Upcoming Technology Events Throughout Africa
I’m starting to compile a list of interesting technology events happening around the continent. If this ends up being useful, I’ll create a page to keep it updated. Let me know if you like it, or if there is someone already keeping a calender of sorts.
Upcoming events to watch (chronological):
West & Central Africom - “The premier meeting place for communications decision-makers to discuss the key issues facing the market.”
Dates: June 18-19, 2008
Location: Abuja Int’l Conference Center in Abuja, Nigeria
Barcamp Nairobi ‘08 - A local “unconference” for Kenyan techies, web designers and bloggers. (disclosure: I’m part of this)
Dates: June 21, 2008
Location: Jacaranda Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya
APPFRICA - a new technology conference and thinktank.
Dates: July 31, 2008
Location: Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda
WordCamp SA - For all bloggers in and around South Africa.
Dates: August 23, 2008
Location: TBD, in Cape Town, South Africa
Barcamp Kampala - Another unconference pops up for Uganda - looking forward to hearing about this one.
Dates: August 29, 2008
Location: TBD, Kampala, Uganda
MobileActive ‘08 - A conference on mobile technology for social impact.
Dates: October 13-15, 2008
Location: TBD in Johannesburg, South Africa
[If you have a good tech conference coming up, let me know.]
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Dear Sir
this is so pleasing and wonderful for the CBO’s which make very nice and developmental updates
l welcome the ideas and views which can help the next coming generation
this can be very developmental and helping
For God and My country
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This is a wonderful idea.. You are doing a noble work and lots of people need you and your work is very beneficial.. I am doing similar things focused on wireless and ICT. keep it up
great list, great idea. keep going!
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This is very welcoming and love the way it is being done
Wish l get most if the updates and share with my people in bunabumali uganda
Its A pleasure
We shall welcome the meeting in kampala
let us know the procedures.
Yes, please continue. I’m especially interested in knowing of these events a bit earlier so we can make travel plans. What is happening for the next 6 months?
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Thanks for the post. Here are others:
1st National Conference on ICT & Youth in Kenya
August 12th – Thursday, August 16th 2008
Nairobi, Kenya
8th International Conference on Human Choice and Computers (HCC8)
25 to 27 September 2008
University of Pretoria, South Africa
http://www.hcc8.org/
SA: Free and Open Source Geospatial 2008
Sept 29 - Oct 3, 2008
Cape Town, South Africa
http://conference.osgeo.org/index.php/foss4g/2008
World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (WTSA-08)
21-30 October, 2008
Johannesburg, South Africa
http://www.itu.int/ITU-T/wtsa-08/
Second International Conference E-Medisys 2008
29-31, October 2008
Tunisia
More to come…
http://www.setit.rnu.tn/e-medisys/
FOSS4G (Free and Open-Source Software for Geospatial)
September 29 - October 3, 2008
Cape Town, South Africa
http://foss4g2008.org/
Technology for Africa
October 3-4, 2008
Johannesburg, South Africa
http://www.technologyforafrica.org/
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