Abstract Submission
Deadline extended
15th March 2024
31st March 2024
(24:00 CET)
The submission of new contributions is closed.
Please find the instructions and full 2024 conference theme here.
The world is in a state of polycrisis, facing urgent challenges like environmental degradation, social injustice, and economic instability. These complex issues require new approaches beyond siloed, linear thinking. Collaboration across disciplines, sectors, and perspectives is essential to develop innovative, inclusive solutions.
At the EES-2024 Better Together conference, we will explore how collaboration can lead to more effective, transformative evaluation and social change. This event offers a timely opportunity to leverage the diverse experience of the EES community to reframe evaluation and promote positive impact.
Three Strands Focused on Collaboration in Evaluation
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Action
This strand brings together the distinct perspectives of evaluation commissioners, evaluated parties, evaluation users, and evaluators to understand linkages in their experiences with a common issue or subject. Sessions will provide a space to articulate how different evaluation actors have uniquely different vantage points when faced with the same problem, process, or product.
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Thinking
This strand centers on integrating methodology with theoretical, socio-political, philosophical, and ethical considerations to address real-world issues. Sessions will examine how distinct worldviews and ethical concerns can shape methodological approaches to problem-solving. The goal is to advance understanding of how philosophical frameworks informs methodological choices.
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Practice
This strand focuses on intersectoral collaboration engaging experts across fields to solve complex societal problems like climate change, inequality, and health. Sessions will identify how diverse sectors can work together to evaluate and address shared goals for transformative change.
Innovative Session Formats
We will continue recent innovations like lunchtime sessions
to enable attendee choice while reducing parallel tracks.
- Papers
- Panels
- “Meet the Evaluation” discussions
- “Solution Focused” workshops
- Fishbowl dialogues
- Poster sessions
Emphasis on Inclusion
We aim to include diverse voices, with a focus on young evaluators, the Global South, and intersectional perspectives.
Important Call Details
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The call for abstracts is now open and will be open on a rolling, first come first served basis until 15th March 2024
DEADLINE EXTENDED 31st March 2024.
Early submission is highly recommended, as late submissions may be rejected due to limited space.
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The number of submissions per individual is capped at two. Please ensure joint submissions adhere to this limit. All roles, including chairs, are included in the max. 2 count.
Professional Development Workshop submissions do not count towards the 2 max. limit for submissions.
The word limit for the abstract is 500 words. Extra word count (50 words per author) is included to account for professional biography of each of the contributors.
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Submitters are required to attach 1 supporting document to their submission; categories that allow more than one attachment (for example, paper and panel) will give a false error message if only one attachment is uploaded.
While one attachment is required, additional ones are optional. Therefore, if you have added one attachment only, please disregard the error message.
Collaborate with Us
We invite TWGs and communities of practice to co-create sessions that demonstrate new collaborative approaches in their fields.
Together we can reframe evaluation to meet the complex challenges of our time. Join us as we explore how we are better together!