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1. COMING
EVENTS (please also check the
Open Forum)
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| September 2008 |
- The Third High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness (HLF 3) will be hosted in Accra by the Government of Ghana on 2-4 September 2008. The
HLF 3 builds on several previous high level international meetings,
most notably the 2003 Rome HLF which highlighted the issue of
harmonisation and alignment, and the 2005 Paris HLF which culminated
with the endorsement of the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness by
over 100 signatories from partner governments, bilateral and
multilateral donor agencies, regional development banks, and
international agencies. The primary intention of the HLF 3 is to take
stock and review the progress made in implementing the Paris
Declaration, also broaden and deepen the dialogue on aid effectiveness
by giving ample space and voice to partner countries and newer actors
(such as Civil Society Organsations and emerging donors). It is also a
forward-looking event which will identify the action needed and
bottlenecks to overcome in order to make progress in improving aid
effectiveness for 2010 and beyond. The HLF 3 will be organised as
a three-tier structure: * The Marketplace, which will
provide an opportunity for a wide range of actors to showcase good and
innovative practices and lessons from promoting aid effectiveness;
* Roundtable meetings, which will provide an
opportunity for in-depth discussion on selected key issues to
facilitate and support decision taking and policy endorsement on aid
effectiveness; and *
Ministerial-Level Meeting, which
is expected to conclude the HLF 3 with an endorsement of a ministerial
statement based on high-level discussions and negotiation around key
issues.
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| May 2008 |
- The Canadian Evaluation Society is excited to be holding our Annual Conference in Québec City May 11-14, 2008. Conference objectives:
1. Share your recent
evaluation experiences, with a focus on methodology and practices. 2.
Take an objective look at your practices in order to promote evaluation
development. # Some of the issues inspired by our Sharing Heritages
theme include the following: A. Taking stock of your evaluation
practices B. Reviewing trends in evaluative thinking, the factors that
influence it, and modes of action C. Qualifying, comparing, and
imagining evaluation support structures, D. Defining a world
evaluation heritage agenda (15/12/07)
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| March
2008 |
- Advanced
M & E Workshop, Pretoria, South Africa,
organised by IMA International. This 5 day course will provide a step-by-step process
for designing sustainable M & E systems at programme level, addressing common
challenges such as the needs of multiple stakeholders; operating within
specific organisational and social cultures; dove-tailing the requirements of
project, area, regional and national levels. This course aims to support
experienced M & E practitioners looking to develop sustainable M & E systems.
Date: 10 – 14
March, 2008. For further information, please visit our website at http://www.imainternational.com or
by email at post@imainternational.com
(05/12/07)
- Workshop on: Rethinking Imact: Capturing the Complexity of Poverty and Change March 26-28, 2008 Headquarters of the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Cali, Colombia.
Objective The objective of the workshop is to draw from the experiences
of professionals from multiple disciplines of natural and social
sciences regarding evaluation of research aimed at poverty reduction,
social inclusion and sustainable development. We are particularly
interested in new methods and metrics that have been developed and
tested in ongoing evaluations and impact assessment efforts supporting
learning. Workshop themes
1. Practical case studies with lessons learned in relation to, or that
provide empirical evidence of, reductions in poverty, and analysis of
how that impact was achieved, with a focus on one or more of the
following: * System dynamics * Roles of different players
* Innovation and markets * Research-to-development processes * Learning processes as they affect performance.
2. Impact assessment and evaluation approaches that address issues such
as: * Assessing contributions in complex partnerships
* Interdisciplinary research * Combining quantitative and
qualitative data * Linking the contribution of processes to
outcomes and impact * Innovation systems analysis, and new
metrics for understanding and measuring outcomes and impacts.
3. Institutionalization of new approaches for research management and impact assessment: * Communication challenges
* Training and capacity development for
poverty-oriented research and impact assessment * Policy and
operational environments (including institutional culture).For more
detailed information about the partners, drivers and assumptions behind
this workshop, please visit the workshop website: www.prgaprogram.org/riw (06/11/07)
- Workshop
on Rethinking Impact: Capturing the Complexity of Poverty and Change
Cali-Colombia.
March
26-28, 2008.
Have you been working with some interesting and innovative teams that
have been effective in achieving a better understanding of how
agricultural innovations, coupled with linkages between research and
policy communities and scientific understanding of human-environment
systems, can have more impact on poverty reduction and social
inclusion, while protecting the environment? If so, we would like you
to consider joining us (see organizing committee below) at a 3 day
workshop: Rethinking Impact: Capturing the Complexity of Poverty and
Change, March 26-28, 2008 at the Headquarters of the International
Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) in Cali, Colombia. Objective.
The objective of the workshop is to draw from the experiences of
professionals from multiple disciplines of natural and social sciences
regarding evaluation of research aimed at poverty reduction, social
inclusion and sustainable development. We are particularly interested
in new methods and metrics that have been developed and tested in
ongoing evaluations and impact assessment efforts supporting learning.
(posted 16/10/07)
- EASY-ECO
Vienna Conference 2008 Governance by Evaluation: Institutional
Capacities and Learning for
Sustainable
Development 11-14
March 2008 Vienna,
Austria Please find the call for papers for the EASY-ECO
Vienna Conference here: http://www.sustainability.eu/easy/pdf/vienna/CfP_Vienna_070809.pdf
With the current call for papers we encourage
researchers from all disciplines
(including young researchers), professionals from related fields of
work, commissioning agents, and evaluation users and other stakeholders
to submit abstracts for presentations at the Vienna Conference.
Submissions can address one or more of the following key topics
in general terms or in the context of a case study: * Institutional
aspects of sustainable development evaluations * Policy learning and
sustainable development evaluations * Methodological challenges and
innovations with regard to sustainable development evaluations The
EASY-ECO Vienna Conference will be hosted by the Research Institute for
Managing Sustainability (RIMAS) at the Vienna University of Economics
and Business Administration. EU grants are available for young
researchers (with less than ten years research experience) to cover all
costs (travel expenses, participation fees, accommodation and
living allowance). The current call for papers, together with the
application for EU grants, will be open until 10 October 2007.
Details can be found at the project website www.easy-eco.eu. For
any enquiries please contact judith.galla@wu-wien.ac.at
(01/10/07)
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| February
2008 |
-
Monitoring
and Evaluation in Development, Pretoria, South
Africa, organised by IMA International.
This 2-week intensive practical course provides a structured approach to developing,
maintaining and implementing an M & E system. Including SMART indicators,
data collection, analysis and communicating results. Emphasis on participatory
methods to promote stakeholder commitment for sustainability. This course is
suitable for any development professional with M & E responsibilities. Date:
25 February –
7 March 2008. For further information, please visit our
website at http://www.imainternational.com
or by email at post@imainternational.com
(05/12/07)
- TrainEval - Training for Evaluation in Development (February-June 2008)
TrainEval is an advanced training programme for evaluation in
development, which is specifically focused on the European Development
Cooperation and the EC evaluation approach. Our cursus has been
developed by experienced trainers and evaluators to respond to the
increasing demand for evaluation expertise.
TrainEval is composed of 4 modules
of 4 days each. In addition to the modules, participants will have the
opportunity to interact with guest speakers from relevant institutions
for discussion meetings in the evening. The deadline for registration
for the complete course 2008 is 31 December 2007. Individual modules
can be booked until 6 weeks in advance of the respective module. To
register, use the registration form provided as download here. We
are looking forward to seeing you in Brussels! Nota bene: All tuition
is provided in English. (Posted 26/11/07)
- Advanced Participatory Monitoring & Evaluation 28th January - 1st February 2008
There are limits to the more traditional monitoring and evaluation
(M&E) methods, based on cause and effect interpretations of social
development. During this course we will explore how to develop a
cost-effective monitoring and evaluation system. Such a system has as
its objective the generation of a sufficient, but not excessive,
quality of data, and enough information to provide a development agency
with a reliable understanding of the outputs, effects and impacts of
capacity building processes. To book and get further information: training@intrac.org , www.intrac.org (14/11/07)
- International
Course on Participatory Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation,
from 04-22
February 2008, Wageningen, The
Netherlands.
This course is organised by Wageningen International, part of
Wageningen University and Research Centre. The course focuses on how to
design and institutionalise participatory planning and M&E
systems
in projects, programmes and organisations for continuous learning and
enhanced performance. Particular attention is paid to managing for
impact and to the relationship between management information needs and
responsibilities and the planning and M&E functions. For more
info
please visit our website: http://www.cdic.wur.nl/UK/newsagenda/agenda/Participatory_planning_monitoring__evaluation__managing_and_learning_for_impact.htm
or contact us: training.wi@wur.nl
or cecile.kusters@wur.nl
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| December 2007 |
- Parivartan announces a three day training programme on ‘Gender Mainstreaming through Gender Responsive Budgeting’ from 20th to 22nd December 2007 at Delhi.
The training programme shall introduce the concept of gender responsive
budgeting highlighting the strategic framework adopted for undertaking
the same as a practice. The programme aims at illustrating the
background, approaches and methodologies under the realm of gender
responsive budgeting that are being followed and their effectiveness in
the context of empowerment and mainstreaming of gender concerns in
development. Training Outcomes:The training is specifically aimed at
developing appreciation of the need and rationale for integrating
gender concerns in project plans and budgets. The training outcomes
would be:
Enhanced understanding for formulation and implementation of
gender-sensitive projects and budgets. Skills for developing and using
gender criteria and indicators for evaluating and monitoring the
budgets at different levels.Program Fee:Fee for the programme is INR
6,000 per participant. Payments can be made through demand draft in
favour of “Parivartan Samaj Sewa Samiti”, New Delhi
Further Details: For more details please visit www.parivartan.org.in , write to us on contact@parivartan.org.in or contact Amrat Singh on 91-11-40560734, 65492502.
- Channel Research is pleased to announce a short
training course on ‘EVALUATION
OF HUMANITARIAN ACTION’, in collaboration with
ALNAP, facilitated by Margie Buchanan-Smith and John Cosgrave. It will
take place near Brussels
from Wednesday
12 December, to Friday 14 December 2007 inclusive. The
full price for the session is €1,400. The maximum number of
participants is 20.
The learning objectives of the course are to achieve: (a) Greater
clarity of the purpose and objectives of EHA, and of the principal
challenges of doing EHA. (b) Better understanding of evaluation
criteria and of the most relevant frameworks against which humanitarian
assistance should be evaluated. (c) A practical approach to planning,
designing, implementing and following through on evaluations of
humanitarian assistance. If you are interested in joining this course,
please fill in the application form and send it back with your CV or a
short biographical notice, preferably before 1 November 2007 to: Ms
Annina Mattsson E-mail: mattsson@channelresearch.com
Tel: +32 2 633 65 29. Further information on Channel Research
is available on the website: www.channelresearch.com,
on the training page. (posted 18/10/07)
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| November 2007 |
- UKES Annual
Conference 2007 Great Expectations? Meeting the changing
needs of stakeholders in evaluation 22-23
November 2007 The
Queens Hotel, Leeds The
2007 UKES annual conference takes as its theme the challenges we face
in effectively engaging with and meeting the evolving needs of a
multiplicity of stakeholders. Stakeholders can include
commissioners, evaluators, co-evaluators, participants, beneficiaries
or those who may be put at risk by evaluation processes and findings;
in effect all those who have a stake in, or interest in, the
particular programme being evaluated. These stakeholders
differ
in terms of the influence they can exert over evaluation design,
capacity to engage with the evaluation, or ability to access and
utilise findings. Stakeholders may have contrasting views on
what
evaluation should achieve and how it should be carried out.
Priorities and perspectives are not fixed over time.
Evaluation
is situated in a dynamic environment characterised by policy change,
shifting institutional structures and new thinking from both within and
outside the evaluation community. The conference streams explore
changing stakeholder needs and expectations from a number of angles
– from the core issue of effective engagement in the
evaluation
process, to considering the needs of specific stakeholder groups, the
emerging priorities of stakeholders such as the sustainable development
agenda and the challenge of involving multiple stakeholders.
(19/10/07)
- A One
week Training on Monitoring and Evaluation of Health Programs,
Addis
Continental Public Health Institute, Ethiopia,
October
21-25, 2007 and November 18-23, 2007
•The training is designed to provide basic
knowledge
and skills on the monitoring and evaluation of health programs.
•The training aims building competence in monitoring and
evaluation to improve capacity in programs and services that are aimed
at improving the health status of the in Ethiopia. •Workshop
will
be facilitated by experienced trainers in monitoring and evaluation who
have been involved in facilitating a similar training offered for the
Anglophone Africa region. Focus of the Training Skills in monitoring
and evaluation of health programs are crucial to the successful design,
and implementation of prevention and control programs. Monitoring and
Evaluation, and sharing of results of it have been increasingly
emphasized by national and international policy makers and program
mangers. There is, however, a shortage of staff with skills to conduct
effective monitoring and evaluation. This training workshop focuses on
building the capacity of professionals in Ethiopia by providing
training in monitoring and evaluation tools and
techniques. Interested persons should send completed
applications
and other supporting documents to: Prof. Yemane Berhane
Addis Continental Institute of Public Health Email: aciph@ethionet.et, yemaneberhane@ethionet.et
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Deadline for application: October 16, 2007 Venue: Addis Continental
Institute of Public Health, Addis Ababa Training fee: 2, 500 Birr only
(including course materials) Applicants should send completed
application form with their CV. Application form is
available at Addis Continental Institute of Public Health. Office
address: Tibebu Building 2nd Floor, Kirkos Sub city, Kebele 03 #274,
Gabon Street (Half way between Olympia on Bole Road and Meskel Flower
Hotel towards Debreziet Road). For further information call Meskerem at
+251-(0)913-038534/05.Email aciph@ethionet.et
to obtain electronic application forms. (01/10/07)
- Evaluation
2007: Evaluation and Learning The
American Evaluation Association invites evaluators from around the
world to attend its annual conference to be held Wednesday,
November 7, through Saturday, November 10,
2007
in Baltimore,
Maryland.
AEA's annual meeting is expected to bring together over 2500 evaluation
practitioners, academics, and students, and represents a unique
opportunity to gather with professional colleagues in a
supportive, invigorating, atmosphere. The conference is broken down
into 38 Topical Strands that examine the field from the vantage point
of a particular methodology, context, or issue of interest to the field
as well as the Presidential Strand highlighting this year's
Presidential Theme of "Evaluation and Learning." Presentations may
explore the conference theme or any aspect of the full breadth and
depth of evaluation theory and practice. For more
information, please visit: http://www.eval.org/eval2007/
- PCM
Group training course on Monitoring
& Evaluation (3 days @ €744, excl. 21%
VAT) 12
- 14 November 2007 (English) This
course deals with techniques and approaches both applicable to
monitoring, mid-term and ex post evaluations. Evaluation analyses the
whole cycle, compares the initial plan with what is actually taking
place or has taken place, assessing at the same time the quality of the
initial plan and, in the case of the mid-term evaluation, how the
current plan could be adjusted and improved according changes which may
have occurred since the initial plan or Logframe. The core content of
our Monitoring & Evaluation course includes (1) a brief
introduction on PCM, (2) Design of the monitoring plan (in the form of
a LogFrame) (3) the reconstruction of the understanding of the design
of the intervention through the `famous` ex-ante Assessment Technique
(4) Practice the formulation of different indicators (Results, Purpose
and ASSUMPTIONS) (5) the design of the information flow in the
Monitoring system. The course has some theory but aims at being very
practical and at encouraging communication and the sharing of
experience between participants from different organisations. Thus
group work and presentation is a major pedagogical aspect of the
course. (16/01/07)
-
5-28
November 2007 Suivi-Evaluation
pour le Secteur Public et
les Organisations Non Gouvernementales COTONOU,
BENIN.
Africa Sourcing organise
un mois de formation
de suivi et d’évaluation à
l’intention des cadres du secteur public, cabinets
d’études et des Organisations Non Gouvernementales. Les participants
à ces 4 semaines de transfert
de connaissance seront exposés aux fondements et essentiels
du
suivi-évaluation, aux techniques de mesures de performances,
aux différentes
méthodologies d’évaluation ainsi
qu’à plusieurs cas pratiques
d’évaluations
effectués en Afrique. Des
certificats
attestant des compétentes et connaissances acquises seront
délivrés à tous les
participants. Pour
toutes informations
et inscription veuillez consulter notre site www.africasourcing.com
ou nous écrire
à mdognon@africasourcing.com
Tel : +610-797-0994 Fax
+
610-797-0717
- Monitoring
and Evaluation in Development, Bangkok,
Thailand,
organised by IMA International. A 2-week intensive practical
course to enhance practical monitoring and evaluation skills and
methods required in a demanding and rapidly changing world. The first
week concentrates on monitoring tools and techniques. The second week
focuses on the complete evaluation process. A comparative field visit
consolidates the learning. Participants develop a personal and
professional action plan to be implemented upon return to their
organisations. Date 19
November 2007 - 30 November 2007 For further
information, please visit
our website at http://www.imainternational.com
or by email at post@imainternational.com
(16/12/06)
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| October 2007 |
- Logic of Evaluation
A Distance-Learning Course
with
Dr. Michael Scriven This Fall, Claremont Graduate University
will
be offering a one-time only event to allow participants from across the
globe a chance to learn the fundamentals of Evaluation Science from one
of the founders and deep thinkers in the field. The Logic of
Evaluation is a combination of an overview of the discipline, with the
reasons for thinking that it is a discipline, with an outline of the
basic concepts that work across all subdivisions of the field, ie.,
personnel and product evaluation (and seven more) as well as program
evaluation. The program is designed to be completed from a distance
with the aid of electronic video and voice contact, electronic
whiteboard, and asynchronous access to the recordings of each class.
Dr. Michael Scriven will be leading this seven-week, once-a-week
seminar. This course is recommended for evaluators with an
interest in the questions that underlie all of our practice.
Cost: $200 (plus $5 registration fee) First
Virtual Meeting: Saturday, October 27, at 10 am Subsequent
Meeting Dates: TBD (Between Oct. 29
and Dec. 21, 2007) Technical Requirements: High-speed
internet access (DSL or Cable); Webcam and microphone (Posted 1/10/07)
- PCM
Group training course on Monitoring
& Evaluation (3 days @ €744, excl. 21%
VAT) 8
- 10 octobre 2007 (Francophone) This
course deals with techniques and approaches both applicable to
monitoring, mid-term and ex post evaluations. Evaluation analyses the
whole cycle, compares the initial plan with what is actually taking
place or has taken place, assessing at the same time the quality of the
initial plan and, in the case of the mid-term evaluation, how the
current plan could be adjusted and improved according changes which may
have occurred since the initial plan or Logframe. The core content of
our Monitoring & Evaluation course includes (1) a brief
introduction on PCM, (2) Design of the monitoring plan (in the form of
a LogFrame) (3) the reconstruction of the understanding of the design
of the intervention through the `famous` ex-ante Assessment Technique
(4) Practice the formulation of different indicators (Results, Purpose
and ASSUMPTIONS) (5) the design of the information flow in the
Monitoring system. The course has some theory but aims at being very
practical and at encouraging communication and the sharing of
experience between participants from different organisations. Thus
group work and presentation is a major pedagogical aspect of the
course. (16/01/07)
- Symposium
on Evaluation in the Knowledge Society
organized in cooperation between European Evaluation Society
and University of Southern Denmark Time: October
18-19, 2007 Place: University of Southern
Denmark, Odense
Format: key notes, paper sessions, panels, discussions, and
informal interaction. Maximum no. of participants: 175
More
information on the EES
website
in the near future. Official call for papers will be issued in December
2006. Theme: The theme of the conference is
knowledge as it
is produced, facilitated, discussed, and made politically relevant as a
part of the practice of evaluation in contemporary
society. The symposium is in itself a
bridge-building
exercise between various fields of knowledge. The field of evaluation
might benefit from renewed inspiration from academic perspectives.
Academics interested in the role of knowledge may analyze evaluation as
an interesting example of a knowledge-producing socio-political
practice. With kind regards, Mirjam Vlaar Secretariat EES PO
Box
1058 3860 BB NIJKERK THE NETHERLANDS Phone +31 33 2473488
Fax. +31 33 2460470 E-mail: ees@mos-net.nl
Website: www.europeanevaluation.org
(12/12/06)
- Monitoring
and Evaluation in Development, Cape Town, South Africa,
organised by IMA International. A 2-week intensive practical
course to enhance practical monitoring and evaluation skills and
methods required in a demanding and rapidly changing world. The first
week concentrates on monitoring tools and techniques. The second week
focuses on the complete evaluation process. A comparative field visit
consolidates the learning. Participants develop a personal and
professional action plan to be implemented upon return to their
organisations. Date 22 October
2007 - 02 November 2007 For further information,
please visit
our website at http://www.imainternational.com
or by email at post@imainternational.com
(16/12/06)
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| September 2007 |
- 3rd Symposium Forum Media and Development: Measuring Change: Planning -
Monitoring - Evaluation in Media Development September
27-28, 2007 Katholisch-Soziales-Institut (KSI) Bad Honnef, near Bonn
(Germany)
Just as any other field in development cooperation, media support has
to prove its relevance, effectiveness and impact. Key questions for
media assistance are therefore - how to effectively promote a media
system and its enabling environment that fosters democracy and
contributes to the overall development goals and, - how this impact
could be substantiated? The third symposium of the Forum
Medien
und Entwicklung entitled "Measuring Change: Planning, Monitoring,
Evaluation in Media Development" will not only follow up these general
questions but also focus on the current practice of monitoring and
evaluation in the field. The symposium aims at sharing the knowledge of
methods for steering existing projects and at providing lessons learned
for future initiatives. The symposium is organised by the Catholic
Media Council (CAMECO), a consultancy for media and communication, in
cooperation with the "Forum Medien und Entwicklung" (Forum Media and
Development). The progamme and registration forms can be downloaded at http://www.cameco.org/mez/fome.html.
Completed registration forms should be sent to the CAMECO by August 15,
2007.
- 11th Praxis
Annual Commune on Participatory Development. Community-led Monitoring and
Evaluation 11-22
September. Hyderabad,
India. The module on ‘Community-led Monitoring
and Evaluation’ seeks to explore and discuss effective ways
of enabling communities and primary stakeholders of any development
process to have a decisive influence over the objectives, processes,
policies and outcomes of transformations aspired by them. The thrust of
discussions in the module would be on possibilities of addressing the
adverse politics of development through appropriate institutional
arrangements, systems and processes according primacy to an empowered
role of marginalised communities. The discussion would be aided by
presentations of relevant case studies and experiences, besides focused
sessions on suitable participatory methods, e.g. social audits, citizen
jury processes and large scale PME systems. More specific contents of
the module will be discussed and agreed with the participants prior
beginning of training course.
- Managing
for Impact (MfI) training workshop. A training workshop
will be held in Lesotho
17-27
September 2007
for service providers and project staff interested in developing their
skills and capacity to implement an emerging approach to improving the
impact of development interventions called ‘managing for
impact’. The training is part of a regional learning and
capacity
building programme called Strengthening Management for Impact (SMIP)
implemented by Wageningen International, CARMPoLEA (ISNAR and Haramaya
University), Impact Alliance and Khanya-aicdd. The overall purpose of
the workshop is to continue to develop and strengthen the MfI network
within Eastern & Southern Africa to support pro poor
projects/programme to effectively manage toward impact. For further
information on SMIP and the Managing for Impact approach, visit the
SMIP Electronic Resource and Information Learning Center (ERIL) - http://www.managing4impact.com/
or email Mine
Pabari at mine.pabari@gmail.com
(25/06/07)
- Methodologies
for the evaluation
of peace-building programmes, advanced level, 4-7
September 2007.
Channel Research is pleased to announce this course which aims to
improve methodologies and tools to carry out assessments of conflict
situations and the evaluation of peace-building programmes. The course
is an advanced course and intended for those with experience in
evaluations and an interest and general experience with conflict
situations. The participants in previous years have come from both aid
agencies (headquarters and fieldpersonnel), donor governments,
consultancies and academia.’ The course is facilitated by
Emery
Brusset, Director of Channel Research and Tony Vaux, Conflict expert
and will take place near
Brussels (La Converserie, www.converserie.be
).
The price of this course is 1000 Euros and includes transport from the
centre of Brussels to the venue, training, accomodation and VAT.
Further information, Course Description and Application form can be
downloaded on our webpage: http://www.channelresearch.com/training.html
(12/07/07)
- Melbourne, Australia has been honoured with the
privilege of hosting the 2007
AES International Conference – Doing Evaluation Better
to be held in 3
– 7 September 2007,
which will take place at the Carlton Crest Hotel in 2007.
This
Congress is being hosted by The Australasian Evaluation Society (AES).
Conference Details 2007 AES International Conference – Doing
Evaluation Better Venue: Carlton Crest Hotel,
Melbourne,
Australia Dates: 3 – 7 September 2007 Expected
attendance: Approximately 250 delegates Contact
details: AES 2007 Conference Managers, 91- 97 Islington St
Collingwood, Melbourne VIC 3066 AUSTRALIA P: + 61 3 9417 0888
l
F: + 61 3 9417 0899 l E: aes2007@meetingplanners.com.au
www.aes2007.com.au
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| August
2007 |
- Announcing a
Regional Workshop on MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF HIV/AIDS
PROGRAMS August 6 -
17, 2007 Pretoria, South Africa
USAID's Regional HIV/AIDS Program for Southern Africa RHAP/SA
and
the MEASURE Evaluation Project are pleased to announce an opportunity
for training in monitoring and evaluation for professionals in the
Anglophone Africa region. The regional workshop "Monitoring and
Evaluation of HIV/AIDS Programs" will take place August 6 - 17, 2007 in
Pretoria, South Africa. This two-week course is offered in
collaboration with the School of Health Sciences and Public Health and
Continuing Education at University of Pretoria and will provide
intensive training in the fundamental concepts and tools for monitoring
and evaluating HIV/AIDS programs. The course is designed for national
and sub-national level M&E professionals and their
counterparts,
assistants and advisors who are involved with the implementation of
HIV/AIDS programs. A limited number of fellowships are
available
to citizens of USAID-assisted countries that are working in priority
countries in Southern Africa. All applications must be
received
by July 7, 2007. For more information, contact the MEASURE Evaluation
Training & Communications Officer: Email: measure_training@unc.edu
or fax: (919) 966-2391, or visit MEASURE Evaluation's website at www.cpc.unc.edu/measure
click on "training" (02/07/07)
-
Two Day
Evaluation Workshop,
Measuring Engagement,
Measuring Empowerment South Australia
A two day evaluation workshop will be delivered in Clare,
South Australia by
Dr Kate Roberts and Dr Jeff Coutts on 15 and 16 August 2007.
The workshop is based on research undertaken for the Cooperative
Venture for
Capacity Building (RIRDC) and has been delivered throughout Australia.
Day One of the workshop looks at measuring engagement through an
evaluation of
five models of extension. It is of relevance to those working in the
community development and NRM
sectors, local and state government organisations, catchment management
authorities and other organisations, and who are working on reviewing
and
delivering extension and engagement activities. The second day focuses
on
measuring empowerment. It is particularly
relevant to those working with groups,
capacity building and empowerment. Contact: Justine Lacey
at
research@robertsevaluation.com.au
(posted 12/06/07)
- Claremont Graduate University's 5th Annual PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP
SERIES EVALUATION AND APPLIED RESEARCH METHODS August 17-23, 2007. California, USA.
Sessions include:
Basics of Evaluation & Applied Research Methods Stewart I.
Donaldson & Christina A. Christie Introduction to
Applied
Quantitative Analysis Dale E. Berger Introduction to
Qualitative
Research Methods Michelle C. Bligh Saturday, August 18, 2007
Quasi-Experimental Designs William D. Crano Introduction to
Multilevel Modeling Jodie Ullman Designing Qualitative and
Advanced Research Studies: Beyond the Basics Sharon F. Rallis
Sunday, August 19, 2007 Practical Program Evaluation: A
Program
Theory Approach Huey T. Chen & Stewart I. Donaldson
Using
Appreciative Inquiry for Evaluation and Organizational Change Hallie
Preskill Introduction to Structural Equation Modeling Dale E.
Berger Using Qualitative Methods to Determine Causality
Michael
Scriven Monday, August 20, 2007 Needs Assessment Michael
Scriven
Considering Culture in Evaluation and Applied Research Rodney K.
Hopson Evaluation on a Shoestring: Participatory Strategies
for
Stretching the Budget Jean A. King Cost-Effectiveness and
Cost-Benefit Analysis Brian Yates Tuesday, August 21, 2007 Building
Evaluation Capacity Jean A. King Sampling and Survey Methods
Gary
T. Henry Qualitative Data Analysis Michelle C. Bligh
Wednesday,
August 22, 2007 Using RCTs in Educational Research
Tiffany
Berry & Rebecca M. Eddy Logic Models for Program
Evaluation
and Planning Thomas Chapel How to Write Successful Grant
Proposals Allen M. Omoto Policy Evaluation Gary T. Henry
Thursday, August 23, 2007 Using Evaluation Theory to Inform Practice
Christina A. Christie Evaluating Public Health Programs and
Initiatives Thomas Chapel Consulting Gail Barrington Basics
of
Evaluation & Applied Research Methods Stewart I. Donaldson
&
Christina A. Christie(Posted 23/03/07)
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| July 2007 |
- Aportes del Seguimiento y la
Evaluación
!Las inscripciones a la Conferencia ReLAC están abiertas! El
Comité Organizador, tiene el placer de anunciar la proxima
realización de la II Conferencia de la ReLAC: "Aportes del Seguimiento y la
Evaluación a la Gobernabilidad y Democracia", Bogotá
Colombia 17 al 21
de julio de 2007.
Los objetivos de la Conferencia son: i) Propiciar un diálogo
regional con la participación de actores de gobierno,
sociedad
civil y organismos de cooperación, orientado a proponer
mejores
formas de enfocar y de hacer que el seguimiento y la
evaluación
de tal suerte que contribuyan de manera más eficiente y
efectiva
a la democracia y gobernabilidad en América Latina.
ii)
Identificar las estrategias que permitan a la ReLAC y a las redes
nacionales que la conforman, ser más efectivas y eficientes
en
sus esfuerzos en pro del fortalecimiento de capacidades y de la
profesionalización del seguimiento y la
evaluación.
iii) Ampliar y fortalecer las redes de seguimiento y
evaluación en la región y su
articulación con
redes de otras regiones y con redes globales. (02/07/07)
-
Two Day
Evaluation Workshop,
Measuring Engagement,
Measuring Empowerment Melbourne
A two day evaluation workshop will be delivered in Melbourne,
Australia
by Dr Kate Roberts and Dr Jeff Coutts on 25 and 26 July
2007. The workshop is
based on research undertaken for the Cooperative
Venture for Capacity Building (RIRDC) and has been delivered throughout
Australia.
Day One of the workshop looks at measuring engagement through an
evaluation of
five models of extension. It is of relevance to those working in the
community development and NRM
sectors, local and state government organisations, catchment management
authorities and other organisations, and who are working on reviewing
and
delivering extension and engagement activities. The second day focuses
on
measuring empowerment. It is particularly
relevant to those working with groups,
capacity building and empowerment. Contact: Justine
Lacey
at research@robertsevaluation.com.au (posted
12/06/07)
- Mosaic.net
International will be organizing two workshops on the theme of
results-based management and participatory monitoring and
evaluation.
Results-based Management, Appreciative Inquiry and Open Space
Technology Workshop July 16-20, 2007,
Ottawa,
Canada The
five day workshop grounds you on three topic areas:
results-based
management, appreciative inquiry and open space
technology.
The following themes will be part of the workshop:
-Results-based
management and its implications for your organization;-Building
results-based logical frameworks;-Creating monitoring and evaluation
systems that are results-based;-Moving away from problem-focus
approaches to more asset-based approaches;-The appreciative inquiry
cycle;-Weaving appreciative approaches into results-based
Management;-Using Appreciative Inquiry in the workplace.-Experiencing
open space technology. ........ PARTICIPATORY MONITORING AND
EVALUATION WORKSHOP July 23-28, 2007 Ottawa, Canada
This Six-Day PM&E Workshop will show you how to: *Rethink your
own
monitoring & evaluation strategies and
approaches; *Master and
learn new innovative participatory PM & E tools for the
workplace;
*Facilitate PM & E processes for your project,
programme or
organization; *Develop monitoring and evaluation plans in a
more
participatory manner; * Integrate gender,
ethnicity,
class and sexuality issues and concerns to your PM&E
work;
*Integrate qualitative
and participatory methods into monitoring and evaluation. (Posted
23/03/07)
- Multi-Stakeholder Monitoring and
Evaluation Workshop Brighton,
UK July 09 2007 - July 13 2007
IMA INTERNATIONAL IMA’s long-standing course (ME01) offers an
introduction to Monitoring and Evaluation, providing project managers
with the tools they will require to carry out their work. Our new
1-week workshop builds on this foundation by exploring how the needs of
multiple stakeholders can be accommodated in the context of more
complex M&E systems. Drawing on the extensive international
experience of our lead facilitators and working directly with issues
brought by participants, we shall explore a series of inter-linked
challenges: what drives stakeholder perspectives and how these may be
taken into account; working with organisational cultures to secure
optimal outcomes; and creating effective M&E collaborations
with
partner organisations.n all sectors of development and whether working
for Government, NGOs or the private sector.
- PCM
Group training course on Monitoring
& Evaluation (3 days @ €744, excl. 21%
VAT) (English)9
- 11 July 2007 This
course deals with techniques and approaches both applicable to
monitoring, mid-term and ex post evaluations. Evaluation analyses the
whole cycle, compares the initial plan with what is actually taking
place or has taken place, assessing at the same time the quality of the
initial plan and, in the case of the mid-term evaluation, how the
current plan could be adjusted and improved according changes which may
have occurred since the initial plan or Logframe. The core content of
our Monitoring & Evaluation course includes (1) a brief
introduction on PCM, (2) Design of the monitoring plan (in the form of
a LogFrame) (3) the reconstruction of the understanding of the design
of the intervention through the `famous` ex-ante Assessment Technique
(4) Practice the formulation of different indicators (Results, Purpose
and ASSUMPTIONS) (5) the design of the information flow in the
Monitoring system. The course has some theory but aims at being very
practical and at encouraging communication and the sharing of
experience between participants from different organisations. Thus
group work and presentation is a major pedagogical aspect of the
course. (16/01/07)
-
July
2-25, 2007 Monitoring
and
Evaluation for Public Sector and Non For Profit Organisations, ALLENTOWN, PA USA This 4 weeks practical
monitoring and evaluation workshop organized by Africa Sourcing is
designed to
provide participants with comprehensive evaluation tools. In four weeks, participants will be
familiarized with
evaluation fundaments, performance measuement vehicules, evaluations
methodologies and most all will
have the
opportunity to practice their evaluation skills using real cases. For
more information, please go to www.africasourcing.com
or email us at mdognon@africasourcing.com.
TEL: +610-797-0994 Fax:
+610-797-0717
- Management
Information Systems for M&E : University of East
Anglia UK, Norwich UK . July 2 – 13, 2007 This module
provides professional managers with the
opportunity to develop an IT Based Management Information System (MIS)
in a
two-week period. In Week One, the underlying structure for each
participants
MIS is designed. Week
Two takes the
design further and using available software packages (database,
spreadsheet and
World Wide Web software), develops the MIS software. Participants will
take
home a workable system, which can be field tested with live data. Participants should
possess basic competency
in commonly available software packages. Contact odg.train@uea.ac.uk
(Posted 24/10/06)
-
Monitoring
and Evaluating for Development
Activities : University of
East Anglia, Norwich
UK July 16
–
August 10, 2007 The
annual ODG Monitoring and Evaluation
course contains all the elements evaluated as most successful by more
than
three hundred development professionals who have participated in the
course
since 1981. The continuing challenge is to develop systems that serve
the needs
of process and bottom-up approaches to development activities, using
combinations of formal survey and participatory techniques. The course
in 2007
has been designed to also take full account of current demands that
M&E is
concerned with ‘institutional relational analysis’
alongside more conventional
‘activities analysis’. The overall objective of the
course is to provide
participants with the skills, tools and concepts which they will need
for both
their present and future work in specifying and implementing
M&E systems to
support learning and decision-making across the whole range of
organisational
and sectoral settings. Contact odg.train@uea.ac.uk (Posted
24/10/06)
- Monitoring
and Evaluation in Development, Brighton, UK,
organised by IMA International. A 2-week intensive practical
course to enhance practical monitoring and evaluation skills and
methods required in a demanding and rapidly changing world. The first
week concentrates on monitoring tools and techniques. The second week
focuses on the complete evaluation process. A comparative field visit
consolidates the learning. Participants develop a personal and
professional action plan to be implemented upon return to their
organisations. Date 25th June
2007 - 6th July 2007 For further information,
please visit
our website at http://www.imainternational.com
or by email at post@imainternational.com
(16/12/06)
|
| June
2007 |
- The International Program for
Development Evaluation Training (IPDET) is organizing its
seventh annual offering to be held in Ottawa, Canada
this year from June
11 to July 6, 2007.
IPDET consists of a two-week core, intensive and applied training
program at the graduate level for those new to development evaluation
or with little formal training. The core program is followed by two
weeks of 28 free-standing workshops that offer more in-depth focus on
specific topics. The workshops are taught by a dynamic group of leading
edge international faculty drawn from Southern and Northern
institutions. Participants may enroll for all 4 weeks or the Core
program and/or one or two weeks of workshops. New workshops offered
this year include "Using Surveillance, Monitoring and
Evaluation
to Improve HIV/AIDS Programming" and "Evaluation with Hidden
and
Marginal Populations". They join returning workshops such as "Building
Results-Based Monitoring and Evaluation Systems", "Designing Impact
Evaluations Under Constraints", "Evaluation for Post-Conflict
Situations", "Evaluating Environmental and Social Sustainability", and
many more. A key feature of IPDET is membership in an active, moderated
listserv which keeps instructors and alumni in touch, facilitating
shared problem solving and continuous learning. IPDET is a
partnership of the Independent Evaluation Group of the World Bank and
Carleton University. Just go to <www.ipdet.org >
to register and then open the application form. (26/01/07)
|
| May
2007 |
- The
International
Development Evaluation Association (IDEAS) and the Latin American
Network of Monitoring, Evaluation and Systematization (ReLAC) are
pleased to combine their efforts in the organization of a joint
Conference focused on the concept and practice of evaluation and its
implications for development. The Conference, titled “Development Evaluation: Facing Challenges for Addressing
Learning, Ownership, Accountability and Impacts”
will be held on May 1-5,
2007 in Bogotá,
Colombia. The specific objectives of the Joint Conference
are:
* From a content point of view, to provide an opportunity for
evaluators and partners of each Association to present practical
evidence, or research in ways of enhancing learning, ownership,
accountability and impacts through evaluation
* For IDEAS, to continue its reflection initiated in 2005 in Delhi, and
its regional workshops so as to advance thinking and practice on the
use of evaluation for accountability, impacts, as well as challenges in
conducting country-led evaluations.
* For RELAC to build upon its 2004 Conference and further the thinking
in linking evaluation, democracy and governance.
* As a joint activity, to promote awareness on the role of evaluation
associations and networks for addressing evaluation as a means towards
improving public action and for strengthening evaluation capacities at
the
national and regional levels.
Programme details in English
http://stone.undp.org/undpweb/eo/evalnet/eval-net/document/ReLAC-Programme_Biennale_ENG.doc
For more information contact Ada Ocampo Programme Officer/Evaluation
Office Member of the Organizing Committee ReLAC/IDEAS Joint Conference
Tel: 1 212 824 6748 E-mail: aocampo@unicef.org
- Monitoring
and Evaluation in Development, Nairobi, Kenya,
organised by IMA International. A 2-week intensive practical
course to enhance practical monitoring and evaluation skills and
methods required in a demanding and rapidly changing world.
The first
week concentrates on monitoring tools and techniques. The second week
focuses on the complete evaluation process. A comparative field visit
consolidates the learning. Participants develop a personal and
professional action plan to be implemented upon return to their
organisations. Date 14 May
2007 - 25 May 2007 For further information,
please visit
our website at http://www.imainternational.com
or by email at post@imainternational.com
(16/12/06)
|
| April 2007 |
- A
two day workshop on Most Significant
Changes
(MSC) monitoring will be held in the Netherlands
on April 11 and 12,
2007. MSC has been used by a number of organisations for
monitoring unexpected and
so-called 'unmeasurable changes'. MSC is often call "monitoring without
indicators". If you want to know more about MSC monitoring see the
online
MSC Guide at
http://www.mande.co.uk/docs/MSCGuide.htm.
and http://www.mande.co.uk/MSC.htm
.
This
course is being organised in collaboration with
the Capacity Development and Institutional Change Programme of
Wageningen
International (www. http://www.cdic.wur.nl/UK/
). It
marks the start of a unique series they are organising of hands-on
trainings in
'Innovations
in M&E'. Various
workshops will be held during 2007 and 2008. The flyer with full
details can be found online
at
www.mande.co.uk/docs/WageningenMSCflyer.doc.
A draft programme will be available shortly at http://www.mande.co.uk/docs/WageningenMSCProgramme.doc
The cost of the two days is €700,
excluding 19% VAT. Please inquire
about your VAT status for this course, as rules vary depending on
nationality
and your employer's tax status. The fee includes a copy of the MSC
Guide, additional
course materials, lunches and morning and afternoon coffee and tea
breaks. No
free places or subsidised places are available, but organisations who
are
willing to fund such places would be welcomed and given
recognition.
The venue will be in the Wageningen International Conference Centre (
http://www.wicc-wir.nl/).
Accommodation is not included but can be organised in the same location
via
Wageningen International. The maximum number of participants will be
25, accepted on a first come
basis. Please
direct all inquiries to Maria Soelen
of Wageningen International (
maria.vansoelen@wur.nl).
- Most Significant Change (MSC)
Technique. Two day workshop, Thursday
19th and Friday 20th
April 2007 $800 Training provided by Jess Dart
from Clear
Horizon, Melbourne, Australia.
"MSC is a powerful tool for
monitoring, evaluation and organisational
learning. MSC goes beyond merely capturing and documenting
participants’ stories of impact. Each story is accompanied
by
the storyteller’s interpretation, and offers an opportunity
for a
diverse range of stakeholders to enter into a dialogue about project
impact. Day one of this workshop provides an introduction to
MSC.
Day two of this workshop sees participants following a number of steps
to design an MSC process for their project or program". Contact person:
Lauren Siegmann at lauren@clearhorizon.com.au
(posted 13/12/06)
- PCM
Group training course on Monitoring
& Evaluation (3 days @ €744, excl. 21%
VAT) 2
- 4 April 2007 (English) This
course deals with techniques and approaches both applicable to
monitoring, mid-term and ex post evaluations. Evaluation analyses the
whole cycle, compares the initial plan with what is actually taking
place or has taken place, assessing at the same time the quality of the
initial plan and, in the case of the mid-term evaluation, how the
current plan could be adjusted and improved according changes which may
have occurred since the initial plan or Logframe. The core content of
our Monitoring & Evaluation course includes (1) a brief
introduction on PCM, (2) Design of the monitoring plan (in the form of
a LogFrame) (3) the reconstruction of the understanding of the design
of the intervention through the `famous` ex-ante Assessment Technique
(4) Practice the formulation of different indicators (Results, Purpose
and ASSUMPTIONS) (5) the design of the information flow in the
Monitoring system. The course has some theory but aims at being very
practical and at encouraging communication and the sharing of
experience between participants from different organisations. Thus
group work and presentation is a major pedagogical aspect of the
course. (16/01/07)
- Monitoring
and Evaluation in Development, Islamabad, Pakistan,
organised by IMA International. A 2-week intensive practical
course to enhance practical monitoring and evaluation skills and
methods required in a demanding and rapidly changing world. The first
week concentrates on monitoring tools and techniques. The second week
focuses on the complete evaluation process. A comparative field visit
consolidates the learning. Participants develop a personal and
professional action plan to be implemented upon return to their
organisations. Date 16 April
2007 - 27 April 2007 For further information,
please visit
our website at http://www.imainternational.com
or by email at post@imainternational.com
(16/12/06)
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| March 2007 |
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