Aligning with the Evaluation 2024 conference theme of “Amplifying and Empowering Voices in Evaluation", Presidential Strand sessions will reflect on how young and upcoming voices contribute to and shape the narrative of evaluations through new ideas, practices, and creative approaches.

Wednesday

Opening Plenary Session

Wednesday, October 23 | 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Oregon Ballroom

Engaging Youth as Leaders as DRG & Evaluative Practice: Cross-TIG, Cross-Cultural & Multilinguistic Lessons Learned in the U.S. and African Contexts to Amplify and Empower Youth Voices in Evaluation

Wednesday, October 23 | 4:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. | Portland Ballroom 251

Speakers: Julie Poncelet, Mark Mulobi, Ian Hopwood, Safyatou Diallo, Chikako Miwa, and Denise L. Baer

Thursday

Plenary Session

Thursday, October 24 | 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. | Oregon Ballroom

Localizing Large Language Models for Inclusive International Development

Thursday, October 24 | 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. | Portland Ballroom 251

Speaker: Lindsey Moore

Evaluation and Artificial Intelligence: Leveraging AI to Enhance Evaluation Quality

Thursday, October 24 | 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Portland Ballroom 251

Speakers: Sue Giancola and David M. Fetterman

Failure to Amplify is Failure to Empower: Lessons and Strategies for Addressing Failures

Thursday, October 24 | 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Portland Ballroom 252

Speaker: Michael Q. Patton

Accountable to Who and What?: Exploring Accountability When Using Youth-Adult Partnerships and Research to Shape Communities, Programs and Policies

Thursday, October 24 | 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. | Portland Ballroom 251

Speakers: Sarah Zeller-Berkman, Rachel Castillo, Andrea Juarez-Mendoza, Tara Daniels, Stephanie Mui, Jennifer Tang, and Michael Williams

Oral History: Centering, Valuing, and Honoring Marginalized Voices in Evaluation

Thursday, October 24 | 3:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. | Portland Ballroom 251

Speakers: Sarah Mason, Noni Rispoli, and Shannon Sharp

Living our Values: Lessons Learned From 5 Years as a Queer-Woman Owned & Operated Evaluation Firm

Thursday, October 24 | 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. | Portland Ballroom 251

Speakers: Maya Lefkowich and Jennica Nichols

Friday

Plenary Session

Friday, October 25 | 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. | Oregon Ballroom

A Community Reflective Practice on Supporting Emergence in Evaluation

Friday, October 25 | 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. | Portland Ballroom 251

Speakers: Lauren Dixon

Crafting an Anishinaabe Evaluation Framework: Co-Creation, Iteration, and Community Alignment in Evaluation Practices

Friday, October 25 | 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Portland Ballroom 251

Speakers: Gladys Rowe, Natalie Nicholson, Pearl Walker-Swaney, Millicent Simenson, and Roxanne Johnson

Empowering Voices of Next Generation: Practical Examples in Promoting Meaningful Engagement of Youth in Evaluation

Friday, October 25 | 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. | Portland Ballroom 251

Speakers: Karen Cadondon, Maria Montenegro, Olivia Melvin, Tessie T. Catsambas, Cecilia Papariello, Asela R. Kalugampitiya, and Neha Karkara

Return to Nowhere: Chronic Homelessness in the Atlanta Continuum of Care

Friday, October 25 | 3:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. | Portland Ballroom 251

Speakers: MaryJo Schmidt

 

Saturday

Flipping the Script! Second Career Evaluators: Doctoral Non-traditional students experiences coming into Evaluation

Saturday, October 26 | 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. | Portland Ballroom 251

Speakers: Sabrina L. Strong-Nasabal, Rosetta L. Clay, Robert Wilson, Cherie M. Avent, and Rodney Hopson

Education Evaluation Multipaper Session

Saturday, October 26 | 9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. | Portland Ballroom 251

Speakers: Various Presenters

Closing Plenary

Saturday, October 26 | 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.  | Oregon Ballroom