Hi everyone, here is a reminder about tomorrow. I hope ya'll can join us!

We'll also be doing a Google Hangout next week, so don't fret if you can't join us tomorrow. We'll also be at Wikimania and can't wait to meet attendees to talk PE&D!

[pardon cross-posting]

The Program Evaluation & Design team[1] will be hosting our first office hours on IRC on July 26 at 16:00 UTC.

Event Details: ==========

Date: July 26, 2013 (Friday) Time: 1600-1700 UTC, 9:00-10:00 AM PDT IRC channel: #wikimedia-office on irc.freenode.net

Participants: Frank Schulenburg (Senior Director of Programs), Dr. Jaime Anstee (Program Evaluation Specialist), Sarah Stierch (Community Coordinator) and YOU!

Agenda:

1. A chance for community members to learn about *why* program evaluation & design is an important and powerful tool. 2. An opportunity for community members to understand why WMF is engaging in PE&D. 3. General Q&A about program evaluation & design 4. A chance to get virtually get to know the PE&D team (Sarah, Jaime and Frank)[2]

If you're interested in how to evaluate the impact of programs such as on-wiki contests, Wiki Loves Monuments, Wiki Takes, WikiExpeditions, Wikipedia Education Program, content donations, edit-a-thons, workshops, and the like - you might have interest in what PE&D is hoping to do in supporting the amazing work you do.

[1] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Programs:Index [2] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Program_Evaluation_and_Design/FAQ#Who_is_on_t...