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aes19 International Evaluation Conference

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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

1:30pm AEST

Digital Disruption - the next industrial revolution is here. What does this all mean for evaluators? Pyrmont TheatreGeorge Argyrous • Jenny Riley • Kristi Mansfield • Reuben Stanton • Chris Newman • Jess Dart

2:30pm AEST

Machine-assisted qualitative analysis in Evaluation Pyrmont TheatreGeorge Argyrous • Georgia Marett • Jasper Odgers • David Wakelin

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

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

Using Program Design Logic to manage the risk of program failure Pyrmont TheatreRonelle Hutchinson • Andrew Hawkins

1:30pm AEST

Designing Evaluations for Policy Coherence: The Differentiated Support for School Improvement Case Pyrmont TheatreLee-Anne Molony • Janet Clinton • Ruth Aston • Emily Qing • Stephanie Moorhouse • Ghislain Arbour

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

1:30pm AEST

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

2:30pm AEST

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

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