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TechCamp: Santiago Agenda for Nov. 20

November 20, 2010
Torre Telefónica Chile
Avenida Providencia 111
Providencia, Santiago, Chile

The schedule below is subject to change.

Agenda

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-On Training 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
6:30pm	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