Agenda

TechCamp Day 0 (February 7th) 
Morning Trainers and participants arrive throughout the day
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Trainer Meeting - Hotel Lobby
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Dinner Reception (Trainers - Hotel) // Participants (Free Evening)
TechCamp Day 1 (February 8th)
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM  Participant Check-in
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM Welcome Remarks - Donald Maynard, Public Affairs Officer, U.S. Embassy Bridgetown; CDEMA (Virtual Welcome)
9:15 AM - 9:30 AM What is TechCamp? - Sam Gordon and Jenny Beth Aloys, Program Designers, TechCamp Program
9:30 AM - 9:35 AM Speed-Geeking Explanation - Sam 
9:35 AM - 10:00 AM Speed-Geeking (Auditorium)
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM Coffee Break
10:15 AM - 10:25 AM Training Session Instructions - JB 
10:25 AM - 12:30 PM Interactive Training Session 1 

Choose one topic from the table below

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch (Hotel)
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM Interactive Training Session 2 

Choose one topic from the table below

3:30 PM - 3:45 PM Coffee Break
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM Challenge Statement Brief - Sam
4:00 PM - 4:55 PM What’s Your Challenge? Brainstorming Groups 

Pick a topic below and work as a group to brainstorm/discuss challenges in the field:

  • Journalism Group
  • NGO/Crisis Comms
  • Government/Local Council
4:55 PM - 5:00 PM End of Day Announcements
7:00 PM Hosted Dinner (Hotel)
No. Topic Trainers
Project Management for Sustainable Growth Gia Castello
2 Open Data and Mapping Daniel Joseph
3 Finding the Truth in a Rapidly Changing Environment Sonia Schott
4 Understanding the Role of the Media Communicating the Disaster Management Cycle Clive Murray
5 Communicating quickly and effectively in a crisis: a roadmap for best practices Karelia Pallan
TechCamp Day 2 (February 9th)
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Participant Check-in
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM Morning Announcements
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM Challenge Statement Development
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM Challenge Statement Read Out - Sam
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM  Coffee Break
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM Explain “Solution Model Canvas” - JB
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Project Groups Develop “Solution Model Canvas”
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch (Hotel)
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Project Groups Finalize Presentations (Signup-Sheet)
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM Coffee Break
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM Project Groups Deliver Presentation - Sam
4:15 PM - 4:30 PM Surveys and Continued Engagement Announcement - Sam & JB
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM Closing Remarks & Award Ceremony