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BarCampAfrica

BarCampAfrica

Saturday, October 11, 2008 from 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM (PT)

Mountain View, CA    Share this event Share this event     Twitter Add to Twitter

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Ticket Information
Ticket Type Sales End Price Fee Quantity
Sponsor (Acknowledged on Web Media) Ended $292.68 $7.32 N/A
Participant (SORRY: SOLD OUT) Ended $25.00 $0.99 Sold Out
Google.com (requires Google.com email address) Ended $25.00 $0.99 Sold Out
Not-for-Profit Exhibitor (requires approval code) Ended $0.00 $0.00 Sold Out
SPONSOR (Acknowledged on T-Shirt and in Web Media) Ended $292.68 $7.32 N/A
Event Details

welcome to BarCamp Africa

We greatly appreciate the fantastic support we have received in launching BarCamp Africa. We are sorry to announce that this event has SOLD OUT.

We will NOT be able to allow drop-in guests to participate.

Please do not come to this event unless you have your Eventbrite receipt with you. If you would like to receive updates regarding future BarCamp Africa events, please send an email to barcampafrica@gmail.com. Thank you. 


BarCamp Africa will be held in Mountain View, CA on Saturday, October 11, 2008 as a way of "opening up the conversation between Silicon Valley and people and opportunities in Africa."

If you are new to the BarCamp concept, read more here.

For FAQs on BarCamp Africa, visit our FAQ page, then wander around our Blog.

To get the latest on BarCamp Africa, visit our wiki

 

Event Details

  • Who? Anyone who is interested in technology, mobility, art, social justice, sustainability, micro-finance - and all things Africa-esque
  • What? A good opportunity to share ideas, start conversations and build connections with people and organizations making a positive impact in Africa
  • When? Saturday, October 11th 9 am - 8 pm (end time to be confirmed)
  • Where? Google's Mountain View Campus


Sponsoring BarCamp Africa

BarCamp Africa relies on sponsors to help us keep participation costs low, open the day to the largest possible community, and extend the BarCamp message around the world on the day of the event. Help make this happen! Your $300 donation positions you as a Sponsor of this event, with visibility on our event T-Shirt, in our online media, and more. Please contact Ellen Petry Leanse if you would like to become a Sponsor of BarCamp Africa.

 

"Scholarships" for Participation


We would never want financial hardship to keep a person from participating in the BarCamp Africa conversation. If you are interested in coming to the event, but lack the financial resources to do so, please send an email to barcampafrica@gmail.com explaining your position and what you would like to contribute to the day's exchange of learning. We will do what we can to involve you in the day.

Please note that "Scholarships" will offest the price of admission tickets only. BarCamp Africa cannot offer the resources to assist with travel or other expenses associated with participating in our event. Thank you.

 

Attendee List
  • Afrigator Internet

  • Christiaan Adams

  • Akwasi Adjei, Citrix

  • Teju Ajani

  • Pragnya Alekal

  • Yaw Anku, 4INFO, Inc

  • G. Kofi Annan, Annansi LLC

  • Fred Arungah, Zolatel telecom

  • Carolyn Au

  • Ken Banks

  • Henry Barnor

  • Maibi Ben-Horsfall

  • Arielle Bertman, Google

  • Tim Bonnemann

  • Ute Bonstedt-Ritter

  • Kate Boyd

  • Pelle Braendgaard, Stake Ventures Inc.

  • Kevin Braithwaite

  • Valery Brobbey, Oracle

  • Cathy Brooks

  • Tim Brown

  • Basil Burke, Laurenti Mohochi Educational Foundation

  • Peter Carpenter

  • Bay Area Center for International Trade Development, Bay Area Center for International Trade Development

  • David Chamberlain

  • Vivian Chan, Google

  • Sudhakar Chandrasekharan

  • Gladys Chi

  • Perrin Clark, Roots of Africa

  • Melvin Collins, Wells Fargo

  • Jonathan Cottrell

  • Wolfgang Cramer

  • Ann Daramola

  • Gerry Douglas, Baobab Health

  • Confiance Dukunde

  • Proud dzambukira, allafrica.com

  • Frank Ehlers, Transformational Global Leadership

  • Jackie Ehlers, Transformational Global Leadership

  • Marie-Ange Eyoum

  • Arthur Fallon

  • Dana Feeny, DripTech

  • John Fereira, Cornell University

  • william fischer

  • Karen Fung

  • Paul Gennai, Google

  • Thomas George

  • Adam Glickman

  • Mansi Goel, Google

  • joshua goldstein

  • Mark Grimes

  • Diana Hagerty, Transformational Global Leadership

  • Deborah Hall

  • Tim Harris, http://www.timworks.net

  • Wendy Haven, Google, Google

  • Katrina Heppler

  • Erik Hersman

  • Rachel Hinman

  • Gisel Hiscock, Google - New Business Development - EMEA

  • Klaus Holzapfel

  • Robert Honerkamp

  • Christine Hong, Google

  • Malcolm Hoover

  • Michael Hudin

  • Virginia Hudson, Global Leadership Network

  • Susan Hunter, Google

  • Paa Kwesi Imbeah, Google

  • Ankur Jain, Google

  • Orjan Johansson

  • Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg Kamau-Rutenberg, Akili Dada/ University of San Francisco

  • godfrey kanyi, accents telecom

  • Fred Karanja, Healthylaptop.com

  • Shara Karasic

  • Jeannette Kew, Q Fund

  • Michelle Kew, Q Fund

  • Yoek-Nam Khor, Pano Logic Inc.

  • Olga Khroustaleva

  • Irura Kiarie

  • Stephen Kiboi

  • Geoffrey Kiboneka

  • Eugene Kim

  • Julie King, BeadforLife

  • Stephanie Kinnunen

  • Edward Kiruluta

  • Henk Kleynhans, Skyrove Wi-Fi Hotspots

  • David Kobia

  • Temi Kolawole, Sturvs

  • Thomas Kriese

  • Ellen Leanse

  • Jaime Lebrija, ISIS, Inc.

  • Erica Lee

  • Yu Liu

  • Sheila Lynch

  • Elias Mageto

  • Andrew McLaughlin

  • Paula Meyer

  • Jerry Michalski, Sociate

  • Sierra Michels-Slettvet

  • Kristi Miller

  • Sangai Mohochi, Laurenti Mohochi Educational Foundation/Stanford University

  • Stacey Monk

  • Bernard Moon, Lunsford Group

  • Matt Mullenweg

  • Amon Munyaneza

  • Joshua Nesbitt