Hi my name is Jayne Corso and I am the Community Manager for AEA. Evaluation 2017 officially 
kicked-off yesterday! And, we had a great start with the opening plenary session from AEA president Kathy Newcomer. In her presentation, Kathy discussed the challenges evaluators are facing and how we can overcome those challenges to push evaluation and the evaluation profession forward.
Looking at the twitter response on #Eval17, her message was heard loud and clear. I want to share just a few of the conversations that were taking place online.
We have something to offer when it comes to dealing with big data- simply having it isn’t the same as learning from it. #Eval17 pic.twitter.com/zDyfrzJnAe
— Brittany S. Iskar (@bschriv) November 8, 2017
Thank you very much #Eval17 for reminding us all of us that we evaluators are service-bound! @aeaweb @UN_Evaluation pic.twitter.com/a0v2W20QiS
— Michele Tarsilla PhD (@MiEval_TuEval) November 8, 2017
Newcomer’s challenge to #eval for #eval17: make your own learning agenda! Then hold yourself accountable. #whyeval
— Nick Hart (@Nickrhart) November 8, 2017
We care. That’s why we get involved in #evaluation It’s not just another job. #Eval17 Think about who might get hurt the most with false positives. pic.twitter.com/7iaXql3O4P
— Rebecca Heilman (@heilmanr) November 8, 2017
Fav so far: K Newcomer reminds us we are ultimately accountable to people served by programs and policies we evaluate. #NoExcuses #Eval17 Evaluation is about responsibility, equity, and justice.
— Megan Colnar (@MeganColnar) November 8, 2017
We look forward to more great plenary sessions! Keep tweeting.
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