Dear All,

We are very happy to inform you that the SuSanA Webinar Series has its own menu item in the resources section on the SuSanA website susana.org

Please follow the link below!

www.susana.org/en/resources/webinar-series

Here you will find information on dates, content and presenters of the conducted SuSanA Monthly Webinars. Furthermore, you can find the links to watch the full video recordings on Youtube and to follow the discussions on the forum!



Enjoy the Webinar Series!

Kind regards,
Martin, on behalf of the SuSanA secretariat

The recording from the second SuSanA monthly webinar (which took place on 26 May) is now available here in this thread:

forum.susana.org/forum/categories/146-we...-new-york-time#18113

The topic was: Collaborative monitoring, a prerequisite to achieve universal access to WASH
The main presenter was: Elisa Dehove - Policy Officer - Monitoring and Accountability, WaterAid

Update: we have now finalised the plans for the second monthly SuSanA webinar, please see here for details:
forum.susana.org/forum/categories/146-we...00-edt-new-york-time

And yes, we will record it again.

Dear Colleagues,

Unfortunately I wont make it to the Webinar next week but it would be lovely if you could record it and provide us with the link.

Thanks and best regards,

Doreen

Our first monthly SuSanA webinar took place on 28 April and was not only informative but also a lot of fun!
You can see the recording here:
forum.susana.org/forum/categories/71-beh...-now-available#17847

Here is also a screenshot that I took, showing Arno with three lovely ladies (Sarah, Erin and myself):



We had about 40 participants and encouraged everyone to turn on their webcams. During the mingling session after the webinar, we had about 10 webcams going and that was fun.
You see, unlike other webinars, our focus is to get interactions amongst the participants going plus to encourage the feeling that you're really "meeting" someone here. Even with a slow internet connection (for example Kris Makowka from the Philippines), using the webcam was possible.

Our next monthly webinar will be again the last Thursday of the month, i.e. Thursday, 26 May 2016.

The chief organiser, Sarah, is still looking for a couple of presenters for this slot, so please don't be shy but put up your hand to present (either for the May slot or for one of the following ones)! Simply e-mail her on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Note you don't have to have a fancy presentation, just a couple of slides and/or some photos would be sufficient. The time for the webinar can be adjusted to your time zone needs (but not the date; the date is fixed, so that people get used to it: always the last Thursday of the month).

Regards,
Elisabeth

Just a quick reminder that the first of our monthly SuSanA webinars will take place tomorrow 28 April at (some example time zones):

7:00 New York/Washington DC
12:00 London
13:00 Stockholm
14:00 Nairobi
18:00 Hanoi
21:00 Sydney

The room will open already half an hour earlier so that you can start "mingling" with other SuSanA members! So if you want to mingle, start coming to the room at these times:

6:30 New York/Washington DC
11:30 London
12:30 Stockholm
13:30 Nairobi
17:30 Hanoi
20:30 Sydney

Log-on information:

1.To join the meeting please follow this link: seint.adobeconnect.com/seiwebinar/
2.Choose to enter as a guest
3. Enter your name and organization, and use password: webinar2016

Further information is in Sarah's post here:
forum.susana.org/forum/categories/146-we...-new-york-time#17836

If you have any technical difficulties with getting access please e-mail Sarah: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

And please also put your name forward to present in one of the future monthly SuSanA webinars by e-mailing Sarah as well.

Hi all,

thanks to everyone who has sent Sarah a message for a proposed contribution to our monthly SuSanA webinar series.

We have now selected what should be in the first webinar (on Thursday 28 April).

It will be about:
Opportunities and challenges of achieving WASH behaviour change

The webinar is linked to the thematic discussion led by Erin Swearing, Results for Development Institute here:
forum.susana.org/forum/categories/196-ca...ehaviors-14-22-april

It will also pick up on the discussion about a possible new SuSanA working group on behavior change (led by Hanna Woodburn), see here:
forum.susana.org/forum/categories/69-rel...-topic-wg-12-or-wg-9

Date and time:
Thursday April 28th, 7:00 EDT (New York time)

Some example times from around the world:
7:00 New York/Washington DC
12:00 London
13:00 Stockholm
14:00 Nairobi
18:00 Hanoi

Further details and the link for registration are available here:
forum.susana.org/forum/categories/146-we...00-edt-new-york-time


Remember we're planning to do these SuSanA webinars on a monthly basis from now on. So please keep your ideas coming for future webinars (I think Sarah is already in touch with some of you to slot you in).

Regards,
Elisabeth

Dear all,

We know that many of you are doing interesting sanitation-related work, be it in research, project implementation, advocacy, strategy, private sector activities, local government work, etc. We would like to give you an opportunity to share your work and discuss your topics with other SuSanA members in a relaxed atmosphere.

We are planning to start a monthly webinar series. Our first webinar (about 45 minutes duration) will kick off Thursday, April 28th. We invite SuSanA members to step forward who would like to do a short presentation, with around 5 slides about their work, or on a sanitation topic of their choice. These sessions will also include an informal ‘mingle’ time (e.g. 30 minutes long) before the presentations. The webinar itself will also include time for discussion and questions about the presentations.

Please contact me (see my e-mail in my signature footer) if you are interested in being part of this great opportunity to share your work. We will have a maximum of 2-3 presenters each session, so please do sign up soon for a monthly slot, starting in April 28th.

The webinars would always be on the last Thursday of a month, but the time of the day would vary from morning, afternoon to evening (CET, Central European Time) in order to give people living in different time zones of this world a chance to attend a webinar that suits their local time.

Please share any questions or comments about this new format in this thread.

Note that to be a presenter (ideally with video), you need to have a very good internet connection speed. 4-5 Mbits/sec download and same speed for upload is required to use our platform, Adobe Connect. You can check using this website: www.speedtest.net/
To be a regular participant you also need a good internet connection speed but you can turn off the videos if your connection speed is not as fast.

We plan to record the presentation and Q&A session of the webinar, but not the mingling sessions before and after the presentations.

Best regards,
Sarah

(with Arno Rosemarin, Elisabeth von Muench and Annkathrin Tempel)

P.S. You might recall that the idea for such a monthly webinar series was raised in June last year when we had the "open microphone" SuSanA webinar, see post by Trevor here on Page 2:
forum.susana.org/forum/categories/10-ann...it=12&start=12#13756

It took us a little while but now we're ready to test this out, with your help.

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Edit on 24 Feb 2017:
A Youtube Playlist with the recordings of all SuSanA monthly webinars to date is available here:

www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0gMdVBup...GxqxrrWWfhB8blXBbjGP

So far we have had these nine webinars:

(1) Opportunities and challenges of achieving WASH behaviour change (April 2016)
forum.susana.org/forum/categories/71-beh...nge-april-28th#17847

(2) Collaborative monitoring to achieve universal access to WASH (May 2016)
forum.susana.org/component/kunena/183-mo...ording-now-available

(3) Of Faeces and Icebergs – Sanitation, Organizational Neurosis and Change (June 2016)
forum.susana.org/forum/categories/71-beh...-neurosis-and-change

(4) Meeting the hidden needs of change-agents in the WASH sector: Understanding the role of learning and donor-implementer relationships (August 2016)
forum.susana.org/component/kunena/183-mo...ips-august-25th-2016

(5) Anticipating the next wave of eLearning in the WASH sector (Sept. 2016)
forum.susana.org/component/kunena/196-ca...ording-now-available

(6) Improving Wikipedia's sanitation content for online or offline use (Nov. 2016)
forum.susana.org/component/kunena/198-wi...ording-now-available

(7) Climate change and the water cycle: decarbonizing the water and wastewater sector (Dec 2016)
forum.susana.org/component/kunena/195-cl...-recording-available

(8 ) How to make your own SFD graphic using the SFD online tools (Jan. 2017)
forum.susana.org/component/kunena/204-sh...-18th-2017-recording

(9) Learning from experiences in urban and rural sanitation marketing (Feb. 2017) forum.susana.org/component/kunena/167-ma...-now-available#20461

(10) Multi-Sectoral Actions for WASH – the theoretical vs. the practical (March 2017)
forum.susana.org/component/kunena/248-ba...n-ongoing-discussion


Log-on information:

1.To join the meeting please follow this link: seint.adobeconnect.com/seiwebinar/
2.Choose to enter as a guest
3. Enter your name (and organization) and password: webinar2016.
4.For those wanting to use a webcam and microphone you will need a speed around 4-5mbit/s plus a headset or earbuds. You can enter the webinar up to 45 minutes in advance to check your audio settings.
5.It is recommended you close skype before starting the Adobe Connect platform to avoid issues with sound or microphone use.

Further hints for optimal performance of Adobe Connect, particularly if you want to use the microphone and webcam:

1. Turn off Skype and other video conf software completely
2. Use Microsoft Internet Explorer for best performance
3. Minimum 4-5 mBit/s of bandwidth (up and down) for presenters (to ensure quality video and sound)
4. Use of headset - one person per computer (not group call unless a properly set up USB table speaker systems with echo cancellation is being used)
5. Headset or table phone speaker set up properly with the computer’s sound card prior to turning on Adobe Connect
6. Run Adobe Connect audio set up wizard (click on the tab at the top left after entering the Adobe Connect room).
7. For more information: www.connectusers.com/learning_center/get...arted/quickstart.php