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Evaluation Esoterica from the American Evaluation Association

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Join AEA's Conference Advisory Working Group for a Town Hall reflecting on Eval26 and looking ahead to Eval27. Hear updates on changes, early evaluation feedback, and what's planned for summer and fall. 🗓️ Thursday, August 13 | 2 p.m. ET
Register now: https://t.co/8YRwOPbCf3

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What could major changes to federal grantmaking, statistics, and research policy mean for evaluators? In this edition of AEA’s Policy Watch, the Evaluation Policy Task Force examines several developments shaping the federal policy landscape.

Read now: https://t.co/1xZiVXCWCa

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Join AEA's Evaluation Policy Task Force for a Town Hall introducing the newly updated 2026 Evaluation Roadmap for a More Effective Government.

🗓️ June 16 | 2 p.m. ET
🎤 Kathryn Newcomer and Nate Varnell

Register: https://t.co/w3v1tBUxJn

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The George Julnes Endowed Social Betterment Conference Award supports emerging evaluators presenting at #Eval26—recognizing work that aligns with Dr. Julnes' vision of evaluation as a tool for justice and meaningful change.

📅 Apply by Thursday, June: https://t.co/SRKyRBPyoy

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Communities of Practice (CoPs) offer a powerful way to support learning and strengthen evaluation. Participants will explore how CoPs can advance evaluative thinking, professional learning, and MEL practice by working with the core elements.

Learn more: https://t.co/0eyoycGn57

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Hosted in collaboration with the African Evaluation Association, the International Task Force, and AEA’s Democracy, Rights, and Governance TIG, this roundtable discusses evaluation’s role in navigating complex challenges.

🗓️ June 4
⏰ 2 p.m. ET
Register: https://t.co/Y4APqo5hM9

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Register for AEA's Summer Workshop in Washington, D.C. to learn practical frameworks for assessing AI tools based on real-world impact.

🗓️ June 24
⏰ 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. ET
🎤 Speaker: Kevin Hong

Claim your spot before the early bird discount ends June 5: https://t.co/rjnWKYReFF

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AEA and the family and friends of Dr. George Julnes are honored to continue his legacy of advancing evaluation for social betterment.

📢 Students and new evaluators (within 5 years) are encouraged to apply.
📅 Apply by Thursday, June 4: https://t.co/SRKyRBPyoy

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Join us Friday, May 29, at 10 a.m. ET, for our first "Last Friday" listening session, where we will share the goals of these conversations and set the tone for future dialogues.

Members - Login to learn more and register: https://t.co/H59BTj2CNr

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We're excited to introduce Last Fridays--monthly listening sessions to ask questions and get updates about AEA. Sessions will take place on the final Friday of each month at 10 a.m. ET. Our first session is this Friday, May 29. Login to learn more: https://t.co/H59BTj2CNr

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Join us next week for a virtual coffee break conversation exploring best practices for applying participatory approaches in evaluation.

📅 Tuesday, May 26 | 2 p.m. ET
🎤 Presenter: Tiffany Smith, MS

Free for AEA members; register now: https://t.co/M8DPrtfxPu

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Register for AEA's Summer Workshop in Washington, D.C. to learn practical frameworks for assessing AI tools based on real-world impact.

🗓️ June 24
⏰ 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. ET
🎤 Speaker: Kevin Hong

Claim your spot with the early bird discount: https://t.co/rjnWKYReFF

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Collaborating with the African Evaluation Association, the International Task Force, and AEA’s Democracy, Rights, and Governance TIG, learn how evaluation can strengthen democracy, advance human rights, and respond to today’s global “polycrisis.” Register: https://t.co/Y4APqo5hM9

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As the evaluation field faces political pressures that threaten evidence-based practice and transparency, Tarek Azzam's AJE article, "The Role of Research on Evaluation in Sustaining Democratic Values," delivers a timely call to action.

Log in to read: https://t.co/mtTsAE1td0

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The George Julnes Endowed Social Betterment Conference Award supports emerging evaluators presenting at #Eval26—recognizing work that aligns with Dr. Julnes' vision of evaluation as a tool for justice and meaningful change.

📅 Deadline: June 4
🔗 Apply: https://t.co/SRKyRBPyoy

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Deadline Approaching: Apply for the AEA Graduate Education Diversity Internship Today

The GEDI program works to engage and support students from groups traditionally underrepresented in the field of evaluation. Apply by Friday, May 15: https://t.co/STF72wbkze

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Did you participate in this year's Hackathon? Join us Thursday, May 14, at 2:00 p.m. ET for "Making Sense of What We Made: A Hackathon Debrief," for a closing session blending celebration, reflection, and community sensemaking.

Register now: https://t.co/UlbaXa1dZm

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In "How Positionality Shapes Equitable Evaluation: A Latina Emerging Evaluator’s Autoethnography," by Mayra M. Tirado, autoethnography reveals how power, culture, vulnerability, and resilience shape evaluation practice.

Log in to read the AJE article now: https://t.co/lfeUilf31e

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The George Julnes Endowed Social Betterment Conference Award supports emerging evaluators presenting at #Eval26—recognizing work that aligns with Dr. Julnes' vision of evaluation as a tool for justice and meaningful change.

📅 Deadline: June 4
🔗 Apply: https://t.co/SRKyRBPyoy

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AEA welcomes applications for its Graduate Education Diversity Internship (GEDI) Program. The GEDI program works to engage and support students from groups traditionally underrepresented in the field of evaluation. Apply by May 15: https://t.co/STF72wbkze