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Supporters and Exhibitors
The CES/AEA Evaluation Conference 2005 is pleased to recognize the
following supporters and exhibitors. We are grateful for their
participation.
There are only a few exhibit spots left. Don't miss out on the
opportunity to raise the profile of your organization. Reserve your
space now! - Scroll down to learn more about becoming an exhibitor or
supporter and/or to download an exhibitor's prospectus.
Government
of Ontario, Ministry of Finance, Treasury Board
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The principal functions of the Ministry of
Finance are to recommend taxation, fiscal and
economic policies, manage provincial finances,
develop and allocate the provincial budget, and
administer Ontario's major tax statutes and tax
assistance programs.
The mission of the Ministry of Finance is to
establish an environment, which will ensure a
dynamic, innovative and growing economy and to
manage the fiscal, financial and related
regulatory affairs of the Province of Ontario.
To carry out this mission, the ministry will
create a climate for economic growth and job
creation in the province; promote the effective
and efficient delivery of government services to
taxpayers and control spending; ensure prudent
management of the province's debt; balance the
budget; and ensure that public organizations
remain accountable to taxpayers for the use of
their funds.
The Ontario Government has enjoyed a
long-standing relationship with and is pleased
to support the work of the Canadian Evaluation
Society, particularly this international
conference. We continue to be committed to the
principles of evaluation – relevance,
effectiveness, efficiency, affordability and
sustainability and look forward to participating
in a productive conference.
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National
Science Foundation |
| National
Science Foundation (NSF), a CES/AEA Conference
supporter, is a United States federal agency
that supports science and engineering (S&E)
research and education and S&E evaluation.
Annually over 9,000 individuals, academic
institutions, and for-profits and non-profits
receive NSF grants or contracts. The Office of
International Science and Engineering (OISE) is
a focal point for international science and
engineering activities both within and outside
NSF. MYNSF, formerly the Custom News Service
(CNS) sends electronic notifications to
subscribers about NSF publications and grant and
employment opportunities. For more information,
subscribe to MYNSF, visit www.nsf.gov
or call the NSF information center:
703-292-5111. |
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Universalia
Management Group |
| Universalia
is a 25-year-old Canadian management consulting
firm with extensive experience in evaluation,
monitoring and performance measurement. We also
help clients enhance their capacities in these
areas. Headquartered in Montreal, Canada, with
offices and/or representation in Ottawa,
Washington, Asia, Latin America and
Central/Eastern Europe, we have conducted
hundreds of assignments for international
development agencies, governments and
non-governmental organizations around the world.
Universalia is known and respected as a firm
that provides high quality, timely and
added-value services and is sought after to
carry out complex and/or challenging
assignments. Our growth and success is founded
on our holistic approach to problem solving. For
further information on Universalia contact
either Marie-Helene Adrien, President, 5252 de
Maisonneuve Ave West, Suite 310, Montreal, Qc
Canada H4A 3S5 Phone: 514-485-3565 or
email: mhadrien@universalia.com
or Geraldine Cooney, Manager, International
Consulting Practice, 100 Argyle Avenue, Suite
200, Ottawa, ON, Canada K2P 1B6 Phone
613-232-8401 or email gcooney@universalia.com. |
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The Western Chapters of CES: Manitoba,
Saskatchewan,
Alberta,
British
Columbia |
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are pleased to support the CES/AEA Evaluation
Conference 2005. We represent over 400 members
from the vibrant evaluation community of
Canada's western provinces. It was Vancouver
that hosted the first International Evaluation
Conference in 1995. We wish every success to
this second international evaluation conference
and to our colleagues in the rest of Canada,
America, and the world. |
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Harry
Cummings and Associates Inc. |
| HCA
specializes in program evaluation, monitoring,
performance review and measurement. HCA also
offers a variety of professional development
workshops including Results Based Management and
Evaluation, Performance Indicators, and Survey
Design. We also have expertise in conducting
economic & social impact assessments. Our
clients include government, private sector, and
non-governmental organizations. Collectively,
our core team of consultants has over 50 years
of professional experience in program planning
and evaluation in Canada and overseas. HCA is
committed to participatory evaluation processes,
acknowledging that program stakeholders have a
critical role to play in evaluation planning,
design and implementation. We strive to
incorporate the perspectives, needs and values
of all stakeholders in evaluations. In doing so,
we believe that the utility of evaluation
processes and results increases. |
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International
Program for Development Evaluation Training |
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International Program for Development Evaluation
Training (IPDET) is a four-week residential
executive education program designed to meet the
professional development needs of evaluation and
audit professionals working in developed and
developing country governments, as well as the
needs of professional evaluators working in
bilateral and multilateral development agencies
and banks. The program is a joint collaboration
between the World Bank and Carleton University
in Ottawa, Canada, and will operate for the
sixth time in the summer of 2006. The program
consists of two full weeks of lectures delivered
in plenary by two World Bank principals and a
Carleton University faculty member followed by
two weeks of workshops of varying lengths of
time from one to three days. Participants can
attend all four weeks, the first two weeks only,
or either one or both of the last two weeks. The
program assembles a world-class faculty from
four continents, which blend extensive field
experience with high-level methodological skills
and knowledge. |
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Centre for
Research and Education in Human Services (CREHS) |
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Centre for Research and Education in Human
Services (CREHS) is an independent, non-profit
organization with over 20 years experience in
community research, program evaluation, needs
assessment and planning. In all Centre work, we
use a participatory, action-oriented approach.
Our research themes include cultural diversity,
mental health, family support, and disability
issues. CREHS regularly develops evaluation
frameworks and conducts program evaluations
across Ontario and Canada (approximately 120
projects in the past 8 years) and has a strong
record of effectively guiding organizations and
government in utilization-focused and
evidence-based decision-making. We also offer a
wide variety of training, publications and
resources, including the handbooks on evaluation
and sustainability. |
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Applied Psychology Program, Psychology
Department |
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Applied Psychology Program at Southern Illinois
University Carbondale offers graduate students
the opportunity to get training in psychological
theory, methods, statistics, and measurement,
combined with hands-on training in applied
psychology and program evaluation. The
cornerstone of the program is Applied Research
Consultants, a consulting organization, which
provides an applied research practicum for
graduate students. Promoting the professional
development of students while serving the SIUC
community and regional businesses, ARC is open
to a variety of projects, including survey
design and research, statistical consulting,
program evaluation, focus groups, needs
assessment, job analysis, performance
appraisals, and personal training. |
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Centre
canadien de leadership en évaluation (CLÉ) |
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Centre canadien de leadership en évaluation (Le
CLÉ) est un centre d'excellence et de
leadership en évaluation. Le CLÉ, organisme
sans but lucratif, maintient son engagement à
contribuer son expertise, ses compétences et
son appui pour aider les organismes et
institutions francophones du Canada dans
l'atteinte de leurs résultats. Son approche en
est une de rigueur et de qualité certes, mais
aussi d'accompagnement et de service pour accroître
les capacités des communautés francophones en
matière de mesure, d'évaluation et de gestion
axée sur les résultats et la
responsabilisation. Pour favoriser une gestion
stratégique et une amélioration durable de la
performance de votre organisation, notre équipe
offre des services en matière : d'analyse
des acquis, des besoins, de la performance
organisationnelle; de planification stratégique;
d'élaboration de modèles logiques et de cadres
de responsabilisation; d'évaluation de
l'efficience et de l'efficacité de programmes,
de projets ou d'initiatives et monitorage des
processus de gestion; de gestion du changement
et gestion du risque; d'évaluation du climat
organisationnel et de la dynamique de groupe. |
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Jossey-Bass, An
Imprint of Wiley |
| Come
see Jossey-Bass/Wiley's new titles and journals
in evaluation, education, health, statistics,
nonprofit, sociology, social services, community
psychology, and other fields. New titles include
the The ABCs of Evaluation 2e., Creating More
Effective Graphs, and Statistical Methods for
Forecasting. Special discounts for AEA members. |
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Mosaic
Network, Inc. |
| Mosaic
Network's flagship product is a Grant Evaluation
and Measurement Solution called GEMS. This
software enables social programs to track
clients, services, and outcomes for
self-evaluation and to share this data with
funding staff and evaluators. Funders use GEMS
to manage administrative and fiscal information
about their programs to meet contractual
obligations, do evaluation, and determine
impacts. If short, GEMS enables programs to
answer, "Is this working?" and
"What should we change?" For more
information, please visit www.mosaic-network.com
or call (805)692-0992. |
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R.A.
Malatest & Associates Ltd. |
| R.A.
Malatest & Associates Ltd. is a national
research firm specializing in performance
measurement and program evaluation. The firm
operates three offices – in Ottawa,
Edmonton and Victoria. Each office has its own
call centre, focus group and research
facilities. In business since 1985, the firm has
grown to be one of the largest independent
research firms in Canada. R.A. Malatest &
Associates Ltd. has completed in excess of 300
consulting assignments for a variety of federal,
provincial and local government agencies. The
firm has particular experience in the evaluation
of human resource programs, including job
training and income support. The firm has also
completed numerous assignments in the areas of
education, health care, environment and justice.
With a staff of more than 80, the firm is well
positioned to complete small to large-scale
research assignments. More information about the
Company can be obtained by calling
1-800-665-5848 or visiting our Web
site. |
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Sage
Publications |
| Celebrating
40 years of global publishing, Sage Publications
provides journals, books, and electronic media
of the highest caliber. Please stop by our booth
or visit us at http://www.sagepub.com
to review our publications and/or discuss your
publishing ideas. |
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Athena
Software |
| Athena
software is one of the world's most powerful and
fully integrated case management and client
information solutions designed for counseling,
mental health centres and EAP providers. Athena
helps its customers reduce operating costs,
increase efficiency and improve customer service
by integrating human resources, notes, outcome
evaluation and billing into one system. Athena
solutions combine decades of combined experience
with the power of server based open source
database technology. Athena gives the power to
innovate and customize the system back to the
customer without the cost. We make systems
integration easy and affordable for people
helping others. |
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International
Development Research Centre |
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International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
is a Canadian public corporation that works in
close collaboration with researchers from the
developing world in their search for the means
to build healthier, more equitable, and more
prosperous societies. IDRC has had an Evaluation
Unit since 1991 to monitor performance and
measure program achievements. The Evaluation
Unit will display its many resources relating to
monitoring and evaluation, including books and a
CD-ROM on Outcome Mapping. Corporate materials
on IDRC will also be available. |
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The
MayaTech Corporation |
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MayaTech Corporation is an applied social
science research firm providing research and
evaluation, program management and support
services, information systems technology
services, conference and logistic services, and
business services to public and commercial
sector clients. MayaTech has 20 years of
substantive experience that enables us to asses
the challenges at hand and then to
conceptualize, develop, and implement
innovative, "common sense solutions"
that are consistent with our client's
programmatic goals. |
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Pearson
Allyn & Bacon Publishers |
| Allyn
& Bacon Publishers is the premier publisher
in Educational textbooks, resources, and
technology for students and instructors, alike.
At the CES/AEA Conference 2005, we will be
promoting our most recent titles in Educational
Research; Qualitative Research; Assessment;
Intro to Educational Psychology; and Motivation. |
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ProGrid |
| Designed
for new or transitioning organizations
implementing peer review or multiple reviewer
processes, ProGrid is an evaluation support
system that enables you to rapidly deploy a
disciplined selection or performance process
that is objective, transparent and built on your
organization's values, priorities and
expectations. |
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The
Evaluation Center, WMU Interdisciplinary PHD in
Evaluation |
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Evaluation Center at Western Michigan University
has a 40-year history of providing national and
international leadership for advancing the
theory, practice, and utilization of evaluation.
Unlike most evaluation units in academic
settings, the Center is not affiliated with a
single academic department or college. This
reflects the transdisciplinary nature of
evaluation and enables Center personnel to work
effectively in an array of subject areas. The
Evaluation Center houses WMU's Interdisciplinary
Ph.D. in Evaluation, which features
practice-linked learning; more than 30 faculty
members from 13 academic departments and The
Evaluation Center; and a fully tailored,
challenging curriculum. |
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Guilford
Publications |
| Guilford
Publications, is expanding into the fields of
research methods (both quantitative &
qualitative) and evaluation. This program is
headed by a long-time AEA attendee and member,
C. Deborah Laughton. Come by our booth to get a
first look at Stake's Multiple Case Study
Analysis; Fetterman and Wandersman's Empowerment
Evaluation Principles in Practice and our other
new offerings in statistics, psychology and
education. We're building this evaluation and
methods program for you, so drop by the booth
and tell us what topics and types of
publications you need. |
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WestEd |
| WestEd
is a nonprofit research, development, and
service agency that works with education and
other communities to promote excellence, achieve
equity, and improve learning for children,
youth, and adults. Success for every learner is
our goal at WestEd. |
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Claremont
Graduate University |
| Claremont
Graduate University in Southern California is
one of the leading providers of education and
training in Evaluation and Applied Research
Methods. CGU offers MA, PhD, and Certificate
Programs that stress rigorous training and a
high level of competence. CGU also houses
research institutes that perform evaluations for
private and public clientele, utilizing
world-renowned faculty and an extensive network
of evaluation alumni. |
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Luther
Consulting, LLC |
| Luther
Consulting, LLC provides comprehensive
evaluation support services for multi-site
projects through EvaluationWeb, our web-based
data collection and analysis service. We are
currently supporting seven separate
EvaluationWeb systems and over 2000 users with
live end-user technical assistance, which is the
key to successful web-based evaluation.
Available capabilities include online surveys,
photo upload, document upload, online customized
reports, and geographical report mapping. This
customizable and user friendly system allows
clients to meet changing evaluation requirements
for an annual subscription fee, that is
typically far less expensive than the cost of
custom computer programming. In addition, our
unique experience with both evaluation and
programming allows us to rapidly create and
support these systems in far less time than most
large tech companies. |
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ResearchTalk
Inc. |
| ResearchTalk
Inc. is a qualitative research consulting
company. Our scholars program and summer
intensive program provide opportunities for you
to work directly with leading authors in the
field. We are specialists in the use of
qualitative software. |
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QSR
International |
| QSR
International is the leading expert in
qualitative research software. Its innovative
products are used by academic, commercial and
Government researchers worldwide. NVivo 7, QSR's
latest product brings together the best of NVivo
and N6, QSR's flagship programs, and adds a
whole new dimension and depth to qualitative
research. It combines NVivo, a tool for rich,
complex data with N6, a robust program ideal for
large projects that automates clerical tasks.
Better yet, NVivo 7 has innovative new features
that will allow you to work in new way. Visit
our exhibit and experience NVivo 7 first-hand or
visit our web site. |
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Principia
Products |
| Do
you need to collect data from surveys,
evaluations, tests or other paper and online
forms? The Remark product family, from Principia
Products, a division of Gravic, Inc., is the
unique, affordable software solution for
collecting data from paper-based or web-based
forms. Remark Office OMR® works with image
scanners to collect data from user-created
forms. Remark Classic OMR® works with
traditional OMR readers to collect data from
pre-printed scannable forms. Remark Web Survey®
makes it very easy for users to create web
surveys, tests and other online forms, post them
to the Internet or an intranet and collect the
data. |
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Treasury
Board Secretariat of Canada |
| Treasury
Board Secretariat of Canada's Centre of
Excellence for Evaluation provides leadership,
guidance and support to the practice of
evaluation in the government of Canada. The CEE
undertakes activities that foster community and
capacity development, working to ensure a
sufficient number of appropriately trained
evaluation professionals support policy
implementation across government. The CEE
develops and distributes tools and guidance
materials to support evaluation professionals
and program managers as they work to embed
evaluation into management practices in
government departments and agencies subject to
the Policy. These tools and materials are
available for review at the kiosk located on the
ground floor. |
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Exhibits, Support and Advertising
This page presents a summary of the Exhibit,
Support & Advertising Prospectus (PDF).
Why participate
This high profile, professional development event can present your
firm with an opportunity to share your passion for the value of
evaluation and the important role it plays in the betterment of society
with people who make evaluation their business. Demonstrate your support
to the professionalism of evaluation by participating in this
Conference. Take advantage of this event to draw attention to your
professional capabilities and your interest in the work of program
evaluation. Raise the profile of your organization by signing up as a
supporter, exhibitor or advertiser.
Conference Attendees
With over 450 sessions and 1300 presenters, this joint international
conference of the Canadian Evaluation Society and the American
Evaluation Association will attract a variety of attendees including
independent consultants, academics, government and NGO evaluators,
representatives from social service and non-profit agencies, students
and business professionals from around the world. We expect conference
attendance of between 2000 and 2500.
Support Opportunities & Benefits
"Supporting" offers you a unique way to network with
conference attendees, support both the Canadian Evaluation Society and
American Evaluation Association, and increase the name recognition for
your business or organization among national and international
evaluators. The information outlined below represents example supporting
opportunities and benefits. We are happy to work with you to identify a
supporting opportunity that meets your individual needs.
All supporters receive:
- Web hot-link from conference web site to supporting organization.
- Recognition in the conference program next to the event or service
being supported.
- Acknowledgement during the joint CES/AEA luncheon.
- Name badge with "Supporter" ribbon.
- Signage at event recognizing supporting organization.
Opportunities, Fee Structure & Additional Benefits
- Platinum Supporter (CA$15,000)
- Full page advertisement on Conference program back cover
- Complimentary exhibit space including 6' draped table and
chair
- Insert in conference delegate package
- Two complimentary conference registrations
- Gold Supporter (CA$10,000)
- Half page advertisement in Conference program
- Complimentary exhibit space including 6' draped table and
chair
- Insert in conference delegate package
- One complimentary conference registration
- Welcome OR Closing Reception Supporter (CA$7,500)
- Half page advertisement in Conference program
- Complimentary exhibit space including 6' draped table and
chair
- Opportunity to deliver brief remarks at the Reception
- Refreshment Break Supporter (CA$3,000)
- Quarter page advertisement in Conference program
- Hospitality Suite Supporter (CA$2,500)
- Business card advertisement in Conference program
Exhibit Opportunities & Benefits
All exhibit space is in the form of table-tops. A standard space
offers one 2.5' x 6' draped table with a chair. Foot traffic around
these spaces should be excellent.
All exhibitors receive:
- Web hot-link from conference web site to exhibiting organization.
- A 50-100 word profile in our exhibitor flyer included in every
conference delegate package.
- Name badge with "Exhibitor" ribbons for up to two
exhibit staff. Please note that exhibit staff are not registered for
the conference and may not attend conference sessions unless they
register.
- A 10% discount on advertising in the conference program.
Fee Structure:
- One 2.5' x 6' draped table with a chair (CA$775)
- Two 2.5' x 6' draped tables with two chairs (CA$925)
Display Time:
The conference runs from 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 26, 2005 to
5:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 29, 2005. Your table should be open and
staffed from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Thursday and Friday and from at
least 8:00 a.m. to noon on Saturday. Tables are available for Wednesday
exhibiting and this opportunity may be taken advantage of at no extra
charge.
Advertising Opportunities & Benefits
Our hardcopy conference program, with its extensive index of
presenters, is the guide used by every conference attendee during the
event and is taken back to the office for reference. The conference
committee reserves the right to refuse any proposed advertising.
Advertising rates for the conference program are as follows. Advertising
specifications are available upon request. All materials provided must
be camera-ready. The rates are available in the Exhibit,
Support & Advertising Prospectus (PDF).
Contact Us
CES/AEA Conference 2005 Support Committee - for information on
exhibiting, supporting or advertising
Details and Acceptance Form in the Exhibit,
Support & Advertising Prospectus (PDF).
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