Usually the name of a BarCamp is an indication of the location of the event. But tomorrow, Saturday October 11, BarCamp Africa will be held not in Africa, but in Mountain View, CA.
BarCamp Africa brings people, institutions and enterprises interested in Africa - as a topic, an opportunity, or a place of action - together in one location to exchange ideas, build connections, re-frame perceptions and catalyze action that leads to positive involvement and mutual benefit between Silicon Valley and the continent of Africa.
Now, you could argue that this is a just a continuation of North America's grand tradition of telling Africa what's best for it, but the event is led massive cred by being held at the headquarters of the Internet, the Googleplex. It's sold out, but you can follow along through Ustream, Twitter, Flickr, YouTube, or blogs.
Greg Andrews
Greg Andrews is a Writer and Web Developer and for Techvibes. Born and raised in Edmonton, Greg was blogging about his high school drama long before it was fashionable. In the Spring of 2007, half a year out of school, Greg moved to Vancouver in search of interesting technology and the Canadian dream. His personal sites are gregcorp.com and miscellani.ca.
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