| Tuesday, September 18 |
Noon - 5:00 p.m.
| Registration Marriott Hotel
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| 1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. | Optional Special Hearing |
Review & Discussion of Recommended Changes to the Red Book
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| 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. | Breakout Sessions: |
· USDA Graduate School: Creative Thinking for Evaluators
· Dr Kenna Seal: Evaluating Education In West Virginia
· Roundtable Discussion on Report Design/Publishing & Mapping Software
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| 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. | Opening Reception at the Clay Center (With Hor d’ oeuvres & Cash Bar |
| Wednesday, September 19 |
7:30- 8:30 a.m.
| Registration & Continental Breakfast
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| 8:30- 10:15 a.m. | Plenary Session: |
Keynote Speaker: William Leighty, Chief of Staff to Current Virginia Governor Tim Kaine, and Former Governor Mark Warner.
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10:15- 10:30 a.m.
| Break
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| 10:30 - Noon | Breakout Sessions: |
· USDA Graduate School: Scoping to Reduce Evaluation Cycle-Time
· Fraud Investigations: Gary Slater, WV Commission on Special Investigations
· Evaluation Standards: Rakesh Mohan & Jeanette Franzel
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| Noon- 1:30 p.m. | Lunch |
NLPES General Overview of Membership & Host State 2008 Presentation
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| 1:30- 3:00 p.m. | Breakout Sessions: |
· USDA Graduate School: Scoping to Reduce Evaluation Cycle-Time
· Accessing Difficult Information (HIPAA, Tax, FERPA)
· Skills Workshop on How to Improve Editing Evaluation Reports
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3:00- 3:15 p.m.
| Break
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| 3:15- 4:45 p.m. | Breakout Sessions: |
· USDA Graduate School: Scoping to Reduce Evaluation Cycle-Time
· The Challenges of Evaluating Agency Information Technology Systems
· Roundtable Discussion on Management of Work Papers
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6:00- 7:00 p.m.
| Reception at Governor's Mansion
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7:00- 9:00 p.m.
| Dinner at Capitol Rotunda (Featuring Traditional Mountain Music) |
| Thursday, September 20 |
7:30- 8:30 a.m.
| Continental Breakfast
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| 8:30- 10:15 a.m. | Plenary Session: |
George Grob, Retired Assistant Inspector General with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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10:15- 10:30 a.m.
| Break
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| 10:30-11:45 a.m. | Breakout Sessions: |
· USDA Graduate School: An Evaluation Message Policymakers Will Listen To
· Approaches to Evaluating Economic Development Agencies
· The Use of Program Evaluation for Policy Making
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Noon- 7:00 p.m.
| Optional Networking Activities
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Evening
| On Your Own |
| Friday, September 21 |
7:30 - 8:30 a.m.
| Continental Breakfast
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| 8:30-10:15 a.m. | Plenary Session: |
Jack Canfield, Former State Legislator and Press Spokesman for Three West Virginia Governors
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10:15 - 10:30 a.m.
| Break
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| 10:30 - 11:45 a.m. | Breakout Sessions: |
· The State of Performance Evaluation in State Government
· Roundtable Discussion on Performance Evaluation of Evaluators
· Roundtable Discussion on Hiring the Right Evaluator
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Noon
| Conclusion of Conference |
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