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aes19 International Evaluation Conference

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Helen Chaproniere

Transport Accident Commission
Evaluation Lead
Torquay, Victoria

11:00am AEST

Applying Systems Evaluation Theory C2.4Gill Westhorp • Brian Keogh • Ralph Renger • Lewis Atkinson

12:00pm AEST

Unpacking the skills required for an evaluator - Learning from the past to prepare us for the future C2.3Sarah Renals • Anthea Rutter

1:30pm AEST

'Games of Firsts': The evaluation and monitoring framework for Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Legacy program C2.4Matt Healey • Robert Grimshaw

2:00pm AEST

Frameworks for program evaluation: considerations on research, practice and institutions C2.5Ian Patrick • Ghislain Arbour

2:30pm AEST

Necessary components of a theory of change for system level interventions C2.5Ian Patrick • Nerida Rixon

3:30pm AEST

Innovation in government program evaluation C2.5Sean Chung • Katherine Barnes • Angelina Bruno

4:00pm AEST

How can implementation quality be evaluated? An example from a pilot initiative in Victorian child and family services. C2.2Leanne Kelly • Dr Jessica Hateley-Browne

4:30pm AEST

Plenary 2: David Fetterman "Empowerment Evaluation: a powerful stakeholder involvement approach fit for the times" Pyrmont TheatreDavid Fetterman

9:00am AEST

Plenary 3: What’s beyond the box of program evaluation and what does this mean for us? Pyrmont TheatreEmily Verstege • Jacqueline (Jax) Wechsler • Jenny Riley • Jess Dart • Kate McKegg • Adrian Field

11:00am AEST

The challenges of establishing and growing an internal evaluation unit: Experiences from two large state government departments C2.6Florent Gomez • Eleanor Williams • Josephine Norman • Amanda Reeves

12:00pm AEST

Internal Evaluation Capacity Building: Unpacking what works in a (very) large government department C2.6Florent Gomez • Liam Downing • Rydr Tracy

1:30pm AEST

"Catching the MEL bug": Using an evaluation needs assessment to unpack evaluation capacity C2.6Carolyn Hooper • Mark Planigale

2:00pm AEST

The retrospective development of a monitoring and evaluation framework for the Northern Territory chronic conditions prevention and management strategy: Unpacking the problems and possibilities C2.6Carolyn Hooper • James Smith • Jenny Summerville

2:30pm AEST

From impact evaluation to evaluating with impact: Trialling a new approach to increase uptake of evaluation results Pyrmont TheatreLee-Anne Molony • Kathryn Dinh • Peta Leeman

3:30pm AEST

Plenary 4: Gary VanLandingham "Evaluation in the age of evidence-informed policy-making -- opportunities, challenges and paths forward" Pyrmont TheatreGary VanLandingham

9:00am AEST

Plenary 5: Jane Davidson "Unboxing the core like our lives depend on it – because they do" Pyrmont TheatreJane Davidson

10:30am AEST

Un-boxed: Developmental evaluation's great strength and ultimate challenge Pyrmont TheatreGhislain Arbour • Samantha Togni • Kate McKegg • Nan Wehipeihana

11:30am AEST

Evaluation: What is the value in the box? Pyrmont TheatreGhislain Arbour • Laurence Denholm • Anthea McClintock • Lyn Alderman • Geoff Gallop • Nicholas Gruen • William Murphy • Simon Smith • Jonathan Wheaton A Primer on Using Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) in Evaluation C2.4Natalie Fisher • Brad Astbury

11:35am AEST

The whole box and dice: economic evaluation trends and forecasts C2.6Kiri Parata • Mark Galvin • Alain Nader

11:45am AEST

Lessons from the Dark Side: How Corporates do Client Experience C2.6Kiri Parata • Emily Verstege

12:00pm AEST

Evaluating system change: Exploring how project innovations transform business as usual C2.4Natalie Fisher • Julian King • Adrian Field

1:30pm AEST

Unpacking the complex boxes C2.3Mathea Roorda • Jo Farmer Unboxing the Inquiry - the Independent Inquiry into the Australian Public Service and its implications for evaluation Pyrmont TheatreSusan Garner • John Stoney • Mary Welsh • Alexandra Ellinson • Andrew Hawkins

1:40pm AEST

A live unboxing: The evaluation capacity building role C2.6Duncan Rintoul • Liam Downing

1:45pm AEST

Evolving from academic researcher to evaluator C2.6Duncan Rintoul • Natalia Krzyzaniak

1:50pm AEST

Getting past the imposter syndrome: you don't have to be an expert to help build evaluation capacity in your organisation. C2.6Duncan Rintoul • Margaret Moon

2:30pm AEST

Unpacking the competencies - among commissioners, managers and evaluators Pyrmont TheatreAmy Gullickson • Jane Davidson • Sue Leahy • Delyth Lloyd