Join the 2^nd Annual Evaluation Learning Symposium

The content: Creating a culture of learning from evaluation findings in four sectors:

- Climate change

- Administrative reform

- Disability, and

- Gender

The Event is hosted by the USAID in Vietnam in partnership with Canadian Embassy, United Nations Development Program (UNDP), Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Catholic Relief Services (CRS).

Venue: Melia Hotel- Hanoi, Vietnam, dated 22^nd August 2017.

VNME standee and document booth to deliver and expose
VNME Standee

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Annual General Meeting (AGM)

VNME organizes the Annual Meeting with members on 2^nd June 2017 with the agenda as follow:

1. Introduce the Network and activities since establishment in 2012
2. Introduce the current Management Boa and one by one of each member
3. Sharing and update information of VNME to members
4. VNME Action plan to the end of 2017
5. Elect the new Management Board for the next 2 years (2018- 2019)

The result: There are 17 participants

- Mrs. Nguyen Thi Thu Que: New President with 17/17 votes

- Mrs. Nguyen Thi Huong: New Secretary with 16/17 votes

- Mrs. Nguyen Thi Thuy Sinh: New Treasury with 17/17 votes

VNME members
VNME members
List of Participants on the AGM

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Attend the Third EvalPartners Global Evaluation Forum

Theme: Transforming our world through evaluation: Engagement and partnerships for the better world we want

From 26^th – 28^th April, 2017 at Damas Hotel- Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

APEA (Asia Pacific Evaluation Association) and IDEAS (International Development Evaluation Association) signed the MoU of Partnership and now become one family

APEA Board Members
APEA Board Members and and IDEAS Members
Signing the MoU between APEA and IDEAS

Attend the 8^th AfrEA International Conference From 27^th - 31^st March 2017 held at Munyonyo Commonwealth Resort in Kampala, Uganda

Theme: “Evaluation of the Sustainable Development Goals: Opportunities and Challenges for Africa”. In with from 27- 28^th March focus on Made in Africa: An Opportunity for South- South Cooperation.

Asia Pacific Evaluation Association (APEA) Board Members

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Consultative Workshop on Launching and Applying Asean Regional Framework on Evaluation Standards (ARFES), funded the EvalPartner and IOCE, supported by the APEA (Asian Pacific Evaluation Association) and MES (Malaysian Evaluation Society)

Timing: From 14^th- 16^th Mar. 2017 in Hanoi, Vietnam

             From 20^th- 22^nd Mar. 2017 in Vientiane, Laos

             From 20^th- 22^nd Mar. 2017 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Participants:

- Representatives of Government officials

- Representatives of Donors

- NGOs

- Institutes and Universities

- Individual consultants

- VNME key members

Content:

- Present the ARFES Document

- Get feedback and comments from participants

- Consolidate and complete the ARFES document based on the context of Vietnam for applying

- Circulate to all participants for other comments and feedback

⇒ Vn-FEPS- Based on Vietnam standard- En

Consultative Workshop in Vietnam from 14- 16th March, 2017
Consultative Workshop in Laos from 20- 22nd March 2017
Consultative Workshop in Mongolia from 20- 22nd March 2017

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Organizes as local host the APEA conf2016 at Melia Hotel- Hanoi from 21^st to 25^th Nov 2016

More than 170 participants from more than 30 countries come to Hanoi- Vietnam:

- From 21- 22/11/2016: 2 days for Conferences with topic of Sustainable Development Goals. A lot of case studies, researching, opinions, perspectives

- From 23- 24/11/2016: 2 days for Workshops with 10 different topics and 1 Regional Forum

- 25^th Nov 2016: 1 day for Great Debate with 80 participants as Member of Parliamentary, high level from different countries to join 4 different groups 

Conf2016 program will be downloaded follow the link: Here

Opening  Address- Mrs. Nguyen Thi Thu Que- President of VNME; Director of M&E Consulting Company
Beside Conference	Great Debate Dialogue

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Prepare for Conference APEAConf2016 in Hanoi 

Theme: "SDGs – Making a Difference Through Evaluation"

Date: 21-25 November, 2016

Venue: Melia Hotel, 44B Ly Thuong Kiet, Hoan Kiem, Ha Noi, Viet Nam

Asia Pacific Evaluation Association (APEA) - Vietnam Network for Monitoring and Evaluation (VNME) - Centre for Agricultural Reseach, Management, Monitoring & Evaluation (ARMEC)

1. Responsible for the tasks authorized by the Party A related to logistic works under the MOU signed on 30^th May, 2016;
2. Work together with the Event Management Company to Respond all legal requirement to organize the Conference based on the Vietnam Government Regulation and Law (get the permit to organize the conference in Hanoi);
3. Work with the Event Management Company to be responsible for the legal requirements for the participants to get visa to come to Vietnam before the Event;
4. Play role as local partner to work with the Event Management Company to contact with relevant organisations and agencies to discuss and get supports from them for the conference;
5. Photocopy documents and handouts for participants;
6. Work closely with Event Management Company and responsible for all logistics works with the Event Management Company related to the conference (Hotel, translation, handout, information, media, television… etc);
7. Make relevant payments for all approved expenditures related to the Conference;
8. Collect all dues, issue receipts, prepare the Statement of Expenditures within 10 days after the Conference and submit to the APEA;
9. Responsible for the part of Estimate cost
10. Others logistics and local liaison matters.

Official meeting with Vice- Minister of the MPI

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VNME with support of IOCE Eval Partners, potentional local partners, up to now VNME continues to conduct following activities:

1. Meet with Unicef in Vietnam to introduce about APEA and VNME, brief on APEA Evaluation Conference 2016 in Vietnam, discuss with Unicef about the Partnership Option between Unicef- VNME- APEA on Evaluation & Related initiatives
2. Work closely with APEA President (Dr.Arunaselam Rasappan) to publish VNME Conference website with Conference information and links to all other APEA member countries and their VoPEs. Link VNME website with APEA Conf2016 website
3. Conduct 3 training courses on IRBM in collaboration with MES and MUST for potential local partners in Vietnam (NEU and IMARD) 
4. Assign representative to join the Small Grant to develop Asia Region Framework on Evaluation Standard with MES (Malaysia Evaluation Society), CamES (Cambodia Evaluation Society) and InDEC (Indonesia Development Evaluation Community) in 2016 
5. Conduct the first Annual Group Meeting, Minute of Meeting
6. Assign representative to join Global Forum in Kathmandu- Nepal in 20015, Kathmandu- Nepal Report
7. Develop the VNME Constitution in both the Vietnamese and English languages