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 * What we did**:


 * What we learnt**:


 * What we should mention in the blog post**:

Results from KMIS ADDIS after action review:

 * Lessons learnt**

__What was good__:
 * Good engagement – difficult to ;
 * 30-min breaks are great;
 * Get crowd managers to push and shove folks into the tents;
 * Great mesheta and all social events were good;
 * Hard seat interviews were good;
 * Issue briefs were well organised;
 * Everyone helped when they could;
 * Tweeting and Yammering, blogging went well;

__What will we do differently?__
 * Marketplace disorganised:
 * PC to do live demo: comms clinic;
 * Invest in good quality poster boards;
 * Wind screening solution: tents with walls;
 * Buy better stands;
 * Take responsibility for your own stand: collect all the stuff we displayed;
 * Tidy up the marketplace after it happened;
 * Prepare information about the stands;
 * Plan printing out (purchasing toner early upfront) / speakers;
 * Communication among ourselves – organise a weekly email (or wiki page) about what’s going on on various fronts;
 * Update the wiki properly: update a) logistics b) process and c) content;
 * Organise an AAR with all parties involved;
 * Instruct presenters on the type of presentations they’re preparing;
 * Prepare group of reporters / train them?
 * Prepare generic guidelines for social reporting and for preparing presentations?
 * Ask speakers to test out and time the presentations;
 * Use the yellow/red card signs for time management;
 * Communicate to logistical team the exact times for each session to make sure they have people on standby;
 * Prepare printouts of all the statements in advance.
 * Get all tables ready
 * Long testimonies for Carlos without dinner -> Have it as part of the dinner?
 * Gifts ceremony to plan;
 * Good to have a pre-party the week before;
 * We kept flexible;
 * Timeline: next time explain how it works in public;
 * Gather all markers every day or they get nicked;