DAY 1: JUNE 8, 2010 GEORGE C. MARSHALL CENTER |
TIME | CONFERENCE AT-A-GLANCE |
8:00 – 4:00 | Registration |
8:30 – 9:30 | Keynote: Senator Chuck Hagel
Welcome and Speaker Introduction: Sid Kaplan, Deputy Assistant Secretary |
9:30 – 10:00 | Coffee and Networking Break |
Track | Democracy & Governance | Anti-Terrorism | Evaluating Partnerships | Science/Technology/ Trade |
10:00 – 10:45 | Mega-Communities: Exploring a New Paradigm for Diplomacy & Development Evaluation (Booz/Allen/Hamilton) | A Social Science Approach to Strategic Influence Evaluation: Good Evaluation Starts at the Beginning (JMISC) | Implementation of Paris Declaration by USG Foreign Assistance Organizations (F) | Case Study: Trade Capacity Building Since the Launch of Doha Negotiations: A Systematic Model for Monitoring & Evaluation (USAID) |
11:00 – 11:45 | Evaluating Good Governance and Rule of Law Programs (MCC) | Evaluation's Role in Informing the Design of Anti-Terrorism Assistance Programs (DS) | Strategies to Improve the Effectiveness of Evaluation of Nonprofit Social Service Providers (GWU) | Addressing Public Diplomacy Through International Scientific Collaboration Efforts (CRDF) |
11:45 – 1:00 | Lunch and Networking Break |
1:15 – 2:00 | Foreign Media Panel: BBC, O Estado de Sao Paulo, Kyodo News, Al Jazeera |
2:00 – 2:45 | Improving Democracy and Governance Programs Through Better Evaluation: The Impact evaluation of USAID’s Mérida Initiative in Central America (USAID) | Analysis of Efforts to Combat International Crime and Terrorism Links Since September 11, 2001 (CRS) | Smart Power - Integrating & Evaluating the Instruments of National Power (Booz/Allen/Hamilton) | Value of Program Evaluation: Case Studies
(DOE/UW-Madison) |
2:45 – 3:15 | Coffee and Networking | Gender and Evaluation | |
3:15 – 4:00 | Best Practices for Evaluating State Department Assistance Programs Overseas (PRM) | Evaluating Gender in U.S. Foreign Policy | Measuring by Learning in Peacebuilding (Catholic Relief Services) | Evaluation Processes That Facilitate Knowledge Transfer and Aid Transparency: Case Studies of DOL-Funded Projects in Sub-Saharan Africa (DOL-ILAB) |
4:00 – 4:45 | Plenary: Dr. Shelley Metzenbaum, Associate Director for Performance and Personnel Management
Office of Management and Budget |
4:45 – 6:00 | Reception and Poster Session |
DAY 2: JUNE 9, 2010 |
8:30 – 9:30 | Video Remarks: Secretary Clinton
Remarks: Dr. Ruth Levine, USAID Senior Advisor for Evaluation and the Director of Evaluation, Policy Analysis, and Learning |
Track | Health | Cultural Diplomacy | Methods | Programs |
9:45 – 10:30 | Validation of a Measure of Household Hunger for Cross-Cultural Use (AED) | "What They Said About Us When We Asked": Opinions of Americans After Working with Peace Corps Volunteers (Peace Corps) | A Retrospective on Evaluation in the US Federal Public Sector (Grant Thornton) | US Speaker & Specialists Program Evaluation (R/PPR) |
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10:30 – 11:00 | Coffee and Networking Break |
11:00 – 11:45 | The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR): Implementation Science Program (OGAC) | Electronic Media Engagement (R/PPR) | The "Gold Standard" Debate (ECA) | Experience Conducting Evaluation Assessments of Anti-Trafficking Programs (G/TIP) |
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12:00 – 1:00 | Foreign Ministries Panel: UK, Belgium, Japan, Denmark |
1:00 – 1:10 | Closing Remarks: Sid Kaplan, Deputy Assistant Secretary |
