The Nova Scotia Chapter of CES invites you to a Professional Development Session “Independence, Integrity, Impact: Integrating Core Workplace Values into the Work of the OAG” on Wednesday, April 28, 2021, Noon – 1 PM ADT via Zoom. In this session, we’ll be joined by Nova Scotia’s Assistant Auditor General, Andrew Atherton! The Office of the Auditor General of Nova Scotia was established more than a century ago and it has been the independent watchdog for the Province’s public accounts almost continually ever since. The work of the Office is respected, and the role of the Auditor General is widely recognized for its importance and effectiveness. How has the Office consistently maintained…
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CES-NS Journal Club (Apr 19) – “Ensuring Quality for Evaluation: Lessons from Auditors”
The CES-NS Professional Development Committee will be hosting a Journal Club for Atlantic CES members on Monday, April 19, 2021 from 12:00-1:00 PM ADT via Zoom. The discussion will be hosted by Rob Chatwin, CE, and it will focus on an article by John Mayne: “Ensuring Quality for Evaluation: Lessons from Auditors”. This article will be discussed to help identify and develop questions to pose to our guest, the Assistant Auditor General of Nova Scotia, Andrew Atherton on our professional development session later this month (April 28th). Register in advance for journal club:https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwodO-sqDwsGdLs-ncV7OOIWKVa7Iefutzk Journal Club remains open to CES members in New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island.
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Eval4Action North American Consultation – Registration Open
The Eval4Action North American Regional Consultation will be held on April 20, 2021 from 12:00-1:30 pm (EDT) / 1:00-2:30 (ADT) via Zoom (see flyer below). Eval4Action is a global campaign that calls upon all actors, everywhere to accelerate the delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals, by advocating for stronger evaluation capacities and evidence-based policies. The North American Consultation will be an opportunity for evaluation practitioners, users, and other stakeholders to shape regional priorities and promote influential evaluation, particularly to help address the SDGs. The consultation will include brief remarks by invited speakers, followed by facilitated group discussions. More info on regional consultations can be found here. To register, please visit: https://t.co/io90rjrjm0?amp=1. There is no registration fee for…
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Earth Partnership & WCER webinar: Good Relatives? Indigenous Data Sovereignty and Tribal Nation Implications for Addressing the Federal Evidence-Based Policy Making Act of 2018 in Indian Country
Please see the below flyer for a learning opportunity on the nature of ‘evidence’ and Indigenous data sovereignty being held on Wednesday, March 31st, 2021 from 1:00 – 2:30 p.m (Central). This webinar is being hosted by Earth Partnership and the Wisconsin Center for Education Research, presented by Dr. Nicole Bowman-Farrell. Register here.
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Seeking Nominations for Recipients of Canadian Evaluation Society (CES) 2021 Virtual Conference Registration Fee Awards
The Nova Scotia Chapter of the Canadian Evaluation Society (CES-NS) is seeking nominations for an award of registration fees to support attendance at the CES 2021 national conference. The conference takes place virtually May 9-13, 2021. More information is available at https://c2021.evaluationcanada.ca/. We welcome nominations of any current resident of Nova Scotia who has made or has the potential to make an important contribution to the evaluation community in our province. Individuals can be emerging practitioners or those more experienced with evaluation. We are particularly interested in nominations of individuals who contribute to the vision of CES-NS, including engagement for social equity and environmental sustainability, strengthened professionalization of evaluation, and mutually…