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Welcome to the 2009 AES International Conference website

The Australasian Evaluation Society is holding its annual international conference to bring together people and organisations with an interest in the theory and practice of evaluation.

The conference theme, Evidence and Evaluation will explore the centrality of evidence to evaluation.

This website provides information to prospective presenters and delegates about all aspects of the management of the 2009 AES International Conference covering:

  • Conference theme
  • Registration
  • Conference venue
  • Conference program
  • Pre-conference workshops
  • Keynote speakers

Evaulation

2009 Conference please click here to download the Evaluation Form

Final Conference Papers

The 2009 AES Conference Papers will be made available at the Australasian Evaluation Society website: www.aes.asn.au



Keynote Speakers

Professor William Trochim, Director of Evaluation for the Weill Cornell Clinical and Translational Science Center, and former president of the AEA.

Dr Philip Davies, Executive Director, Oxford Evidentia (formerly AIR UK - the UK subsidiary of the American Institutes for Research (AIR) in Washington DC).

Cheryl Gray, Director, Independent Evaluation Group, World Bank.

Conference theme & streams

In 2009, the theme of the conference is 'Evidence and Evaluation'. This theme is designed to encompass several of the key issues in evaluation, such as what constitutes credible evidence, how much evidence is enough, and also the evidence for the usefulness of evaluation. This theme also reflects the emphasis the Australian Government has placed on evidence-based policy.

Under this overarching theme, the conference program will focus more specifically on three subthemes:

Gathering Evidence

> collecting evidence for evaluations
> analysis of evidence in evaluation

Using Evidence

> evidence-based policy
> evidence to support change
> using evidence for program development and implementation

Evidence and Stakeholders

> engaging stakeholders in order to gather sound evidence
> giving stakeholders evidence for the effectiveness of evaluation