Evaluation in a Complex World: Changing Expectations, Changing  Realities

The 17^th Annual Minnesota Evaluation Studies Institute (MESI) Spring Conference

Conference dates: March 28-30, 2012

Pre- and Post- Conference Workshops: March 26-27 and March 30-31

University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN

Please join us for this exciting and enriching interdisciplinary evaluation conference designed for professional evaluators, program directors and staff in non-profit and for-profit organizations, students, and others interested in conducting or using evaluations. MESI provides a unique opportunity to learn and reflect on contemporary issues in evaluation with national experts and practitioners in a small setting.

This year’s conference will be held March 28-30 (Wednesday through noon on Friday) at the Continuing Education Conference Center, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN. Intensive pre-conference and post-conference workshops will be offered March 26-27 (Monday-Tuesday) and March 30-31 (Friday afternoon-Saturday).

Featured Speakers include:

• Jan Malcolm, Chief Executive Officer of Courage Center, former Minnesota Commissioner of Health
• Foundation Leadership Panel, featuring leaders from the Twin Cities’ and Minnesota’s top foundations
• Michael Quinn Patton, Founder & Director, Utilization-Focused Evaluationand Independent Evaluation Consultant, author of Utilization-Focused Evaluation and Developmental Evaluation: Applying Complexity Concepts to Enhance Innovation and Use
• Richard Krueger, Professor Emeritus and Senior Fellow in Evaluation Studies, University of Minnesota
• Jean A. King, Professor and Director, Minnesota Evaluation Studies Institute, University of Minnesota
• Vanessa McKendall-Stephens, President, Face Valu Evaluation Consulting & Associates, Minneapolis, MN
• And others from the Twin Cities community and across the University of Minnesota

Conference Registration

Registration for the MESI 2012 Conference is Now Open! There are three ways to register: online as an individual, on paper as an individual and on paper as a group.