If you know of any evaluation events in the greater CAPE.Net area (CT, RI or Western MA) that you want to share please send to 

 evaluation.diva@yahoo.com at least one month in advance of the event and the event will be posted to inform the CAPE.Net group

* NOTE: The Prevention Training Program workshop sessions offered by The Consultation Center at Yale are geared toward individuals (front line staff and managers) who are looking for an introduction to evaluation and/or ways to incorporate evaluation
into their work therefore experienced evaluators are welcome but may find certain sessions basic and/or review.



APRIL 2008


  •   EVENT TITLE: Using Focus Groups to Understand Social and Community Health Issues

EVENT DATE & TIME: Tuesday, April 8, 2008 9:30am – 12;30 p.m.
HOST: Western Massachusetts Center for Healthy Communities (WMCHC)
LOCATION: 489 Whitney Avenue, 2nd floor Holyoke, MA
COST: $30.00
MORE INFORMATION: http://www.westernmasshealthycommunities.org/pages/what/Fall%20FY08.pdf  

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COURSE TITLE: "Measuring and Managing Corporate-Citizenship Performance," course sponsored by the Center for
Corporate Citizenship”
EVENT DATE & TIME: April 9-11
HOST: Boston College,
LOCATION: in Boston, Mass
COST: see web site MORE INFORMATION: http://www.bcccc.net/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.viewPage&pageID=1629
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EVENT TITLE: New England Educational Research Organization (NEERO) Annual Conference
EVENT DATE & TIME: April 9-11
HOST: NEERO
LOCATION: in Hyannis, Mass
COST: Check web site for updates MORE INFORMATION:
http://faculty.education.uconn.edu/edlr/cdc03005/neero/index.html

MAY 2008
* EVENT TITLE: Needs Assessment and Program Evaluation
EVENT DATE & TIME: Friday May 16, 2008 9:00 A.M. – 12:00 Noon
HOST: Yale University, Prevention Training Program of The Consultation Center
LOCATION: 389 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, CT
COST: Free MORE INFORMATION: http://www.theconsultationcenter.org/Prevention%20Training%20Schedule.htm
 
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NEW: EVENT TITLE: The Third Annual Closing the Achievement Gap Conference
EVENT DATE & TIME: May 28th 2008, 8:00am-4:00pm

LOCATION: University of Connecticut 
To register for
 the conference, or to request conference brochures, please call Reena at
 860-486-9586, email Reena at closingtheachievementgap@uconn.edu
 <mailto:closingtheachievementgap@uconn.edu> or visit our website,
 www.achievementgap.uconn.edu <http://www.achievementgap.uconn.edu/ . The
 
JUNE 2008

EVENT TITLE: Summer Assessment Institute
EVENT DATE & TIME: June 5-6, 2008
HOST: New England Educational Assessment Network
LOCATION: at Keene State College COST: see web site for MORE INFORMATION:
http://neean.southernct.edu/activities/index.html

COURSE TITLE: Advanced Evaluation and Measurement course sponsored by the Center for Corporate Citizenship”
EVENT DATE & TIME: June 18-20
HOST: Boston College,
LOCATION: in Boston, Mass
COST: see web site MORE INFORMATION: http://www.bcccc.net/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.viewPage&pageID=1629
  •  
TITLE: 2008 Data Analysis Training Institute of Connecticut

TRAINING TITLE: Hierarchical Linear Modeling
EVENTS DATE & TIME: June 16-20
TRAINING TITLE: Structural Equation Modeling
EVENTS DATE & TIME: June 23-27
TRAINING TITLE: Hierarchical Linear Modeling
EVENTS DATE & TIME: June 23-27
HOST: University of Connecticut
LOCATION: in Storrs, CT
COST: see web site for MORE INFORMATION: http://davidakenny.net/datic/datic.htm

OCTOBER 2008/NOVEMBER 2008

EVENT TITLE: Northeastern Educational Research Association (NERA) 39th Annual Conference
EVENT DATE & TIME: Friday October 22-24
HOST: NERA
LOCATION: Hartford Marriott Rocky Hill, Rocky Hill, CT
COST: Check web site for MORE INFORMATION: http://www.nera-education.org/conference.php
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EVENT TITLE: Fall Forum
EVENT DATE & TIME: November 8, 2008
HOST: New England Educational Assessment Network
LOCATION: TBA
COST: see web site for MORE INFORMATION: http://neean.southernct.edu/activities/index.html