Date and time: Friday 13 November 2026, 12.00pm -1.00pm ACDT
Topic: NT Seminar: Reflections on the aes26 conference
Location: online via zoom, details will be shared just prior to the event
Presenters: NT Regional Network
Register online by: 12 November 2026

Event description: 

The aes26 conference in Darwin explored the theme ‘Making space, valuing place’, inviting us to consider the diverse perspectives, places and contexts that shape how evaluation is understood, practised and used. Across the program, the conference created space for different disciplines, methodologies and worldviews, honoured Indigenous values, and brought together voices from Australia, the Asia–Pacific region and beyond.

The NT evaluation community turned out in force, with unprecedented participation from people across the Territory. Attendees included those who identify as evaluators and many others whose work intersects with evaluation, including policymakers, data analysts, program leaders, economists, managers and commissioners of evaluation.

This interactive seminar is a conversation rather than a formal presentation. Conference and pre-conference workshop participants are invited to share their key insights, while those who could not attend can hear what resonated with others. With so many parallel sessions and workshops, it is also an opportunity for attendees to discover ideas and perspectives they may have missed.

We invite NT presenters to briefly introduce their session and share what it explored.

We also invite NT attendees to share a key takeaway—perhaps something new they learned, an idea that challenged them, a question they are still considering, or something they have applied or would like to apply in their work.

We welcome reflections from across the NT’s diverse evaluation community, whether you are an emerging or experienced practitioner or work in an evaluation-adjacent field.

People from other states and territories are welcome to listen in.

We also invite NT AES individual and institutional members, along with aes26 attendees, to register for our face-to-face networking events which will be taking place in Darwin and Alice Springs in November.

This seminar will not be recorded.

This free event has been organised by the NT Regional Network of the AES. 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. 

Session start times:

NT: 12.00pm

VIC, NSW, ACT, TAS: 1.30pm

QLD: 12.30pm

SA: 1:00pm

NZ: 3.30pm

For other time zones please go to https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html

Please ensure you have access to your email address to receive the zoom details. Please also check your email address is correct on your registration form before submitting.