aes18 International Evaluation Conference: Full Schedule

Welcome cocktail reception, Tuesday 18 September 6:00–8:00pm, open to all delegates! Venue: Penny Royal

9:00am AEST

Codesign and evaluation for social innovation (Penny Hagen)

This workshop explores how co-design and evaluative practice are being brought together to support new and developmental ways of working across national and local government, NGOs, business, frontline workers and community members.

Speakers

Penny Hagen

Co-design Lead, Auckland Co-design Lab

Penny assists organisations and teams to apply co-design and design-led approaches to the design and implementation of strategy, programs, policies and services. She specialises in projects with social outcomes and supports capability building with teams and organisations wanting... Read More →

Monday September 17, 2018 9:00am - 5:00pm AEST
Chancellor 6

Preconference workshop

Modality Paid full-day workshop

9:00am AEST

Developing Monitoring and Evaluation Frameworks (Anne Markiewicz)

The workshop provides participants with useful, step by step practical guidance for developing a Monitoring and Evaluation Framework, supported by relevant background and theory. It presents a clear and staged conceptual model, discusses design and implementation issues and considers any barriers or impediments, with strategies for addressing these. Participants will learn the format and approach for developing a Monitoring and Evaluation Framework, the range oftechniques and skills involved in its design and implementation and develop an appreciation of the parameters of the tasks involved and how to approach them.

Speakers

Anne Markiewicz

Director, Anne Markiewicz and Associates

Anne Markiewicz is a leading monitoring, evaluation, and training specialist with over 20 years’ experience designing monitoring and evaluation frameworks and developing and implementing a range of evaluation methodologies. She has designed and delivered M&E capacity development... Read More →

Monday September 17, 2018 9:00am - 5:00pm AEST
Tamar Room, Clarion Hotel City Park Grand

Preconference workshop

Modality Paid full-day workshop

9:00am AEST

Making it stick - Creating an evaluation report for impact and use (Samantha Abbato)

This workshop is designed for professionals who commission, write or use evaluation reports. Beginners and those new to evaluation will also benefit as well as those at Intermediate level.
Participants will learn how to maximise report reach, engagement and use through applying strategies based on current psychological and communication principles and theory. Innovative reporting techniques using photo, film, story and online tools will be introduced.

Speakers

Samantha Abbato

Director, Visual Insights People

Dr. Samantha Abbato is an evaluation consultant and Director of Visual Insights. Sam has a passion for maximising evaluation use through effective communication and evaluation skill building using a pictures and stories approach and increasing the academic rigour of evidence.Sam’s... Read More →

Monday September 17, 2018 9:00am - 5:00pm AEST
Chancellor 4

Preconference workshop

Modality Paid full-day workshop

9:00am AEST

The basics of systems thinking and its application to systems evaluation (Ralph Renger)

The purpose of the workshop is to help evaluators understand the difference between using systems thinking and systems theory to evaluate programs versus modern day systems.

Speakers

Ralph Renger

University of North Dakota; Center for Rural Health

Dr. Renger spent the first twenty years of his evaluation practice advancing theory driven methods for improving program evaluation. Several publications arose from his work including the ATM approach to logic modeling, using source documentation to reconstruct program theory, and... Read More →

Monday September 17, 2018 9:00am - 5:00pm AEST
Chancellor 3

Preconference workshop

Modality Paid full-day workshop

9:00am AEST

Valuing social outcomes to demonstrate impact (Taimur Siddiqi)

This interactive workshop will focus specifically on how to undertake an SROI analysis to value outcomes as part of ongoing monitoring and evaluation (M&E) activities and using M&E data. It will also encourage participants to consider the benefits and challenges of valuing outcomes. It will be based on peer learning, with a series of cooperative learning exercises and opportunities for group discussion. Participants will be asked to bring their own examples and provided with take home templates and resources to assist them with their analyses.

Speakers

Taimur Siddiqi

The Incus Group

Taimur is an experienced evaluation and impact measurement professional who is Managing Director of The Incus Group and current member of the AES Pathways Committee. In his consulting role, he has completed numerous evaluation and impact measurement projects, working with a range... Read More →

Monday September 17, 2018 9:00am - 5:00pm AEST
Chancellor 5

Preconference workshop

Modality Paid full-day workshop

9:00am AEST

Behaviour architects: a game that applies behavioural insights to improve policy solutions (Karol Olejniczak)

The workshop is designed in the form of a game with case studies that provide participants with engaging yet research-based learning experiences. All levels from beginners to advanced are welcomed, and the workshop is aimed at those interested in how to evaluate and improve public policy, as well as anyone wanting to experience a game-based workshop!

Speakers

Karol Olejniczak

Assistant Professor, University of Warsaw, Centre for European Regional and Local Studies

Karol Olejniczak is an Assistant Professor of public policy at EUROREG - University of Warsaw, Poland, and a visiting scholar at The George Washington University, Washington D.C. He is also a co-founder of policy research company Evaluation for Government Organization (EGO s.c.).His... Read More →

Tuesday September 18, 2018 9:00am - 5:00pm AEST
Chancellor 5

Preconference workshop

Modality Paid full-day workshop

9:00am AEST

Conflict resolution skills: A toolbox for evaluators (Ruth Pitt)

The workshop is suitable for evaluators of any level of experience who have little or no training in conflict resolution skills. Participants will be asked to reflect on their experiences from evaluation projects, but those with limited evaluation experience will be able to draw on experience in other contexts. The workshop covers skills relevant to managing evaluations, and will support evaluators to develop competency in a number of professional competency standards from Domain 5 (Project management) and Domain 6 (Interpersonal skills).

Speakers

Ruth Pitt

Assistant Director, Evaluation Uni, Australian Government Department of Social Services

Ruth Pitt is Assistant Director of the Evaluation Unit at the Australian Government Department of Social Services. Her evaluation experience includes diverse roles in consulting, government and not-for-profit organisations, in Australia and overseas. Her qualifications include a Master... Read More →

Tuesday September 18, 2018 9:00am - 5:00pm AEST
Tamar Room, Clarion Hotel City Park Grand

Preconference workshop

Modality Paid full-day workshop

9:00am AEST

Principles-Focused Evaluation for Transformation (Michael Quinn Patton & Kate McKegg)

Presented by Michael Quinn Patton and Kate McKegg, the workshop is based on Patton’s latest book, Principles-Focused Evaluation: The GUIDE(2018).

Principles-focused evaluation for transformations is a special application – and an especially relevant one. Transformations are not simply projects and programs. Transformations can involve major, complex, and rapid systems changes. Given the complexities, uncertainties, multidimensional, and multi-level (macro, meso, micro) nature of transformative change, principle-focused global systems change initiatives are appropriately evaluated with principles-focused Blue Marble (whole Earth) evaluation. The implications of this will be presented, discussed, and applied.

Speakers

Kate McKegg

Director, The Knowledge Institute

Kate has worked in the fields of evaluation, evaluation capacity building, research, policy and public sector management since the late 1980s. She has developed specialist skills in developmental evaluation, programme evaluation, evaluation capacity building, strategy, policy, research... Read More →

Michael Quinn Patton

Independent Evaluation Consultant

Michael is delivering his keynote by video link, supported by expert facilitator, Kate McKeggMichael is an independent evaluation consultant based in Minnesota, USA. He is former President of the American Evaluation Association (AEA) and author of eight major evaluation books including... Read More →

Tuesday September 18, 2018 9:00am - 5:00pm AEST
Chancellor 6

Preconference workshop

Modality Paid full-day workshop

aes18 International Evaluation Conference

9:00am AEST

Penny Hagen

9:00am AEST

Anne Markiewicz

9:00am AEST

Samantha Abbato

9:00am AEST

Ralph Renger

9:00am AEST

Taimur Siddiqi

9:00am AEST

Karol Olejniczak

9:00am AEST

Ruth Pitt

9:00am AEST

Kate McKegg

Michael Quinn Patton

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