TechCamp: Bangkok Agenda
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Agenda for TechCamp: Bangkok- Day 1 – March 20
CAPACITY BUILDING IN THE LOWER MEKONG DELTA REGION
9:00-9:30 Registration, networking, coffee and tea
9:30-9:35 Welcome & Logistics Info:James Dejsuphong, TEDx Bangkok & Noel Dickover, Department of State
9:35-9:40 Welcome to TechCamp Bangkok: Judith Beth Cefkin, Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. Embassy Bangkok
9:40-9:45 What is a TechCamp and Why Do I Care?: Katie Dowd, State Department Office of Innovation
9:45-9:50 Video Introduction by Secretary Clinton
9:50-10:30 Interactive Plenary: Exploring Perspectives: James Dejsuphong, TEDx Bangkok & Noel Dickover, Department of State
10:30-11:30 Fast-paced Project Presentations
Topic Presenter #1: Social Media for Online Organizing Dwight Turner, Social Media Strategist #2: Mapping Election Results Data Nathaniel Manning, Ushahidi #3: Investigative Journalists Working in Difficult Environments Dan Meredith, Radio Free Asia #4: Mapping Data Klaikong Vaidhyakarn, ChangeFusion #5: Wipe the Tide: Bangkok's Digital Flood response Michael Biedassek, BangkokVanguards #6: ESRI Thailand Flood Map Story Tanawat Chamnongkijphanich, ESRI #7: Citizen Journalism: Use of Live Video as a Voice to the World Ruby Tugade, Ustream #8: Story about Open Government Ian Schuler, State Department #9: Surviver’s Connect: Using SMS for partipatory education and intervention for trafficking in persons problems
Ryan Jones, FrontlineSMS #10: Rapid Response: Creating a stripped down site for Partners in Health during the Haiti Crisis
Matt Ipcar, Blue State Digital #11: Nokia Data Collection Story Jenny Lim, Nokia #12: NGO Cloud Story Supahrat Juramongkol, Microsoft #13: Education Outside the Classrom: mLearning Trail Shawnz Neo, Codesporter & Jun Magata, Reload #14: TOR Project Story Aaron Gibson, The TOR Project
11:30-11:40 Plenary Session
11:40-12:30 Small Group Topical Breakout Discussions
Topic Facilitator #1: Understanding current mobile use civic engagement Ryan Jones, FrontlineSMS, Nokia #2: Discussing Digital Safety issues Dan Meredith, Radio Free Asia #3: Current Citizen Journalism Efforts Ruby Tugade, Ustream #4: Current methods for communicating securely online Aaron Gibson, The TOR Project #5: Current methods for on-the-ground organizing Matt Ipcar, Blue State Digital #6: Current approaches for digital storytelling Gordon Candelin, Creative Director at Faculty #7: Current use of mapping data for civic engagement Klaikong Vaidhyakarn, ChangeFusion #8: Current thinking on Social Media Strategy Dwight Turner, Social Media Strategist #9: Current use of gathering and displaying data from the crowd Nathaniel Manning, Ushahidi #10: Current use Mapping Tanawat Chamnongkijphanich, ESRI #11: Current Digital Divide issues Supahrat Juramongkol, Microsoft #12: Current Use of Transparency and Open Government Ian Schuler, State Department
12:30-13:45 Lunch
13:45-13:55 Plenary Session
13:55-15:15 Interactive Training Stations
Topic Number Presenter #1 Social Media Engagement Dwight Turner, Social Media Strategist #2 Digital Safety Training Dan Meredith, Radio Free Asia #3 Citizen Journalism: Using Ustream to Revolutionize Journalism Efforts Ruby Tugade, Ustream #4 Using GeoChat for Visualizing Data Klaikong Vaidhyakarn, ChangeFusion #5 Rapid Response for Messaging Matt Ipcar, Blue State Digital #6 Digital Storytelling for Outreach Gordon Candelin, Creative Director at Faculty #7 How to use Crowdsourcing and Event Mapping Nathaniel Manning, Ushahidi #8 Use of Mobile for Citizen Engagement Ryan Jones, FrontlineSMS #9 Communicating securely Aaron Gibson, The TOR Project #10 Mapping with ArcGIS Tanawat Chamnongkijphanich & Anand Upadhya, ESRI #11 Using the Nokia Data Gathering app to collect essential data for your NGO Jenny Lim, Nokia #12: Transparency and Open Government Ian Schuler, State Department
15:15-15:35 Afternoon break
15:35-15:40 Plenary Session
15:40-16:40 Small Group Work on Brainstorming Problems
Topic Facilitator #1 Using Mobile technology to overcome communication barriers Ryan Jones, FrontlineSMS #2 Social Media Engagement, Online Communications Options Dwight Turner, Social Media Strategist #3 Live Video Citizen Journalism Options Ruby Tugade, Ustream #4 Addressing Problems for Enabling Secure Communication Aaron Gibson, The TOR Project #5 Mapping Options Tanawat Chamnongkijphanich, ESRI #6 Digital Storytelling Options Gordon Candelin, Creative Director at Faculty #7 Crowdsourcing Options Nathaniel Manning, Ushahidi #8 Crisis Response problems Klaikong Vaidhyakarn, ChangeFusion #9 Digital Safety Problems Dan Meredith, Radio Free Asia #10 Journalism Problems Jason Flippen, State Department #11 Trafficking in Persons problems Ian Schuler, State Department #12 Civic activism problems Matt Ipcar, Blue State Digital
16:40-16:45 Plenary Session
16:45-17:15 Presenting the Results of the Brainstorming Session
18:00-20:00 Dinner & Networking Reception
Agenda for TechCamp: Bangkok- Day 2 – March 21
9:00-9:30 Networking, coffee & tea (Solution Sign-up Time)
9:30-9:35 Civil Society 2.0: Alec Ross, Secretary Clinton's Senior Advisor for Innovation State Department
9:35-10:00 Opening Plenary: James Dejsuphong, TedX Bangkok & Noel Dickover, State Department
10:30-11:20 Small Group Work on Identifying Solutions
Topic #1: How can relief programs map the location of each house in a refugee camp and link it with individuals that live there? #2: How do we improve the privacy and security of our communications with our contacts and colleagues? #3: How can we create a platform and engage citizens to report on tourists scams in a city?#4: How can we increase the transparency of the electoral process by mapping incidents of electoral misconduct#5: How do we localize a counter-surveillance tools guide to share best practices?#6: How can we increase awareness and mobilize the local community to show the erosion of cultural heritage in Bangkok? “Using the New to save the Old.” #7: How can we raise awareness with the government and public in relation to air pollution without creating a confrontational movement?#8: How can we help the Burmese diaspora share their experiences (politics, leadership) with people back home in an environment with limited access?#9: How do we encourage people to report trafficking crimes online in a way that they feel safe, and then show them progress when it occurs? #10: How can we make secure, charitable donations easier in Thailand, and also have the ability to quickly create a cause page using a simple template? #11: How can we create a reporting outlet and strategy for engaging for youth voices, in order to make these groups feel like they are being heard, literally through voice, video and blogs?
#12: How can we educate people to be safe when using social media?#13: How can we quickly, effectively and cheaply collect data in remote communities? #14: How can we manage information from difference sources of information during a crisis scenario? # 15: How do we quickly and accurately check citizen journalism during a crisis (ie, Bangkok flood)?#16: How can we make it possible for NGOs to be able to verify the source of mobile communications received?
11:20-11:30 Break
11:30-12:50 Interactive Training Stations
12:50-13:50 Lunch
13:50-14:00 Plenary and Announcements
14:00-15:00 Small Group Problem Definition Refinement and Action Planning
15:00-15:20 Afternoon Break
15:20-16:00 Final Presentations
16:00-16:05 Acknowledgements
16:05-16:20 Closing Remarks: Kristie Kenney, Ambassador, US Embassy Bangkok
16:20 TechCamp Bangkok Photo
