New & Emerging Evaluators Meet Up
featuring guest speaker Russell Graham

Date: Saturday June 03, 2017

Time: 2pm to 4pm

Where: Multipurpose Room 3, Mount Pleasant Community Centre, 1 Kingsway, Vancouver, BC V5T 3H7

Registration: FREE but required for planning and catering. Space is limited. Please cancel if you will be unable to attend after registering.

Refreshments: Drinks & light snacks will be provided

Accessibility: The room is on the second floor, accessible by stairs and by elevator in the main lobby. It is wheelchair accessible and there are public bathrooms in the building. It is close to major transit routes and there is pay parking available in the garage below

Featuring guest speaker Russell Graham, MBA, CMC, CE

The meet-up will begin with an informal networking session, followed by a presentation by Vancouver based evaluator, Russel Graham. He will discuss two topics of interest to new and emerging evaluators:

1) Essential Skills Series – the ESS is a four-day course developed by CES and presented by the Chapters, designed to present basic evaluation terminology, concepts and skills to beginning evaluators. Russ has presented ESS in BC and Yukon for two decades.

2) Credentialed Evaluator - The CE offered by CES is the only professional designation in the world for evaluators. A member of the CES Credentialing Board, Russ will explain the intent, prerequisites and process involved in acquiring the CE.

For both topics, Russ will invite questions and encourage discussion to ensure attendees have a good understanding of these important touchstones for evaluators

Our goal for the N&EE Network is for people entering the profession to be able to connect with peers, share resources, ask questions, and build their comfort as evaluators in a casual and welcoming setting.

WE ENCOURAGE ANYONE WHO SELF-IDENTIFIES AS A NEW AND/OR EMERGING EVALUATOR TO COME AND TAKE PART IN THIS EVENT:

• Those interested in starting a career in evaluation (e.g., current students, recent grads, professionals from other fields)
  
• Those who have been doing evaluative work either full- or part-time for 5 years or less