Evaluation (Un)Filtered: An Unconference for Unprecedented Times

Join us for MNEA’s 2025 statewide conference, Evaluation (Un)Filtered: An (Un)Conference for Unprecedented Times. We know many of our friends, colleagues and professional partners in the field have been impacted by the changes that have been happening at the federal level. Jobs have been lost. Data has been erased. What is clear is that our relationships and connections to one another matter in these times. We see the opportunity for the evaluation field to come together to have the conversations that we, as a membership community, need to have now in order to understand where we are heading next. 

What this is:
This UnConference is a place for all voices to be lifted up, a space and time to connect, coming together to learn and grow in the service of what this present moment requires from us as we explore what this means for the uncertain present and future for our field. Elders have said, “we are the ones we have been waiting for,” and as a field of evaluation here in Minnesota and beyond - we invite you to participate in engaging in the conversations we need to have now in order to find our next steps as we move forward.  

If there is pre-reading or materials to send in advance for this event, please include links below or email them as attachments to the program co-chair you are in contact with. 

• Open Space Overview 

• Open Space Intro Video
  (Note: MNEA board members leading an event can attach materials in their email to the communications team. Links can be included here in this document.)

If you need any accommodations to participate, please let us know at least one week prior to the event. Thank you.