aes24 International Evaluation Conference

Conference hashtag #aes24MEL

9:00am AEST

Plenary: Indy Johar "Navigating transitions through risk and uncertainties" Plenary 1Matt Healey • Indy Johar

10:30am AEST

Involving children and young people in evaluations: Equity through active participation Plenary 1Laura Bird • Sharon Marra_Brown • Moya Johansson • Mitchell Rice-Brading Following the (matched) data to understand impact: adventures in quasi-experimental evaluation 101-102Allison Clarke • Kira Duggan • Mohib Iqbal • Ben McNally To tinker, tailor, or craft from scratch? The tension in using validated tools in novel contexts 104Phillip Belling • Matt Healey • Tenille Moselen • Alicia McCoy The Road Home - an evaluation journey to discover and demonstrate a new and exciting way to deliver a crisis housing response. 105Robert Sale • Anne Smyth • Lesley Thornton • Kym Coupe • Caroline Lynch Walking together: First Nations participation, partnerships and co-creation in Evaluation. 106Rachel George • Tony Kiessler • Alice Tamang • Nicole Tujague Reviewing and writing for the Evaluation Journal of Australasia 103Kate O'Malley • John Guenther • Anthea Rutter • Yvonne Zurynski • Jeff Adams

11:00am AEST

Participatory Analysis Workshops: a novel method for identifying important factors across diverse projects 104Phillip Belling • Martina Donkers • Ellen Wong • Jade Maloney Impact evaluation: bringing together quantitative methods and program theory in mixed method evaluations 101-102Allison Clarke • Peter Bowers • Vera Newman Value Propositions: Clearing the path from theory of change to rubrics Plenary 1Laura Bird • Julian King • Adrian Field

11:30am AEST

Our five guiding waypoints: Y Victoria's journey and learning from applying organisation-wide social impact measurement 103Kate O'Malley • Jess Boyden • Caitlin Barry Reflections on a Developmental Evaluation of a traditional healing service model for the Kimberley region of Western Australia 106Rachel George • Tammy Solonec • Gillian Kennedy • Eva Nargoodah The ACT Evidence and Evaluation Academy 2021-24: Lessons learned from a sustained whole-of-government ECB effort 105Robert Sale • Duncan Rintoul • George Argyrous • Narina Dahms Gamified, flexible, and creative tools for evaluating a support program for palliative children and their families 104Phillip Belling • Erika Fortunati

12:00pm AEST

Designing a baseline research for impact : The SKALA experience 101-102Allison Clarke • Johannes Prio Sambodho Embracing the L in "MEL": A Journey Towards Participatory Evaluation in Government Programs 103Kate O'Malley • Milena Gongora If the destination is improvement, recommendations are the signpost 106Rachel George • Larissa Brisbane • Laura Baker Place-based evaluation: collaborating to navigate learning in complex and dynamic contexts 105Robert Sale • Sandra Opoku • Kate Matthies-Brown A sprint, not a marathon: Rapid Evaluation as an approach for generating fast evidence and insights 104Phillip Belling • Marnie Carter

1:30pm AEST

From evaluation to impact-practical steps in a qualitative impact study 101-102James Copestake • Linda Kelly • Elisabeth Jackson Fidelity to context: A realist perspective on implementation science 105Virginia Poggio • Andrew McLachlan Finding ways to empower multicultural survivors of violence through evaluation: strategies, learnings and reflections 104Kira Duggan • Lydia Phillips Learning from the past: Reflections and opportunities for embedding measurement and evaluation in the national agenda to end Violence against Women and Children 106Milena Gongora • Lucy Macmillan • Tessa Boyd-Caine • Micaela Cronin • Tiffiny Lewin Navigating ethics dilemmas when evaluating for government: The good, the bad and the ugly Plenary 1Sally Clifford • Mandy Charman • Kristy Hornby • Eleanor Williams Investment logic mapping or evaluation logic modelling? Similarities and differences. 103Carina Calzoni • Charlie Tulloch Measuring Impact Through Storytelling: using Most Significant Change to evaluate the effectiveness of QHub for LGBTIQA+ young people. 103Carina Calzoni • Gina Mancuso • Arielle Donnelly Program Evaluation Fundamentals in the NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure: An eLearning course on evaluation 103Carina Calzoni • Anabelle (Pin-Ju) Chen Putting values on the evaluation journey map 103Carina Calzoni • Samantha Abbato Squaring up with rubrics 103Carina Calzoni • Josh Duyker Voices of the Future: Elevating First Nations Leadership in the Evolution of Educational Excellence 103Carina Calzoni • Sharmay Brierley • Skye Trudgett

2:00pm AEST

A practical approach to designing and implementing outcome measures in psychosocial support services. 101-102James Copestake • Lauren Gibson In the spotlight: An arts industry-led approach to evaluation 105Virginia Poggio • Kirstin Clements Introducing a trauma informed AI assessment tool for evaluators of AI (artificial intelligence) assisted programs and services. 104Kira Duggan • Lyndal Sleep

2:30pm AEST

Closing plenary: Panel, John Gargani "Finding Our Way to the Future Profession of Evaluation" Plenary 1Amy Gullickson • Indy Johar • John Gargani • James Copestake • Doyen Radcliffe • Elizabeth Hoffecker • Kiri Parata