Agenda

25 June 2018 | TechCamp Day 0

15:00 - 16:00 Registration and Networking

16:00 - 16:15 Opening Remarks

16:15 - 16:30 What is TechCamp/Overview/What to Expect

16:30 - 17:00 Showcase of past TechCamp participants presenting their experience and projects

17:00 - 17:45 What’s your challenge: Brainstorming Groups Pick a topic below and work as a group to brainstorm/find similar challenges using sticky notes. 

  1. Mobilizing & Engaging Youth
  2. Reaching an Offline Audience
  3. Early Education
  4. Religious Tolerance or Lack of Exposure to other Viewpoints

17:45 - 18:00 Present top challenges Each group will present the two challenges they think are the most important.

18:00 - 19:00 Reception

26 June 2018 | TechCamp Day 1

09:00 - 09:15 Welcome Remarks

09:15 - 09:25 Speed-geeking Explanation

09:25 - 10:30 Speed-geeking

10:30 - 10:45 Break

10:45 - 10:55 Interactive Discussion Explanation

11:00 - 12:30 Interactive Discussion 1 (choose one topic from table below)

TopicTrainer
Social Media Campaign DesignSimon Burt
Online Education Tools & TacticsMaria Cervera
Engaging Youth Through Political Literacy/Media LiteracyMatteo Bergamini
Mobile VideoBecky Palmstrom
Using Open Source Data for Digital CampaignsKhuram Zaman
Ladders of EngagementLinda Roth
Offline Tools & Strategies for Community OutreachBurgess Brown
Digital Storytelling Brandon Oelofse
Raising the Profile and Increasing the Resilience of your OrganisationDarren Brown

12:30 - 13:30 Lunch

13:30 - 15:00 Interactive Discussion 2 (choose one topic from table above)

15:00 - 15:15 Break

15:15 - 15:30 What is a Challenge Statement?

15:30 - 16:30 Group Brainstorming & Challenge Development: Participants will work in small groups with Trainers and Mentors to define a challenge statement they would like to work on solving as a team on Day 2.

16:30 - 17:00 Day 1 Wrap Up

17:00 Trainer Quick Meet Up

18:00 Dinner

27 June 2018 | TechCamp Day 2

09:00 - 09:10 Day 2 Announcements

09:10 - 09:40 Present challenge statements One representative from each challenge group will explain why their challenge statement is important.

09:40 - 12:00 Work on Solutions: Teams work together to map out a potential solution to their actionable challenge, suggesting possible tools that could be used and defining a strategy for implementation.  Optional break 10:30-10:45

12:00 - 13:00 Lunch

13:00 - 13:10 Group Photo

13:10 - 14:30 Work on presentations

14:30 - 14:40 Complete Project Solutions

14:40 - 15:45 Final presentations

15:45 - 16:00 Closing Remarks