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(THE PASSWORD IS c4mp)

 

Propose a Session / Topic

 

If you would like to propose a session, please add it to the list below:

  • Chris Nicholas - Building out an environmental portal for a variety of applications
  • Erik Hersman - What kind of web/mobile development is really going on in Africa?
  • Chris Blow - User-centered application design: International web/mobile U.I. testing and user experience research.
  • Perrin Clark - Building partnerships for change in Africa.
  • Investment in Africa - how, where, and with whom to invest?
  • How to subvert common media images of Africa
  • Nnamdi Abraham-Igwe - Adding value with content delivery networks
  • Jon Gosier (via Skype From Uganda) - What does Africa stand to gain and not lose from engaging Western business.
  • Chriswaterguy:
    • sustainability with justice for Africa, and where openness fits: focusing on open content, touching other issues including open source and open, participatory management.
    • offline content for Africa - creating and disseminating.
  • Sara Waller& Sharon Webb (via Skype From Uganda)- Facebook Fundraising - How a Ugandan non profit has grown their memberbase and taken real money donations in Facebook.
  • Mark Grimes - Micro Venture Finance: Innovation and technology seed investment in Africa.
  • Person to Person: The Evolution of Philanthropy: Understanding profit/non profit partnerships leveraging Philanthropic Travel in Africa & worldwide to create meaningful long term 1:1 donor traveler/host beneficiary personal NGO fund raising relationships. Case Studies: Friends of Ngong Road, Black Rock Solar, Appalachian Media Institute, 100Friends.org, Village Enterprise Fund -David Chamberlain & Paula Meyer:

 

Proposed Agenda

8:15 - 9:00 Coffee + Sign in, Ice Breaker, Media Capture
9:00 - 9:20 Welcome by the Host, Introduction to the BarCamp Format
9:20 - 10:20 Panel One: Africa, The Big Picture
10:20 - 10:40 Agenda Building, Coffee + Refreshments
10:40 - 11:10 1st Break-Out Session: 6-10 Participant generated discusions
11:15 - 11:45 2nd Break-Out Session: 6-10 Participant generated discusions
11:45 - 12:15 3rd Break-Out Session: 6-10 Participant generated discusions
12:15 - 01:00 Lunch + Networking
1:00 - 1:30 4rd Break-Out Session: 6-10 Participant generated discusions
1:30 - 2:00 5th Break-Out Session: 6-10 Participant generated discusions
2:00 - 3:00 Panel Two: Africa and Emerging Technology
Panel Three: Africa Today, Social and Human Outlooks
3:00 - 3:30 Refreshments
3:30 - 4:00 Optional Lightning round + 6th Break-Out Sessions
4:00 - 4: 30 7th Break-Out Session
4:30 - 5:00 Wrap-up, results, next steps
5:00 - 5:30 Final event activity (Optional)
5:30 - ?? Arts, Music + Networking

 

 

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