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aes18 International Evaluation Conference

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

Rebecca King

Oxfam Australia
MEAL Advisor - Quality Lead
Melbourne

9:00am AEST

The basics of systems thinking and its application to systems evaluation (Ralph Renger) Chancellor 3Ralph Renger

9:00am AEST

Behaviour architects: a game that applies behavioural insights to improve policy solutions (Karol Olejniczak) Chancellor 5Karol Olejniczak

9:00am AEST

Opening plenary: Welcome to Country; Michael Quinn Patton "Getting Real about Transformational Change: The Blue Marble Evaluation Perspective" Conference centreDuncan Rintoul • Lyn Alderman • Aunty Nola Hooper • Kate McKegg • Michael Quinn Patton

11:00am AEST

Big data, big possibilities, big challenges: Lessons from using experimental designs in evaluation of system-level educational reforms Chancellor 5Keryn Hassall • Ben Barnes • Duncan Rintoul • Ian Watkins

12:15pm AEST

Using systems theory to explore the impacts and outcomes of a research and evaluation capacity building partnership Chancellor 6Byron Pakula • Rochelle Tobin

12:20pm AEST

Designing a transformative evaluation framework Chancellor 6Byron Pakula • Sarah Stamp

1:30pm AEST

The Promise Design-thinking and Implementation Science holds for Social Impact Evaluation: Views from Practitioners and Evaluators Chancellor 6Stefan Kmit • Rachel Aston • Ruth Aston • Robbie Francis • Timoci O’Connor

2:00pm AEST

Whose outcome is it anyway? Using matrices to serve many masters. Chancellor 6Stefan Kmit • Nolan Stephenson

2:30pm AEST

Leveraging publicly available longitudinal and transactional data sources to create comparison groups in quasi-experimental and natural experimental evaluation scenarios. Chancellor 5Eleanor Williams • Gerard Atkinson

3:30pm AEST

Learning from Failure: A Safe Space Session Conference centreCatherine Hastings • Matt Healey

4:00pm AEST

Between the known and the unknown: exploring innovation in evidence-based programs Chancellor 3Ian Patrick • Alexandra Ellinson

8:00am AEST

Plenary two: Penny Hagen "Scaling up, out and deep: What we are learning about social innovation for transformation" Conference centreDuncan Rintoul • Penny Hagen

9:30am AEST

Transforming evaluation culture and systems within the Australian aid program: Embracing the power of evaluation to promote learning, transparency, and accountability. Chancellor 5Michael Shapland • Tracey McMartin

11:00am AEST

Evaluative thinking and strategic learning - nice words, do they make any difference? Chancellor 4Claire Grealy • Meg Beilken • Hayley Rose • Zazie Tolmer • Mila Waise

12:00pm AEST

Evaluation capability building: Transforming evaluation culture or spinning wheels? Chancellor 4Claire Grealy • Martin Hall • Vanessa Hood • Megan Kerr • Delyth Lloyd • Kate Nichols • Amanda Reeves • Roberta Thorburn • Eleanor Williams

2:00pm AEST

Challenging the status quo: the emerging evaluators panel Chancellor 6Anthea McClintock • Skye Bulleen • Nathan Delbridge • Francesca Demetriou • Joanna Farmer • Sarah Leslie • Rini Mowson • Eunice Sotelo

3:00pm AEST

Transforming evaluation: Necessary but not sufficient to make a meaningful contribution to society Conference centreDwi Ratih S. Esti • Julie McGeary

4:00pm AEST

Plenary three: Karol Olejniczak "Transforming evaluation practice with serious games" Conference centreDuncan Rintoul • Karol Olejniczak

9:00am AEST

Evolving the evaluation deliverable Conference centreMatt Healey • Gerard Atkinson

10:00am AEST

Transforming evaluation to better address complexity Conference centreMatt Healey • Julie Elliott

11:00am AEST

"Stories for Purpose" – transforming the use of documentary film, participatory media and participatory forums in Monitoring and Evaluation, in order to create evidence based visual reports Chancellor 6Ruth McCausland • Margaret Howard • Susan Rooney-Harding

12:00pm AEST

Why do well designed M&E systems seldom inform decision making? Chancellor 6Ruth McCausland • Byron Pakula • Damien Sweeney

1:30pm AEST

Umbrellas and rain drops: Evaluating systems change lessons and insights from Tasmania Chancellor 3Annette Madvig • Jess Dart • Galina Laurie • Anna Powell • Kitty te Riele • Jo Taylor • Ebeny Wood

2:30pm AEST

Closing plenary: It’s the AES18 Great Debate and it’s going to be huge! Conference centreDuncan Rintoul • Lyn Alderman • Penny Hagen • Kate McKegg • Karol Olejniczak • Gill Westhorp