18-20 February, 2000

On 18-20 February, 2000, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation-supported residency meeting was held in Barbados, West Indies. The purpose of the meeting was to develop a framework for cooperation among regional and national evaluation organizations. The organizations that were represented at the meeting were the African Evaluation Association, American Evaluation Association, Asociacion Centeroamericana de Evaluacion, Associazione Italiana de Valutazione, Australasian Evaluation Society, Canadian Evaluation Society, European Evaluation Society, Israeli Association for Program Evaluation, Kenyan Evaluation Association, La Societe Francaise de l'Evaluation, Malaysian Evaluation Society, Programme for Strengthening the Regional Capacity for Evaluation of Rural Poverty Alleviation Projects in Latin America and the Caribbean (PREVAL), Reseau Ruandais de Suivi et Evaluation, Sri Lankan Evaluation Association, and the United Kingdom Evaluation Society. In addition, representatives from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation, The University of the West Indies, the Caribbean Development Bank, and the United Nations Capital Development Fund were present. The meeting was facilitated by Arnold Love and Craig Russon. After working through some difficult trust issues, the group went on to identify purposes that might orient a partnership, broad organizational principles, and a list of activities that might be undertaken. A drafting committee that reflected the diverse nature of the group was selected to prepare a proposal. Each president and representative will take the subsequent proposal back to his or her organization's policymaking body for endorsement. Once this has occurred, the group may form an organizing committee that would work toward establishing a formal partnership. Bilateral and multilateral activities are encouraged during the interim.