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Turbo-charge your campaign: Social Media for Humanitarian Change

Wednesday, 12 October 2011 from 08:45 to 16:00 (GMT)

London, United Kingdom

Turbo-charge your campaign: Social Media for Humanitarian...

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A social media seminar bringing together humanitarian aid and social media professionals. Showcasing innovative tools and discussing how this new ‘networked world’ has transformed the way humanitarian organizations conduct their campaigns. The workshops will equip participants with the social media skills to improve / launch their own campaigns, advocating for humanitarian change across the world.

The event will also be live blogged here

 

8.45 Registration

 

9.15 Opening remarks from Caroline Hurford, Head of World Food Programme Communications in the UK and Tim Large, Editor of Thomson Reuters AlertNet.

 

9.45 “Brave New Networked World” – How social media can generate humanitarian change

Moderator: Samir Farah, BBC Arabic Deputy Head of Programmes

Panellists:

Mark Jones, Reuters Global Communities Editor

Mark Charmer, akvo.org Founder and Communications Director; Producer of Watercube.TV

Mark Rock, Audioboo CEO and Founder

Greg Barrow, World Food Programme Deputy Director of Communications and Social Media

Karina Brisby, Head of ShiftLabs and former Head of Digital Campaigns for Oxfam

Marieme Jamme, President of Spot One Global Solutions, founder of iConscience, co-founder of Africa Gathering, and Guardian blogger


11.15 Coffee Break


11.30 Thomson Reuters Foundation introduces youTrust.org, its new media platform


12.00 Lunch and “Cool Tools” - including Lovefre.sh, Audioboo, Watercube.TV and Meegloo.


13.00 Workshops – How to create a campaign that has impact


14.30 Presentation of participants’ work


15.30 Closing remarks

 

 

When & Where



Auditorium
Thomson Reuters Building
30 South Colonnade, Canary Wharf
E14 5EP London
United Kingdom

Wednesday, 12 October 2011 from 08:45 to 16:00 (GMT)


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