TechCamp: Santiago | November 20, 2010

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November 20, 2010
Torre Telefónica Chile

Avenida Providencia 111
Providencia, Santiago, Chile
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AGENDA | HOST COMMITTEE | SUPPORTERS

Agenda

Please note that Spanish-English and English-Spanish translation will be available throughout the day. The below schedule is subject to change.

Time

Main Room

9:30-
10:00am

Registration, light breakfast, networking

Main Hall

10:00-
10:05am

Welcome,
Ricardo Faundez, Digitales por Chile

10:05-
10:10am

Message from the U.S. Embassy,
Buddy Williams, State Department

10:10-
10:20am

Special message from Jakarta, Indonesia

10:20-
10:30am

Welcome & Defining TechCamp: Santiago,
Pedro Fuentes, Chile Ayuda

10:30-
10:40am

Civil Society's Role in the 21st Century,
Ricardo Faundez, Digitales por Chile

10:40-
11:20am

Interactive Plenary: Exploring Perspectives,
Pedro Fuentes, Chile Ayuda & Suzanne Hall, State Department

11:20-
11:30am

Break

11:30-
11:40am

Defining Civil Society 2.0,
Alec Ross, State Department

11:40-
12:20pm

Fast-paced Project Presentations & Case Studies

12:20-
12:30pm

Break

12:30-
1:30pm

Topical Breakout Discussions
Breakout A	Breakout B
*Democracy, Transparency, and Civic Engagement* This discussion will address the current efforts in these areas and how technology through use of new tools can increase citizen participation, help increase transparency and promote democracy.	*Promoting Economic Opportunity* This discussion focuses on the work of civil society groups and institutions to encourage access to open markets, incentives for growth and how technology can be a game changer.
Breakout C	Breakout D
*Environmental Protection and Climate Change* This discussion will focus on how through shared information, opening data, access to easy education, how can we better advance environmental protection to ward off climate change.	*Preparedness, Risk Management & Disaster Response* Reviewing emergency response systems this group will discuss how can we reach more people with critical services and information through the use of tech based tools.

1:35-
2:35pm

Networking Lunch

2:40-
4:00pm

Hands-OnTraining Stations
Training A	Training B
How to blog, use Twitter, and Facebook and more to engage your audience	Visualizing your data through maps and more
Training C	Training D
A Lesson in connection technology tools	How technology can help in disaster response
Training E	Training F
Why your data matters and how to use it to your advantage	Effective remote working: how technology can better your work environment

4:00-
4:30pm

Coffee Break

4:30-
5:30pm

Small Group Problem Definition Sessions by Topic
Breakout A	Breakout B
Democracy, Transparency, and Civic Engagement	Promoting Economic Opportunity
Breakout C	Breakout D
Environmental Protection and Climate Change	Preparedness, Risk Management & Disaster Response

Main Room

5:35-
6:15pm

Presentations by Small Groups (video recorded)

6:15-
6:25pm

Closing and Looking Ahead

6:15pm

Reception

Host Committee

Special thanks to our TechCamp Host Committee:
Aldo Bucchi
Jorge Dominguez
Ricardo Faundez
Pedro Fuentes
Felipe Heusser
Leo Prieto
Leo Soto
Rodrigo Tapia
Agustin Villena

Supporters

Questions? Email techcamp@personaldemocracy.com

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