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aes19 International Evaluation Conference

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Robyn Bailey

Allen + Clarke
Senior Consultant
Wellington

allenandclarke.co.nz

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

Bringing the voice and knowledge of indigenous people and communities to evidence building and evaluation in a way that empowers Pyrmont TheatreEmma Walke • Doyen Radcliffe • Simon Jordan • Megan Williams • Nattlie Smith

12:00pm AEST

Yuwaya Ngarra-li: Evaluating an Aboriginal community-led partnership working towards systemic change in Walgett, NSW C2.1Donna Stephens • Ruth McCausland

1:30pm AEST

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

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

2:40pm AEST

Using a template to collect interview notes for rapid upload and autocoding in NVivo C2.4Matt Healey • Carolyn Hooper

3:30pm AEST

Out of the box and in country: Tracking stories to collaboratively develop and evaluate an Indigenous-led wellbeing innovation in remote Australia Pyrmont TheatreFarida Fleming • Samantha Togni • Margaret Smith • Rene Kulitja • Nyunmiti Burton

4:30pm AEST

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

5:30pm AEST

Australian Evaluation Society 2019 AGM & 2019-2022 Strategy launch Pyrmont TheatreJohn Stoney

11:00am AEST

Unpacking Rainbow Boxes: Exploring multiculturalism and interculturality in evaluation practice. C2.1Kathryn Dinh • Eva Sarr • Erin Blake • Stafford Hood • Rodney Hopson

12:00pm AEST

Aboriginal Family Planning Circle evaluation: empowering Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in evaluating and future-proofing Aboriginal-led community programs C2.5Linda Klein • Amy Lawton • Cheryl Jackson

1:30pm AEST

"Fellows Forum Contributions of Theory to Evaluation Practice: Examples from the Field" C2.1Marion Norton • John Owen • Rick Cummings Lessons learned co-designing a program and its evaluation in an emerging policy landscape C2.5Andy Moore • Poppy Wise • Malcolm Haddon • Zainab Kadhim

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 Navigating Indigenous evaluation contexts: A time for critical reflection C2.2Ruth McCausland • James Smith • Donna Stephens • Kim Robertson

11:40am AEST

Using e-diaries to collect evaluation data C2.6Kiri Parata • Carolyn Hooper

12:00pm AEST

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

1:30pm AEST

Disrupting power dynamics and bringing diverse voices to evaluation C2.2Karen Fisher • Jade Maloney

2:30pm AEST

Co-designing a place-based evaluation C2.4Peter Ellis • Roxanne Bainbridge • Robyn Bailey

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