On October 28, 2014, CES President Benoît Gauthier presented a talk on “The Professionalization of Evaluation in Canada” at Forum international francophone de l'évaluation in Dakar, Senegal.

As part of the first-ever Forum International Francophone de l'Évaluation, held in Dakar, Senegal, October 27-30, 2014, the participants launched The Dakar Call to focus efforts on establishing a common culture of evaluation practice among French-speaking countries and communities.

The Francophone Evaluation Network, launched in February 2013, is hosting the 1st International Francophone Forum on Evaluation in Dakar, Senegal, next October 27-30. The forum is held in the context of the Francophonie Summit (Dakar, in November), and at the eve of the International Year of Evaluation in 2015. The Forum is intended to advocate for evaluation as a vector for good public governance and development.