Conferences

Our workshops and conferences bring together a diverse set of stakeholders: researchers, evaluators, implementing agencies and donors. They include capacity development workshops, policy dialogues, learning events and international conferences.

Upcoming events

Unveiling the Anaemia Evidence Gap Map: A comprehensive resource for tackling anaemia

Conference 09 December 2024 Online

Join us for an exclusive webinar hosted by Nutrition International and 3ie to explore the new Anaemia Evidence Gap Map (EGM) ‒ developed by 3ie and Nutrition International with support from the Government of Canada ‒ which highlights key interventions and identifies critical research gaps in addressing the nutritional and non-nutritional causes of anaemia. This event will look at how the EGM organizes a broad range of studies and identifies critical evidence gaps, aiming to guide future research and programming efforts to reduce the global burden of anaemia.

Previous events

Evidence Dialogues | Doing the right thing right: how to ensure development research complies with transparency, reproducibility, and ethical standards

Conference 14 November 2024 Online
This Evidence Dialogues webinar will feature presentations by the authors of the papers included in the special issue. In addition, it will also cover a discussion about the journal’s recent policy on authorship, ethics, and transparency.

Finding the evidence you need to make the best decision possible: 3ie’s resources and research

Conference 11 November 2024 Online

The Semana de la Evidencia (Evidence Week) is an initiative born in 2016 from the (former) Alianza Peruana para el Uso de la Evidencia, a local alliance of researchers and practitioners in the field of evidence-informed policymaking (EIPM). These weeklong events are held in multiple locations, achieving greater participation and awareness of the importance of promoting EIPM and strengthening research capacities in the Latin American region.

16 - 26
October 2024
Oregon, USA

American Evaluation Association Conference 2024

Conference 16 - 26 October 2024 Oregon, USA

The American Evaluation Association's Evaluation 2024 is taking place from 21-26 October in Portland, Oregon. This conference will bring together new evaluators and established professionals to collaborate and create a stronger future together. Based in peer-to-peer learning, Evaluation 2024 will focus on mentoring those new to the field and elevating fresh perspectives throughout the community.

Global Evidence Commitment – First Annual Convening

Conference 21 October 2024 Washington, DC, USA

The Global Evidence Commitment signatories are holding an IDB-hosted event on 21 October to discuss the promise and progress of the pledge.

National Evaluation Capacities Conference (NEC) 2024

Conferences 14 - 18 October 2024 Beijing, China
The UNDP Independent Evaluation Office is organizing the 8th National Evaluation Capacities Conference (NEC 2024) in Beijing 14-18 October on the theme “Responsive Evaluation: For Government, For Inclusion, For the Future.” This conference is co-hosted by the China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA), and in collaboration with the Global Evaluation Initiative (GEI).

01 - 02
October 2024
Berlin, Germany

Fragile Lives 2024

Conference 01 - 02 October 2024 Berlin, Germany

Fragile Lives 2024 is an international expert conference on the use of rigorous, scientific evidence for the development of knowledge-based policy interventions in fragile, conflict-affected and under-developed settings. The conference is being hosted in Berlin, Germany on October 1 & 2 2024. It is organized jointly by the Zero Hunger Lab of Humboldt-University of Berlin with IRI THESys and Leibniz Institute of Vegetables and Ornamental Crops (IGZ).

15th European Evaluation Biennial Conference

Conference 23 - 27 September 2024 Online
The European Evaluation Society’s Better Together Conference will be held in Rimini, Italy. The conference will explore how collaboration can be more effective, transformative evaluation, and social change.

AfDB Evaluation Week 2024

Conference 17 - 19 September 2024 Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire and online
AfDB Evaluation Week sets the stage for exploring how improving the acquisition and utilization of evaluative knowledge can trigger innovative responses.

Global Evidence Summit 2024

Conference 10 September 2024 Prague, Czech Republic
Cochrane, JBI, GIN and the Campbell Collaboration are jointly hosting the second Global Evidence Summit in Prague, Czech Republic. The summit’s objective is to provide a multi-disciplinary and cross-cultural platform.

Asian Evaluation Week 2024

Conferences 02 - 05 September 2024 Shanghai, China
Asian Development Bank's Independent Evaluation Group, and the Asia Pacific Finance and Development Institute are organizing the Asian Evaluation Week 2-5 September in Shanghai, China and the theme is “Innovations for Influential Evaluation.”