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aes19 International Evaluation Conference

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Rachel Clarkson

NSW Dept Planning, Industry & Environment
Manager, Information & Program Management
Sydney

9:00am AEST

Opening plenary: Welcome to Country, followed by Tracy Westerman "Without measurability there is no accountability. Why we are failing to gather evidence of what works" Pyrmont TheatreUncle Charles (Chicka) Madden • Tracy Westerman

11:00am AEST

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

11:30am AEST

Contribution analysis: Evaluating the impact of intensive family services, applying theory in a real-world context. C2.5Squirrel Main • Jane Howard

12:00pm AEST

The role of evaluation in social impact bonds C2.4Gill Westhorp • Ruby Leahy Gatfield • Sue Leahy • Claudia Lennon

1:30pm AEST

A Practical Application of a Realist Synthesis Method C2.5Ian Patrick • Jo Hall

2:00pm AEST

Travel Behaviour Change Evaluation: Embracing ticketing data insights and moving beyond the box of self-reports C2.4Matt Healey • Zarin Salter

2:30pm AEST

Evaluation for enlightenment: Creating value through process evaluation C2.3Rae Fry • Rory Sudfelt 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

Making the numbers count: Being evaluation ready for administrative data analysis C2.3Margaret Moon • Fiona Christian • David Wakelin

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

Rubrics - a tool for unboxing evaluative reasoning Pyrmont TheatreRonelle Hutchinson • Julian King • Nan Wehipeihana • Judy Oakden • Kate McKegg • Adrian Field

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 Value for Investment: unboxing a transdisciplinary approach to valuing C2.4Natalie Fisher • Julian King

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

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

2:30pm AEST

Assessing achievements in implementing place-based initiatives - unboxing the assessment process C2.3Mathea Roorda • Patricia O'Connor • Greer Edsall

3:00pm AEST

Closing plenary: Evaluation, un-boxed Pyrmont TheatreJade Maloney • Jane Davidson • David Fetterman • Gary VanLandingham • Kiri Parata • Gill Westhorp • Jo Farmer • Ben Barnes