Nepal Tech Day

Tech Day Agenda, October 31, 2007

Tech Day will be of benefit to executives and program managers in relief and development organizations, as well as those who implement information and communications technologies (ICTs) in these organizations. Managers and employees of local and international NGOs, government and UN agencies, and Nepalese nonprofit organizations are invited to register by email (see Tech Day page for more information). Tech Day will be held at the Hotel Himalaya.

Agenda, October 31

9:00 - 9:30	Registration and meet participants
9:30	Welcome	Gregg Swanson
9:40	ICTs in Disaster Response: the Value of Simulations	Robert Patton, ADRA Asia
10:00	GPS in Emergency Response	Steve Glassey
10:20	Geographic Information Systems: Developments and Opportunities	Gregg Swanson
10:45	Break
11:00	Developments in Mobile Satellite Communications	Gregg Swanson
11:30 - 12:15	Exhibits and BGAN demo
12:15 - 1:00	Lunch (no cost for registered guests)
1:00 - 3:00	Exhibits (continued)
1:00 - 1:20	ISAT phone demonstration
1:00 - 1:20	Presentation: Nepal Rural Information Technology Development Society (NRIDS)	Sudip Aryal
1:20 - 2:20	Roundtable discussions (topics to be announced before lunch)
3:00	End of planned agenda, exhibits close

For more information, or to apply for registration, please email us at info@humaninet.org. Please include your name, your organization and position, and email address. Please add a brief comment on which technologies are of interest to you and your organization. You will receive a confirmation email within one week.

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Posted October 21, 2007