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FED Evalu-Con 2016
Date and time
Location
U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Training Center
1800 F Street, NW (Rooms 1459, 1460 & 1461) Washington, DC 20405Description
FED Evalu-Con 2016
Monday, September 26, 2016 | 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM (EDT)
The primary objectives of this conference are to help Federal training practitioners with evaluation responsibilities to:
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Increase knowledge of the diversity in evaluation terms and practices
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Gain knowledge about evaluation principles, to include reliability and validity of data
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Increase awareness of evaluation professionals within the collective federal evaluation community (whether or not those professionals work in “training”)
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Increase capability in making effective decisions when hiring contractors to conduct evaluation training and perform evaluation work
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Collect accurate and reliable evaluation data to use in making data driven decisions and in justifying training dollars spent
Conference Training:
There will be three (3) training tracks that address a wide array of topics regarding program evaluation -- Planning, Implementation and Reporting.
Training topics include:
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Logic Models
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Developing Evaluation Plans
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Obtaining Vendor Support
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Data Collection
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Outcome Harvesting
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Asking the Right Evaluation Questions
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Making Meaningful Recommendations
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Data Visualization
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and more!
Registration:
Registration to attend Evalu-Con is only open to Federal employees, and is free for attendees. Registration is limited and first come, first serve – so, make sure you register as soon as possible!
Event Contacts:
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Cheryl Abram (Cheryl.Abram@opm.gov) or Tom Hendershot (Thomas.Hendershot@opm.gov).