Large Conference Re-Imagined : Strategies, Dynamics, and Systems for IDRC's Convening Capacity

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2009

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Institute of Development Studies

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This report draws on the experience of IDRC‘s involvement in 15 large conferences as co-convener and/or initiator. It identifies the need for more conscious planning across the Centre in the early stages of engagement to maximize efficiencies, with the aim of making it easier for the Centre to monitor the real costs and associated outcomes of large conferences. The report suggests how the findings might apply to key administrative functions as they relate to IDRC‘s engagement with large conferences.

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EVALUATION, CONFERENCES, GLOBAL, LEADERSHIP, CAPACITY BUILDING, POLICY SCIENCES, LITERATURE REVIEW, PROJECT EVALUATION, DEVELOPMENT PLANNING, COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS, OPERATIONS RESEARCH, ORGANIZATION OF RESEARCH, CANADA

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