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:
- Data Mapping/Verification/Visualization
- Investigative Journalism
- Storytelling & Audience Engagement
- 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
