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Wednesday
, September 4
9:00am EDT
Pre-Workshop: Spatial Statistics (Separate registration cost!)
Open Gov Hub
Alberto Nieto
Pre-Workshop: Text Analytics (Separate registration cost!)
TBA
Kerry Bruce • Joris Vandelanotte
Thursday
, September 5
11:15am EDT
Developmental Evaluation Journey in a Global Network
Angle
Rasha Abdel Latif • Noel Dickover
No Data, No Problem: Extracting Insights from Data-Poor Environments
Academy Hall B
Bob Lamb • Arpitha Peteru
2:30pm EDT
Chain Reaction: How Does Blockchain Fit, (if at all) into Assessing the Value for Money of Education Projects in Developing Countries?
Balcony E
Christine Harris-Van Keuren • Tara Vassefi • David Mikhail • Tillman Bruett • Audrey Misquith • Ben Joakim • Valentine Gandhi
3:45pm EDT
Living Our Vision: Applying the Principles for Digital Development as an Evaluative Methodology
Academy Hall C
Allana Nelson • Christopher Neu • Laura Walker McDonald • Steve Ollis
Smartcards for MERL, Worth the Money?
Angle
Nirinjaka Ramasinjatovo • Nicole Chao
Technology Adoption and Innovation in the Industry: How to Bridge the International Development Industry with Technology Solutions.
Balcony E
Mike Klein • Aasit Nanavati • Joel Selanikio • Nancy Hawa
5:20pm EDT
Reading Schematics Before Designing Your Robot: The Story of BecaXR
Academy Hall
Steve DiPangrazio
Friday
, September 6
10:00am EDT
Breaking Down the Buzz
Balcony D
Ritika Bhasker
Emerging Technology and MERL - Where Are We Today?
Academy Hall C
Kerry Bruce • Joris Vandelanotte • Valentine Gandhi
Engaging for responsible change in a connected world: Good practices for measuring SBCC impact
Angle
Yvonne MacPherson • Khwezi Magwaza • Linda Raftree
Messaging Platforms: Best Practices, Costs, Security and Privacy
Balcony E
Maurice Sayinzoga • Boris Maguire • Christoph Pimmer • Charles Copley
Practical Artificial Intelligence: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of Real-World Machine Learning Experiments
Vista
Wayan Vota • Amy Finnegan • Adele Waugaman
12:30pm EDT
Network Nodes That Fit Your Data Style
Academy Hall
Jennifer Himmelstein
12:40pm EDT
How to Measure Local Ownership within Development Projects
Academy Hall
Rachel Dickinson
12:50pm EDT
Machine Learning to Measure Impact with Remotely Sensed Imagery and Vector Data
Academy Hall
Alberto Nieto
12:55pm EDT
Stories from Our Litter
Academy Hall
Wekesa Zablon
2:00pm EDT
Ethics of Data: A Benefit/Risk Assessment Framework
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Siobhan Green
From Words To Wisdom: Everyday Tools to Visualize Qualitative Data
Vista
Samhir Vasdev
Moving from Pretty Pictures to Data Informed Decisions with GIS
Academy Hall C
Eric Lovell • Hillary Eason • Martijn Marijnis • Melissa Persaud • Marianne Henry
4:40pm EDT
Let's talk about a MERL Open Source Marketplace
Academy Hall
Mala Kumar
4:45pm EDT
A Blockchain Success Story: Global Food Safety
Academy Hall
Matt Nelson
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