How to Visualize Our Impact with Geospatial Technologies?

Washington, DC - Aug 15 - RSVP Now

Remember when you saw your first geospatial visualization in international development? How amazed you were that satellite maps of the earth could show impact data in a new, clearer way than before?

Wait till you see where we are now with game-changing innovations like:

Mapping changes at the village level with unmanned aerial vehicles.
Visualizing daily changes to forests and cities with microsatellites.
Tracking illegal fishing transshipments with machine learning.
Identifying and tagging individual structures with OpenStreetMap.

These technology innovations are allowing your international development peers to calculate their impact in new and insightful ways.

We can now develop accurate demographic census data that scan scale from one hectare to an entire country, to direct development investments and track trends, and mash up Donor and Government indices with physical infrastructure and project investments to identify causal relationships and show direct impact.

Please RSVP Now to share your experiences and learn from these thought leaders working at the edge of geospatial technologies:

Daniel Berger, Data Lead, Creative Associates International
Vanessa Goas, Sr. Director of Operations, Development Gateway
Dustin Homer, Director of Client Solutions, Fraym
Elizabeth Lyon, Senior GEOINT Authority, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

Please RSVP now for the next Technology Salon DC where we’ll seek answers to questions like:

Who is innovating and what are they learning?
What are best practices in including local communities in our geo-data use?
When should we be cautious, or outright against geo-based decisions?
Where is geo-tech changing the development paradigm?
How will LIDAR,feature extraction algorithms, and other advances change our capabilities?

We'll have hot coffee and catered breakfast treats for a morning rush but seating is limited so please RSVP now. Once we reach our 35-person capacity there will be a waiting list!

Geospatial Technologies for Development
Technology Salon DC
8.30 – 10.30am,
Wednesday, August 15th, 2018
Downtown Washington, DC
RSVP is required for attendance

Want to Be a Lead Discussant in 2018?

Apply Now to Be a Lead Discussant

The results of our 2018 DC Salon Topic Survey are in and we have a wide range of potential Technology Salons in the works for this year.

Apply now to be a lead discussant for one of these Salon topics we're considering for Washington, DC:

Future of Work with artificial intelligence and machine learning
Sustainable financial models for ICT4D projects
Organizational investment and deployment of ICT4D teams and technology
Opportunities, concerns, and usage of digital identities
Geospatial data, information systems, and dashboards
The promise and pitfalls of digital financial services
Mixing “old” technology, like FM radio, with new tech like social media
Local innovation and innovators that challenges existing paradigms
Using ICT for refugee education and workforce readiness

And this is just our starter list. We'll create more Salons when we have a strong topic demand and good lead discussants. Apply today to be a lead discussant to help your favorite topic come to life.

About the Technology Salon

The Technology Salon™ is an intimate, informal, and in-person, discussion between information and communication technology experts and international development professionals, with a focus on both:

Technology's impact on donor-sponsored technical assistance delivery, and
Private enterprise driven economic development, facilitated by technology.

Our meetings are lively conversations, not boring presentations. Attendance is capped at 35 people - and frank participation with ideas, opinions, and predictions is actively encouraged.

It's also a great opportunity to meet others motivated to employ technology to solve vexing development problems. Join us today!