The first annual conference of the Russian Association of Specialists in Program and Policy Evaluation (RASPPE) will take place on October 29-31, 2015 in Moscow at MIRBIS (Moscow International Higher Business School).  The conference theme is “Program and policy evaluation in Russia: becoming a profession”. The conference goal is to put together a comprehensive picture of how program and policy evaluation develops in various areas. The presenters are invited to discuss a broad range of topics related to evaluation including evaluation methodology, evaluation research, evaluation standards, evaluation practice etc. The conference organizers plan to have pre-conference professional development workshops on October 29th. Deadline for presentation proposal submissions is April 30, 2015. Registration of conference participants will be open on May 29, 2015 after the workshops and conference programs are published. Conference working language is Russian. Conference website is at http://www.eval.ru/conferences