• Networking

    CES NS Meet & Mingle Event > Thursday, November 23, 4:00 – 7:00 pm

    The Mercantile Social 1579 Hollis Street Halifax, NS 4:00 – 7:00 pm >> Click to let us know you’re coming. CES members and non-members are invited to come meet and mingle! All are welcome, whether working in evaluation, in a related school/training program, or just a general interest in it. Come learn about volunteer opportunities and ways you can get involved in the evaluation community in Nova Scotia. Appetizers provided.   Interested in evaluation? Want to engage with peers in Nova Scotia? Find out more or email [email protected]  

  • Professional Development,  Study/Discussion Group

    November 28th > CES-NS 2023 Journal Club

    Tuesday, November 28, 12:05-12:55pm AT Moderator: Wendy Kraglund-Gauthier Session Description: Join us for the next Fall Journal Club meeting. In this session, we will discuss Parrott and Carman’s (2019) article “Scaling Up Programs: Reflections on the Importance of Process Evaluation” (linked here from the Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation). Please read the article in advance and join us to discuss the ideas and how they connect to our context as evaluators! Once registered, you will receive the details to log into Zoom. Save the 4th Tuesday each month in your calendars for more Journal Club meetings! Interested in evaluation? Want to engage with peers in Nova Scotia? Find out more or…

  • Professional Development,  Study/Discussion Group

    REMINDER: Study/Discussion Group: Foundations for Creating Cultures of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in Evaluation

    First meeting > Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, 2:30-4:00 Atlantic time CES-NS is pleased to offer a study/discussion group in 2023-24 to provide Atlantic Canadian evaluators with supported learning to understand and use evaluation as a tool for decolonization, equity, and sustainability.  Who: CES members from Atlantic Canada. When: 2:30-4:00 pm Atlantic, third Thursday of every month, October 2023 to June 2024 (first session is Thursday, October 19). Where: Zoom (you will receive a meeting invite after you register). What: Each meeting will cover one of the modules from the CES self-study course Foundations for Creating Cultures of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Evaluation. Participants will review the module in advance…

  • Professional Development

    Workshop > CES PEI | Program Evaluation Essential Skills Series, 4-day Workshop

    Participants will gain basic levels of knowledge, skill and appreciation with respect to the essential elements of evaluation, equipping them to enter and participate in the evaluation field and develop as evaluation professionals. There is no prior knowledge or experience related to evaluation required. This course is designed for those who are new to program evaluation or to those wishing to ensure that their knowledge and skills used in their evaluation practice encompass all basic aspects of program evaluation. Dates: November 23, 24, 30 and December 1, 2023 Location: Charlottetown Library, 97 Queen Street Time: 9:30am to 4:30pm MORE INFORMATION…   Interested in evaluation? Want to engage with peers in…

  • Call for Proposals,  Conferences,  Professional Development

    Call for Proposals > CES 2024 Conference | Renewal and Confluence: Navigating the Future of Evaluation

    Canadian Evaluation Society 2024 Conference Renewal and Confluence: Navigating the Future of Evaluation May 5 to 8, 2024 Fredericton, NB Call for Proposals   The 2024 Conference organizing committee is pleased to invite evaluation professionals, academics, students and other potential presenters to submit proposals for presentations, workshops and thematic breakfasts that will contribute to the theme of the Conference. The deadline to submit a proposal is December 4, 2023, at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Standard Time. This is a firm deadline. There will be no extensions.   Interested in evaluation? Want to engage with peers in Nova Scotia? Find out more or email [email protected]