Small data, big impact: Panel and launch party

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Please join Dobility India in Ahmedabad on June 23 for a panel and party in celebration of our India launch. We will be discussing “Small data, big impact: Innovations and best practices in high-quality data collection” with local and global experts as we contribute to building a stronger community of organizations and individuals collecting quality data.

WHEN
Thursday, June 23, 2016 from 6pm to 8pm (IST)
Dinner to follow

WHERE
Ahmedabad Management Association (AMA)
ATIRA Campus, IIM Road, Vastrapur
Ahmedabad 380015
India

RSVP
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AGENDA FOR PANEL DISCUSSION

  1. What is “quality data”? How does it relate to “big data” and “data-driven decisions”?
  2. What are some best practices for data collection, and how have they been evolving?
  3. What are some new innovations or approaches for collecting high-quality data?
  4. Panelists will discuss lessons learned from their experiences leading and supporting academic, CSR, NGO, and M&E efforts in India and more than 50 other countries.

The panel discussion will be followed by a launch party and dinner celebrating Dobility India, the new India subsidiary of Dobility, Inc. Dobility is a U.S.-based social enterprise that produces and supports SurveyCTO, a technology platform that has been used by hundreds of organizations in over 50 countries to collect quality data.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

  1. Academic researchers
  2. Monitoring and evaluation officers
  3. Market researchers
  4. Survey firm managers
  5. Program or impact evaluation professionals
  6. Social enterprises
  7. Philanthropic foundations
  8. CSR representatives
  9. Government representatives

BENEFITS

  1. Learn about innovations and best practices. Learn lessons from local and global experts, familiarize yourself with new technologies, and hear about what’s coming next, all in support of higher-quality data collection.
  2. Contribute your experience. Add your voice and experience to the discussion. Help to build a stronger community of organizations and individuals collecting quality data.
  3. Network with others in the field. Make connections with representatives from a wide range of sectors committed to quality data.

FACULTY
Dr. Christopher Robert, founder of Dobility, Inc. and Harvard researcher, will moderate. On the panel: Dr. Sharon Barnhardt, Assistant Professor of Economics, Indian Institute of Management – Ahmedabad; Dr. Neil Patel, co-founder of Awaaz.De (Mobile Solutions for Social Impact); Sharon Weir, co-founder of the 4th Wheel (CSR initiatives).

NO REGISTRATION FEE
However, please register online. Maulik Chauhan is available at maulik@dobility.in or 999-844-5647 should you have any questions.

Image: “Uttarayan (Explored)” by Bhavishya Goel is licensed under CC BY 2.0

Chris Robert

Founder

Chris is the founder of SurveyCTO. He now serves as Director and Founder Emeritus, supporting Dobility in a variety of part-time capacities. Over the course of Dobility’s first 10 years, he held several positions, including CEO, CTO, and Head of Product.

Before founding Dobility, he was involved in a long-term project to evaluate the impacts of microfinance in South India; developed online curriculum for a program to promote the use of evidence in policy-making in Pakistan and India; and taught statistics and policy analysis at the Harvard Kennedy School. Before that, he co-founded and helped grow an internet technology consultancy and led technology efforts for the top provider of software and hardware for multi-user bulletin board systems (the online systems most prominent before the Internet).