What is BAE? The Baltimore Area Evaluators (BAE) is an organization promoting the development and use of quality evaluation to enhance the effectiveness of human action. BAE was founded in 2001 as an affiliate of the American Evaluation Association. The members of BAE represent government agencies, universities, and private consulting firms.

To accomplish its mission, the BAE:

• Promotes the use of evaluation in organization.
• Serves as a knowledge base of evaluation resources.
• Educates the public about the importance of evaluation.
• Provides forums and training to enhance the professional skills of evaluators.
• Provides networking opportunities for professional evaluators.

For the 2010 year, BAE plans to hold two networking events - one during the Spring in Baltimore and one during the American Evaluation Association conference in November.