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Evaluators from all over Europe and beyond gathered together in Maastricht, Netherlands from the 26^th of September until the 30^th of September, 2016 at the 12^th EES Biennial Conference (EES 2016) to network and share their experiences about the role of evaluation in a changing world, including innovative discussion forums. EES 2016 was also the fourth collective work in a row for C-IN and EES.

The C-IN team gathered last week on the lovely riverside in Žluté lázně to celebrate half time within the busy convention season. Unfortunately, we had to face an irreplaceable loss, but all of us are trying to perceive it as a source of a new motivation for further hard work. It helped us during the first half of 2016 when we managed to organise 10 events in 3 different countries. Also in the upcoming years will have our hands full as we have successfully added a number of events, including long-term cooperation with the European Society for Movement Analysis in Adults and Children (ESMAC). Finally, we would like to congratulate once again to our clients, Dr. Vladimír Čermák, Doc. Petra Tesařová, Prof. Florian Lordick and Prof. Vladimír Tesař, who were honoured as the congress ambassadors for the year 2015.

The winter tradition of company kick offs received another edition for 2016. Both a reflection of the very successful season 2015 and the challenges ahead in 2016 were presented by management. Even though the C-IN team stayed in town this time we had the chance to plan an exciting winter sport.

Last week, the C-IN office in Prague welcomed a newly formed board of the European Evaluation Society (EES) led by president of the society, Riitta Oksanen. The partnership between C-IN and this highest evaluation authority regarding association management has successfully stepped into its 8th year of existence. Apart from advancing the strategic aim of the society, the organisation of the 12th EES Biennial Conference (EES 2016) was on the agenda.

The third conference in the row of the European Evaluation Society (EES) was recently successfully organized by C-IN. After being held in Prague and Helsinki, the 11th EES Biennial Conference took place in Dublin, Ireland from the 1st-3rd of October with its pre-conference workshops on the 29th and 30th of September.

We are glad to receive feedback from delegetas during the conference in Dublin.