What's New at CESBC
Essential Skills Series - Victoria, January 2010
The Essential Skills Series is a foundational course within the Professional Development offerings from CES. This introductory course in evaluation consists of four workshops.
Victoria (January 14-15 & 28-29, 2010) -- Royal Roads University -- taking registration now
The Essential Skills Series will run at Royal Roads University (Victoria) in 2-day sessions. Workshops 1 and 2 are offered January 14 and 15, 2009. Workshops 3 and 4 are offered January 28 and 29, 2010. See the Events section for further details and links to register directly with Royal Roads.
2010 Conference - Visit The Official Website, Get Involved!
The CES National Conference is coming to Victoria, May 2-5, 2010!
The official CES 2010 Conference website is now up and running at: c2010.evaluationcanada.ca. Visit the site for all the latest information about participating in the conference. We will continue to post local news about conference organizing in the Victoria 2010 section of this website. Check out the latest Conference Countdown Bulletin (Number 8) from Conference Co-Chairs Sandra Sellick & Reed Early. Sandra and Reed are excited by the queries and offers of help they receive after each monthly conference bulletin is released.
Want to get involved? There are all kinds of ways to help:
- Volunteers needed to coordinate early morning fitness activities (e.g. running, walking, yoga and/or bootcamp) and late night hospitality suites. To volunteer for any of these roles, please contact the co-chairs at 2010chair@...
- Suggestions wanted for professional organizations with newsletters, journals, or listserves that would advertise the 2010 conference at no cost. Please forward suggestions to 2010marketing@...
- We are also eager to receive leads for sponsors and exhibitors for the conference: a sponsorship prospectus is now available on the official conference website.
- We are looking for facilitators for thematic breakfast roundtables - click here for details!
January In The Regions: Vancouver Island Speaking Series Opens In Victoria, Social Dinner In Vancouver
Victoria: On January 28, 2010 the Vancouver Island Region is organizing a lunchtime Speaking Series session: “Legislator Uses of Service Plans and Service Plan Reports: Implications for Performance Management in the BC Government”. A pizza lunch will be served. See the Events page for details on how to register.
Vancouver: On January 29, 2010 (6:30pm) a social dinner has been organized by a couple of local evaluators. If you'd like to come along to this pay-your-own-way dinner, please call the Watermark Restaurant at 604-738-5487 to let them know to add one (or two, etc) to the existing reservation 'Reichert / CES'. The restaurant is at 1305 Arbutus Street (Click for map). Hope to see you there. Our thanks to Stephen Reichert and Lisa O'Reilly for getting this going.
Like Our Website? Help Make It Better!
The CESBC website is operated by non-technical volunteers using an easy-to-use organizational management software called Wild Apricot. We're still experimenting with this package and have yet to exploit the full possibilities. Interested in making the website better? CESBC is looking for volunteers to get involved in developing and running the site - no special technical expertise required. See Volunteer with CESBC for more details.
Are You LinkedIn With CESBC?
CESBC now has a group on the professional networking site LinkedIn. Click here to check it out.
New CES Program For Students Announced - SEEK Award
CES and the Canadian Evaluation Society Educational Fund (CESEF) will be launching a new joint initiative: the Student Excellence advancing Evaluation Knowledge (SEEK) Award, recognizing student contributions to the advancement of evaluation theory and/or practice. The first SEEK intake will be March 31, 2010. Visit the CES National website for more details, and spread the word among your student and academic contacts!