About EES
The EES was initiated in 1992 and registered in 1996 as a non-profit association. The first official board was elected in autumn 1995 and started its work in January 1996. Since the start of the Society, it has organized thirteen biennial conferences in as many European countries.
The mandate of the European Evaluation Society (EES) is to stimulate, guide and promote the theory, practice and utilization of evaluation in Europe and beyond. Our vision is a world where evaluation contributes to human welfare through social learning. Specifically EES seeks to advance evaluation knowledge and to encourage adoption of good practices by fostering evaluation excellence, independence and partnerships. EES activities aim to support improved enabling environments for evaluation, stronger communities of practice, relevant evaluation research and enhanced evaluation methods.
DG DEVCO/ESS & Evaluation in Crisis Initiative
The European Commission DG DEVCO/ESS launched Evaluation in Crisis, building on the challenges brought in by the global COVID-19 pandemic. Some services are specific to DEVCO staff, and the following are public ones:
- Publication of an annotated bibliography of selected resources on evaluation in times of COVID-19
- Development of original content: bi-weekly newsletters, blog posts and podcasts on lessons being learned by different members of the evaluation community (released as from June).
Follow the initiative at https://europa.eu/capacity4dev/devco-ess and register to receive the newsletters.
Get involved:
Become an EES Member
Join the evaluation community with its platforms that connect relevant disciplines, partners and sectors and encourage knowledge exchange, good practice dissemination, professional
co-operation and bridge building.
Join a Thematic Working Group
Do you wish to explore a special evaluation domain or topic and share common interest with other EES members?
Become an EES Contributor
Get involved with the Evaluation community via submitting
a blog, contribution to EuropEval Digest or other.
What’s in it for you:
Voluntary Evaluator Peer Review
Interested in your professional development involving self-assessment and self-reflection around the EES Evaluator Capabilities?
Evaluation Journal
The journal publishes fully refereed papers and aims to advance the theory, methodology and practice of evaluation.
EuropEval Digest
Monthly online newsletter that help you keep track of all news and opportunities across the European evaluation community.
Jobs / Tenders
View the latest opportunities for vacancies and tenders in the evaluation field.
Learn from other Evaluation Societies
Look at our compilation of evaluation standards, glossaries, guidelines, tools and checklists.
Blog / Innovative Podcast
Read the latest blog contributions or view the podcasts providing insights into the implications of new and emerging technologies in evaluation.
News
Resources on Evaluation and Covid-19
In light of these unprecedented times with the outbreak of Covid-19, we are all having to adapt our daily lives and practice social distancing. Even once the pandemic is over, many sectors will continue to have to adjust their ways of working.
Welcome to Day 1 of #gLocalEval2020! 250+ events are taking place this week. With 75 events on Evaluation Capacity Development, 48 on Evaluation Communication and Use, and 37 on Evaluation 2030, there is a lot to learn! Click here to register and attend: https://www.glocalevalweek.org/
