| Session Title: The American Evaluation Association International Listening Project Think Tank |
| Think Tank Session 128 to be held in Manhattan on Wednesday, Nov 2, 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM |
| Sponsored by the AEA Conference Committee |
| Chair(s): |
| Victor Kuo, FSG Social Impact Consultants, victor.kuo@fsg.org |
| Tristi Nichols, Manitou Inc, tnichols@manitouinc.com |
| Presenter(s): |
| Jim Rugh, RealWorld Evaluation, jimrugh@mindspring.com |
| Ross Conner, University of California Irvine, rfconner@uci.edu |
| Discussant(s): |
| Patricia Rogers, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia, patricia.rogers@rmit.edu.au |
| Tessie Catsambas, EnCompass LLC, tcatsambas@encompassworld.com |
| Efrain Gutierrez, FSG Social Impact Consultants, efrain.gutierrez@fsg.org |
| Thomaz Chianca, COMEA Evaluation Ltd, thomaz.chianca@gmail.com |
| Mary T Crave, University of Wisconsin-Extension, mary.crave@uwex.edu |
| Abstract: In November of 2010, a task force was established by the AEA Board of Directors to develop strategies for learning what might be appropriate roles for AEA in the international community. The International Listening Project Task Force seeks to learn how AEA can engage in ways that are mutually beneficial to the association and entities internationally. The short-term goal of the task force is to identify a set of activities that AEA can undertake with partners in the next few years in pursuit of AEA's commitment to providing international services and programs. Longer-term goals of the task force are to develop AEA policies addressing international programs and services in accordance with AEA's annual Goals Policies. A key aspect of this project is AEA's intention to "listen" to others among international communities. AEA values its relationship with partners in a global community and believes that AEA will only benefit by listening well to the perspectives, experiences, and needs of its partners. This Think Tank will be one of a series of activities to gather member ideas and suggestions for the project as well as to report to the membership on current activities. |