TL;DR:

* New virtual event: May 6, First Wikimedia Programs Evaluation 2015 Reports

* New blogpost: read more about the state of evaluation in the movement

* Pre - conference workshops at Wikimedia Conference 2015

Greetings Program Leaders and Evaluators!

Important updates from Learning and Evaluation:

== New virtual event: join us to discuss WLM and Other photo events Evaluation reports [1] ==

Next Wednesday, May 6 (1500 UTC) [1], the Program Evaluation & Design Team is hosting a new virtual event to share the overview on reporting and the first program reports:

* Wiki Loves Monuments

* Other Photo Events

We invite all community members to join us! We want to know if you have questions, comments or want to know more about evaluation, measures and impact in the movement. To join the event, sign up via Google Hangouts on Air [1]. We hope to see many of you there!

== New blog: first release of Evaluation reports [2] ==

The Learning and Evaluation team has published a new blog [2] to share with the movement at large the new release of program reports. In this new post you will find highlights from the report, as well as some background on the current evaluation initiative, and how we are working towards more accountability in the movement at large. Share the blog and help us spread the word about the reports and to engage in discussion about the findings! The more voices, the merrier

== Pre-conference sessions for WMCON 2015 [3] ==

Many people signed up for the pre conference workshops hosted by Learning and Evaluation this coming May in Berlin! We want to remind all of you what the agenda looks like for the previous days to the conference, and welcome you in advance to Learning and Evaluation workshops. Workshops are already scheduled on the conference page on Meta, as well as on our portal News section [3]. Community Engagement department will also host other workshops and presentations during the regular conference. Look out for sessions on:

* Storytelling strategies for reporting

* Global Metrics

* Levering volunteers through programs: Programs Evaluation 2015

* Learning Pattern Hackathon

* And more!

Hope to see many of you at Wikimedia Conference!

As always, stay up to date with upcoming news and events by following our events page [4]!

*María Cruz * \ Community Coordinator, PE&D Team \ Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. mcruz@wikimedia.org | : @marianarra_ https://twitter.com/marianarra_

[1] New virtual event:

* Join the event via Google Hangouts: https://plus.google.com/b/117126229120807344920/events/cvc3orpmngdoac8019dve...

* Wiki Loves Monuments Evaluation report:

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Evaluation/Evaluation_reports/2015/Wi...

* Other Photo Events:

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Evaluation/Evaluation_reports/2015/Ot...

[2] New blog on Wikimedia Programs Evaluation Reports 2015:

http://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/04/22/first-2015-wikimedia-programs-evaluatio...

[3] Pre-conference sessions for Wikimedia Conference 2015:

* Conference schedule: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference_2015/Schedule

* L&E sessions on Evlauation portal: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Evaluation/News/Pre-conference_worksh...

[4] Upcoming Events Section in PE&D portal:

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Evaluation/News#upcoming-events