# Malawi 2017 **URL:** https://talk.openmrs.org/c/community/malawi-2017/61.md [Latest](https://talk.openmrs.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://talk.openmrs.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://talk.openmrs.org/tags.md) --- ## [About the Malawi 2017 category](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/about-the-malawi-2017-category/13740)
**Author:** [@jeffneiman](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/jeffneiman)\ **Replies:** 0
Help make the Malawi 2017 Implementers' Meeting successful by proposing and discussing session ideas. "eHealth to promote evidence based health service delivery and interoperability" This years' theme focuses on how… --- ## [\[Favour\] Do you live anywhere in Africa and coming to the conference?](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/favour-do-you-live-anywhere-in-africa-and-coming-to-the-conference/14489)
**Author:** [@cintiadr](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/cintiadr)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2017, 5:15am UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/favour-do-you-live-anywhere-in-africa-and-coming-to-the-conference/14489 "2017-12-31T05:15:49Z")
I know it’s a very weird request, but here it goes. I have a friend who collects fridge magnets from all over the world (you know, those with the name of the city or town). Every city is fair game, but it needs to be co… --- ## [Ideas for OMRS17 Demonstrations](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/ideas-for-omrs17-demonstrations/13929)
**Author:** [@jeffneiman](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/jeffneiman)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2017, 6:13pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/ideas-for-omrs17-demonstrations/13929 "2017-12-18T18:13:24Z")
Demonstrations will be available to anyone wanting to present or discuss technologies or ideas in a more hands-on way. If there’s something you want to show or demonstrate to the entire OpenMRS Community, now is your cha… --- ## [Propose Ideas for OMRS17 Unconference Sessions](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/propose-ideas-for-omrs17-unconference-sessions/13775)
**Author:** [@jeffneiman](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/jeffneiman)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2017, 8:17am UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/propose-ideas-for-omrs17-unconference-sessions/13775 "2017-12-12T08:17:39Z")
Suggest topics you’d like to discuss during the meeting here. Our schedule and venue allows for about 30 unconference 1-hour sessions. Even if you don’t have ideas for sessions to suggest in mind, please take a moment to… --- ## [Ideas for the 2017 OpenMRS Conference Hackathon](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/ideas-for-the-2017-openmrs-conference-hackathon/13927)
**Author:** [@jeffneiman](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/jeffneiman)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2017, 4:26am UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/ideas-for-the-2017-openmrs-conference-hackathon/13927 "2017-12-10T04:26:32Z")
Please post your ideas for the OMRS17 Hackathon on this thread! --- ## [Ideas for OMRS17 Lightning Talks](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/ideas-for-omrs17-lightning-talks/13928)
**Author:** [@jeffneiman](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/jeffneiman)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2017, 11:21am UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/ideas-for-omrs17-lightning-talks/13928 "2017-12-09T11:21:31Z")
Our lightning talks are the perfect way to share an idea or topic to all conference participants in a fun, rapid-fire way. These concise presentations are intended to grab the audience’s attention, and convey what you wa… --- ## [Volunteer needed to lead the OpenMRS Implementers' Conference 2017 Hackathon](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/volunteer-needed-to-lead-the-openmrs-implementers-conference-2017-hackathon/13818)
**Author:** [@christine](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/christine)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2017, 1:01pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/volunteer-needed-to-lead-the-openmrs-implementers-conference-2017-hackathon/13818 "2017-10-21T13:01:01Z")
Hello, As you all are aware we have Malawi 2017 coming up in December and there are two days for a hackathon. We are looking for a community member to play the role of lead and coordinator of the hackathon event. The du… --- ## [Hackathon Lead OMR17](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/hackathon-lead-omr17/14136)
**Author:** [@christine](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/christine)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2017, 7:18am UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/hackathon-lead-omr17/14136 "2017-11-15T07:18:11Z")
Hello, Thank you to all those who volunteered for the Hackathon lead position. This year it will be a bit different. We will have two hackathon leads who will work hand in hand in organising the hackathon. I am glad t… --- ## [OMRS17 Lightning Talks & Demostrations scheduling](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/omrs17-lightning-talks-demostrations-scheduling/13974)
**Author:** [@mogoodrich](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/mogoodrich)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2017, 7:37pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/omrs17-lightning-talks-demostrations-scheduling/13974 "2017-11-01T19:37:45Z")
@jeffneiman and others… We were just discussing here at PIH the lightning talks and demos we wanted to do, and we felt the lightning talks might work nicely with the demo session–give a lightning talk and a demo on the … --- ## [Movie: Bending the Arc](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/movie-bending-the-arc/13932)
**Author:** [@ball](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/ball)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2017, 6:42pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/movie-bending-the-arc/13932 "2017-10-30T18:42:59Z")
Would OMRS17 attendees be interested to see “Bending the Arc”? We could schedule a showing one evening of the conference. This documentary film is about Partners In Health and follows the founders as they began a movem… --- ## [Volunteer to be on the OMRS17 Scholarship Selection Committee](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/volunteer-to-be-on-the-omrs17-scholarship-selection-committee/13742)
**Author:** [@jeffneiman](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/jeffneiman)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2017, 4:47pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/volunteer-to-be-on-the-omrs17-scholarship-selection-committee/13742 "2017-10-12T16:47:31Z")
Last year we had 4-5 members of the community volunteer to help select the scholarship winners for the 2016 Implementers' Conference; we need to do the same this year! This is a very important committee because we have…