Joining the only European association of evaluators allows you to join a community of like-minded professionals, and comes with the following benefits:

1. Subscription to Evaluation, the International Journal of Theory, Research, and Practice with electronic access,* and optional printed copies to be sent quarterly;
2. Reduced conference registration fee for the EES Biennial conferences and priority to receive advanced information about forthcoming EES conferences;
3. Reduced registration rates for professional development workshops, in person or remote (organized or co-organized by EES);
4. Opportunities for networking and sharing information with colleagues across Europe and globally via:

1. 1. Participating in the Thematic working groups – TWG
   2. Attending EES Biennial conferences and online events
   3. Receiving regular emails from the EES Secretariat about current events and opportunities that are of interest to the evaluation community
   4. Advertising on the EES website and social media channels, e.g. jobs and tenders, webinars, trainings etc.
   5. Networking via an EES members-only portal and sharing publications (forthcoming)

5. Ability to influence the direction and the activities of EES through:

1. 1. Participating in the Annual General Meeting
   2. Participating in various Thematic working groups – TWG
   3. Participating in annual and other feedback surveys
   4. Suggesting new ideas and joint activities with EES

6. Opportunity to access, and contribute to, all EES products, including archives:

1. 1. Monthly EES newsletter “EuropEval Digest” sent exclusively in electronic form and permanent access to the past issues;
   2. EES podcast EvalEdge
   3. EES Blog
   4. Recordings of EES’ online events series

7. Full access to the EES website, including:

1. 1. Jobs/tenders
   2. Online events
   3. Trainings 
   4. Events/conferences
   5. A curated database on Gender and Evaluation resources called GEKIWIKI, courtesy of TWG 1
   6. The latest news about our partnership events, including p2p Career + Advisory for Emerging Evaluators and the Decade of Evaluation For Action (Eval4Action)

8. Evaluation-specific resources on the EES website, including:

1. 1. Standards
   2. Glossaries
   3. Guidelines and Handbooks
   4. Tools and Checklists
   5. Web Tools and Software
   6. Journals
   7. Links to other evaluation organizations in Europe and beyond

9. Increase your credibility by joining the EES database (once approved/forthcoming);
10. Being publicly listed as a member of a Thematic Working Group on the EES Website;
11. Potential to contribute to the development of evaluation culture across Europe.