AES International Conference - Darwin
4-7 September, 2006

Conference Theme:
Evaluation in Emerging Areas

As at 12 July	TUESDAY 5 SEPTEMBER
Time	Ballroom 1	Darwin Room		Litchfield Room		Katherine Room		Ballroom 2			Territory Room
1.00	Conference opening and President’s welcome – Dr Rick Cummings
1.30	Keynote speaker: Dr Ray Rist Response: Penny Hawkins
2.30	Afternoon refreshments: Ballroom Foyer
	Indigenous contexts		Indigenous contexts		New theoretical models and frameworks		International development contexts		Innovative approaches to working in different contexts		Innovative approaches to working in different contexts
3.00 – 3.40	0044 Reconciling tensions between principle and practice indigenous evaluation JW Scougall		ROUNDTABLE 0016 Giving people a voice: Enabling disadvantaged groups to be heard through evaluation N Harrison , Dr C Watson		0023 Decisions Affecting the Sustainability of Social Programs: How Much Are They Based On Evidence? R Savaya, P. Spiro		0029 The joint outcome of a ‘community jury’ workshop in North Sulawesi, Indonesia AT Straton		0072 Evaluative thinking and organizational adaptation: The New Zealand Ministry of Education’s evaluation strategy ME Weenink		0036 Effective evaluation: issues, challenges and lessons learned from Canadian practices M Gervais
3.45 – 4.25	0091 Evaluating a ‘bold experiment’: Whole-of-government policy evaluation in indigenous affairs J Iu, R Frampton		ROUNDTABLE 0013 An action learning approach to evaluating community engagement H Shaw		0114 Managing the evaluation of multi-level multi-site programs J Owen		0022 Contribution analysis – A new approach to evaluation in international development F Kotvojs		0124 Taken for granted – towards a real model for evaluating discretionary grants RJ Goodbourn		0033 Linking policy analysis and program evaluation: Canberra syringe vending machine trial D McDonald
4.30	Poster session & networking
5.30 – 7.00	Welcome reception: Holiday Inn Esplanade Darwin
	WEDNESDAY 6SEPTEMBER
Time	Ballroom 1		Darwin Room		Litchfield Room		Katherine Room		Ballroom 2	Territory Room
8.45	Morning plenary session: Professor Masafumi Nagao Response: Professor Rosalind Hurworth Ballroom 1 & 2
10.00	Morning refreshments: Ballroom Foyer
	Indigenous contexts		Indigenous contexts		New theoretical models and frameworks		International development contexts		Innovative approaches to working in different contexts	Innovative approaches to working in different contexts
10.30 – 11.10	0090 Tjitji-Tjutatjara Kunpu Kulintjaku (listening up strong for little kids) – innovative evaluation in remote Indigenous communities C Vockins		0130 Embracing Black Complexity with White Chaos M Wilkinson and K Evans		0099 People focused evaluation J Dart		International Organisation for Cooperation in Evaluation Session		0105 Evaluation, management and governance of multi-agency initiatives B O’Brien	0063 Adapting the ‘success case method’: Experiences in evaluating a large-scale primary education initiative D McDonald & C Bell
11.15 – 11.55	0125 Evaluating shared responsibility agreements: Whose responsibility? R Norris		0112 The best of both worlds: priority driven, facilitated research development in Aboriginal health J Brands		0071 Concepts, criteria and challenges in evaluating a mix of policy instruments to achieve environmental targets J Kenway		Continued…		0028 The use of agent-based modelling in the evaluation of future scenarios for water use in the tropical savannas of the Northern Territory A Straton	0015 When the rubber meets the road – linking research, policy and practice in youth development J. Sykora
12noon	Lunch: Ballroom Foyer
1.00 – 1.40	0032 The false promise of participatory evaluation: experiences from the participatory evaluation of the Aboriginal land and sea management programme in the Top End B Sithole		0128 Evaluating a community initiative with a focus on Indigenous health J Neale, A Tavila		0046 Linking up research, policy and practice: Lessons from a collaborative crime prevention project I Dussuyer, D Smart		0054 Changes that matter: A participatory approach to monitoring and evaluating community level changes B Pamphilon, R. Hardy		PANEL 0093 Valuing evaluation evidence in policy, program and resource allocation decision making R Rist, R Cummings, P Hawkins and S Premakanthan	0007 Using creative non-fiction to make qualitative evaluation reports less boring D Caulley
1.45 – 2.25	0045 Critical factors in the implementation of programs targeted to Aboriginal peoples: The Canadian experience GM Wheeler		0005 Is there a case for evidence based policy in the Northern Territory education sector? T Lea		0087 The perfect mix or just a mish mash? A framework for mixed method evaluation design E Vasiliauskas		INNOVATIVE APPROACHES 0012 Teacher ICT skills: Evaluation of the information and communication technology (ICT) knowledge and skills levels of Western Australian government school teachers K Trimmer, J McNamara		Continued…	0129 Establishing an internal government evaluation support unit D Harris
2.30 – 3.00	Continued…		NEW THEORETICAL MODELS 0039 Evaluations of school performance: meeting the needs of various audiences K Sewell		0009 To jump or not to jump? The art of understanding how people get involved in evaluation G Pepin		INNOVATIVE APPROACHES 0100 Evaluating communication and governance processes in whole-of-Government evidence-based policies I Falk, G Guenther, T Lambert, K Johnstone		0031 Evaluating partnership programs – challenges and approaches S Funnell	0086 Conceptualising household and neighbourhood safety from wildfire in Australia A Rhodes, K Anthony-Harvey-Beavis, G Elsworth
3.00	Afternoon refreshments: Ballroom Foyer
3.30 – 4.15	0139 Focusing on Indigenous family business: Developing engaging evaluation methodologies with Indigenous NT families T Dunbar & R Wallace		0067 Evaluating policy with a modified ‘policy cycle’ – the NSW health school canteen strategy WL Hodge, G Davies		0135 Engagement as the basis for change S. Duckworth		INNOVATIVE APPROACHES 0059 Using secondary data for evaluation of early interventions – opportunities and challenges IB Katz		0074 Keeping pace with changing contexts : Case study of a NZ settlement services project RA Wallis and M Sankar	0026 Youth participation in evaluation: Young people should be seen and heard! PK St Leger & C Bell
4.30 – 5.30	AES Annual General Meeting
6.30 –10.30	Conference Dinner & AES Award Presentations, Cornucopia Restaurant, Museum & Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (Charter bus departs conference venue at 6.15pm)
	THURSDAY 7 SEPTEMBER
Time	Ballroom 1		Darwin Room		Litchfield Room		Katherine Room		Ballroom 2	Territory Room
8.45	Morning Plenary Session - Professor Konai Helu Thaman Response: Nan Wehipeihana Ballroom 1 & 2
10.00	Morning refreshments: Ballroom Foyer
	Indigenous contexts		Indigenous contexts		New theoretical models and frameworks		International development contexts		Innovative approaches to working in different contexts	Innovative approaches to working in different contexts
10.30 – 11.10	0060 What is the role of the evaluator of emerging programmes? T Young		PANEL 0092 Work in progress: An ‘evaluation’ and ‘program planning and implementation’ collaboration H Goodman, A Rhodes and J Gawen		0037 Success case method: Uses and adaptations in New Zealand housing evaluation J Clinton, H Nunns, M Roorda		0056 Adopting a balanced scorecard for a participatory monitoring and evaluation of strategic organisation development programs in the Philippine public sector: A case study of the Philippines-Australia human resource development facility T Demaisip		0138 The opportunities and challenges of evaluating community based health promotion projects: Lessons from the field R Conner	0021 Challenges and issues in applying empowerment evaluation principles in practice: Case study of the evaluation of a national school breakfast program W Miller, J Lennie
11.15 – 11.55	0073 Urban Aboriginal women and health services: Evaluating health care together J Kelly		ROUNDTABLE 0123 Tapping into corporate knowledge through reflective practice B Swanson, H Frame, D Beckingsale		0001 What if: Measuring the counterfactual Dr R Cummings		0058 Increasing aid effectiveness through co-financing with multilateral organisations – making it work on the ground J F Martin		0097 Market research or program evaluation: An exploration of the differences and similarities between the two R Zappelli	0011 Maintaining independence in program evaluation – fact or fiction? A Markiewicz
12noon	Lunch: Ballroom Foyer
1.00 – 1.40	0041Evaluation in an Indigenous context: New Zealand Maori language immersion schools M Hollings		ROUNDTABLE 0103 Recruiting, retaining and developing skilled research and evaluation staff B O’Brien		0076 Evaluating complex and complicated programs: issues approaches, implementation and implications S Funnell & P Rogers		0113 Australian Government health program evaluations: Who are the evaluators? C Reed, D Spicer		0047 Search conferences as a tool for participatory and empowerment evaluation R Hurworth	0053 Mixed-method approaches to the evaluation of smoking cessation programs for disadvantaged populations K Mikhailovich
1.45 – 2.10	0002 A New Zealand framework and model to review and evaluate gambling harm legislation and regulations from a Maori perspective L Dyall		ROUNDTABLE 0049 Evaluating fuzzy concepts: Untangling balls of string with concept mapping K Nichols, D Beckingsale		Continued		INNOVATIVE APPROACHES 0078 Developing defensible evaluation techniques in the human services sector - how the evaluation framework for monitoring suicide bereavement and postvention services was developed and implemented P. Bycroft		0035 The role of evaluation to improve a complex network of services: Fourteen years of experience to share M Gervais	0133 Complexity in longitudinal evaluation of integration programs: Case study of QLD resident support program K Fisher
2.15	Afternoon refreshments: Ballroom Foyer
2.45 – 3.25	0004 Illustrating the benefits of using a mixed methods evaluation design in the context of a remote Indigenous community E McDonald		0030 The desirability of problem based learning for Australian and international rural GP registrar trainees G Heading		0006 ROI: Cost benefit evaluation of a management development program F Rohs		NEW THEORETICAL MODELS 0064 A story of influence: an integrated theory of influence for the most significant change technique T Delaney		0014 Out of the cul de sac: Reflections on the workplace as a learning environment M Roe-Shaw	0077 The role of evaluation in a broad service excellence framework for multi-service organisations. M Leech
3.30 – 4.00	NEW THEORETICAL MODELS 0080 Evaluation in defence – models, frameworks and opportunities A. Posselt, Capt S Hooke, Cmdr L Crocker		ROUNDTABLE 0081 Demonstrating effectiveness in the evaluation of the crime prevention education program B Fletcher		0094 Using performance audits as a basis for systems thinking G Smith		NEW THEORETICAL MODELS 0095 System logic modelling ( SLM ): The next step in program logic models Dr P O’Neal		0027 Case study: Using a modified evaluation methodology for assessing the performance of contract service providers G Davies	NEW THEORETICAL MODELS 0003 Structured group discussions in evaluation methodology A Nkwake, G Senkaba
4.00 – 5.00	Panel Session: Evaluation in Emerging Areas Dr Rick Cummings (Chair), Bev Sithole (NT), Konai Helu Thaman (Fiji) & Professor Masafuno Nagao (Japan) Ballroom 1 & 2 Closing Ceremony