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Oct 28: SBC Learning Group with Elizabeth Long – AI and SBC program design

The SBC Learning Group at MERL Tech CoP, co-led by Nicola Harford and Sarah Osman, is organizing an event with Elizabeth Long, focusing on how AI can support SBC program design.

Oct 28-30: Exploring AI in Evaluation and Evaluation of AI at the 2026 European Evaluation Society (EES) Conference 

Join MTI and MERL Tech Community of Practice members at the European Evaluation Society Conference in Lille, France, from October 28-30.

Upcoming events


Nov 04: Book Launch of “From Algorithms to Evidence: Using GenAI in Evaluation Practice”

The MERL Tech Community of Practice is proud to host the online launch of “From Algorithms to Evidence: Using GenAI in Evaluation Practice”, a new book edited by Kerry Bruce, Valentine J Gandhi, and Steffen Bohni Nielsen. Join us on November 04, at 12pm New York/5pm London.

Nov 05: Digital backlash, techno-authoritarianism and gender justice

On November 5th, 2026, the Gender, MERL, and AI Learning Group at the MERL Tech CoP will welcome Dr. Becky Faith for a conversation about her new working paper, “Digital Backlash: Manifestations and Resistance”, co-authored with Antea de Jesus Gomes and Raisa Philip.