The 2010 Minnesota Evaluation Studies Institute Conference will be held March 8 – 12 in Blooming, Minnesota. I have attended this gathering three times over the course of the past 5 years and have always come away with a better knowledge of the field of evaluation and a stronger connection to a great community of research colleagues. There are useful sessions for both beginners and experienced researchers.

Leah Goldstein Moses, President and CEO of the Improve Group will be one of this year’s presenters along with Michael Quinn Patton, Jean King and many other notable evaluation professionals. If you are hoping to improve your skills, update your knowledge in the field or just network with a great group of people I highly recommend the MESI Conference. This year’s theme is “If Social Betterment is the Goal, Are Evaluators Leading the Way? “ Click here for more information.