FAILfaire DC 2011
From its inception, FAILfaire was designed to be something that could be organized by any organization interested in facing and learning from past mistakes. We even wrote a blog post a while back with directions for “How To Roll Your Own FAILfaire” Well, it looks like the idea is catching on…
On October 13th, FailFaire DC 2011 will be hosted by The World Bank, Development Gateway, Inveneo, and Jhpiego. The event will be held at The World Bank, and featured speakers include:
* Dr. Tessie San Martin, CEO, Plan International USA
* The World Bank on their 70% ICT4D failure rate
* Ian Schuler, Internet Freedom Programs, U.S. Department of State
* Erin Mote, Chief of Party, USAID Global Broadband and Innovations Alliance
* Andrea Bosch, ICT Advisor and Chief of Party, TILO Egypt, Creative Associates
* Grameen Foundation
* Development Gateway
As the hosts describe on their website:
“Fail Faire DC 2011 is a celebration of failure as a mark of innovation and risk-taking. We will have great speakers with fun, fast, Ignite-style presentations of their professional failures. Audience participation is not only encouraged, it is mandatory! We are all peers and none of us is perfect. Expect much laughter as we navel-gaze at where we have all gone wrong in ICT and international development.”
We wish them much success in sharing failures and look forward to the event.
More information can be found at failfairedc.com
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