The Atlanta-area Evaluation Association (AaEA) aims to:

• Promote the science and practice of evaluation in both the public and private sectors
• Improve the quality of evaluation by promoting professional evaluation practices and stimulating new evaluation ideas and opportunities
• Enhance the professional life of evaluators by providing networking opportunities among evaluators and providing a forum for cross-fertilization of evaluation ideas among various professions, settings, and content areas
• Add credibility and visibility to the evaluation field by bringing students into the evaluation field and mentoring their professional development