BarCamp Cameroon – Digital Dreams
Cameroon’s first BarCamp, a technology “unconference” centered around open, participatory workshops, has just announced a date and venue. The event will take place on Saturday, November 7th at the College Libermann in Douala. Mark your calendars!
The organizers, which include Cameroonian technology professionals both at home and abroad, are encouraging others to get involved and take an active role in planning the event. Use the links below to follow their progress and participate:
Official Event Page: http://barcamp.org/BarCampCameroon
Event registration: http://barcampdouala.eventbrite.com/
Blog: http://barcampafrica.com/cameroon
Twitter:http://twitter.com/BarCampCameroon
Google group: http://groups.google.com/group/barcampcameroon
Discounted airfare is available from Air France KLM for those traveling for the event. ReadWriteWeb has agreed to provide coverage and Ringo is on board as an official sponsor.
Heroes and Digital Dreams
The theme of the event is “Digital Dreams” which was suggested by Fritz Ekwoge, founder of iYam.mobi and co-founder of Kerawa.com. Fritz is a visionary young entrepreneur at the forefront of Cameroon’s digital revolution. During a discussion on a theme for the upcoming BarCamp Cameroon, he proposed the following:
I am hoping one of the principal outcomes of this barcamp will be to give us reasons to dream again. To help us know that there are ‘heroes’ working on their dreams and are being successful at it. To help us know that we too, can be pacesetters. To help us know that we have, or will soon have, adequate infrastructure, technology prowess, and financial assistance from government, VCs, and other relevant institutions. To help us know that the whole ecosystem is already set; the only thing lacking being…us.
We’ve got lots of talent in this country. We just need reasons to believe in our digital dreams.
Fritz’s full vision statement is up at Downey.net.
I’m very happy a Barcamp is taking place in Cameroon.
I attend my first Barcamp in Cote d’Ivoire which was at the Cocody University in Abidjan, and can simply say it’s a worth participating event. By the way, it was the first Barcamp in Cote d’Ivoire.
It will be great to have web and IT amateurs and passionate who will, I hope get to learn much from the professionals, present.
All the best to Barcamp Cameroon
Finally i’m going to meet Pros. in my field.
Thx BarCamp
This is one of the greatest moment of tech in Cameroon, i think its going a place of great exchange of ideas. I will love to be there. i think i going learn alot from it.