Many Thanks!

Thank you!!

Many thanks to all of our presenters,

guests, panel speakers, committee members, helpers,

and sponsors who helped to make this year's

Kelly Conference a great success!

Check back soon for pictures!

UAlbany Campus Map

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When you arrive on campus, park in Visitor Lot 2. Say you are here for the Kelly Conference to avoid parking fees! Conference begins nearby in the Life Sciences Building on the 2nd floor in the D'Ambra Auditorium - there will be signs, and the parking attendant can direct you!

Conference Times & Location

23rd Kelly Conference will be held on the uptown UAlbany Campus in the
Life Sciences Building!

We're looking forward to seeing you all later this week, and wanted to take a moment to update you on the planned conference events!

The pre-conference reception will be held on Thursday, 3/26 at the Best Western Sovereign Hotel on Western Avenue in Albany, NY. This event is scheduled from 7:00 - 9:30 in the evening. Refreshments will be served, and we will have a brief discussion on how to include evaluator experience on your CV. This will be a fun, casual event where you can meet grad students and professionals in the field of evaluation. Everyone who is attending the conference is invited to this reception!

The main conference will be held on on Friday March 27th at the University at Albany uptown campus in Albany, NY. There are two main entrances to the university - one at 1400 Washington Avenue, and one near 1213 Western Avenue, diagonally across from the Best Western Hotel. Conference events will be held in the Life Sciences Building - registration & check-in will take place in front of the D'Ambra Auditorium. Registration (and breakfast) opens at 8 am, and Introductory remarks are scheduled to begin at 8:45 in the D'Ambra Auditorium (see schedule in sidebar).

As a reminder: The full conference fee includes the Thursday night pre-conference reception, Friday Full Day conference presentations (including light breakfast, panel presentation, student presentations, lunch, and the workshop), while the Workshop-only option is for just the 2:00-4:00 Workshop. Presenters are welcome to attend as much or as little of the Full Day activities as you would like, but as presenters you are required to sign up for the full day event.

Looking forward to seeing you all there! Please email us if you have any questions.

Registration

Important Registration Announcement:

Due to issues with postal delivery, If you have not yet registered for the Kelly Conference by 3/20/09, please DO NOT MAIL YOUR REGISTRATION IN. Instead, pay in person at the conference. This is to ensure that you do not have to pay twice in the event that a late-mailed check does not reach us in time. Please be aware that if you have mailed your registration but we have not received it, you will be asked to pay at the registration table on the day of the conference. To avoid this, we recommend that you do not mail your registration forms or fees after 3/20/09. Thank you!

Approaching Deadlines

Hotel & Early Registration Deadlines!

Just a reminder - the Early Registration deadline is March 14th - registration forms must be postmarked by 3/14 to be eligible for the early rate of $35.00. Later registrants will have to pay the full conference fee of $40.00 to attend.

Also, room reservations at the Best Western Sovereign Hotel on Western Avenue in Albany must be reserved by March 12th to get the special Kelly Conference rate of $75.00 per night – this rate applies to both single and double occupancy rooms! Please call (518) 489-2981 to reserve your room, and indicate that you are staying for the Kelly Conference to get the special rate. For more information you can check out the link to the hotel website: http://www.bestwesternnewyork.com/hotels/best-western-sovereign-hotel-albany/

Looking forward to seeing you all soon!

Reception and Accommodations

For those of you who will be arriving Thursday evening, we have arranged a special, reduced rate for your stay at the Best Western Sovereign Hotel, which is immediately adjacent to campus!

The pre-conference reception will also be held here at 7:00 pm on Thursday March 26th. ALL attendees are urged to attend the reception in order to meet other evaluators and graduate students, and learn more about our professional field. Special events are being planned for this reception, and refreshments will be provided.

Attendees who reserve their room(s) at this hotel by March 12, 2009 are eligible for the special rate of $75.00 per night – this rate applies to both single and double occupancy rooms! Please call (518) 489-2981 to reserve your room, and indicate that you are staying for the Kelly Conference to get the special rate. For more information you can check out the link to the hotel website: http://www.bestwesternnewyork.com/hotels/best-western-sovereign-hotel-albany/

Proposal Deadline Friday 2/13/09!

Proposals for presentations at the 23rd Annual Kelly Conference are due electronically by midnight of Friday February 13, 2009!

Proposals can cover any area of evaluation (program, personnel, or
performance), or any research that grew out of an evaluation. We will also
consider planned/proposed studies, and papers on evaluation-theory for
round-table sessions!

Looking forward to reading your proposals!!

Kristina Mycek
Susan Rogers
Anna Valtcheva
2009 Kelly Conference Co-chairs