techroanoke 2014 program

THANK YOU TO OUR TECHROANOKE SPONSORS!

THE ESSENTIAL TECH—POLITICAL NETWORKING EVENT

JUNE 7, 2014 9:00—5:00 PM BELLEVUE, WA

www.TechRoanoke.com

WELCOME! We hope that you learn from and enjoy the workshops and presentations

offered. This conference would not have been possible without the help of a

great many people and organizations, and we are grateful for their support.

TechRoanoke was founded to

Connect and inspire by linking center-right tech professionals with like-minded peers

and volunteer opportunities in line with their values to form the TechRoanoke

Community.

Empower and energize activists and students and the TechRoanoke Community

through workshops in essential software and cutting–edge social media strategies and

tools.

Bridge the gap between needs and skills by offering center-right organizations and

efforts a platform to present their need for new software and tools to those who can

build them.

Stay connected

Visit our website at www.TechRoanoke.com for a calendar of TechRoanoke

sponsored events and send your friends and neighbors there to sign up for our mailing

list and help us build the TechRoanoke community

“LIKE” us on Facebook! www.facebook.com/TechRoanoke

Join our Meet Up Group www.meetup.com/TechRoanoke/

Follow us on Twitter #TechRoanoke

Join the TechRoanoke Skills Database which helps introduce tech professionals to

opportunities for causes they care about www.techroanoke.com/skills-database/

Are you a developer? Join our GitHub community at www.github.com/TechRoanoke

Are you a writer? Become a guest blogger at www.TechRoanoke.com/blog

Are you a candidate? Contact [email protected] for a copy of our

Technology Handbook for Candidates

About us

TechRoanoke is a program of the Roanoke Conference.

Thank you to the TechRoanoke Planning Committee:

Mike Stall, Bill Cassill, FaLeana Wech and Josh Dill; to

Don Skillman and the Roanoke Board; and to our advisors:

Cyrus Krohn, Jackie Dunbar, Peter Dunbar, Pat Bell and

Nansen Malin.

CONFERENCE AGENDA 8:00 am – 9:00 am REGISTRATION

9:00 am – 10:30 am

Welcome: Mike Stall, TechRoanoke Conference Committee

Keynote Address: Getting Out Paced, Matthew Dybwad

Featured Guest: View From the RNC, Mike Shields

10:30 am – 11:00 am STRUCTURED NETWORKING

11:00 am – 11:30 am Open Data Success Stories, Saf Rabah

11:30 am – 12:30 pm

Wish List: The Technology You Wish You Had Luncheon Panel Features

Todd Myers - WPC, Phil Watson – 2nd Amendment Foundation, Scott Roberts – FF

12:30 pm – 12:45 pm BREAK

Ambassador Diplomat Regency

12:45 pm – 1:20 pm

5 Steps to Changing the Technology Landscape Mike Stall

Got game? Disruptive Ground Game Strategies for the Modern Campaign James Caswell

WordPress 101 Matt Cail

1:20 pm – 1:30 pm PASSING

1:30 pm – 2:10 pm

How Tech Helps Green Choices Beat Green Mandates Todd Myers 1:30 - 1:50 --------------------------------- Open Data Success Stories Q & A Ben McInnis 1:50 – 2:10

Data Beacon: What is it and what is the WSRP doing? Jim Walsh

2:10 pm – 2:30 pm BREAK

2:30 pm – 3:05pm

Inside a Modern Campaign: Lessons for Candidates Rep. Chad Magendanz, Kevin Carns, Brent Ludeman, James Watkins

Using Predictive Analytics to Identify Voter Candidate Preference Bill Cassill

Spatial Technology for Politics in a 3D World Peter Madsen, K-Y Su

3:15 pm – 3:50 pm

Getting to 50.1 Percent James Watkins

Using Predictive Modeling for GOTV Rand Hein

Overcoming Obama’s Digital Machine Jeff Reynolds

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Using Social Media to Reach Key Voter Segments Saul Spady 4:00 – 4:30 --------------------------------- Email: The Most Underrated Tool in Digital Josh Amato, Matthew Lundh 4:30 – 5:00

Using Technology to Organize Events FaLeana Wech 4:00 – 4:30 Growing the Grassroots with Technology Beckie Krantz 4:30 – 5:00

Candidate Corner Training Mike Stall NationBuilder Charlie Sheffer Candidate Q &A Rep. Chad Magendanz 4:00 – 5:00

5:00 pm – 5:10 pm Closing Remarks: Mike Stall, Ambassador Room

5:15 pm – 6:15 pm Social Hour

Track 1 General

Track 2 Analytics

Track 3 Training

Using Technology to Organize Events FaLeana Wech 4:00 – 4:30