Conference Registration



CESBC 2025 Evaluation Conference | Unfolding the Evaluation Journey


When: November 21, 2025

Location: SFU Harbour Centre, 515 West Hastings StreetVancouver, BC V6B 5K3

Registration Overview

We're excited for you to join us! Registration for the CESBC 2025 Conference is now open.

Conference day schedule overview: 

Registration open: 7:45am, 
Conference Program: 8:45am-4:00pm, with breakfast and lunch provided (dietary restrictions accommodated), 
Reception and Networking: 4pm-5:00pm


Additional event registrations: 

Please see information for the Pre-conference Workshop registration here.

About the Keynote Speaker:


Dr. Gladys Rowe (MSW) is Swampy Cree from Fox Lake Cree Nation in Northern Manitoba and also holds relations with ancestors from Ireland, England, Norway, and Ukraine. Gladys’ aims to support Indigenous resurgence at individual, organizational, community, and systems levels. She is a Scholar, Filmmaker, Poet, Author, Facilitator, Researcher, and Evaluator. She takes an interdisciplinary approach to her work and loves to think inside the circle when it comes to transforming the futures we are living into. Gladys supports critical reflection, expression, insights, and knowledge mobilization within research and evaluation through storytelling and arts-based approaches including using poetry, photography, photo elicitation, film, collage, painting, and clay. She is the host of Indigenous Insights: An Evaluation Podcast – where she sits in conversation with Indigenous leaders across Turtle Island and beyond.

Price Details

Early Bird until October 16, 2025

  • CES Members*: $200
  • CES Non-Members: $300
  • Student**: $120

Regular from October 17, 2025

  • CES Members*: $250
  • CES Non-Members: $350
  • Student**: $150

Special Registration Types (Codes Provided***)

  • Presenters: $175

  • Bursary Recipient: As specified

  • Sponsors: As specified****

Note, breakfast and lunch are included with your registration. 

*Members of CES and CESBC (If you are not a current member in our BC Chapter system, or a member of a different Chapter, please send CES membership confirmation (Member Number, Expiry Date, City) to bc@evaluationcanada.ca).

If you are currently not a CES member and would like to get a membership, go to JoinCES !

**Proof of current Student Status will be required at the registration desk.

***If you do not have your registration code, please contact us at CESBC.Conference@gmail.com.

****Platinum Sponsors are entitled to two complementary registrations. Gold and Silver sponsors are entitled to one complementary registration.

Cancellation Policy: 50% refund one month before the event date. After that, only substitute names for your registration will be provided.

Accessibility Considerations 

We are committed to providing an accessible environment and space for everyone to be able to attend and benefit from the conference. If you have specific accessibility needs please do not hesitate to contact the CESBC Conference Leads at CESBC.Conference@gmail.com. Information about the event space can be found on their website: https://www.sfu.ca/fs/services/vancouver-services-catalogue.html

We are committed to inclusive participation in our conference activities. Please contact us any time at CESBC.Conference@gmail.com to let us know how we can support you!


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