2014 Richmond Agenda
Aspiration events are first and foremost convened to strengthen the ties and social networks of technology practitioners in the non-profit/non-governmental sectors.
The #CATechFest session list is co-developed with participants, facilitators, and partners in the time leading up to and during the Festival. We strongly encourage you to join in the fun at this unique and interactive gathering!
The agenda is designed and facilitated using Aspiration's unique participatory model, in an environment where powerpoint slides are discouraged and dialog and collaboration drive the learning.
Our philosophy centers around getting participants into small-group discussions where they can discuss topics they are passionate about and get answers to their questions and curiosities. Sessions at Aspirations have particular traits; we de-emphasize presentations and lecture, and instead focus on "break-out" sessions that are self-organized whenever possible.
CA Tech Fest Session Guidelines
Session times will change, session titles will morph, new sessions will come and existing ones will go. But this is the latest we know, and we invite your feedback and contributions.
You are welcome to add a session, but make sure to place the link here. Please do not change the time of any session that you are *not* facilitating :^)
Thursday September 25
8:30am - Coffee and Registration
9:00am - Opening Circle
9:30am - Interactive Participant Plenary
10:00am - Introductory discussions: Why do we do what we do?
10:30am - Agenda Creating and Hacking
11:30 am - Breakout Session
- Security session - Gunner, Aspiration
- Developing youth leaders - Katie
12:00pm - Lunch
Sit with folks you don't know!
1:00pm - Interactive Project Showcases Around the State
2:00pm - Break
2:30pm - Breakout Session
- Bridging the Digital Divide within your organization - Thomas Gelder, Everett Program
- Grassroots Fundraising - Natalia, LYIC
- Video Production 101 - Amanda
- Using video for advocacy - Dan, RYSE
- Design Thinking & Information Architecture - Sarah, Design Action
- Girl Empowerment Camp in Palestine - Jessica
- PGP Encryption Introduction - Jack, Palante Tech
- Digital Storytelling - Tracy Perkins
- Email - David, CPEHN & Suzi, Radical Designs
- Introverted leadership - Arthur Coddington
- Citizen Engagement - Marysela, Sula Batsu
- Project Management - Gunner, Aspiration
3:30pm - Closing Circle
4:00pm - Group Photo
4:15pm - Happy Hour
Friday September 26
9:00am - Opening Circle
10:45 am - Breakout Sessions
- Social Media - Aaron, Everett Program
- Video pre-production - Dan, RYSE
- Organizational Models - Kemly, Sula Batsu
- CRMs - Jack, Palante Tech
- Processes for Online Communications - Javier, Aspiration
- Accidental Techies - Marty
- User Centric Tech Processes - Jessica, Aspiration & Ellie
- Operations Tools - Josh, Aspiration
- Wordpress Help - Gilda, Dr. Pop & Andrea, Sarah, Design Action
- Paying for Tech - Gunner, Aspiration
11:20am - Break
11:30am - Interactive Skill Sharing Session
Peers shared skills and experience in one on one or small groups.
12:30pm - Lunch
Sit with folks you don't know!
1:45pm - Breakout Sessions
- Drupal- Jack, Palante Tech
- Analytics- Jessica, Aspiration
- File organisation- Lisa
- Protecting your orgs identity- Gunner, Aspiration
- Working with the press- David Dexter, CPEHN
- Unionizing Tech Workers- Ben, Rohit
- Social Media- Mago
- Website Maintenance- Tracy & Suzi
- Richmond Community- Katherine & Roxanne, Healthy Richmond
- Using still Images- Paola
- Metrics of Success- Gwen