration under the President of Ukraine and the CCC Creative Center
Dates: September 23-25, 2015 (23.09 – Workshops, 24-25.09 – Conference)
Conference working languages: English, Russian
Deadline for applications June 10, 2015 (through 6 PM local time in Kyiv
Publication of the conference program and pre-conference workshops - June 1, 2015
Registration of conference participants will open on June 1, 2015
Conference and workshops site: Kyiv, Ukraine
Registration fee for conference participants (2 days)- TBD
Pre-conference workshop (1 day) - TBD
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Thu24Sep201510.30am to 5pmLondon Metropolitan University, Graduate Centre, 166-220 Holloway Road, N7 8DB, London
Introduction to the workshop
Evaluation is now expected of every funded project, programme, policy and is a central part of the development of any organisation. And numerous models/ approaches have arisen in response to this demand. Yet frequently the purposes for all this evaluation and which model or approach best serves each purpose is not clear. This training workshop aims to make sense of the different reasons for and approaches to evaluation to maximise the possibility that evaluation in practice will be useful for those it is intended to serve. This workshop will focus on the critical foundations of evaluation practice and would be of interest to people who carry out evaluation as well as those who are responsible for managing and using evaluation in their professional environments.
In particular, it would be suitable for those who:
- have evaluation responsibility in their organisations but little formal training
- have some experience of evaluation but require more solid grounding
The workshop will cover: definitions of and reasons for evaluation; key concepts and principles in commissioning and planning an evaluation; evaluation design: logic mapping, models and different approaches to evaluation; data collection methods; further resources.By the end of the workshop, participants will have an understanding of: the purposes of evaluation; the key elements required in designing and planning an effective evaluation; the different approaches to evaluation (and their strengths and limitations); undertaking ‘logic mapping’ as a key element in evaluation design; an overview of the different data collection methods.
The workshop format will be interactive, combining presentations, group discussions and practical exercises in small groups. Bring along a project in mind that you may be evaluating or that needs to be evaluated!
Resources will be provided to attendees. This will include workshop presentations, reading material, and links to online material.
Biography: Georgie Parry-Crooke is Professor of Social Research and Evaluation within the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities at London Metropolitan University. She has over 25 years’ experience of designing, conducting and managing evaluations as well as teaching graduate level evaluation courses and directing evaluation training. Her experience as a researcher and evaluator has included project, programme, process and outcome evaluations on behalf of NGOs and the statutory sector in the UK. Her interest extends to ethics and ethical practice: she was an advisor to the Cabinet Office on research ethics and participant understanding and until recently, chaired the university’s research ethics committee. Georgie is also Co-Director of Project Oracle Children and Youth Evidence Hub, which aims to build the capacity of providers and funders to develop and commission evidence-based projects and services.
The event is £95 (including VAT) to UKES members and £195 (including VAT) to non-members, payable by check to the UK Evaluation Society (or cash) at the door. To become a UKES member please click: https://www.evaluation.org.uk/membership
Lunch will be provided.
Booking and confirmation of booking are essential as places are limited. In order to attend, please complete the registration form attached and return it to Annabelle Raza: annabelle.raza@getthedata.co.uk
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Wed30Sep2015UNESCO, 7 Place de Fontenoy, 75007, Paris, France
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Participants are kindly invited to register for this event on the abovementioned web site.
If you experience any problems using the website or if you have any suggestions, please contact the EES Secretariat.
Enjoy!
EES Secretariat
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Mon26Oct2015Fri30Oct2015Thailand
Co-hosted by DFID and organized co-jointly with the Fourth International Conference on National Evaluation Capacities)
Conference website hereBackground
The International Development Evaluation Association (IDEAS), established in 2002, is the only global professional evaluation for individual members and the only association focused primarily on development evaluation. It has more than 750 members from more than 70 countries, with a majority of members living in the global South, possessing a great variety of backgrounds, from the private sector to philanthropy, from governments and international organizations to local communities, and from academia to action oriented grass-roots organizations. The mission of IDEAS is to “improve and extend the practice of development evaluation by refining knowledge, strengthening capacity, and expanding networks for development evaluation, particularly in developing and transition countries.”
The theme for the upcoming Global Assembly is “Evaluating Sustainable Development”. This theme recognizes the move towards integrating sustainability in development, as illustrated in the sustainable development goals which the UN will adopt as successors to the millennium development goals. The evaluation community as well as policy makers, politicians and stakeholders in the development world need to be ready for these goals and think through what changes they would bring to development policies and programs, to action for equity and gender, to public service and market based interventions, and to democratic governance and accountability. To make our societies and economies more sustainable means that we need to integrate environmental concerns and ecosystem services in our thinking, as we cannot survive in a world that has depleted resources and degraded ecosystems. A balance will need to be achieved between the social, economic and environmental domains. And this balance will need to be sustainable over time: the needs of current generations will need to be balanced with the needs of future generations. Evaluators will be asked to integrate these issues into evaluations of policies, programs and interventions.[read more…] -
Mon26Oct2015Fri30Oct2015Bangkok, Thailand
Organizer: IDEAS
Evaluation practitioners and policy-makers from around the world will gather at the Millennium Hilton Hotel in
Bangkok (Thailand) on October 26-30, 2015, to discuss and learn from each other about this year’s Conference Theme:“Evaluating Sustainable Development”
The event is co-hosted by DFID and organized co-jointly with the Fourth International Conference on National Evaluation Capacities.
Why Attend the 2015 Global IDEAS Assembly?
· Are you an evaluation professional with a keen interest in international development?
· Are you an evaluator and you are trying who to expand your international portfolio?
· Are you interested in learning more about international evaluation practices and global perspectives on where the evaluation field is going?If you answered yes to any of the above questions, then you will greatly benefit from attending the 2015 Global Assembly organized by the International Development Evaluation Association (IDEAS). The event, held in Thailand at the Millennium Hilton Bangkok from October 28 to October 30, 2015, will be taking place in parallel to the Fourth International Conference on National Evaluation Capacities. During the two days before the conference starts (October 26-27) world-renowned experts will also present workshops aimed to strengthen participants’ technical skills and enlarge their methodological toolset, in view of the new Sustainable Development Goals Agenda and the challenges that come with it.
Conference Highlights
Conference keynote speakers, providing inspiration for both conferences, include:
· Vinod Thomas, Director-General of the Independent Evaluation Group of the Asian Development Bank; and
· Marco Segone, chair of the UN Evaluation Group and Director of the Independent Evaluation Office of UN-Women.Many other international evaluation professionals will be presenting and chairing panel sessions on a wide variety of subjects, such as South-South Collaboration, Qualification of evaluation professionals and New frontiers for evaluation in a fast changing world.Some of the participants will include:
· Emanuel Jimenez, Executive Director of 3ie;
· Penny Hawkins, Head of Evaluation of DFID and Chair of the DAC Evaluation Network;
· Richard Levin, Chair of the South African Monitoring and Evaluation SocietyMore About the Conference Theme
The theme for the Global Assembly is “Evaluating Sustainable Development”. In response to the need for measuring effectively and attaining the so-called Sustainable Development Goals (2015-2030) in a timely manner, the event will especially cater to all those evaluation professionals(including policy makers, programmers, politicians)who will be called upon to contribute to such goals in their own day-to-day work. Since it will be essential to integrate environmental concerns and ecosystem services in our thinking to make our societies and economies more sustainable in the future, the Conference will strive to emphasize the balance that evaluators and policy-makers will need to look for across the social, economic and environmental domains. In doing so, presentations held during the Global Assembly will especially focus on such fundamental themes as equity and gender, public service and market-based interventions, democratic governance and accountability.Background
The International Development Evaluation Association (IDEAS), established in 2002, is the only global professional evaluation for individual members and the only association focused primarily on development evaluation. It has more than 750 members from more than 70 countries, with a majority of members living in the global South, possessing a great variety of backgrounds, from the private sector to philanthropy, from governments and international organizations to local communities, and from academia to action oriented grass-roots organizations. The mission of IDEAS is to “improve and extend the practice of development evaluation by refining knowledge, strengthening capacity, and expanding networks for development evaluation, particularly in developing and transition countries.”
Further information may be found on the IDEAS website: www.IDEAS-global.org.A special conference website will be opened in the near future for registration and information purposes.
For further information contact:
IDEAS GA Administrator
Ms. Jean Hilburn
PostNet Suite #84, Private Bag X12, Cresta
Johannesburg 2118, South Africa
E-Mail: jeanhilburn@telkomsa.net
www.ideas-global.org
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Wed04Nov2015Thu05Nov2015Leeds, UK
This two day conference brings together internationally recognised scholars from a wide range of disciplines to debate and advance realist methodologies and celebrate the innovative and ground-breaking work of emeritus Professor Ray Pawson.
Considerable innovation is happening in realist synthesis, evaluation, and mixed method research. There is compelling evidence of wide scale early adoption of realist methodologies across the human and social sciences. This conference, which is being held at The Leeds Club, brings together these innovators and adopters to advance realist methodologies.
Confirmed speakers include: Annette Boaz, Nick Emmel, Trish Greenhalgh, Joanne Greenhalgh, Justin Jagosh, Mike Kelly, Bruno Marchal, Ana Manzano, Mark Monaghan, Jane Nixon, Ray Pawson, Rebecca Randell, Jo Rycroft-Malone, Nick Tilley, Sara Van Belle, Rebecca Walwyn, Malcolm Williams, and Geoff Wong.
Key note sessions include: The zigzag of realist methodology; realist synthesis; multiple methods in realist research; policy, lessons from realist research; realist evaluation in international development; RCTs and realist evaluation.
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Mon09Nov2015Chicago, Illinois, USA
Exemplary Evaluations in A Multicultural World: Learning from Evaluation's Successes Across the Globe: More than 30 Voluntary Organizations of Professional Evaluation (VOPEs), including the American Evaluation Association (AEA), EvalPartners, UN Agencies, and donor agencies have declared 2015 the International Year of Evaluation.
- Evaluation 2015 Conference Home
- Evaluation 2015 Theme
- Presentation Types
- Submit a Proposal
- International Travel Awards
- Evaluation 2015 Save the date
- AEA Annual Conference History
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Tue17Nov2015Wed18Nov2015IFAD Headquarters, in Rome
Enhancing the evaluability of Sustainable Development Goal 2 (SDG2): "End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture"
Technical seminar jointly organized by the evaluation offices of FAO, IFAD, WFP and CGIAR
In the context of the initiatives for the International Year of Evaluation, the evaluation offices of the Rome-based agencies, which include, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD),the World Food Programme (WFP) and the CGIAR (formerly known as the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research) are jointly organizing a technical seminar entitled “Enhancing the evaluability of Sustainable Development Goal 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture”, which will take place on 17-18 November 2015 at IFAD Headquarters, in Rome.
The objective of the seminar is to contribute to a shared understanding of how SDG2 could be evaluated and identify actions needed to enable evaluations of SDG2 through the United Nations system, other international organizations or countries themselves. Specific objectives of the seminar are to: (i) share lessons learned on the evaluability of the MDGs and other partnership initiatives of similar scale (for example the Paris Declaration); (ii) jointly review key challenges for evaluation in relation to the post-2015 development agenda in general and SDG2 in particular; and (iii) identify concrete steps for RBAs towards building evaluability of SDG2.
The seminar will allow opening forward-looking discussions around four themes:
1: The relevance of 'new metrics' for the evaluation of SDG2 — data revolution and innovative approaches for capturing qualitative dimensions of human wellbeing
2: Partnerships and development actors — dealing with the increasing complexity of development processes and partnerships
3: National M&E systems and data availability — building on the progress made and addressing existing (capacity) gaps
4: Demand for and use of evidence from evaluation — understanding the political economy of evidence and developing a joint evaluation agenda for SDG2.
The provisional agenda of the workshop is available here
Follow the technical seminar via webcast webcast | Read more: Concept note
For additional information, contact the SDG2 evaluation seminar secretariat: SDG2eval@ifad.org
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Fri11Dec20153:30 PMLondon
The UKES London/South-East Regional Network is pleased to invite you to a special event about the future of evaluation: Evaluation 2.0: The digital future of evaluation Jenny Hughes When: Friday, 11th December 2015, from 4pm to 6pm (Registration from 3.30pm) Venue: International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), 80-86 Gray’s Inn Road, WC1X 8NH Abstract: How will the new technologies change evaluation? To address this question Jenny Hughes will describe the evolution of the web and the key features of Web 2.0 and Web 3.0. She will list some of the on-line tools and methodologies available to evaluators and describe how they can be used to improve practice. She will identify the range of new evaluation products that can be generated. She will examine ways in which technology is changing the role of the evaluator and how it impacts on the process of development evaluation. Finally she will identify the skills evaluators will need in the future. Please bring your laptop or mobile device with you to try out some of the new technologies that are already available. Bio: Jenny Hughes (Centre for Research and Education Development, Wales) is an experienced evaluation practitioner, author and teacher. Specialised in e-learning, social networking, direct beneficiary feedback and crowd sourcing she has had extensive experience in collaborative education and evaluation research projects. A founder member of CERN (the Capitalisation and Evaluation Research Network) she has undertaken policy, programme and project evaluations for a wide range of clients including government departments, international agencies, universities and NGOs. She has also been involved in running regular training courses and seminars in evaluation skills for project managers and teaching on post-graduate Evaluation Studies programmes. Registration is from 3.30pm. The main session starts at 4pm. Refreshments will be available. The event is £25 for UKES members and £50 for non-members, payable by check to the UK Evaluation Society (or cash) at the door. To become a UKES member please click: https://www.evaluation.org.uk/
membership. Booking and confirmation of booking are essential as places are limited. In order to attend, please request a registration form to annabelle.raza@getthedata.co. uk and send it back before December 4th 2015. The event is £25 for UKES members and £50 for non-members, payable by check to the UK Evaluation Society (or cash) at the door.
Monitoring and Evaluation is the key for change and development. The presence of a project or a program without monitoring and evaluation is not fruit full and cannot effectively and efficiently utilize the available resources for the project or program implementation or delivery. So, the development efforts on monitoring and evaluation is very crucial and important as it gives ways, mechanisms or systems in which the objective projects or programs. I am happy to be part of this association. I would like to thank the organizers for providing this learning and information sharing opportunity on monitoring and evaluation.
Who are eligible to attend the Swiss Evaluation Society (SEVAL) and Geneva Evaluation Network (GEN) conference
I suspect it is anyone who pays the conference fee :-) But check their website… there must be one
How much is the conference fee per participant? Is it possible for you to send an invitation letter for two?
If Africa is to really change in how it is being governed, independent monitoring and evaluation has to be made its integral companion.
I wish to attend a knowledge sharing workshop on M&E of projects in the Asian region, to get improved my career. can you help me please.?
Kandawela
M&E officer
SPEnDP
Srilanka
I want to attend the monitoring & evalaution workshops, would you please help me how to apply & the procedures?
Mulat Tilahun
M&E Officer
Ethiopia
I am requesting for more details on participation.I come from Kenya and I am m&E PRACTITIONER
I am an M & E officer for a project in Africa dealing with conflict resolution. I am highly motivated on M & E issues and like to have an opportunity of sharing which I hope you can help me out. I will like to appreciate your work in supporting such initiatives.
Alhaji Sali Usmanu
I am M&E officer working in humanitarian organisation and I wish to attend this knowledge sharing conference on M&E. can you help me how to apply or proceed please.?
Mulat
Hello,
I am a M&E student working on obtaining my Diploma from the Liberian Institute of Public Administration (LIPA). I have great interest in the course and wish to advance in any ways. Attending this knowledge sharing conference will impact me greatly.
Hello, Everyone!
I am looking to embark on an academic research on ‘Mainstreaming Monitoring and Evaluation System in Public Institutions for Effective Peacebuilding and Development Projects Implementation.
Kindly assist me with materials by giving me links and sending me what you have.
I work on M&E at the Ministry of Communications in Egypt. I work on Project with UNDP. I =attended an Advanced Monitoring and Evaluation course by INTRAC in Oxford, UK in year 2010 which has benefited me a lot. I am eager to get a training on Impact Studies. Kindly respond. Thanks.
I am working as Impact Measurement Manager at an NGO called Teach For Lebanon. I would like to improve my skills and knowledge by attending workshops and conferences related to M&E. Please advise!
Dear Conference organizers
Kindly send me an invitation to attend this very important conference for this year 24- 29 October 2016.
i need this invitation urgently in order for permission and funds to be released as soon as possible
Thank you
Am working as monitoring and Evaluation officer in an NGO specifically concerned with HIV prevention, i would like to attend the conference to attain more experience in using the latest approaches in my daily M&E practices.
Hello. Am an M&E Director for an International NGO. I request for information on how to attend the conference.
Hi, am interested to attend the above M*E training/workshops/symposium. what are the criteria for attending them.These will help me build more for my organization.
Could you please share with me some links and information on developing M&E strategy for organizations,M&E plan and Frameworks
waiting for response
+256706434381
Solomon Lukyamuzi
M&E Officer
DSW Uganda
I like to have an opportunity of sharing which I hope you can help me out. I will like to appreciate your work in supporting such initiatives.
Hi, kindly provide me with information on a one week training in M&E, data analysis, SPSS and the like in Mumbai india in March 2017
Good day,am a non-member of CREA but am interested in attending the forthcoming 2017 4th conference at Chicago in September.
I am interested in coming for the conference and needs an invite from CREA to my workplace to be able to attend.
My organisation’s name is University of Ibadan and the mailing address is
NO 7 Parry Road
Centre for Petroleum Energy Economics and Law
University of Ibadan
Nigeria
West Africa
Grateful if you can provide me with detail information about the M&E conference such as; what is required to attend, eligibility, payment etc.
Please contact the organizers of the conferences listed here, via the link provided within the post
Dear Rick,
I was working for ActionAid the Gambia as M&E Officer. I even worked with in development Area2. I want to ask if I want to become a member of the M&E Network, what do I do.
Thank you
Momodou A. Jallow
Go to
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/MandENEWS/info
and sign up there
regards, rick
This year Ministry of Economic Development and Polish Agency for Enterprise Development hosts 12th International Evaluation Conference “Evaluation that matters. Ways to improve public policies.” The event will take place in Wroc?aw 21st – 22nd June in Mercure Hotel at plac Dominika?ski 1. The aim of the conference is to present the results of public policies in the European Union. The evidence provided by the evaluation study not only illustrates the results of the actions taken, but also explains the socio-economic mechanisms, opportunities and barriers of the countries concerned.
The conference is a forum for increasing knowledge and skills, exchanging experience and research results. Thanks to this event, specialists involved in the evaluation process at various stages have a great opportunity to meet, develop contacts and understand different points of view. We are confident that this will have a significant impact on the preparation of high-quality evaluation research. By enhancing the quality of research and releasing the potential of institutions involved in the evaluation process, we contribute to a better policy.
The conference is organised by the Ministry of Economic Development and Polish Agency for Enterprise Development.
The conference is a forum for increasing knowledge and skills, exchanging experience and research results. Thanks to this event, specialists involved in the evaluation process at various stages have a great opportunity to meet, develop contacts and understand different points of view. We are confident that this will have a significant impact on the preparation of high-quality evaluation research. By enhancing the quality of research and releasing the potential of institutions involved in the evaluation process, we contribute to a better policy.
The history of our conference dates back to 2005 when we organized the first edition of the event. Since then, our mission has remained the same and for the past twelve years we have been developing evidence, skills and knowledge across Europe so that we can obtain the best possible results of our work. “Results” is the keyword of our conference. The objective of the 12th conference is to present outcomes of public policies based on evidence from evaluation. Evidence delivered by the evaluation process not only present outcomes of taken up actions but also explain mechanisms, opportunities and barriers of particular economies. The second goal of this year’s event is to point out to fields which might present challenges for evaluation units in the near future. New technologies, developing and demanding both fields and methods and institutional determinants that influence final results importantly will constitute the second pillar of the event.
During this year’s event we will focus on broadly defined systems of evaluation encompassing both evaluation culture and evaluation methodology. Participants will be able to learn from four different panels: (1) Causal effects in evaluation, (2) Evaluation culture across the world, (3) Evaluation of development programmes, and (4) Application of serious games in evaluation. We will also discuss outcomes of policies implemented within European Union during the last couple of years, stressing especially those that reflect results of cohesion policy.
I am an Assistant Director M&E at Ministry of Economic Planning & Budget, in Ondo State, Nigeria.
I am interested to attend the conference, can i get detailed information on how to apply?
Thanks
Please contact the conference organisers directly, via the link on this posting
Dear Sir,
I’m interested to coming November 2017 conference. Is it possible? Let me know.
M&E conferences ans seminars in Africa
I have interest in the conference participation.I come from Liberia and I am a Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist.
If you send Invitation letter to attend the conference its fine. with total cost
Are there any M&E events, conferences being organized in Europe in 2024?