| Session Title: Building a World-wide Context for Evaluation: A Discussion With the American Evaluation Association's International Committee |
| Think Tank Session 594 to be held in Hanover Suite B on Friday, November 9, 11:15 AM to 12:00 PM |
| Sponsored by the AEA Conference Committee |
| Chair(s): |
| Donna Podems, Macro International Inc, donna@otherwise.co.za |
| Discussant(s): |
| Ross Conner, University of California, Irvine, rfconner@uci.edu |
| Alexey Kuzmin, Process Consulting Company, alexey@processconsulting.ru |
| Thomas E Grayson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, tgrayson@uiuc.edu |
| Gail Barrington, Barrington Research Group Inc, gbarrington@barringtonresearchgrp.com |
| Abstract: The AEA values a multicultural, global and international understanding of evaluation practices and has a commitment to understand and build awareness of the worldwide context for evaluation. During this session, AEA’s International Committee will facilitate an open discussion to gather a broad range of insights regarding how AEA should consider operationalizing their Mission statement with regards to AEA’s international role. Specifically, how should AEA, if at all, support and develop relationships and collaborations with evaluators around the globe to gain a better understanding of international evaluation issues. |