TechCamp India

Agenda

Monday, September 7th | Day Prior to the TechCamp

• 4:00pm - Afternoon: Venue walk-through (organizers only).
• 6:30pm - Tech-trainer meeting with organizers – meet at the Oberoi hotel bar.

Tuesday, September 8th | TechCamp Day 1

• 8:00am - 9:00am - Registration, networking, tea / coffee
• 9:00am - 9:10am - Overview of TechCamp & Logistics Info – emcees (Ashok Malik and Jamie Findlater)
• 9:10am - 9:30am
  Welcome Remarks: Dr. Sunjoy Joshi, Director at Observer Research Foundation (ORF)
  Keynote Address: Richard Rahul Verma, U.S. Ambassador to India
• 9:30am - 9:45am - Shashi Tharoor, Member of Parliament (India), shares his thoughts.
• 9:45am - 10:15am - Mike Farah and Brad Jenkins from “Funny or Die” – Use of Humor in Communication Strategies.
• 10:15am - 11:10am -  Fast-paced Project Presentations (Case Studies) also known as “Speed-Geeking” Session. Session topics and their presenters include:

• TechCamp India 2015 - Speed Geeking Sessions

  Team Number	Topic	Name of Tech-Trainer/s and Organization
  1	Leveraging Digital Platforms to Build and Engage Communities of Interest	Supriya Singh – India Youth Climate Network (India); Arun Sukumar – ORF (India)
  2	Leveraging Social Media for engaging/building audience	Judd Legum – Center for American Progress (USA)
  3	Incorporating Humor for Expanding Your Reach	Chris Bruss, Funny or Die (USA); Mihir Sharma – Business Standard
  4	Mobilizing Volunteers/Grassroots for Building a Following	Viraj Doshi – 270 Strategies (USA)
  5	Visualizing/sharing content in interesting ways	Thomas Bowman – Council on Foreign Relations (USA); Arun Sukumar – ORF (India)
  6	Power of Videos	Namita Singh - Digital Green (India)
  7	Leveraging Traditional Communication Channels (TV, Radio) for Raising Social Awareness	Ritesh Datta - Population Foundation (India)
  8	Digital Storytelling	Kimaya Dixit - Hattaway Communications (USA)
  9	Leveraging Mobiles/SMS	Eric Tyler - New America Foundation (USA); Anjan Awasthi – InMobile (ex-Facebook) (India)
  10	Technology and Action	Vimlendu Jha – Swechha (India)

• 11:10am - 11:20am - Tea / Coffee break
• 11:20am - 11:50am - “Media in the 21st Century” - Q/A with David Nassar (Vice President of Communications at The Brookings Institute - USA) and Hari Sevugan (Principal at 270 Strategies - USA)
• 11:50am - 1:00pm - Interactive Training Sessions 1 on the topics below:

• TechCamp India 2015 - Interactive Training Sessions 1

  Team Number	Topic	Tech-Trainer/s and Organization/s
  1	Online Community Building	Supriya Singh – India Youth Climate Network (India); Arun Sukumar – ORF (India)
  2	Leveraging Social Media	Judd Legum – Center for American Progress (USA)
  3	Creative Content Using Humor	Chris Bruss - Funny or Die (USA); Mihir Sharma – Business Standard
  4	Visualizing / Sharing Content in Interesting Ways	Thomas Bowman – Council on Foreign Relations (USA)
  5	Leveraging Various Communication Channels (TV, Radio, Videos)	Ritesh Datta - Population Foundation (India); Namita Singh – Digital Green (India)
  6	Digital Storytelling	Kimaya Dixit - Hattaway Communications (USA)
  7	Leveraging Mobiles	Eric Tyler – New America Foundation (USA); Anjan Awasthi – InMobile (Ex-Facebook) (India)
  8	Online/Offline engagement/empowerment	Viraj Doshi – 270 Strategies (USA); Vimlendu Jha – Swechha (India)

• 1:00pm - 2:00pm - Lunch Break
• 2:00pm - 3:00pm - Interactive Training Sessions 2
• 3:00pm - 3:15pm - Tea / Coffee Break
• 3:15pm - 3:30pm - Discussion: How Might We?
• 3:30pm - 4:30pm - A particular technological tool/concept is paired with a specific challenge/issue:

• TechCamp India 2015 - Technological Tool/Concept Paired with Challenge/Issue

  Team Number	Topic	Name of Tech-Trainer/s and Organization
  1	Challenges that can be solved by “Online Community Building”	Supriya Singh – India Youth Climate Network (India); Arun Sukumar – ORF (India)
  2	Challenges that can be solved by “Leveraging Social Media”	Judd Legum – Center for American Progress (USA)
  3	Challenges that can be solved by “Creative Content Using Humor”	Chris Bruss – Funny or Die (USA); Mihir Sharma – Business Standard
  4	Challenges that can be solved by “Visualizing / Sharing Content in Interesting Ways”	Thomas Bowman – Council on Foreign Relations (USA)
  5	Challenges that can be solved by “Leveraging Various Communication Channels (TV, Radio, Videos)”	Ritesh Datta - Population Foundation (India); Namita Singh – Digital Green (India)
  6	Challenges that can be solved by “Digital Storytelling”	Kimaya Dixit - Hattaway Communications (USA)
  7	Challenges that can be solved by “Leveraging Mobiles”	Eric Tyler - New America Foundation (USA); Anjan Awasthi – InMobile (ex-Facebook) (India)
  8	Challenges that can be solved by “Online/Offline Engagement/Empowerment”	Vimlendu Jha – Swechha (India); Viraj Doshi – 270 Strategies (USA)

• 4:15pm - 4:30pm - Brief announcements. Setting the tone for day 2 (emcees).
• 4:30pm - 4:45pm - Tech-trainer meeting/discussion with organizers.
• 7:00pm - Reception at the Oberoi for all participants - hosted by the U.S Embassy New Delhi in partnership with Observer Research Foundation.

Wednesday, September 9th | TechCamp Day 2

• 8:00am - 9:00am - Networking, coffee & tea (Solution Sign-up Time)
• 9:00am - 9:15am - Opening
• 9:15am - 9:45am - Discussion on the problem statements / challenges brainstormed on Day 1
• 9:45am - 12:00pm - Small Group Work on Identifying Solutions
• 12:00pm - 1:00pm - Lunch
• 1:00pm - 1:15pm - Plenary / Instructions and Announcements (if required)
• 1:15pm - 3:00pm - Small Group Problem Definition Refinement and Action Planning
• 3:00pm - 3:15pm - Tea / Coffee break
• 3:15pm - 4:30pm - Final Presentations – Groups present the outcomes
• 4:30pm - 4:45pm - Closing Remarks:
  Tom Smitham, Deputy Assistant Secretary at IIP, U.S. Department of State
• 4:45pm - “TechCamp Group Photo” with all participants