TechCamps

TechCamp Bogota

Transforming Health Communications

Communications Campaigns & Advocacy Human Rights
Bogota, Colombia View Map
July 27-28, 2016

Participants from

Brazil; Colombia; Costa Rica; Dominican Republic; Guatemala; Mexico; Nicaragua; Panama; Venezuela

Description

U.S. Embassy Bogota and Department of State’s TechCamp team hosted public and private sector health communicators from Central and South America and the Caribbean for TechCamp Bogota: Transforming Health Communications. Participants worked with local and international experts to solve challenges they face in the region, learning about low-cost communications tools and strategies for health campaigns.

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Agenda

July 27 2016 | TechCamp Day 1

  • 07:30am - Transportation to El Bosque University. Please meet in the Lobby of the Hotel. Address for El Bosque: No 131 A, Cra. 9 #131a-02, Bogotá, Colombia
  • 08:00am - 09:00am - Networking Over Coffee & Tea
  • 09:00am - 09:15am - Welcome Remarks & Keynote:
    Philip Laidlaw, Charge d'Affairs, U.S. Embassy Bogota
    Maria Clara Rangel , Vicerrector,  Universidad El Bosque
  • 09:15am - 09:20am - TechCamp Overview & Logistics: Juan Grimaldo, U.S. Embassy Bogota
  • 09:20am - 09:50am - Icebreaker: Spectrogram
  • 09:50am - 10:55am - Speed-Geeking Sessions

  • TechCamp Bogota 2016 - Speed Geeking Sessions

    Team NumberTopicTrainer
    1Gaining Media Attention with Crowdsourced StoriesEva Sanders - Serlavox
    2Interactive Tools for Health & PreventionGisela Ramirez Beau - MiNutriologo
    3Social Media for Reaching at Risk CommunitiesSussy Lungo - PASMO
    4Health Informatics and Educational ToolsCarlos Arturo Perez Aldana - Universidad El Bosque
    5Storytelling for Impact: Move, motivate, and mobilize through storytelling.Cynthia Hellen - SMPLCT Lab
    6Strategy and Analysis for Behavioral ChangeGiovanna Monteverde - General Dynamics
    7Crowdsourced Data Collection and AnalysisAlicia Juarrero - Vector Analytica
    8Data Visualization and MappingJavier Carranza - Geocensos
    9Tools & Strategies Used by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Kara Polen - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    10Mobile Apps for CollaborationBruno Aracaty - Colab
    11Online to Offline Engagement Nicolas Martin - Somos Mas
    12Innovation Using Muppets, Media and TechnologyJorge Baxter - Sesame Workshop
  • 10:55am - 11:10am - Coffee & Tea Break
  • 11:10am - 11:20am - Explanation of Interactive Training Sessions
  • 11:20am - 1:00pm - 1st Interactive Training Session

  • TechCamp Bogota 2016 - 1st Interactive Training Session

    Team NumberTopicTrainer
    1Gaining Media Attention with Crowdsourced StoriesEva Sanders - Serlavox
    2Innovation to Promote Health & Prevent Disease Using New & Old MediaGisela Ramirez Beau - MiNutriologo;
    Jorge Baxter - Sesame Workshop
    3 Social Media Monitoring to Reach at Risk CommunitiesSussy Lungo - PASMO;
    Giovanna Monteverde - General Dynamics
    4Health Informatics and Educational ToolsCarlos Arturo Perez Aldana - Universidad El Bosque
    5Storytelling for Impact: Move, motivate, and mobilize through storytelling.Cynthia Hellen - SMPLCT Lab
    6Digital Tools for CollaborationBruno Aracaty - Colab;
    Alicia Juarrero - Vector Analytica
    7Data Visualization and MappingJavier Carranza - Geocensos
    8Online to Offline Engagement Nicolas Martin - Somos Mas
    9Tools & Strategies used by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Kara Polen - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • 1:00pm - 2:00pm - Lunch
  • 2:00pm - 3:30pm - 2nd Interactive Training Session
  • 3:30pm - 4:00pm - Coffee & Tea Break
  • 4:00pm - 4:15pm - Explanation- How to Define a Challenge Statement
  • 4:15pm - 5:15pm - Trainers and Participants Determine Challenge Statements
  • 5:15pm - 5:20pm - End of Day Announcements. Get ready for Day 2!
  • 6:00pm - Group Dinner

July 28, 2016 | TechCamp Day 2

  • 07:30am - Transportation to El Bosque University. Please meet in the Lobby of the Hotel. Address for El Bosque: No 131 A, Cra. 9 #131a2, Bogotá, Colombia
  • 08:00am - 09:00am - Networking Over Tea & Coffee - Participants sign up for one challenge they want to work on during this time.
  • 09:00am - 09:15am - Morning Announcements: Juan Grimaldo, U.S. Embassy Bogota
  • 09:15am - 09:30am - Facebook Presentation
  • 09:30am - 09:45am - Trainers Announce Challenge Statements from Day 1
  • 09:45am - 12:00pm - Small Group Work on Identifying Project Solutions
  • 12:00pm - 1:00pm - Lunch
  • 1:00pm - 1:15pm - Plenary and Afternoon Announcements
  • 1:15pm - 3:00pm - Developing Project Solutions and Preparing Presentations: Juan Grimaldo, U.S. Embassy Bogota
  • 3:00pm - 3:15pm - Tea & Coffee Break
  • 3:15pm - 4:30pm - Final Presentations
  • 4:30pm - 4:45pm - TechCamp Survey
  • 4:45pm - 5:00pm - TechCamp Closing Remarks: IIP Principal Deputy Coordinator, Jonathan Henick & Juan Manuel Betancourt, Universidad El Bosque
  • 5:00pm - 5:10pm - Follow-on Certificates & Group Photo!
  • 6:00pm - Group Dinner
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