2017 Agenda

Aspiration events are first and foremost convened to strengthen the ties and social networks of technology practitioners in the nonprofit/nongovernmental sectors.

The #npdev session list is co-developed with participants, facilitators, and partners in the time leading up to and during the Festival. We strongly encourage you to join in the fun at this unique and interactive gathering!

The agenda is designed and facilitated using Aspiration's unique participatory model, in an environment where powerpoint slides are discouraged and dialogue and collaboration drive the learning.

Our philosophy centers around getting participants into small-group discussions where they can discuss topics they are passionate about and get answers to their questions and curiosities. Sessions at Aspirations have particular traits; we de-emphasize presentations and lecture, and instead focus on "break-out" sessions that are self-organized whenever possible .

Wednesday November 15

Working Sessions I

• Finding and hiring developers - Milena
• Data and user research design - Sarah
• Working open - Matt
• Queering the Internet - Norman
• Creating healthy change organizations - Dirk
• Summit agenda brainstorming for digital security practitioners -Lisa, Amanda, Martin
• Movement hosting infrastructure - Elijah
• How to Tor - Austin
• Open source in proprietary corporate infrastructure - Ryan
• Technologies for mass communications beyond email - David
• Data privacy for organizations - Tomas

Working Sessions II

• Managing multiple websites - Suzi
• Infrastructure for the Commons - Jane
• Designing online to offline engagement - Josue
• Developing a state-wide capacity building network - Evelyn
• Technology and resistance in a partial connectivity context - Charles
• Challenges in newsroom technology - Liam
• Visual language for storytelling - Sabiha
• Facilitating data analysis - Aman
• Digital privacy 101 for activists - Martin
• Creating websites for users with low-bandwidth - Grant
• Diversity in system administration - Mallory and Jaime

Thursday, November 16

Working Sessions III

• Best practices for open source documentation - Jen
• Bridging the digital divide: Indigenous perspective - Kanyon
• Reducing stress and preventing burn-out - Anand
• How to create network-centric participatory resources - Dirk
• Education and pedagogy - Norman
• Radicalizing hackers and hackerizing radicals - Cooper
• Drupal support group - Courtney
• Organizational digital security - Jack, Lisa
• Governance models for distributed infrastructures - Karel
• Disaster tech support for NGOs - Chris
• Weaponizing Big Data - Lydia
• Train young women trainers in Costa Rica - Sammy (did not take place)

Thursday Skillshare

• 2017 Skillshare Topics

Demo Session

• Affinity - Matt
• Temporary remote wireless networks: Burning Man case study - Bron
• SecureDrop - Jen, Emmanuel
• Security Education Companion (Electronic Frontier Foundation) - Bill, Lena, Elliot

Thursday Breakout Session II

• Infrastructure providers engaging community - Brenna and Nikole, English/Spanish bilingual session
• Reducing barriers to volunteering - Ameha
• Collaborative text editing on Git - Dirk and Lisa
• Peer reward systems - Steve
• Mediation and storytelling - Steven
• Ergonomics - Bruce
• Low hierarchy project management - Andrea
• An international perspective on activist surveillance - Dave
• Countering online harassment - Lindse
• Ethical considerations when covering the alt-right - Freddy
• Inclusive and accessible tech - Anna

Friday, November 17

Friday Breakout Session I

• Activism in Santa Ana - Luis

Friday Breakout Session III

• TBD