Schedule Second Workshop

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Schedule of the Second Workshop of Maps for Making Change - Using Geographical Mapping Techniques to Support Struggles for Social Justice in India

MONDAY 1 FEBRUARY

08.15-10.15: Registration and Breakfast at NID

In the NID Visitors Room & at the Amphitheatre  

10.15-11.15: Welcome and introductions (icebreaker)

Anja Kovacs and Kate Morioka, at Old Canteen

11.15-12.00: Opening plenary: “Mapping the truth: how geo-technologies are uncovering human rights violations and injustice”

Lars Bromley, at Old Canteen

12.00-12.30: Plenary: "A history of information design"

Jignesh Khakhar, at Old Canteen

12.30-1.00: Plenary: "The Process of information design - an example"

MP Ranjan, at Old Canteen

1.00-2.15: Lunch (Amphitheatre)  

2.15-3.15: Afternoon session on “Information design: the art of making campaigning messages visually compelling”

Media Shala Team, at Old Canteen

3.15-4.30: Afternoon 'Lab' Sessions (choose ONE)

• Elective 1. Mapping with Open Layers - Alagesa Pandian, Board Room 1
• Elective 2. GPS Basics - Hardeep Singh Rai, with Arky and Sajjad, Board Room 2

4.30 – 5.00: Tea break   5.00 – 6.15: Afternoon 'Lab' Sessions

• Elective 1. Using Google Maps for Social Activism - Henry Addo, Board Room 1
• Elective 2. Advanced GIS - Lars Bromley, Board Room 2

6.15-6.30: Evening Circle

Anja Kovacs, Old Canteen

6.30-7.30: Free Time

7.30-9.00: (open invite) Tactical Tech film screening: "10 Tactics: Turning Information into Action"

Kate Morioka, in the Auditorium

9.00-11.00: Dinner at Vishala

Bus leaves for Vishala at 9:00 pm, after the film screening.  

TUESDAY 2 FEBRUARY

7.30-9.00: Breakfast (hotel)

9.00-9.30: Morning Circle

Anja Kovacs, at Old Canteen

9.30-11.00: Project Time to work on individual projects: Revising project scope, thinking through audience, purpose, objectives, messages

All, at Old Canteen

11.00-11.45: Plenary: "An Introduction to Open Street Maps for Activism"

Guest speaker Mikel Maron, online from Nairobi, at Old Canteen

11.30-1.00: Participatory mapping process and techniques

Kate Morioka, at Old Canteen

1.00-2.15: Lunch (Amphitheatre)

2.15-4.00: Project Time: Identifying methodology and technical implementation of participants' mapping projects

All, at Old Canteen

4.00-4.30: Tea break

4.30-5.45: Afternoon 'Lab' Sessions

• Elective 1. Google Earth for Advocacy - Henry Addo, Board Room 1
• Elective 2. An Introduction to Open Street Maps - Hardeep Singh Rai with Arky and Sajjad, Board Room 2

5.45-6.00: Evening Circle

Anja Kovacs, at Old Canteen

6.00-...: Project Time, to be used by participants as they feel appropriate

All, at Old Canteen

Free time

8.00-10.00: Dinner at Mangaldas ki Haveli

10.00-11.30: Heritage Walk in Old Ahmedabad

WEDNESDAY 3 FEBRUARY

7.30-9.00: Breakfast (Amphitheatre)

9.00-9.30: Morning Circle

Anja Kovacs, at Old Canteen

9.30-11.30: 'Ninety Seconds': Project sharing time

All, at Old Canteen

11.30-12.00: Tea break

12.00-13.00: Group discussion on the political possibilities and limitations inherent in (digital) mapping

1.00-2.15: Lunch (Amphitheatre)

2.15-2.45: Plenary: "Introduction to GIS and remote sensing for human rights advocacy"

Lars Bromley, at Old Canteen

2.45-3.45: Project Time, to be used by participants to write up where they are in the development of their project now and what goals they hope to achieve by the third workshop

3.45-4.15: Tea break

4.15-4.45: Closing Plenary: “Reflection”

Pratyush Shankar, at Old Canteen

4.45-5.30: Closing session

• Evaluation
• Briefing on the next workshop
• Thanking resource persons and participants
• Close

Anja Kovacs, Kate Morioka and Madhuresh Kumar, at Old Canteen