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MERL Tech DC 2018

9:00am

Workshop: Big Data and Evaluation (Separate registration required) World Bank, "I" Building, Room I-1-200Michael Bamberger • Kerry Bruce • Peter York Workshop: What can Blockchain offer to MERL? (Separate registration required) ChemonicsShailee Adinolfi • Michael Cooper • Valentine J Gandhi

11:00am

Designing for equity: tools and approaches for assessing local equity to maximize impact and improve service delivery Academy Hall Breakout BRebecca Chapman • Karla Feeser • Sara Hollis

2:00pm

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 Measuring impact with remotely sensed imagery and machine learning Academy Hall Breakout BChuck Conley • Brendan O'Neill

3:15pm

From words to wisdom: Exploring free tools for qualitative data analysis VistaSamhir Vasdev Good, cheap, fast: Pick two AngleChristopher Gegenheimer • Christopher Huey • Leslie Sage The TEGA Selfie App – an innovative mobile research app that empowers girls to show us their world Balcony EGeorgie Whiteley Using mHealth for training and quality assurance of frontline RMNCH workers in Sindh, Pakistan Balcony DKuor K • Saifra Sohail

10:30am

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

10:35am

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

11:30am

I survived a machine learning pilot Balcony EHedeer El-Showk • Alexandre Gavaza • Neeran Saraf • Samhir Vasdev M&E + GIS + Mobile: The power of location, anywhere, anytime, any device Balcony DChuck Conley • Brendan O'Neill Measuring complexity: A real-time system analysis tool Academy Hall Breakout CEvan Bloom • Alexis Smart Up your data game: How to use R to wrangle, analyze, and visualize data faster and better VistaCharles Guedenet • Jonathan Seiden

2:00pm

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

3:30pm

How to win in 20 years Academy Hall Main RoomAndrew Means