CfP: 3ie Delhi Evidence Week conference, 19-20 April 2018

3ie Delhi Evidence Week 2018  19-20 April Pushing the frontiers of evaluation effectiveness and excellence: 3ie's first decade Venue: Sheraton Hotel, District Centre, Saket, New Delhi 3ie is turning 10 in May. We have learned a lot about what it takes to produce high-quality evidence that is useful for decision-making. For us, there is no better way to celebrate our milestone anniversary than to host a conference that highlights how evidence makes a real difference in people's lives. We are pleased to invite you to a special anniversary conference on 19-20 April 2018 in New Delhi. The sessions will challenge us to remain on the frontiers of excellence in evaluation, as you can see in the agenda below.  Join us for these interesting conversations and celebrate our anniversary with us. We value your support and know that you will make important contributions to this dialogue. Conference agenda 19 April, 9:00am – 6:30pm   9:00 – 9:30 Registration   9:30 – 9:45 Keynote address Varun Gauri, senior economist, development economics vice presidency, World Bank Varun Gauri is the co-lead of the Mind, Behavior, and Development Unit (eMBeD), which integrates behavioural science into the design of anti-poverty policies worldwide. His research has appeared in journals spanning the fields of economics, philosophy, political science and law. 9:45 – 10:00 3ie Executive Director's address 10:00 – 11:30 Nudging and beyond: informing policy through behavioural science 11:30 – 11:45 Break 11:45 – 13:15 Using evidence gap maps to inform policy and research   13:15 – 14:15 Lunch 14:15 – 15:45 Technology in impact evaluations: making them bigger, better and faster 15:45 – 16:00 Break 16:00 – 17:30 Forging partnerships with government for evidence-informed decision-making 17:30 – 18:30 Reception and launch of 3ie's evidence synthesis study, Community-driven development: does it build social cohesion or infrastructure?   20 April, 9:00am – 2:30pm 9:00 – 10:15 A match made in evidence: pairing the right designs with the right questions 10:15 – 11:45 What are we learning from high-quality systematic reviews about the effectiveness of programmes to empower women? 11:45 – 12:00 Break 12:00 – 13:30 The role of researchers in promoting evidence use: what have we learned? 13:30 – 14:30 Lunch with closing keynote remarks by Ruth Levine, chair, 3ie Board of Commissioners Register here Click here to view a more detailed agenda, with a complete list of speakers. About 3ie Delhi Evidence Week 3ie Delhi Evidence Week is a five-day event dedicated to promoting conversations on increasing the production and use of high-quality evidence for informing policies and programmes to improve lives. Activities from April 16-18 will feature closed-door events with 3ie members and board members. The conference on 19-20 April is open to all. Share Tweet Forward Share Copyright © 2018 International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie), All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you have subscribed to the 3ie mailing list. Our mailing address is: International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie) 202-203, Rectangle One D-4, Saket District Center New Delhi 110017 India