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MERL Tech DC 2018

Javier Wilson

Lutheran World Relief
Deputy Director T4D

9:00am EDT

Workshop: What can Blockchain offer to MERL? (Separate registration required) ChemonicsShailee Adinolfi • Michael Cooper • Valentine J Gandhi

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

I need that data yesterday! Three experiences of building M&E technology solutions Academy Hall Breakout AMadeleine Boyd • Nick Hamlin • Kelly Heller • Lauren Rice • Alejandra Garcia Villamil 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

Blockchain solutions for MEL data management and end use Academy Hall Breakout BShailee Adinolfi • Michael Cooper • Valentine J Gandhi • Nick Martin 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

4:35pm 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

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

10:30am EDT

Measuring impact with remotely sensed imagery and machine learning Academy Hall Main RoomBrendan O'Neill

10:35am EDT

Ready, set, fly! How to close a data gap from the sky using drones Academy Hall Main RoomKatsumasa Hamaguchi

10:40am EDT

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

10:45am EDT

Satellite data for decision making and situational awareness? Academy Hall Main RoomDaniel Berger

10:50am EDT

Mobile Tracking of Land Parcel Ownership in Zambia Academy Hall Main RoomJulie Doherty

10:55am EDT

Maslow’s Hierarchy of M&E software UX Academy Hall Main RoomDiego Mijelshon

11:00am EDT

Long Break Academy Hall Main Room

11:30am EDT

Responsible Data: Ready, Set? Stop and Prep. AngleLaura Walker McDonald • Alexandra Robinson Up your data game: How to use R to wrangle, analyze, and visualize data faster and better VistaCharles Guedenet • Jonathan Seiden

1:00pm EDT

Lunch and Demo Tables Reception Area

2:00pm EDT

From call times to comment analysis: combining digital data sources to understand change Academy Hall Breakout CAmy Jones The ethics of data: Who benefits and who risks? A framework for assessment and decision-making AngleSiobhan Green • Mala Kumar

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

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