Large Conferences: 2009 / Conférences d'envergure: 2009
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Item De la nécessité de repenser les conférences d'envergure du point de vue des stratégies, de la dynamique et des systèmes pour renforcer le pouvoir rassembleur du CRDI : résumé des constatations(Section de l'évaluation, CRDI, Ottawa, ON, CA, 2009) CRDI. Section de l'évaluationItem Large conference re-imagined : strategies, dynamics, and systems to strengthen IDRC's convening capacity; summary of findings(Evaluation Unit, IDRC, Ottawa, ON, CA, 2009) IDRC. Evaluation UnitThe report identifies the need for more conscious planning across the Centre in the early stages of conference engagement. The evaluation showed that anticipating and encouraging innovations that address conference dynamics—such as choosing a working language that would include all participants or allowing for alternate presentation formats—contributes to success. It would be useful for IDRC to be more explicit in linking conference objectives and activities to the broader context and strategy when planning, resourcing, evaluating, and framing messages for participants and stakeholders. This would allow it to better assess whether large conferences further the development goals of the programs.Item Évaluation stratégique de la participation du CRDI à des conférences d'envergure : document d'information sur la première phase; les modalités et les motifs de la participation du CRDI – résumé(Section de l'évaluation, CRDI, Ottawa, ON, CA, 2008) Haylock, LauraItem Strategic evaluation of IDRC's Participation in Large Conferences, phase one background paper; why and how IDRC participates (executive summary)(Evaluation Unit, IDRC, Ottawa, ON, CA, 2008) Haylock, LauraItem Strategic evaluation of IDRC's Participation in Large Conferences, phase one background paper; why and how IDRC participates(Evaluation Unit, IDRC, Ottawa, ON, CA, 2008) Haylock, LauraThe nature of the IDRC’s involvement in large conferences has ranged from being the initiator and main investor to being an advisor, organizer, participant, observer, or a combination of these. This evaluation provides information drawn partly from case studies of past conferences, that can be used to guide programming decisions regarding participation in large conferences, with practical advice about “how-to” engage in organization of future events. Large conference should be seen as a “means” to a clear objective rather than an “end” in-and-of itself.Item Large conferences and event toolkit(Evaluation Unit, IDRC, Ottawa, ON, CA, 2009) IDRC. Evaluation UnitThis document contains templates, checklists and decision support tools which will assist in planning large conferences and other events. These tools were collected as part of the Strategic Evaluation of IDRC's Participation in Large Conferences.Item Large Conference Re-Imagined : Strategies, Dynamics, and Systems for IDRC's Convening Capacity(Institute of Development Studies, 2009) Ishmael Perkins, Nick; Okail, Nancy; Eyben, Rosalind; Lindstrom, Johanna; Llanes-Ortiz, Genner; Taylor, PeterThis 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.