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11:00am AWST

MERIT: a new paradigm in Natural Resource Management investment data capture for the Australian Government. Mosman Bay RoomYelena Hill • Nathan Sibley A multi-stage evaluation of an intervention program aimed to address child sexual abuse in Indigenous communities. Freshwater Bay RoomPoppy Wise • Cate Bailey

11:30am AWST

Long-term change, short-term memories: A dilemma in evaluating landscape-scale programs Mosman Bay RoomYelena Hill • Don Burnside • Vicki Williams

12:00pm AWST

Evaluation framework for a not-for-profit organisation: Development and implementation Traders LoungeAlison Plant • Angela Pearce Utilising a state-wide evaluation approach to capture data from diverse communities and direct future initiatives in Western Australia Mosman Bay RoomYelena Hill • Shirley Driver • Shane Whitely

1:30pm AWST

Changing landscapes in survey design - increasing responding in the 21st Century! Mosman Bay RoomChristina Kadmos • Jasper Odgers The Office of the Inspector-General Emergency Management's Assurance and Excellence Program: Evaluation in Queensland's disaster management sector Gershwins Main RoomLisette Kaleveld • Rowena Richardson Issues in Using Social Return on Investment as an Evaluation Tool Freshwater Bay RoomJenny de Vries • Bruce Gurd • Kuda Muyambi

2:00pm AWST

Evaluating in the Post-Disaster Landscape Mosman Bay RoomChristina Kadmos • Annie Weir

2:30pm AWST

A Multi-student Evaluation Internship: three perspectives Traders LoungeMarion Norton • Rick Cummings • Ali Radomiljac • Luke Regan • Ben Shipp The meaning and measure of social impact: From challenges to solutions Plaza Ballroom 3Kate Gilbert • John Gargani Landscapes shaping evaluation: Experience in evaluating the Farm Planning program Mosman Bay RoomChristina Kadmos • Rebecca Heath

3:30pm AWST

Small NGO landscapes and the importance of context in evaluation utilisation Traders LoungePenny Cooke • Leanne Kelly BPCLEtool: Demonstrating the power of map-enabled experiential review for statewide quality improvement projects Freshwater Bay RoomMaggie Jakob-Hoff • Donna Cohen

4:00pm AWST

Evaluating an online diabetes program presents a gaping hole in evaluation theory as landscapes collide Traders LoungePenny Cooke • Kate Gilbert 'Outside the box - but kinda in the box': Evaluating an Indigenous innovation project Freshwater Bay RoomMaggie Jakob-Hoff • Lynley Cvitanovic • Gill Potaka Osborne

4:30pm AWST

Interactive logic models: Using design and technology to explore the effects of dynamic situations on program logic Mosman Bay RoomAngela Carr • M. Elizabeth Snow What auditors are saying about evaluation Plaza Ballroom 3Bronwyn Ray • Tim Kirby Working on the system from within the system: Using evaluation to distil the essence of practice in a complex innovative preventive health initiative. Traders LoungePenny Cooke • Glenda Underhill Front-end champions in the evaluation landscape: Five principles for effective evaluation design Gershwins Main RoomDiz McKinnon • Anthea Rutter • Zita Unger Ethics - who benefits? Plaza Ballroom 1Vanessa Hood • Heather Aquilina • Helen Liedel

9:30am AWST

An embedded and systematic evaluation plan for an Indigenous digital mentoring program across remote Northern Territory communities Plaza Ballroom 3Maor Bar-Ziv Plan, Perform, Evaluate: A three dimensional policy landscape Traders LoungeJohn Stoney • Kathryn Mandla Evolution of the evaluation approach to the Local Prevention Program Gershwins Main RoomDavid Roberts • Matt Healey

10:00am AWST

The landscape of using rubrics as an evaluation-specific methodology in program evaluation Traders LoungeJohn Stoney • Krystin Martens Opportunities and challenges for not-for-profit organisations - What does it take to sustain evaluative thinking? Plaza Ballroom 3Jenny Neale • Alison Rogers The emerging equity evaluation landscape in higher education Gershwins Main RoomDavid Roberts • Liam Downing Evaluating 'Our Men Our Healing' Freshwater Bay RoomCate Bailey • Steven Torres- Carne • John Prince

11:00am AWST

Stories from the field: Navigating the emotional landscape of program evaluations Traders LoungeDorothy Lucks • Caroline Tomiczek • Poppy Wise Program Logics: Using them effectively to create a roadmap in complex policy and program landscapes Mosman Bay RoomVicki Williams • Karen Edwards • Rebecca Jessop Surveying the rocky terrain of multiple services, multiple sites and diverse client groups: A pragmatic option for gathering outcomes data. Gershwins Main RoomRalph Straton • Jennifer Lee The STrengthening Evaluation Practices and Strategies (STEPS) in Indigenous settings in Australia and New Zealand Project: Next 'steps' in the journey Freshwater Bay RoomJennifer Moffatt • Amohia Boulton • Margaret Cargo • Sharon Clarke • Lynley Cvitanovic • Jenni Judd

11:30am AWST

Teaching interpersonal skills in evaluation: An examination of whether and how it can be done Traders LoungeDorothy Lucks • Sarah Mason A qualitative evaluation of stroke care in a positivist landscape Mosman Bay RoomVicki Williams • sigrid patterson

12:00pm AWST

Beyond bias: using new insights to improve evaluation practice Plaza Ballroom 1Anne Markiewicz • Julia McKenzie So what do you do? Exploring evaluator descriptions of their work Traders LoungeDorothy Lucks • Sarah Mason The evaluation recruitment drought: problems, solutions and learnings Plaza Ballroom 3Liam Downing • Isla Hains Contributing to rural poverty reduction through accountability and learning: independent evaluation function at IFAD Mosman Bay RoomVicki Williams • Fumiko Nakai

1:30pm AWST

Responding to shifting landscapes in the evaluation of democracy promotion programmes Traders LoungeHeather Aquilina • Graeme Ramshaw Using Open-Source Mobile Data Collection Systems (MDCS) in Disaster Response Monitoring and Evaluation Plaza Ballroom 3Diz McKinnon • Anthony Alindogan Evaluation in the place-based landscape: An examination of three 'improvement focused' methodologies Gershwins Main RoomLiz Smith • Lauren Heery

2:00pm AWST

Establishing and embedding evaluation as a central landmark on the organisational horizon Plaza Ballroom 3Diz McKinnon • Joanna Sheffield Exploring the people landscape within developmental evaluation's complexity landscape Traders LoungeHeather Aquilina • Lynne Rogers • Samantha Togni Taking on the owner-builder-decorator-maintenance contract for evaluation of Aboriginal health investments in Victoria Gershwins Main RoomLiz Smith • Kate Gilbert • Pam Williams

2:30pm AWST

The third wheel in the relationship. Why a theory-driven framework need not add complexity Traders LoungeHeather Aquilina • Clancy Read

9:30am AWST

Dancing across landscapes - quick, quick, slow, slow Traders LoungeMarion Norton • Liz Smith Modern statistical models for the analysis of Likert style student evaluations of teaching to inform curriculum conversations Plaza Ballroom 3Liam Downing • Lyn Alderman Meeting impossible expectations: Delivering a summative evaluation of quantitative change over time in the absence of a valid quantitative dataset Gershwins Main RoomJohn Stoney • Angela Carr Navigating multiple landscapes: Evaluator roles in a collaborative evaluation. Freshwater Bay RoomJenne Roberts • Kaye Stevens

10:00am AWST

Evaluating university student equity programs in Australia: A practitioners perspective. Plaza Ballroom 3Liam Downing • Jenny de Vries Significant Policy Change (SPC) - a new tool for evaluating efforts to influence government policy. Traders LoungeMarion Norton • Jess Dart Changing Landscapes, changing structures: The DSS approach to evaluation Gershwins Main RoomJohn Stoney • Wendy Paterson Measuring success for Pacific families: Pasifika Futures Freshwater Bay RoomJenne Roberts • Melitta Rigamoto

11:00am AWST

Applying the Ngaa-bi-nya framework for evaluating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing programs Freshwater Bay RoomAngela Carr • Ilse Blignault

12:00pm AWST

'Navigating without a map: Evaluating the gender mainstreaming impact of economic development programming across qualitative, quantitative, social return on investment and research landscapes' Plaza Ballroom 3Kathryn Mandla • Tracy Mcdiarmid Digital trends and their implications for evaluation Traders LoungeJess Dart • Delyth Lloyd A practical approach to program evaluation planning in the complex and changing landcape of government. Mosman Bay RoomMaggie Jakob-Hoff • Jenny Crisp Internalized Self Evaluation: Are we missing the point? Gershwins Main RoomDavid McDonald • Arunaselam Rasappan

1:30pm AWST

Big Ears, Open Minds and learning Hearts - Experiences of Aboriginal Researchers and Evaluators working with our Mob Freshwater Bay RoomAmohia Boulton • Sharon Barnes • Eliziah Wasaga

2:00pm AWST

STrengthening Evaluation Practices and Strategies in Indigenous settings in Australia and New Zealand (STEPS) Research Project: Concept Mapping Rating Activity Freshwater Bay RoomAmohia Boulton • Margaret Cargo • Sharon Clarke • Lynley Cvitanovic • Jenni Judd