Date and time: Thursday 21 August, 6.00pm - 8.00pm AEST
Topic: Canberra Winter Reading Group
Location: The Polish White Eagle Club, 38 David Street, Turner Canberra  
Presenters: Ruth Faragher and Ruth Pitt | AES Canberra Regional Network
Register online by: 19 August 2025

Event Description:

We continue a winter tradition of meeting at the cosy White Eagle Polish Club library for pierogi, wine and conversation about the writings of ‘wise women of evaluation’. Previous reading groups have read: Eleanor Chelimsky, Carol Weiss, Patricia Rogers, Zenda Ofir, Jane Davidson, Nan Wehipeihana,  Kate McKegg, and Donna Mertens. All welcome!

In preparation for the upcoming aes25 conference in Canberra, our 'conversation starter' will be an article from Bianca Montrosse-Moorhead, one of the keynote speakers. Bianca will presenting on Friday, 19 September 2025, 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM in the Royal Theatre.

Bianca is a Professor of Evaluation at the University of Connecticut, where she also directs the Partnership for Evaluation and Educational Research (PEER) lab. She is currently the Co-Editor-in-Chief of New Directions for Evaluation. Bianca’s research describes what is distinct about evaluation and the work evaluators do.

The article "The Garden of Evaluation Approaches Visualization" compares evaluation approaches according to dimensions that facilitate use and application.

This free event has been organised by the AES Canberra Regional Network. Our seminar series provides an opportunity for you to meet with AES members and others in the evaluation community and to share and learn from the experiences of fellow evaluators.