The Spring 2017 meeting will take place on Thursday, April 20 and Friday, April 21 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert Street NW, Washington, DC, 20008.
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Agenda
Thursday, April 20th
6:00-7:00pm MyChoices breakout (SRVs: Boston & Bronx)
(Senate Room)
- Recruitment plans/strategies
- Completed focus group(s) debriefing
- Solicitation of feedback on MyChoices app
- Timeline for research activities
LYNX breakout (SRVs: Chicago & Tampa)
(Council Room)
- Debriefing from round 1 of focus groups (FGs) (if completed)
- Input from youth advisory groups at sites on app
- Future FGs: scheduling, logistics for holding virtual FGs
- Review recruitment strategies for FGs and pilot phases
- Review timelines for technical pilot and pilot RCT
Friday, April 21st
Concurrently Interactive Demo
(Committee Room)
Come try out iTech’s data technologies! SMART, DFsend & SurveyGizmo will be set-up on laptops for your exploration. Hosted by Analytic Core staff. Plus, you’ll receive your free iTech t-shirt!
Please attend the interactive demo during your team’s timeslot:
(Mandatory for SRVs; encouraged for Research Study Teams)
8:00-8:20am – Houston SRV
10:00-10:20am – Boston SRV
10:20-10:40am – Bronx SRV
10:40-11:00am – Chicago SRV
11:00-11:20am – Tampa SRV
11:20-1:00pm – Research Study Teams: stop by when you can
1:00-1:15pm – Philly SRV
8:30-9:45am iTech Overall
(Diplomat Ballroom)
Management Core:
- IRB updates & next steps (Lisa & Lydia) 10 mins
- YABs & YAC (Lisa & Karina) 20 mins
- Update from each SRV on their YABs
- Management Core vision for YABs & YAC
- Group discussion on ways to incorporate YABs into ongoing study development
Analytic Core:
- Overview of systems development to date & next steps (Eli & Kate) 15 mins
Tech Core:
- Tour of website and query system (Lisa & Karina) 30 mins
9:45-10:00am Break
10:00-11:00am Get Connected breakout (SRVs: Philly, Atlanta, Houston)
(Diplomat Ballroom)
- User journey
- Discuss recruitment in each city
- Need to determine who ATN coordinator in Atlanta and Houston will be
- Will need to assemble list of testing sites in Atlanta and Houston
- Will need to identify location and equipment at ATN site for mystery shopper post-visit video chat with Jesse
- Need to determine how each ATN site will deliver incentives
- Specific challenges in Atlanta or Houston?
- Mystery shopper training day – plans for each city
- Reports for testing sites – review procedures if site requests follow-up
- Questions from ATNs
11:10-11:40am P3 breakout (SRVs: Philly, Atlanta, Houston, Boston, Bronx, Chicago)
(Diplomat Ballroom)
- Detailed overview of study and timeline for aims
- Discuss each site’s role (YABs, usability testing, field-testing, RCT)
- Outline YAB process
11:50-12:50pm YouTHrive breakout (SRVs: Philly, Atlanta, Houston, Bronx, Chicago, Tampa)
(Diplomat Ballroom)
- Orientation to YouTHrive (3 phases of the study, orientation to website)
- Update on focus groups (procedures, focus group guide, next steps)
- Preparation for usability testing