Proposals will soon be accepted for the 2023 CES Conference! Please see the below message from the conference co-chairs. The 2023 CES Conference Organizing Committee announces that it will publish proposal guidelines for workshops, papers and thematic breakfasts on November 30. These guidelines will emphasize the importance of linking proposals to the theme and sub-themes of the conference, clarify expectations around cultural appropriation, outline expectations for the natural environment, identify the process for completing a proposal, and list the information required and assessment criteria for each type of proposal. The call for proposals will open on December 7, 2022 and close on January 23, 2023. Other important dates marking the…

You’re invited to join folks from the Atlantic Canada CES chapters to discuss impressions and lessons from the CES 2022 National Conference in Winnipeg held earlier in June. This online event will be hosted by CES New Brunswick President, Katerina Lysenko, on June 27 from 12-1 pm ADT. Registration is open to everyone, including those who were not able to attend the conference. Please register (free of charge) at: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/ces-2022-post-conference-recap-tickets-365986002987

***Please note that this Journal Club is on June 23, 2022. It was initially scheduled for June 22, but was moved due to a time conflict with the CES NS Annual General Meeting.*** CES Nova Scotia Monthly Online Journal ClubJune 23, 2022, 12:05 – 12:55 p.m Atlantic Time Registration:https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwtcu6qrDMuE9BqvimMACHsPaPx_LaXoaFz CES-Nova Scotia is pleased to collaborate with other Atlantic CES Chapters to host an online Journal Club for CES members and guests, on the fourth Wednesday of every month. We had to postpone last month’s Journal Club session and did not get to discuss that month’s article (apologies!). So this month, we will be picking back up with the same article from…

***This Journal Club has been postponed until June 23, 2022. Sorry for any inconvenience that this has caused!*** CES Nova Scotia Monthly Online Journal ClubMay 25, 2022, 12:05 – 12:55 p.m Atlantic Time Registration:https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIvcO2oqjosHtA7h2YHgb6FcDyuw6YIT-Tw CES-Nova Scotia is pleased to collaborate with other Atlantic CES Chapters to host an online Journal Club for CES members and guests, on the fourth Wednesday of every month. This month’s article is from the latest edition of the Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation, entitled: Professionalism in Program Evaluators: A Comparison of American and Canadian Evaluators Article abstract: The professionalization of evaluation means different things to different people, and as a result, the field lacks a clear…

CES Nova Scotia Monthly Online Journal ClubApril 27, 2022, 12:05 – 12:55 p.m Atlantic Time Registration:https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIqcuyrrzooH9fXyzn__KDCvjqFXE-a3Piq CES-Nova Scotia is pleased to collaborate with other Atlantic CES Chapters to host an online Journal Club for CES members and guests, on the fourth Wednesday of every month. This month, we will examine a practice note from the Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation, entitled: The Role of Evaluative Thinking in the Teaching of Evaluation. Article abstract: In this practice note, I share some reflections on the role of evaluative thinking in the teaching of evaluation. I teach an introductory graduate-level evaluation course to Master’s and Doctoral students and also provide ECB workshops to various community-based education…