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March 2018
 
 
Strategic Project Management for Evaluators, Bursary applications due, and Guelph events!
 
   
 
Alison Paprica

Just Added: Strategic Project Management for Evaluators

CES Ontario is pleased to bring back Alison Paprica's Strategic Project Management for Evaluators. Learn the tools of project management that most benefit evaluation professionals, and get hands-on experience using them. In this one-day course, we will be discussing and demonstrating:

  • Work breakdown structure
  • Deliverable-based Gantt chart schedule
  • Deliverable-based budget
  • Deliverable-based project tracking and reporting

This course is organized by CES Ontario Chapter and applicable towards your application to, and maintenance of, the Credentialed Evaluation (CE) designation. This workshop is also eligible for 5.5 contact / training hours towards the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification. Attendees are encouraged to bring their laptops for interactive exercises.


Strategic Project Management for Evaluators

Location: Bond Place Hotel, 65 Dundas Street East, Toronto ON
Date: May 24, 2018, 9 AM  - 3 PM
Cost: CES Ontario members: $400  // Student members: $200 // New Practitioner members: $300 // non-members: $500 // student non-members: $250
Meals: coffee breaks and lunch will be provided
Registration deadline: May 17, 2018

 
 

CES National Conference: Bursary deadline now April 6

Have you applied for the CES National Conference Bursary? The Ontario Chapter of the Canadian Evaluation Society is pleased to award one (1) conference registration fee* bursary to help a member in good standing attend the National Conference this June in Calgary and Yellowknife (http://c2018.evaluationcanada.ca/). This bursary will be awarded via an application process, and all applications will be reviewed by members of the Ontario Chapter’s Board of Directors.

All applications will be kept strictly confidential, and reviewed only by Board members on the review committee.

Who may apply for the bursary?
A member in good standing who:
- Has not previously attended a National Conference; and
- Is limited by financial situation (e.g., student, new practitioner, employed by not-for-profit).

How do you apply?
Simply craft a one-page (maximum) document outlining:
- The reason(s) for your interest in attending the National conference;
- The situation that limits your financial ability to attend the conference; and
- What you hope to gain by attending the National Conference.

Please send your application to admin@evaluationontario.ca

When is the deadline for applications?
Friday April 6, 2018

When will the successful applicant be announced?
We will announce the winner via e-blast on April 16, 2018

What is expected of the successful applicant?
The successful applicant will need to:

  • Provide a receipt from CES National for the conference registration; and
  • Submit (post conference) a short summary (half-page) on how attendance at the conference was beneficial to them. This summary may be shared on the CES-Ontario web site and the CES-Ontario Newsletter.

* This bursary is designated for the conference registration fee only. No travel expenses or other fees/costs will be covered.

 
 
 
 

Registration still open for Guelph ESS!

April 2018 Essential Skills Series
Location: Delta Hotels Guelph Conference Centre, 50 Stone Road W, Guelph ON  N1G 0A9
Date: April 16-19, 8:30 AM - 4 PM
Cost: members $1150  // New Practitioner members $862.50 // Student members $575
Meals: breakfast and lunch will be provided
Registration deadline: April 6, 2018 @11:30 PM
More information: contact Kaitlyn at admin@evaluationontario.ca

 
 
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Guelph Membership event April 16

The Canadian Evaluation Society - Ontario Chapter is pleased to host our semi-annual Membership Meet and Greet Event! You are invited to join evaluators in Guelph-Kitchener-Waterloo-Cambridge area for complimentary appetizers/light dinner, cash bar, and an opportunity to engage in good conversation with seasoned and emerging evaluators. Miijidaa serves Canadian, English, French, and Indigenous-inspired cuisine, and is located an 8-minute walk from the Guelph Central GO Station. Vegetarian options are available.

This event is open to everyone; you do not have to be a CES member to attend! This will be a casual opportunity to meet and network with people from the evaluation field, including: 

Harry Cummings
Harry is the current president of the Canadian Evaluation Society and director of Harry Cummings and Associates (based in Guelph).

Andrew Taylor
Andrew is a program evaluation practitioner and co-owner of Taylor Newberry Consulting (based in Guelph).

Kelly Skinner
Kelly Skinner is an Assistant Professor in the School of Public Health at the University of Waterloo and the program lead for the Masters of Health Evaluation.


Membership Event Meet and Greet
Location: Miijidaa, 37 Quebec Street, Guelph ON  N1H 2T1
Date: April 16, 5:00 - 8:00 PM
Cost: CES Ontario members: free!  // Non-members: $20 // Student non-members $10
Meals: light dinner/appetizers/non-alcoholic drinks will be provided (cash bar only)
Registration deadline: April 13, 2018 @6:00 PM

 
 
 
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