AES E-newsletter - April 2005
In this issue:
Call for Proposals: AES 2005 International Conference
AES Board and Committee Reports
Get Involved In Your Regional Branch
Frank Bowles
Positions Vacant
Awards In 2005
International News And Conferences
Publications
Welcome New Members
Contact the E-news Editor
AES E-news Archive
2005
Issue 1 - April
Issue 2 - September
Issue 3 - December
Call for Proposals: Australasian Evaluation Society 2005 International Conference
Brisbane, Queensland
Evaluation From the ‘Inside Out’ 10-12 October 2005
(Pre-conference workshops 9 & 10 October)
It is with great pleasure that the AES extends a warm invitation, and the allure of a warm climate, to the evaluation fraternity and all interested persons to participate in the 2005 conference in Brisbane. Within this there will be five strands:
Visit the 2005 conference website
Conference Strands
The conference will look at evaluation from the 'inside out' – its theory, methods and
practice, and trends for its future development and use.
- Looking in: developments in and reflection on evaluation theory
- Looking around: \methods and trends in evaluation practice
- Looking out: uses and abuses of evaluation
- Looking closer: \values and ethics in evaluation
- Looking at: evaluation stories and special topics.
Participation
Contributions to the conference include conference papers, posters, interactive
presentations (panel, debate, roundtable) and mentoring. Conference Presentation
Proposals and expressions of interest for the Mentoring Program are available
from the conference
website
Important Dates
CLOSED: Pre-conference workshops proposals
11 May: Closing date for conference presentation proposals and mentoring program
5 August: Early-bird registration closes
AES International Conference
2006
The 2006 AES International Conference will be held in Darwin from 4-7 September. The
main theme of the conference is evaluation in emerging areas.
AES Board and Committee
Reports
President's Report
At the Board teleconference held on 24 March, a number of important items were discussed and approved. This was the first meeting at which the Board was asked to confirm decisions made by the Executive out of session as part of the enhanced governance processes implemented in the past year.
Three decisions were endorsed relating to a workshop conducted by me in Wellington, a proposal for extra funding for the launch of the WA 2005 seminar program, and to change the conference organising agency for the Brisbane conference. In relation to the last item, a committee was established of four Board members to review the process by which the AES selects the organising agency for its annual conference.
The Board has also approved the final evaluation report for the Adelaide 2004 conference and progress reports for the Brisbane 2005 conference and the Darwin 2006 conference. As you can see, conferences occupy a considerable amount of the Board's attention, as they are complex events to organise and their success is critical to the Society. Looking back over the history of the AES, our conferences have been well received and highly successful, thanks to the hard work and commitment of members. The Board also approved the 2005 Business Plan, which is available from the AES office, and agreed to review its structure when developing the plan for 2006.
Finally, the workshop series on policy development and evaluation to be conducted by John Owen in several regions during 2005 was approved and dates for Canberra (3 May), Perth (20 May) and Brisbane (16 June) were noted. Marketing of these workshops is now proceeding. The next Executive meeting is in Melbourne in July and the next Board teleconference is in August.
Rick Cummings - AES President
International Relations Committee Report
Penny Hawkins has reported that good progress has been made regarding the establishment, resourcing and administration of the International Organisation for Cooperation in Evaluation (IOCE). Penny reports that recent key achievements of the IOCE have been that:
The IOCE is now incorporated as a non-profit organisation in Canada
A Secretariat has been set up in Ottawa that is run by Kathy Jones who operates as "The Willow Group". As IOCE Secretary, Penny is responsible for the contract management
The membership fee structure of the IOCE has been re-visited following feedback from some associations. It is likely that there will be three fee bands that reflect the relative stages of development of both the associations and the countries in which they are situated. The AES along with associations from the richest countries (e.g. Canada, USA, UK) will be in the highest fee band. It is hoped that associations struggling to get established in developing countries will attract sponsorship from international aid donor organisations
An IOCE Organisational Resources Pack has been compiled by Marco Segone (IOCE Vice-President from Brazil) and Zenda Ofir (IOCE Vice-President from South Africa). This is a publication designed to assist emerging and newly established evaluation associations. It comprises a set of case studies from established associations detailing how they operate, their history and some of the lessons that have been learned by each organisation along the way. It includes the AES as one of the case studies. UNICEF is covering the cost of publication but it will be published as an IOCE product.
Adapted from the February 2005 International Relation Committee Report by Penny Hawkins.
Please take the time to visit the IOCE website at http://ioce.net
Get Involved In Your Regional Branch
To access the latest reports and news on upcoming activities at your local AES branch visit the AES website and locate your area under the 'Regional' link.
2005 Regional Representatives
Auckland
Anne Barlow
k.anne.barlow@xtra.co.nz
Canberra
Graham Smith
Graham.smith@act.gov.au
New South Wales
Anton Mischewski
Anton_Mischewski@wsahs.nsw.gov.au
Northern Territory
Jenny Young
jenny.young@nt.gov.au
Queensland
Diana Beere
Beere.DianaN@police.qld.gov.au
South Australia
Merrian McCormick
consult.memo@optusnet.com.au
Tasmania
Thomas Hay
thomas.hay@development.tas.gov.au
Victoria
Graeme Harvey
Harvey.Graeme.lg@edumail.vic.gov.au
Western Australia
Sue Paterson
sue.paterson@rottnestisland.com
Wellington
Jenny Neale
jenny.neale@vuw.ac.nz
Frank Bowles, a tireless member of and contributor to the AES, died after a long illness on March 9th at the tragically young age of 53.
At the time of his death, Frank was a long time member of the organising committee of the Canberra Regional Group, and through his workplace, KPMG, was the host for many of our regular meetings. He was also an invaluable member of the organising committee for the 2001 Canberra conference, where he served as Treasurer.
Despite his condition, about which he was disarmingly brave, Frank continued to work and to provide input to the AES almost to the end. Frank was also a key contributor to his profession of internal auditing and to the Institute of Internal Auditors, but it was not until hearing his eulogies at the funeral that I realised the extent to which he was a giver in all aspects of his life - to his family, his friends and colleagues, his profession, his neighbourhood and his church. He will be sorely missed by us all.
Graham Smith, Canberra Regional Representative
Looking for a new job? Visit the 'of interest' page on the AES website.
Looking for new staff? Contact the AES office aes@aes.asn.au to advertise positions on the AES website
Nomination forms for the Australasian evaluation ‘Oscars’, the AES Awards, can be downloaded from the AES website. Nominations close 30 June. Individuals can nominate themself or colleagues for the five wards offered annually by the Australasian Evaluation Society:
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The Evaluation Training and Service Award
(outstanding contribution to evaluation) -
The Caulley Tulloch Publication Prize
(best journal article or other publication in evaluation) -
The Evaluation Study Award
(contribution to the practice or use of evaluation) -
Evaluation Development Award
(leadership or innovation in the practice or use of evaluation) -
Community Development Award (contribution to community development)
For further information contact the AES office aes@aes.asn.au or the Awards Committee Chair, Jenny Neale jenny.neale@vuw.ac.nz
Download the AES 2005 award nomination form from: http://www.aes.asn.au/awards/
In 2003 the Board decided to institute
fellowships in the AES to recognise outstanding contributions to the
Society and to evaluation in Australasia. Call for 2005 nominations
for the AES Fellowship will close 30 June 2005. Download the Fellows
nomination form from: http://www.aes.asn.au/about/fellows.html
International News and Conferences
Canada and the United States
'Evaluation 2005: Crossing Borders, Crossing Boundaries' is the joint conference of
the Canadian Evaluation Society and the American Evaluation Association to be held
October 24-30 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Learn more about the conference at:
http://www.eval.org/eval2005/
Europe
The European Evaluation Society (EES) is currently inviting Europe wide discussion and international exchange on EES standards, guidelines and codes. Further details available from: http://www.europeanevaluation.org/about_ees/working_groups/index.html
The EES and the World Health Organisation are organising a joint professional development workshop on 'Designing, implementing and using evaluation for policy development'. This will take place at the WHO offices in Copenhagen on the 8th and 9th June 2005. Further details available from: http://www.europeanevaluation.org/evaluation_diary/
Spanish Evaluation Conference 07-09July 2005.
5th International Conference on Evaluation Practice 13-15 July 2005, University of Huddersfield, England.
Details about these conferences available from: http://www.europeanevaluation.org/evaluation_diary/
New Books
Davidson, E. (2005) Evaluation Methodology Basics. California: Sage
Fetterman, D & Wandersman, A. (2005) Empowerment Evaluation Principles in Practice. New York: The Guildford Press
Mathison, S. (2005) Encyclopaedia of Evaluation. California: Sage
Upcoming: Third Edition of Owen's Program Evaluation: Forms and Approaches
Journals
The Evaluation Journal of Australasia, normally published twice a year, is the major publication of the Australasian Evaluation Society. Under the guidance of the new editors, Rosalind Hurworth and Delwyn Goodrick, three issues of the Journal will be published during 2005. The additional edition is designed to compensate members for the fact that the Journal did not appear in 2004, due to several organisational difficulties. The Publications Committee is considering ways in which members can be compensated for the 'missing' edition. The editors welcome articles about the practice and theory of evaluation from members for inclusion in the Journal.
Rosalind Hurworth: r.hurworth@unimelb.edu.au
Delwyn Goodrick: delwyn.goodrick@rmit.edu.au
AES members should have now received EJA Vol. 4 1 & 2. If you haven't yet received your copy please contact the AES office aes@aes.asn.au
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