Agenda

08 July 2019 | TechCamp Day 1

15:30 - 16:00 Registration and Networking

16:00 - 16:10 What is TechCamp/Overview/What to Expect- Jessica McCue and Sam Gordon, U.S. State Department TechCamp Team

16:10 - 16:50 Icebreaker

16:50 - 17:05 Break

17:05 - 18:05 Speed-Geeking

18:05 - 18:20 Break

18:20 - 19:20 What’s your challenge: Brainstorming Groups: Pick a topic below and work as a group to brainstorm/discuss challenges in the field:

  1. Data Mapping/Verification/Visualization
  2. Investigative Journalism
  3. Storytelling & Audience Engagement
  4. Sustainability of Yourself or Your Organization

19:20 - 19:50 Form Teams

19:50 - 21:00  Reception/Dinner

09 July 2019 | TechCamp Day 2

09:00 - 09:25 Welcome Remarks (Consulate Principal, Impact Hub, Imece)

09:25 - 10:25 Design Thinking Overview 

10:25 - 10:40 Overview of Topics from Trainers
Trainers will come up to the front of the room and give an elevator pitch on their session/expertise

10:40 - 12:40 Interactive Discussion 1 (choose one topic from table below)

Topic 
Data Visualization
How can Journalists Use Open Source Investigation Tools?
Cybersecurity: Transferring Data and Stories Safely
Promoting and Campaigning on Social Media
Community Building
Crowdfunding
Change.org: Effective Campaigning and Advocacy
Mobile Video: Creating Impactful Videos
Investigative Journalism: Fact-checking and Verification
Digital Storytelling

12:40 - 13:40 Lunch

13:40 - 15:40 Interactive Discussion 2 (choose one topic from table above)

15:40 - 15:55 Break

15:55 - 16:10 What is a Challenge Statement?

16:10 - 17:10 Challenge Statement 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. All challenge statements should be submitted to organizers.

17:15 Dinner

10 July 2019 | TechCamp Day 3

09:00 - 09:10 Day 2 Announcements

09:10 - 09:25 Energizer

09:25 - 10:00 Present challenge statements (One representative from each challenge group will explain why their challenge statement is important)

10:00 - 10:15 An Explanation of Mapping Out a Solution (Impact Hub, Imece)

10:15 - 12:30 Work on Solutions
Teams work together to map out a potential solution to their challenge statements

12:30 - 13:30 Lunch

13:30 - 14:40 Continue Project Solutions/Work on Presentations

14:40 - 14:55 Break

14:55 - 15:15 E-Teacher Program Overview (David Fay, U.S. Embassy in Ankara)

15:20 - 16:55 Presentations

16:55 - 17:05 Break

17:05 - 17:40 Brainstorming Launch and Implementation

17:40 - 17:55 Surveys

17:55 - 18:10 Closing Remarks

18:10 - 18:30 Group Reflection and Follow-on Announcement