Effectively managing online communications and community is a critical need for many of us here in Washington. If you're working on collaborating more effectively with partners in the field, bringing people together for project collaboration, data sharing, capacity building, etc., come and share with others who are doing the same. Join us on October 18 from 4:30 to 6:00 pm at Forum One’s offices in colorful Del Ray, Alexandria. We'll have light snacks/drinks and share best practices, challenges and visions for using online tools more effectively within our organizations, projects, and networks—for global health. Topics to be discussed may include:

• Online collaboration tools: What works? What doesn’t?
• Tools: Drupal? WordPress? Others?
• Data sharing
• Mobile: New opportunities for sharing and collaboration

Among the organizations we're inviting:

• Abt Associates
• JSI
• Global Health Council
• PATH
• Mercy Corps
• Women Deliver Engender Health
• Infectious Disease Research Institute
• World Bank
• PSI
• Guttmacher Institute
• Save the Children (short presentation by the leaders of the HNN, www.healthynewbornnetwork.org)

Agenda:

4:30 - 5:00 pm - Meet and greet, food and drink

5:00 - 5:30 pm - Round table: who are you, what are you working on, what keeps you up at night

5:30 - 6:00 pm - Short presentations/case studies and discussion (2 to 3)

6:00 and beyond - Networking, more food (and Del Ray is hopping that time of night for more discussion!)

What to bring:

Your good ideas, and a stack of business cards. We'll be soliciting 1-2 attendees to prepare brief informal presentations of current projects or challenges in advance.

Who should come:

This is an invitation-only event. If you have colleagues that work with data in global health or the life sciences please let us know and we'll invite them as appropriate. 

Location:

Forum One offices:

2200 Mt. Vernon Avenue