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Call for Proposal!

Annual conference co-hosted by

Hawaiʻi-Pacific Evaluation Association (H-PEA) and

the Center for Culturally Responsive Evaluation

and Assessment-Hawaiʻi Affiliate (CREA-HI).

Thursday, September 17, 2026, at Koʻolau Ballrooms, Kaneʻohe, HI

Submit your Proposal

*The conference will be held on a Thursday and presenters are expected to attend in person.

CONFERENCE THEME - Evaluation as Advocacy: Leading the Way with Aloha

We invite the evaluation community to submit proposals for our upcoming conference, Evaluation as Advocacy: Leading the Way with Aloha. This year’s theme recognizes the important role evaluators play in uplifting evidence, protecting community knowledge, and ensuring that data continues to inform decisions that impact our communities. In a time of shifting priorities, limited resources, and growing skepticism about research and data, evaluation can serve as a powerful form of advocacy.

Grounded in the spirit of Aloha, we encourage proposals that highlight thoughtful, culturally responsive, and community-centered approaches to evaluation. Share your experiences, insights, and strategies for advancing evaluation that supports communities, strengthens access to meaningful data, and helps ensure that evidence continues to guide positive change.

CALL FOR ROUNDTABLES, POSTERS, PAPER PRESENTATIONS, PANELS, IGNITE SESSIONS AND CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS

H-PEA and CREA-HI invite you to submit a proposal for one of the following opportunities in our in-person sessions. Session will be on Thursday, September 17, 8am - 4pm.

- Roundtable
- Share-a-thon

- Paper Presentation
- Panel

- Ignite Session

- Workshop

Those interested should submit this online proposal submission form that will be peer-reviewed by the conference review committee. The review committee will judge proposals on the following:

a) alignment with conference theme

b) relevance to the field of evaluation

c) contribution to the knowledge, skill-building, and practice of evaluators
d) alignment to the AEA Evaluator Competencies (https://www.eval.org/About/Competencies-Standards)
e) implications for evaluation theory or practice; and
f) value to conference attendees.

PRESENTATION FORMATS

ROUNDTABLE: 60-minute discussion; an opportunity to share a work in progress or an issue/concern. Roundtable presentations typically include a short presentation, followed by discussion and feedback. Roundtable presenters should bring targeted questions to pose to others at the table in order to learn from and with those attending. Roundtables are an ideal format for networking and focused discussion on a particular topic, including work-in-progress. Roundtable presentations are table-top discussions and do not include the use of A/V equipment.

WORKSHOP: Skill-building session lasting 30 to 60 minutes. Your workshop should be designed with much of the time dedicated to hands-on activities that allow for participants to practice what’s demonstrated in a way that will lead to practical application. Proposed workshop abstracts should include an overview of the skills and concepts addressed, a general outline of the workshop, and the learning outcomes for participants.

IGNITE SESSION: A quick paced presentation where the presenter delivers 20 slides in 5-minutes on one topic. The slides will automatically advance every 15 seconds. Ignite presentations are short but take some practice to do well. See American Evaluation Association tips for planning your ignite session.

SHARE-A-THON: Share-A-Thon presenters will present their work in an open, 60-minute session. Presenters will be provided a table and are invited to bring their own materials and/or devices to showcase their work in an interactive, expo-style Share-A-Thon.

PAPER: approximately 20-minute presentation; one of two-to-three presentations in a 60-minute session.

PANEL: 60-minute session on a particular topic or theme involving prepared remarks, debate, and/or discussion by 3 or more presenters.

QUESTIONS?
Contact, Co-Chairs of the Proposal Review Committee: Sena Sanjines (senap@hawaii.edu), Ann Nyambega (annkn@hawaii.edu), or Logan Narikawa (logan.narikawa@k12.hi.us)

Registration (opens in April):

Early Bird registration : ends on August 16, 2026
Regular registration: please register by September 1, 2026*

Registration Fees

H-PEA or CREA-HI member ($175 early bird, $200 regular)*
Non-member ($210 early bird, $240 regular)
Full-time student ($80 early bird, $90 regular)

If you need a reduced rate to attend the conference, please reach out or consider applying for the Fee waiver for Financial Hardship.

Registration includes continental breakfast, lunch, and an ice cream social. Conference refunds are not available after September 3, 2025.

*Be sure to log in, join, or renew your H-PEA membership before registration to receive the H-PEA rate. CREA-HI Members can get a login code from their conference representative.

Student Scholarships and Fee Waivers for financial hardship are available. For more information and to apply, please refer to https://h-pea.org/scholarship2026

KEYNOTE PRESENTER

Katherine Tibbetts

With 40 years as an evaluation practitioner and an active AEA member since 1998, Kathy brings a unique blend of scholarly rigor and practical application to evaluation praxis. She is deeply committed to the use of evaluation to promote social justice and equity and the common good. She values collaboration and the strength that diversity in perspectives and backgrounds brings to sound, just decision-making.

With over 40 years of experience conducting research and evaluation to promote Native Hawaiian wellbeing, she champions culturally responsive, inclusive, and equitable evaluation practices. Her contributions to the development of the "Evaluation with Aloha" framework and the Kūkulu Kumuhana wellbeing framework exemplify her commitment to value-based approaches grounded in Native Hawaiian worldviews.

Within the American Evaluation Association (AEA), she co-founded the Indigenous Peoples in Evaluation Topical Interest Group (TIG) and co-authored the seminal AEA Statement on Cultural Competence in Evaluation. She served as a member-at-large on the AEA Board from 2022-2024 and is the current AEA President-Elect. As a member of the 2018 AEA Guiding Principles Task Force, she made significant contributions to the strengthening of the statements related to Common Good, Equity, and Respect for People.

New Featured Conference Event:

We extend an invitation to submit a proposal for the IGNITE SESSION: This is a quick-paced presentation where the presenter delivers 20 slides in 5 minutes on one topic. The slides will automatically advance every 15 seconds. Ignite presentations are short but take some practice to do well. See American Evaluation Association tips for planning your ignite session.

Featured Conference Event: Share-A-Thon

Share-A-Thon presenters will present their work in an open, 60-minute session. Presenters will be provided a table and are invited to bring their own materials and/or devices to showcase their work in an interactive, expo-style Share-A-Thon. Posters, flyers, laptops, cards, games... anything is possible! The only requirements are that presenters use an aid or materials to share their content and it fits in the space provided (standard table).

The aid/materials presenters use to share their work has a chance to win a cash award in honor of Lois-ellin Datta. First place is $100 and presentation aid/materials will be rated (by attendees) on design, content, and usefulness.

Contact Us

Hawai'i-Pacific Evaluation Association

P.O. Box 283232, Honolulu, HI 96828

info@h-pea.org

H-PEA is a tax-exempt charitable organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and is eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

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