Mind the Gap: From Evidence to Policy Impact

Each year billions of dollars are spent on tackling global poverty. Development programs and policies are designed to build sustainable livelihoods and improve lives. But is there real evidence to show which programs work and why? Are government and donor policies based on concrete and credible evidence?

The Mind the Gap conference on impact evaluation will address these questions and offer possible solutions. The conference will take place in Cuernavaca, Mexico, June 15-17, 2011, and it's co-hosted by The International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie), the National Institute of Public Health of Mexico (INSP), the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), and the Center for Labor and Social Distributive Studies in coordination with the Impact Evaluation Network (CEDLAS-IEN).

This conference will provide a platform to share and discuss experiences on how to best achieve evidence-based policy in sectors that are highly relevant for countries in all developing regions. Systematic reviews, research and experience papers from all regions are welcome. To this end, the conference will mainstream a policy-focus into all its activities. The plenary sessions will address the challenges and progress made in building evidence into policy-making processes. The sector-focused sessions will be asked to address the engagement of stakeholders and policy-makers in the various studies presented. The conference will be preceded by a range of pre-conference clinics tailored to the interests and needs of both researchers and program managers.

The conference will accommodate only 400 attendees. The official languages of the Conference are Spanish and English. Simultaneous translation will be provided for all conference sessions.Please register early to secure your attendance. Registration will open February 15, 2011. Early bird rates will be offered.

Check the conference website often for up to date conference information. You can also sign up for 3ie's e-newsletter here .

Bursaries are being made available to developing country participants with a proven interest in impact evaluation.

Bursary applications will open February 15 giving preference to authors of accepted abstracts.

Website (URL): http://www.impactevaluation2011.org/index.html

Organizer: The International Initiative for Impact Evaluation, the National Institute of Public Health of Mexico, the Inter-American Development Bank, and the Center for Labor and Social Distributive Studies, in coordination with the Impact Evaluation Network

Event Location: Cuernavaca, Mexico

Start Date: 2011-06-15 3:00

End Date: 2011-06-17 12:00