Agenda

Tuesday, October 20 | Pre-TechCamp

• 2:00pm - Afternoon: Venue walk-through (organizers, MCs, Video/Photography Team)
• 6:30pm - Tech-trainer meeting with organizers – at Protea Hotel Fire & Ice!

Wednesday, October 21 | TechCamp Day 1

• 8:00am - 9:00am - Registration, networking, tea / coffee
• 9:00am - 9:10am - Overview of TechCamp - Bonolo Nomathansanqa & Jamie Findlater
• 9:10am - 9:25am - Welcome Remarks - Macon Phillips, Coordinator, International Information Programs
• 9:25am - 9:40am - What is YALI? - Lindsey Boyle, International Information Programs
• 9:40am - 10:00am - Icebreaker: Agree or Disagree
• 10:00am - 11:00am - Fast-paced Project Presentations: “Speed-Geeking” Sessions

• YALI TechCamp Pretoria 2015 - Speed Geeking Sessions

  Team Number	Topic	Tech-Trainer/s and Organization/s
  1	Low Cost, High Quality Videos	Emmanuel Etim - Refined Creative; Adebayo Okeowo - Centre for Human Rights
  2	Visual and Graphic Storytelling on Social Media	Tara McMahon - Climate Action Campaign; Matlotleng Matlou - Excelsior Afrika Consulting
  3	SMS for Advocacy and Campaigns	Alex Pitkin - Frontline SMS; Percy Morapedi Koji - Mandela Washington Fellow, The Democratic Alliance
  4	Building an Online Movement through Social Media and Blogging	Maureen McCarty - Human Rights Campaign; Emilar Vushe - Association for Progressive Communications
  5	Online to Offline Organizing	Aisha Satterwhite - Blue State Digital
  6	Mapping through Open Source Data Collection	Jess Shorland - Ushahidi
  7	Innovation Through Connectivity	James Devine - Project Isizwe
  8	Using mobile to reach rural communities	Hlanganani Gumbi - KwaZulu-Natal Legislature Democratic Alliance; Edzai Conilias Zvobwo - The Math Genius
  9	Using Community Radio for Public Outreach	Franklin Huizies - Radio KC

• 11:00am - 11:30am -  Tea / Coffee break
• 11:30am - 1:00pm - Interactive Training Sessions 1

• YALI TechCamp Pretoria 2015 - Interactive Training Sessions

  Team Number	Topic	Tech-Trainer/s and Organization/s
  1	Low Cost, High Quality Videos	Emmanuel Etim - Refined Creative; Adebayo Okeowo - Centre for Human Rights
  2	Visual and Graphic Storytelling on Social Media	Tara McMahon - Climate Action Campaign; Matlotleng Matlou - Excelsior Afrika Consulting
  3	SMS for Advocacy and Campaigns	Alex Pitkin - Frontline SMS; Percy Morapedi Koji - Mandela Washington Fellow, The Democratic Alliance
  4	Building an Online Movement through Social Media and Blogging	Maureen McCarty - Human Rights Campaign; Emilar Vushe - Association for Progressive Communications
  5	Online to Offline Organizing	Aisha Satterwhite - Blue State Digital
  6	Mapping through Open Source Data Collection	Jess Shorland - Ushahidi
  7	Innovation Through Connectivity	James Devine - Project Isizwe
  8	Using mobile to reach rural communities	Hlanganani Gumbi - KwaZulu-Natal Legislature Democratic Alliance; Edzai Conilias Zvobwo - The Math Genius
  9	Using Community Radio for Public Outreach	Franklin Huizies - Radio KC

• 1:00pm - 2:00pm - Lunch with Mandela Washington Fellows
• 2:00pm - 3:15pm - Interactive Training Sessions 2
• 3:15pm - 3:35pm - Tea / Coffee Break
• 3:35pm - 3:45pm - Discussion: How Might We? - Bonolo Nomathansanqa & Jamie Findlater
• 3:45pm - 4:45pm - A particular technological tool/concept is paired with a specific challenge/issue:

• YALI TechCamp Pretoria 2015 - Challenges that can be solved by….

  Team Number	Topic	Tech-Trainer/s and Organization/s
  1	Low Cost, High Quality Videos	Emmanuel Etim - Refined Creative; Adebayo Okeowo - Centre for Human Rights
  2	Visual and Graphic Storytelling on Social Media	Tara McMahon - Climate Action Campaign; Matlotleng Matlou - Excelsior Afrika Consulting
  3	SMS for Advocacy and Campaigns	Alex Pitkin - Frontline SMS; Percy Morapedi Koji - Mandela Washington Fellow, The Democratic Alliance
  4	Building an Online Movement through Social Media and Blogging	Maureen McCarty - Human Rights Campaign; Emilar Vushe - Association for Progressive Communications
  5	Online to Offline Organizing	Aisha Satterwhite - Blue State Digital
  6	Mapping through Open Source Data Collection	Jess Shorland - Ushahidi
  7	Innovation Through Connectivity	James Devine - Project Isizwe
  8	Using mobile to reach rural communities	Hlanganani Gumbi - KwaZulu-Natal Legislature Democratic Alliance; Edzai Conilias Zvobwo - The Math Genius
  9	Using Community Radio for Public Outreach	Franklin Huizies - Radio KC

• 4:45pm - 5:00pm - Brief announcements: Setting the tone for Day 2 - Bonolo Nomathansanqa & Jamie Findlater
• 5:00pm - Tech-trainer meeting/discussion with organizers
• 7:00pm - Reception/Dinner at Protea Hotel Fire & Ice!

Thursday, October 22 | TechCamp Day 2

• 8:00am - 9:00am - Networking, coffee & tea (Solution Sign-up Time)
• 9:00am - 9:30am - Discussion of problem statements/challenges brainstormed on Day 1 - Bonolo Nomathansanqa & Jamie Findlater
• 9:30am - 11:45am - Small Group Work on Identifying Solutions
• 11:45am - 1:15pm - Policy Lunch Breakouts with Subject Matter Experts
  • Climate Change
  • Elections/Good Governance
  • Human Rights
• 1:15pm - 1:30pm - Plenary / Instructions and Announcements (if required)
• 1:30pm - 3:15pm - Small Group Problem Definition Refinement and Action Planning
• 3:15pm - 3:30pm - Tea / Coffee break
• 3:30pm - 4:45pm - Final Presentations – Groups present the outcomes
• 4:45pm - 5:00pm - Participant Survey
• 5:00pm - 5:25pm - Closing Remarks:
  • Percy Morapedi Koji, Head of Youth Development at Afrika Leadership Development Institute
  • Elizabeth McKay, Public Affairs Officer, U.S. Embassy Pretoria
• 5:25pm - 5:30pm - TechCamp Group Photo with all participants