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MERL Tech DC 2018

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Washington D.C. Metro Area

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8:30am

Registration and Meet and Greet Reception Area

9:00am

Welcome to MERL Tech 2018! Academy Hall Main RoomLinda Raftree

9:20am

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

9:45am

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

10:30am

Long Break Reception Area

11:00am

Integrating MERL with program design: Presenting an approach to balance your MERL strategy with four principles AngleHeather Esper • Yaquta Fatehi

12:00pm

Lunch and Demo Tables Reception Area

1:00pm

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

Unleashing the power of data and technology for gender just programming and development interventions Academy Hall Breakout CEmma Fawcett • Hazel Malapit • Florence Santos • Greg Seymour

3:00pm

Short Break Reception Area

3:15pm

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

4:15pm

Short Break Reception Area

4:35pm

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

4:40pm

Dancing with data Academy Hall Main RoomTara Susman-Peña

4:45pm

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

4:50pm

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

5:00pm

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

8:30am

Registration and Morning Networking Reception Area

9:00am

Welcome to MERL Tech Day 2 Academy Hall Main RoomLinda Raftree

9:10am

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

9:30am

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

10:40am

We live in a 3D world, so let's map it! Academy Hall Main RoomAmanda Berman

11:00am

Long Break Academy Hall Main Room

11:30am

I survived a machine learning pilot Balcony EHedeer El-Showk • Alexandre Gavaza • Neeran Saraf • Samhir Vasdev

1:00pm

Lunch and Demo Tables Reception Area

2:00pm

Creating a MERL culture at your Nonprofit Academy Hall Breakout AEric Barela • Morgan Buras-Finlay • Kosar Jahani • Brian Komar • Andrew Means

3:00pm

Ice Cream Social! Reception Area

3:30pm

How to win in 20 years Academy Hall Main RoomAndrew Means

3:40pm

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

3:45pm

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

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

4:00pm

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

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