Blogs, mash-ups and wikis – new tools for evaluating event objectives: A case study on the LIFT06 conference in Geneva

This case study examines the evaluation of the impact of a major conference on its participants. Combining traditional research methods and the experimental use of new technological tools such as wikis, blogs and mash-ups, the author designs and tests a framework for event evaluation. Through analysing the data collected, the author shows to what extent the knowledge, attitudes and behaviour of participants was influenced by their participation in the LIFT06 conference. The limitations of this model and suggested future research are also discussed.

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Pathways to Use of Communication Campaigns’ Evaluation Findings Within International Organizations

Abstract: This article presents a study on the pathways and processes regarding the use of evaluation findings of communication campaigns from two international organizations, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). Several years after the completion of the campaigns and their evaluations, our research identified 28 instances of use and six instances of non-use of the evaluation results, of which the large majority being surprising in nature.

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Evaluation of the 2009 Lift Conference

This infographic provides an overview of the evaluation findings of the 2009 Lift Conference, a leading communication and technology summit in Europe.

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Oxfam America: Evaluation of global advocacy programme; Global Leaders Empowered to Alleviate Poverty

This visual summary provides an overview of the evaluation findings in 7 pages.

 

 

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Evaluation of the 2009 Lift Conference

This multimedia video report provides an overview of feedback on the 2009 Lift Conference, a leading communication and technology summit in Europe. Produced by Patricia with support of wwwThierryweber.com.

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