
The official motto of BarCamp Ethiopia 2011 is
“YOUR KNOWLEDGE | YOUR COMMUNITY “
Barcamp Ethiopia 2011 is the second large Barcamp to be organized in Ethiopia, the follow-up to last years successful Barcamp at EiABC in Addis.
A Barcamp is a sort of "unconference" (BAR= "Beyond All Recognition"): It is organized and administered not by an institution or a company, but by an open community of interested individuals. It has no pre-structured program - everything is planned and coordinated through a web-based public Wiki (the page you are visiting right now) and other online tools where anyone can post ideas and participate actively through collaboration. So far, over 400 Barcamps have been held all over the world with different thematic focus, also in several other African countries, but until last year, never before in Ethiopia.
The planning and preparation of Barcamp Ethiopia will be coordinated through this wiki-page and the "BarCamp Ethiopia" group in the NING-Platform "eLearning Ethiopia": http://elearningethiopia.ning.com/group/barcampethiopia and Barcamp Ethiopia Facebook Group
YOUR HAVE ALL INFORMATION YOU NEED HERE! PLEASE SCROLL DOWN FOR MORE INFO. This page is updating frequently.
Event details
When: September 23 and 24 2011
Opening Party: September 22 (tentative)
Where: AAiT, Addis Ababa
DOWNLOAD THE LATEST BROCHURE: barcamp2011.pdf
Where to stay in Addis?
Visa Issues:
If you need invitation letter for visa or sponsorship, please contact the planners below or post it at eLearningEthiopia forum.
Sponsors
The current official sponsors for Barcamp Ethiopia are:
- HBF - Heinrich Böll Stiftung
- iceAddis - Innovation, Collaboration, Entrepreneurship
- AAiT - Addis Ababa Institute of Technology
- BGI Ethiopia - St. George Beer
- AIESEC
- ... Further sponsors are welcome!
> Read all details that are relevant for sponsors and sponsoring: Sponsor Information here !

Schedule
Thursday 22nd Sept./Evening: Inaugural party
Friday 23rd Sept.
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Saturday 24th Sept.
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Sunday 25th Sept. (Barcamp tour) |
| 09:00 Introduction & establishment of session-schedule |
09:00 Review of first day's results & impressions |
8:30 Visiting the AAU main campus museum (Sidist kilo) |
| 09:30 Coffee |
09:30 Coffee |
10:00 Travel to Entoto (mountain) and planting trees |
| 10:00 1st round of sessions |
10:00 6th round of sessions |
12:00 end of the program |
| 11:00 2nd round of sessions |
11:00 7th round of sessions |
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| 12:00 Lunch |
12:00 Lunch |
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| 14:00 3rd round of sessions |
14:00 8th round of sessions |
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| 15:00 4th round of sessions |
15:00 9th round of sessions |
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| 16:00 Coffee |
16:00 Coffee |
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| 16:30 5th round of sessions |
16:30 10th round of sessions |
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| 17:30 Closing |
17:30 Closing |
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| 18:00 Dinner |
18:00 Dinner |
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| Evening/Party |
Evening/Party |
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Sunday 25th of September: / Morning - Planting tree (tentative)
Tips for session hosts here !
Planners
Planners represent the core team of organizers.
Volunteers
Volunteers are ready and willing to help out with specific tasks for the preparation of the Barcamp.
- Abel Asrat
- Fistum
- Alem Assefa
> Task list here !
Planners & volunteers, please sign up for one or more tasks!
Participants (aka Campers)
Participants attend and take active part in the event on the 23-24. September (Tentative)
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Blog/Website |
Topic |
Interests |
Comments |
| Biruh Misganaw |
http://elearningethiopia.ning.com/profile/BiruhMisganaw |
eLearning |
Improving women's participation in higher educational institutes in Africa |
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| Rufael Tesfaye |
http://elearningethiopia.ning.com/profile/RufaelTesfaye |
IT for the Blind |
Adaptive Technology for the Blind |
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| Elias |
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drug abuse among the youth |
philantrophy |
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| Abel Asrat |
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empowering the student |
activist for student right |
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| Mahider kebede |
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the culture of giving back |
philantrophy |
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| Hermela |
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the road to a drop of water |
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SAFETY TRAINING FOR CONSTRUCTION WORKERS:MALAYSIAN EXPERIENCE |
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| Jörn Schultz |
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Open innovation, eLearning, online communities |
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Alex Little
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http://alexlittle.net
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Thin client technology, Amharic virtual keyboard, mobile health apps and data collection, elearning training
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elearning
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AIESEC
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www.aiesec.org/ethiopia
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Entrepreneurship
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Develop young entrepreneurs looking for a positive impact in the society
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Please use the tag (barcampethiopia) for content related to this event
Who's blogging?
To know more: Some articles about what a Barcamp can be:
SAFETY TRAINING FOR CONSTRUCTION WORKERS:MALAYSIAN EXPERIENCE Improving women's participation in higher educational institutes in Ethiopia