Events: Events http://www.globalhivmeinfo.org/Events/Lists/Events/HomePageView.aspx RSS feed for the Events list. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:09:48 GMT Windows SharePoint Services V3 RSS Generator 60 Events: Events /Events/_layouts/images/homepage.gif http://www.globalhivmeinfo.org/Events/Lists/Events/HomePageView.aspx Fifth International Workshop on HIV Persistence During Therapy http://www.globalhivmeinfo.org/Events/Lists/Events/DispForm.aspx?ID=150 Long Title: Fifth International Workshop on HIV Persistence During Therapy
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Since the first edition of this workshop in 2003, the issue of “HIV Persistence & Reservoirs” has become more relevant, not only for the biologist but also for the clinician facing the problem of a long-term control of a persistent retroviral infection. As effectively treated patients experience neurocognitive dysfunction, premature aging, and persistent inflammation, more attention is paid to these reservoirs and to new therapeutic strategies capable of targeting HIV at this level.
 
This Workshop is recognized as “The reference workshop on HIV reservoirs.” The program format will continue to follow the past successes and include presentation of new, unpublished data and a panel of experts to sum up the current data in the field.
Start Date: 12/6/2011
End Date: 12/9/2011
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Starting: 06-Dec-2011
Ending: 09-Dec-2011
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Location: St. Martin, West Indies
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]]> Christian Walters Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:46:11 GMT http://www.globalhivmeinfo.org/Events/Lists/Events/DispForm.aspx?ID=150 Evaluation Conclave 2010: Making Evaluation Matter http://www.globalhivmeinfo.org/Events/Lists/Events/DispForm.aspx?ID=149 Long Title: Evaluation Conclave 2010: Making Evaluation Matter
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The conclave is an initiative of CoE ( Community of Evaluators)  a group of evaluators from South Asia, working together to strengthen the field of evaluation . Community of Evaluators (COE) in South Asia has been constituted in October 2008 as part of a Project titled "Advancing Evaluation Theory and Practices in South Asia – “Building a Community of Experts”. The Community presently has 36 members from South Asian Countries namely Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The Goal of the CoE is – “to promote and enhance the quality of the theory and practice of evaluation in South Asia and to contribute to the same, particularly from a South Asian perspective, globally.
Start Date: 10/25/2010
End Date: 10/29/2010
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The theme of the first conclave is Making Evaluation Matter. The theme encompasses an approach to evaluation that starts with relevance and context and with a broad understanding of who evaluation should serve (e.g. citizens as well as the development and policy sectors), focuses attention on organizations and systems involved in evaluation, and calls for deeper historical and political analysis of the institutions or rules of the game in which evaluation resides. The theme also reflects an attempt to move away from the methodological polarization currently characterizing the field of evaluation. The theme is methodology neutral, though the need for more innovation in mixed-methods approaches is recognized and innovations in this arena will be highlighted in the conclave. Rather than starting from methods, the conclave will examine the broader issues of evaluation use and questions, and the ways the experimenting evaluation community is, or should begin, addressing those questions through methodological innovation.

The event will attract global thinkers engaged in innovative evaluation research, theorizing, or practice who seek opportunities to push their thinking in new directions and are interested in applying their ideas in a South Asian context. It will also include leading development theorists, thinkers, activists and policy makers from South Asia to embed discussions in current development issues and contexts that evaluation must respond to. The event will be a space to engage with, and test knowledge. The event will target innovators and practitioners (including those focused on particular methodological approaches) who are actively seeking ways to connect their work to, and draw from, work happening in other domains. The event is a space for critical and engaged thinkers to raise and engage in nuanced questions on evaluation and deepen evaluation theory and practice. Participants should be ready to engage, critique, and bring ideas to the table (whether from theory or practice). The conclave will include 250-300 leaders from the global development and evaluation community, with up to 100 from outside of South Asia.

Starting: 25-Oct-2010
Ending: 29-Oct-2010
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Location: New Delhi, India
Main Category: Evaluation, Events
]]> Christian Walters Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:35:12 GMT http://www.globalhivmeinfo.org/Events/Lists/Events/DispForm.aspx?ID=149 American Evaluation Association 2010 Conference http://www.globalhivmeinfo.org/Events/Lists/Events/DispForm.aspx?ID=148 Long Title: American Evaluation Association 2010 Conference
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The American Evaluation Association invites evaluators from around the world to attend its annual conference to be held Wednesday, November 10, through Saturday, November 13, 2010 in San Antonio, Texas. We'll be convening at the lovely Grand Hyatt San Antonio, right in the heart of the vibrant city and adjacent to the Riverwalk's nightlife, restaurants, and strolling grounds. Discounted hotel reservations will be available in March.
 
AEA's annual meeting is expected to bring together approximately 2500 evaluation practitioners, academics, and students, and represents a unique opportunity to gather with professional colleagues in a collaborative, thought-provoking, and fun atmosphere.
 
The conference is broken down into 44 Topical Strands that examine the field from the vantage point of a particular methodology, context, or issue of interest to the field as well as the Presidential Strand highlighting this year's Presidential Theme of Evaluation Quality. Presentations may explore the conference theme or any aspect of the full breadth and depth of evaluation theory and practice.
Start Date: 11/10/2010
End Date: 11/13/2010
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As a starting point for our exploration and discussion of this theme, the conference will use the three standards of quality identified by House in his 1980 book, Evaluating with Validity -- Truth, Beauty, and Justice. Some questions that come from the general theme and the three standards include:

  • How is evaluation quality conceptualized and operationalized?
  • How do we ensure evaluation quality in our practice?
  • How do our evaluations embrace and inform truth? beauty? justice?
  • How do we balance dimensions of evaluation quality when they seem in opposition to one another?
  • What are the forms and uses of metaevaluation?

In addition, we can continue conversations started at the 2008 and 2009 conferences around the themes of evaluation policy and the role of context, with such questions as:

  • How do evaluation policies support or undermine evaluation quality?
  • What is the role of context in evaluation quality?

Evaluation quality can be looked at from philosophical, political, aesthetic, theoretical, practical, and other perspectives. In November 2010, we will have opportunities to engage in conversation about what it is and what it means for our practice, learn new ways of thinking about the systematic assessment of our work, and increase our ability to conduct evaluations of the highest quality.

I invite you to submit a proposal focusing on Evaluation Quality, or any aspect of evaluation as we explore the breadth and depth of the field. You can find the proposal submission forms, and learn more about the event right here on the Evaluation 2010 website.

The conference location in the historically and culturally rich city of San Antonio is an additional incentive to plan to attend. Last year, the Asian Art Wing of the San Antonio Museum of Art was honored for its outstanding architectural design, the city was recognized by the National League of Cities’ Institute for Youth, Education, and Families for its innovative social programs, and the local Buckhorn Tavern’s Bobby Olguin beat nationally renowned chef Bobby Flay in a ‘best green chili cheeseburger’ cookoff. 2009 will be a hard act to follow, but we’re up for the challenge. Please join me in San Antonio for lively discussion, disputation, learning, and professional support!

Starting: 10-Nov-2010
Ending: 13-Nov-2010
Additional Information: http://www.eval.org/eval2010/10cfp.htm
Location: San Antonio, Texas, United States
Main Category: Evaluation, Events
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