Introduction
We are excited to announce the first of its kind BarCampAfrica UK 2009. This event will bring together a group of talented entrepreneurs, technologist, charities, engineers, designers, bloggers, artists, with a passion for African development.
This Free event is dedicated to celebrating and discussing African Development within the context of Technology. We will not only be dealing with technology but also the effective application of these tools to bring about development in its truest form .
"Ex Africa semper aliquid novi" (There's always something new coming out of Africa!)
Become a part of history! Yes, you heard that right! Be part of the very first BarCampAfrica UK.
PLEASE SIGN UP TO BE NOTIFIED OF TICKET AVAILABILITY.
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Sponsorship
We are currently seeking sponsors for this first BarCampAfricaUk.
If you would like to learn more about sponsoring the event please email us : ( ukbarcampafrica[at]googlemail[dot]com)
Should I attend?
We'd love for you to come - if you're creative, a technologist, an artist, a writer, blogger, or a developer, geek, entrepreneur, academic researcher, gamer or investor with a passion for African Development please join us. If you're just curious and interested - we'd love to meet you too. Come and demo, talk, share or just hang out!
Participants will be invited to formulate conference tracks and sessions as part of pre-conference engagement process. Significant portions of the event will also be left open and reserved for attendees to create their own sessions on the day itself.
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Event url's
Find us on twitter at @BarCampAfricaUk
What is BarCamp ?
BarCamp is simply an ‘unconference’ - an ad-hoc gathering of people with the simple desire to share and learn in an open environment. Unlike a conference, at a Barcamp everyone is both a speaker and a participant. The content is provided by all attendees based on their interests.
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