TechCamp Vietnam

Participants from

Vietnam

Description

TechCamp Vietnam trains 62 participants on media ethics, traditional and social media strategy, and media technology. Sessions are delivered by U.S. and Vietnamese facilitators, preparing Vietnam’s provincial and ministry-level spokespersons to effectively articulate messaging, address disinformation, professionally engage with local and international media, and manage crisis communications.

Agenda

 

August 9 | Day 1 
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM Participant Registration

Participants check-in and confirm attendance for the day

8:30 AM - 9:20 AM Welcome - Panel U.S. Embassy/MFA

U.S. Ambassador and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs will kick off the bilateral summit

9:20 AM - 9:35 AM Welcome - TechCamp Program Designers

TechCamp Program Designers give an overview of the TechCamp, what participants should expect, and how to get the most out of the experience. Discuss the use of Slack (or Whatsapp) and invite participants who have not yet been able to access the platform to get assistance during the break

9:35 AM - 9:50 AM Speed Geeking Explanation

Participants join their predetermined groups and briefly introduce themselves

9:50 AM - 10:15 AM Speed Geeking

Participants move throughout the room to listen to trainers introduce themselves and learn about their training sessions

10:15 AM - 10:20 AM Instructions

Participants are instructed to rank the training sessions they would like to attend, see table below, grab a coffee, and go to their brainstorming group

10:20 AM - 10:35 AM Coffee Break
10:35 AM - 11:35 AM First Brainstorming Groups

Participants join their predetermined groups with a facilitator to brainstorm challenges

11:35 AM - 01:05 PM Interactive Training Session 1 

Participants attend their first training session (the list of topic is below)

1:05 PM - 2:15 PM Lunch

Participants receive their training sessions over lunch

TechCamp program designers group challenges and create general challenge statements

2:15 PM - 2:30 PM Present Challenge Summaries

TechCamp Program Designers present challenge summaries (convergent), provide instructions for brainstorming session

2:30 PM - 3:15 PM Second Brainstorming Groups

Participants join a brainstorming group based on the challenge they would like to work and brainstorm the root causes and things that contribute to this issue, and how they might address this issue

3:15 PM - 3:30 PM Coffee Break
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Interactive Training Session 2

Participants attend their second training session

5:00 PM - 5:15 PM End of Day Announcements

 

No Session Title Trainers (Include Trainer Full Name and Title/Organization
1 Start to Finish - Effective Relationships with the Media  Wadi Gaitan
2 Generative AI, Synthetic Data, and Media Misinformation Ilke Demir
3 How to Effectively Communicate Even Amid a Crisis Sonia Schott
4 How to Achieve Effective Brand Communication  Sakineh Roodsari
5 Information campaigns for local branding Vu Tuan Anh
6 Social Networks in Vietnam Phan Van Kien
7 Navigating Legal Issues in Digital Media Pham Quynh Trung

 

August 10 | Day 2 
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Participant Registration

Participants check-in and confirm attendance for the day

9:00 AM - 9:10 AM Morning Announcements

Menton and show the Project Worksheet

9:10 AM - 9:45 AM Second Brainstorming Groups

Participants return to their brainstorming groups, share any additional ideas they’ve had overnight, and challenge on which they would ideate solutions 

9:45 AM - 10:00 AM Group Read Out

One representative from each group will share their refined challenge statement with root causes - give each challenge a color (or something) for participants to identify and then select a challenge statement

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM Coffee Break

Prompt: What was your favorite idea from the brainstorming sessions?

10:15 AM - 12:00 PM Interactive Training Session 3

Participants attend their third training session

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Interactive Training Session 4

Participants attend their fourth training session

3:00 PM - 9:00 PM Cultural Tour to Ancient Hoi An

Hoi An memories show. Dinner during the cultural tour

 

August 11 | Day 3
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Participant Registration

Participants check-in and confirm attendance for the day

9:00 AM - 9:10 AM Morning Announcements
9:10 AM - 9:25 AM Project Group Instructions

Participants put their name by the challenge statement on which they are interested in developing a project. Give participants instructions for the rest of the day

9:25 AM - 10:00 AM Project Worksheet Development

Groups develop their project idea using the project worksheet and create a brief presentation

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM  Coffee Break

Prompt: What plans do you have for next weekend?

10:15 AM - 11:30 AM Project Worksheet Development

Groups develop their project idea using the project worksheet and create a brief presentation

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Project Groups Deliver Presentations
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Lunch
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM MFA Plenary Session 1 

The MFA speaker will deliver presentations on: (1) The MFA’s approach and know-how in organizing foreign policy messaging and advocacy campaigns

3:15 PM - 3:30 PM  Coffee Break

Prompt: What plans do you have for next weekend?

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM MFA Plenary Session 2

The MFA speaker will deliver presentations on: (2) The MFA’s experiences in foreign policy messaging innovation.

5:00 PM - 5:30 PM Feedback and Next Steps, Post-Survey, Continued Engagement

Project groups discuss any feedback received and make a plan regarding next steps of the project. Participants complete their TechCamp surveys

5:30 PM Award Ceremony
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