The submission period for the 2018 Fall Research Conference opens on February 5. All submissions are due by April 11, 2018.
The 2018 conference will emphasize the iterative and collaborative nature of building evidence. We aim to engage researchers, policy makers, and program leaders in thoughtful discussions about how best to collect data, capture innovation, measure impacts, and identify actionable and timely recommendations.
Proposals are accepted in 15 policy areas. We encourage submissions that discuss how to generate and capitalize on evidence to improve outcomes and inform decision making. We challenge applicants to consider questions like:
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How can we leverage innovative technologies and techniques, such as rapid cycle evaluation, program dashboards, and data analytics, to improve programs?
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What challenges do local organizations face while building and making use of evidence?
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What does effective evidence-based policy look like at different levels of government?
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How can researchers, policy makers, and program leaders better engage with each other?
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What factors lead to impacts and how can these elements be extracted, shared, and applied?
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What tools effectively assist decision making at the ground level and what are we missing?
We are soliciting abstracts for (1) individual papers to be integrated into panels, (2) panels made up of 3-4 papers, (3) roundtables, and (4) posters. Abstracts for individual papers and posters should be no more than 500 words; if a panel of papers is proposed, there should be a summary of each paper plus an overarching description of the panel and its importance. Descriptions for roundtables should be no more than 500 words, plus a listing of participants and a summary of their contributions.
Submit your proposal.