The Canadian Evaluation Society (CES) cordially invites you to participate in and support its annual conference. Exhibiting at C2014 is an affordable way to connect with conference attendees active in the field of evaluation. Exhibitors provide a vital service in helping conference attendees learn about evaluation-related products and services.

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Note that the early bird deadline has been extended to April 15, 2014. Those changes are not reflected in the exhibitor prospectus.

Exhibitors at C2014 (in alphabetical order)

Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation

The Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation is published by the Canadian Evaluation Society (CES). It seeks to promote the theory and practice of program evaluation in Canada by publishing:

• Articles on all aspects of the theory and practice of evaluation, including methodology, evaluation standards, implementation of evaluations, reporting and use of studies, and the audit or metaevaluation of evaluation.
• Research and Practice Notes that provide practical examples of the applications of particular methodologies or procedures within the context of a particular study or group of studies.
• Book Reviews.

Centre for Research on Educational and Community Services (CRECS)

The Centre for Research on Educational and Community Services (CRECS) collaborates in research, evaluation, and training with organizations in the educational, social service, and health sectors to improve social programs and policies for citizens, especially those facing social exclusion.

Consortium of Universities for Evaluation Education (CUEE)

Created in 2008, the Consortium of Universities for Evaluation Education (CUEE) is a collaborative partnership among universities, government and the Canadian Evaluation Society for the purpose of building capacity in graduate-level education and training in Canada.

Cuso International

Cuso International is an international development organization that works to reduce poverty and inequality through the efforts of skilled volunteers. Each year, we place volunteers from North and South America in developing countries in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and Latin America. Volunteers collaborate with local partners on health, education, environment, social justice and livelihoods projects, sharing knowledge and experience to create sustainable change.

École nationale d’administration publique

ENAP is one of the largest public administration universities in the world. Since its creation in 1969, it has positioned itself as a leader in the renewal of a modern and effective public administration in Quebec and abroad. It has set the standard in this field, in both academic and practitioner communities. ENAP is a branch of the Université du Québec network (10 institutions). It resulted from the desire to give Quebec an institution of higher learning dedicated to public management. Its mission is to contribute to the development of public administration as a field of both knowledge and practice.

Fluidware

Fluidware is an Internet software company with offices in Ottawa, Canada and New Jersey with 70 employees. Fluidware’s focus has been on creating versatile software that empowers smart data collection, review and analysis for its clients. Fluidware has two flagship products. The first is a turnkey online award management tool called FluidReview, a hosted software solution that streamlines collection and processing of grant & award applications from end to end, allowing organizations to automate many of the repetitive processes that occur throughout the application, nomination and judging cycles. Fluidware’s other flagship product is a survey and form creation tool called FluidSurveys. Although FluidSurveys is most commonly used to build and distribute custom surveys, its easy-to-use drag & drop interface also makes it ideally suited for building custom forms and questionnaires.

Professional Designation Program – CES Credentialed Evaluator (CE)

One of the key roles of the CES is to contribute to the professionalization of evaluation practice. The CES Credentialed Evaluator (CE) designation is designed to support professionalization efforts by defining, recognizing, and promoting the practice of ethical, high quality and competent evaluation in Canada. The holder of the CE designation has provided convincing evidence of the education and experience required by the CES to be a competent evaluator. The process of obtaining the CE designation is rigorous, demanding, and introspective. The maintenance of the CE designation demands a certain number of hours of continuing education. The CE designation is therefore a demonstration of commitment to the profession. The value of the CE designation is such that CES celebrates Credentialed Evaluators by providing a public registry listing them.

Public Works and Government Services Canada – Public Opinion Research Directorate (PORD)

PORD provides coordination and advisory services to Government of Canada organizations on public opinion research (POR). We also organize events, information sessions and workshops, to increase knowledge levels among researchers and share the latest trends in POR. Our role is to facilitate studies by guiding departments throughout the entire process, to ensure that objectives are met and that the research undertaken conforms to the legislative and policy requirements, as well as government and industry standards.

Science-Metrix

Science-Metrix is an international research firm specializing in the evaluation of science and technology initiatives. Science-Metrix provides performance measurement and program evaluation services using advanced bibliometric indicators and mixed research methods to help our clients measure their impact and improve the effectiveness of their activities.

Social Research and Demonstration Corporation (SRDC)

Social Research and Demonstration Corporation is a national leader in social research and experimentation. Since 1991, we have documented what works to improve the well-being of Canadians while raising the standards of evidence used to assess policies. Our experience and expertise is applied to a full range of program design, analysis and evaluation.

Verbi Software

MAXQDA (Windows and Mac) is a world leading professional tool for qualitative and mixed methods data analysis. Use MAXQDA to analyze and categorize relevant information in interviews, focus groups, online surveys, web pages, images, audio and video files, spreadsheets, and more.

As a mixed methods expert MAXQDA offers innovative features which combine quantitative and qualitative data: analyze both types of data side by side, import statistical findings or quantify your qualitative results.

Automatic coding tools help evaluate data efficiently while unsurpassed visualizations let evaluators present their results in a clear and comprehensible way to third parties.