My name is Chris Lysy and I am a Research Analyst at Westat. I blog at Fresh Spectrum and you can also find me on Twitter: @clysy. I just finished the first day of my first AEA conference and so far so good. After registering for the conference I was sent off to a table …
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My name is Sharon Wildman, I’m a graduate student, and I’m attending Evaluation 2011 this week for the third time. I wanted to share this quick tip for those of you who are new to the conference. Hot Tip: AEA members receive 20% off on all books ordered directly from Jossey Bass/Wiley, Guilford Publications, SAGE, …
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My name is Susan Kistler. I am AEA’s Executive Director and I arrived today in Anaheim to finalize preparations for AEA’s annual conference that begins on Monday. Hot Tip: There is a food court right in the Hilton Anaheim – and you’d never know it unless you look. Go left from the registration desk for …
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My name is Kara Crohn. I am a Research Manager for EMI (http://www.emiconsulting.com). We are best known for our research and evaluation related to energy efficiency. We also assist clients with strategic planning, policy, program design, and program optimization. EMI is based in Seattle, Washington. I had the good fortune to start our Southern California …
My name is Bonnie Richards, and I am a Research Associate with Vital Research, an evaluation and consulting company located in Los Angeles, California. The Social Services sector is among the industries we serve when designing and implementing evaluation projects. Lessons Learned: So, what frames a Social Services evaluation project? Consider how values and valuing …
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Hi! This is Anne Vo from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and John LaVelle from Claremont Graduate University (CGU). We are the Co-directors of the Southern California Evaluation Association (SCEA), a local affiliate of the American Evaluation Association (AEA). Today marks the launch of the SCEA-themed week on aea365 so we will be …
My name is Susan Kistler and I am the Executive Director for the American Evaluation Association. You likely know that AEA’s annual conference is coming up the week beginning October 30. What you may not know is that conference presenters are strongly encouraged to share handouts and supplementary materials via the AEA public eLibrary. Rad …
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Hello, my name is Scott Chaplowe, and I am a Senior Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Officer with the International Federation Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). The IFRC has a lot of stakeholders –communities, 186 National Societies, local governments, partners, donors, etc. One part of my job is to lead M&E trainings that empower …
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I’m Dominica McBride, President of The HELP Institute, Inc., a nonprofit organization that uses program evaluation to strengthen programs in impoverished communities. I’m Rita Fierro, owner of Fierro Consulting. I specialize in building organizations and communities by inspiring genuine relationships, shared decisions, and growing results. I’m Pauline Brooks, Independent Consultant specializing in social determinants. The …
My name is Susan Kistler. I am AEA’s Executive Director and today I’m writing about attending an event as an active participant. While these suggestions certainly apply to the upcoming AEA annual conference, they also apply more broadly to any conference: Hot Tip – Set Goals: It is easy to skip sessions, to sit back …
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