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MERL Tech DC 2018

Aman Ali

Frontier Design Group
Evaluation and Impact Advisor
Washington DC

Aman is a Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) expert with 8+ years of progressive experience in designing and developing M&E systems, processes, frameworks, theories of change, and led evaluations independently, or as a team member. He is an Atlas Corps Fellow – serving in United States (U.S.) and travelled to different regions of the world to present his evaluation research at large international evaluation conferences.

8:30am EDT

Registration and Meet and Greet Reception Area

9:00am EDT

Welcome to MERL Tech 2018! Academy Hall Main RoomLinda Raftree

9:20am EDT

Opening Talk: The Long Road Home... A Brief History of ICT for Development (ICT4D) Academy Hall Main RoomAnahi Ayala Iacucci

9:45am EDT

What's the State of MERL Tech? Academy Hall Main RoomMichael Bamberger • Maliha Khan • Linda Raftree • Zach Tilton

10:30am EDT

Long Break Reception Area

11:00am EDT

Mobile Data Collection combined with Business Intelligence tools to support survey management and data driven decision making VistaAudra Blanchfield • Nael Jean-Baptiste • Mike Klein

12:00pm EDT

Lunch and Demo Tables Reception Area

1:00pm EDT

Hard Talk: Adaptive Management - is MERL helping or hindering its potential for success? Academy Hall Main RoomDave Algoso • Amanda Berman • Julia Coffman • Matt Haikin • Laura O'Brien • Veronica Olazabal

2:00pm EDT

Innovations in data capture and management in DHIS2-based systems: WhatsApp and USSD VistaJulie Doherty • Tumainiel Mbwambo

3:00pm EDT

Short Break Reception Area

3:15pm EDT

USAID Open Data Policy and Intellectual Property Rights Academy Hall Breakout AAnna Brenes • Gayle Girod • M. Scott Thompson

4:15pm EDT

Short Break Reception Area

4:30pm EDT

WhatsApp is What’s Up: How IP Messaging Can Increase Engagement and Sustainability Academy Hall Main RoomAmbika Samarthya-Howard

4:35pm EDT

MERL on the money: Are we getting funding for data right? Academy Hall Main RoomPaige Kirby

4:40pm EDT

Dancing with data Academy Hall Main RoomTara Susman-Peña

4:45pm EDT

Progressive web apps are the future of digital development (really!) Academy Hall Main RoomGabriel Krieshok

4:50pm EDT

Why No One is Using your Dashboard Academy Hall Main RoomAmanda Makulec

5:00pm EDT

Hard Talk on Dashboards – Everyone wants them, no one uses them, Why? Academy Hall Main RoomRitika Bhasker • Amanda Makulec • Kristine Schlenker • Robert Segan • Tim Shifflett

6:00pm EDT

Happy Hour Reception and Fail Fest! Reception AreaWayan Vota

6:30pm EDT

Check Yourself Before You Tech Yourself: Common Pitfalls In Deploying Mobile Tools Academy Hall Main RoomErin Quinn

6:35pm EDT

How to Fail at Mobile Surveying Without Really Trying Academy Hall Main RoomCharles Lau • Tavian MacKinnon

6:45pm EDT

Open Data: Are your donors screwing you over? (TBC) Academy Hall Main RoomAnahi Ayala Iacucci

6:50pm EDT

We Wrote the Book on Evaluation Failures. Literally. Academy Hall Main RoomIsaac Castillo

7:00pm EDT

Fail Fest: Drink Up and Close Out! Academy Hall Main RoomWayan Vota

8:30am EDT

Registration and Morning Networking Reception Area

9:00am EDT

Welcome to MERL Tech Day 2 Academy Hall Main RoomLinda Raftree

9:10am EDT

Opening Talk: Data Science for MERL in 20 Minutes or Less Academy Hall Main RoomGreg Maly • Ben Mann

9:30am EDT

Hard Talk: Will Technology and Big Data Replace Monitoring Evaluation, Research and Learning? Academy Hall Main RoomAlexa Courtney • Madeleine Gleave • Samuel V. Scarpino

11:30am EDT

M&E + GIS + Mobile: The power of location, anywhere, anytime, any device Balcony DChuck Conley • Brendan O'Neill

1:00pm EDT

Lunch and Demo Tables Reception Area

2:00pm EDT

Evidence-based decision-making & impact: The future of MERL through technical and qualitative tools VistaGreg Maly • Komal Bazaz Smith

3:00pm EDT

Ice Cream Social! Reception Area

3:30pm EDT

How to win in 20 years Academy Hall Main RoomAndrew Means

3:40pm EDT

Scaling storytelling with data science at GlobalGiving Academy Hall Main RoomNick Hamlin

3:45pm EDT

Evaluating the Technology Incubator Fund: Do small grants make a big difference in appetite for technology in programs? Academy Hall Main RoomAmy Hood

3:50pm EDT

MERL Tech and the American Evaluation Association: Let's build a bridge Academy Hall Main RoomEric Barela

3:55pm EDT

Mapping ICT4D Evidence Base: How much evidence is there really? Academy Hall Main RoomAnnette Brown

4:00pm EDT

Irresponsible innovation? Time for ICT4D to grow up and get its M&E house in order Academy Hall Main RoomAnnette Brown • Michael Eddy • Anahi Ayala Iacucci • Laura Walker McDonald

5:00pm EDT

Day 2 Summary and close out Academy Hall Main RoomMaliha Khan • Linda Raftree