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General

May 28th, (Friday), at 8:00 PDT, 10:00 CDT, 11:00 EDT, 17:00 CEST

Join us for a free, 4-hour virtual mini-conference on technology and policy of free-libre open source mechanical respiration support and oxygen support, specifically in the context of COVID-19.

The conferences will have two CONSECUTIVE (not concurrent) tracks. The first track will features demos and technical discussions aimed at the maker, engineer, and inventors, but is sure to be interesting to policy makers.

The second track starts at 10:00am PDT and feature policy discussions, first-hand accounts, and panels of informed experts to help us all understand how to address the global pandemic as effectively as possible.

We believe both tracks will be interesting to most participants so we have organized them consecutively so that everyone can hear every talk if they wish.

The conference is dedicated to the long-term relief of the COVID-19 crisis in India.

In order to create a community and make connections, we will have a concurrent room implemented with software from "Social Hour" where you can chill out and get to meet the speakers after their talks. Areas will dedicated to specific topics, such as mechanical ventilation, oxygen concentration, field deployment and fundraising.

Social Interaction

In order to foster social interaction during the conference, we will be using the "Social Hour" video chat for post-speaker Q&A and for people to have side conversations, which we hope will occur frequently! We want to the attendees to make new friends and connections. When not enjoying a talk or a panel discussion in our Zoom room, please hand out in the Social Hour Lounge:

https://publicinvention.socialhour.com/public-invention-respicon-2021-6vy8k4xiijs

Nathaniel Bechard (PolyVent PCB designer) will be host and facilitator of technical discussions in Social Hour.

Additionally, although the Zoom Webinar will have chat capability, Sirius GLOBAL is graciously offering us a Slack channel for the conference. This will be a great place for technical conversations (about machines or policy!) and to connect with speakers with a similar interest.

https://join.slack.com/t/siriusglobal2030/shared_invite/zt-qiklvyb5-TTvkzywDOfiM6Dz6k4UG4A

Technical Track (8:00 am PDT)

The conference begins at 8:00 am PST with a brief orientation before the technical track begins.

PLEASE see the conference home page for great program detail!

The technical track will be nerd-fest: a gathering of inventors, engineers, and makers constructed out of direct hardware demonstrations.

We will have a brief break before the Plenary Keynote which kicks off the policy track for the whole conference at 10:00 am PST.

Policy Track (10:00 am PDT)

PLEASE see the conference home page for great program detail!

We will end with a brief call to action to support all teams through money and volunteering. [5m]