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