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Methods for Change are running a workshop on evaluating public engagement impacts which may be of interest. It is being held on Tuesday 1st December 2015, at Hamilton House, Bristol and can be booked via our website ( details below) The workshop will be led by a range of speakers with experience in evaluating public engagement. We look forward to seeing many of you there Sarah Methods for Change [log in to unmask] *"Practitioner focused workshops designed to empower you and your organisation on the best evaluation and research techniques available."* Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/methodsforchange>* | *Twitter <http://twitter.com/methods4change>* | *Website <http://www.methodsforchange.org/> / Please share our workshops with your colleagues. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: <[log in to unmask]> Gentle Introduction to Evaluating Public Engagement Impacts / Hamilton House, Bristol / Tuesday 1st December 2015 / 13:00 - 17:00 View this email in your browser Gentle Introduction to Evaluating Public Engagement Impacts *Tuesday 1st December 2015, 1pm to 5pm* Hamilton House, Bristol THE WORKSHOP Is your event or activity making a difference? This workshop will help equip you to answer this question. Make the most of impact evaluation for your public engagement events or activities by learning about key issues and techniques you can use. Speakers will introduce you to a range of tools for conducting robust impact evaluation of public engagement, drawing upon their extensive experience and internationally-recognised evaluation expertise. *This workshop will cover:* - How evaluating public engagement impact can benefit practice and improve outcomes. - How to collect impact evidence using high quality methods of qualitative and quantitative research. - How to address possible sources of bias that could affect your evaluation. The workshop assumes you have a general familiarity with typical forms of evaluation. The focus of this workshop is to introduce how to push evaluation into measuring impact. THE SPEAKERS Dr Richard Watermeyer Dr Richard Watermeyer (University of Bath, Senior Lecturer in Education) has special expertise in investigating innovative approaches to 'upstream' engagement and dialogue. He has written about the expert/public interface in various educational contexts and led a number of UK Government and Government agency evaluations. Dr Helen Featherstone Dr Helen Featherstone (joint Head of Public Engagement, University of Bath) works across the university supporting engaged research and creating the conditions for engaged research to flourish. She has also been a post-doc researcher at UWE looking at the public's roles in public engagement. Helen has been Chair of the Visitor Studies Group, alongside her teaching and research. Dr Eric Jensen Dr Eric Jensen (Associate Professor, Sociology Dept, University of Warwick) is a leading social scientist specializing in innovative methods of conducting impact evaluation research. He holds a PhD in Sociology from the University of Cambridge and has led many groundbreaking projects on new social research technologies. JOIN US Hamilton House, 80 Stokes Croft, Bristol BS1 3QY *Tuesday 1st December 2015 1pm - 5pm* VIEW WORKSHOP <http://www.methodsforchange.org/events/8?locale=en> PARTICIPATION NOTES Readings will be provided to registered delegates electronically in advance of the workshop. RESERVATION COSTS *EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT IF YOU BOOK BY 16**TH OCTOBER 2015* *For Profit Businesses* *£125.00* Early bird DISCOUNT £95.00 Non-profit organisations and unaffiliated individuals *£75.00* Early bird DISCOUNT £65.00 Students/Unemployed *£35.00* REGISTER NOW <http://www.methodsforchange.org/events/8?locale=en> VIEW ALL EVENTS <http://www.methodsforchange.org/> [image: Facebook] <https://www.facebook.com/pages/Methods-For-Change/1597699243828749> Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/pages/Methods-For-Change/1597699243828749> [image: Twitter] <http://www.twitter.com/methods4change> Twitter <http://www.twitter.com/methods4change> [image: Website] <http://www.methodsforchange.org/> Website <http://www.methodsforchange.org/> [image: Email] <[log in to unmask]> Email <[log in to unmask]> *Methods For Change *workshops are delivered by Qualia Analytics <http://www.qualiaanalytics.org> Ltd.