The American Evaluation Association is an international professional association of evaluators devoted to the application and exploration of program evaluation, personnel evaluation, technology, and many other forms of evaluation. Evaluation involves assessing the strengths and weaknesses of programs, policies, personnel, products, and organizations to improve their effectiveness. AEA has approximately 6800 members representing all 50 states in the US as well as over 60 foreign countries.
 

The American Evaluation Association seeks to act in ways that embody our mission, vision, and values in pursuit of our defined policies and goals.

MISSION: The American Evaluation Association’s mission is to improve evaluation practices and methods, increase evaluation use, promote evaluation as a profession, and support the contribution of evaluation to the generation of theory and knowledge about effective human action. VISION: The American Evaluation Association’s vision is to foster an inclusive, diverse, and international community of practice positioned as a respected source of information for and about the field of evaluation. VALUES: The American Evaluation Association values excellence in evaluation practice, utilization of evaluation findings, and inclusion and diversity in the evaluation community. i. We value high quality, ethically defensible, culturally responsive evaluation practices that lead to effective and humane organizations and ultimately to the enhancement of the public good. ii. We value high quality, ethically defensible, culturally responsive evaluation practices that contribute to decision-making processes, program improvement, and policy formulation. iii. We value a global and international evaluation community and understanding of evaluation practices. iv. We value the continual development of evaluation professionals and the development of evaluators from under-represented groups. v. We value inclusiveness and diversity, welcoming members at any point in their career, from any context, and representing a range of thought and approaches. vi. We value efficient, effective, responsive, transparent, and socially responsible association operations. http://www.eval.org

3.the European Evaluation Society The primary goal of the European Evaluation Society is to promote theory, practice, and utilization of high quality evaluation especially, but not exclusively, within the European countries. This goal is obtained by bringing together academics and practitioners from all over Europe and from all professional sectors, thus creating a forum where all participants can benefit from the co-operation and bridge building opportunities of the organization. The society was founded in the Hague in 1994. The first official board was elected in autumn 1995 and started its work in January 1996.  http://www.europeanevaluation.org/

4.the UK Evaluation Society  www.evaluation.org.uk

5. the Canadian Evaluation Society  www.evaluationcanada.ca

6.The Australasian Evaluation Society www.aes.asn.au

7. the Source Evaluation Society www.sesnews.org

8.The Swiss Evaluation Society www.seval.ch/en/index.cfm

9.the Malaysian Evaluation Society www.mes.org.my

10.Finnish Evaluation Society (FES) http://www.finnishevaluationsociety.net/index.php?lk_id=6

11.the Japan Evaluation Society http://evaluationjp.org/english/index.html

12.Pilipinas Monitoring and Evaluation Society http://pmes.ph/

13.Slovak Evaluation Society (SES) http://www.evaluacia.sk/en/