The Conference aims to serve as a pivotal platform for fostering connections among evaluators, clients, and users of evaluation results. It seeks to bring together evaluation practitioners, policymakers, donors, and academic institutions from the Balkans, Europe and beyond to:
- Share knowledge and best practices in evaluation.
- Discuss emerging trends and challenges in the field.
- Build and strengthen networks for future collaboration.
- Foster international cooperation in evaluation.
Furthermore, the Conference aspires to advance the field of monitoring and evaluation by addressing regional challenges, promoting professionalization, and encouraging collaboration among national evaluation societies. It will also explore innovative methodologies, sectoral evaluations, and the future of evaluation practices, ensuring impactful contributions to sustainable development and evidence-based decision-making.
The Conference is expected to receive significant media coverage.
Conference Themes
Submissions should align with one or more of the following themes:
- Evaluation Methodology, the use of technology in evaluation
- Sectoral Evaluations, such as: Evidence-driven decision-making, participatory approaches, education, workforce development, health, social protection, regional, and local development, and sustainable development. Regulatory impact assessments within policy cycle. Ex Ante Evaluation of Development Interventions: infrastructural projects and distributional impacts
- Key issues of the organization and work of evaluation communities in the region, including the professionalization of the evaluation profession. Fostering collaboration among national evaluation networks. Future of Evaluation: Trends, opportunities, and networks
- Monitoring and Evaluation of the SDGs: Regional strategies, achievements, and challenges
- Development of national evaluation capacities in public administration.
The full program is currently being defined. The call for papers is open.