Silicon Valley, USA and Kampala, Uganda – The first Facebook Developer Garage to be held in Uganda is set to take place in Kampala on December 13, 2008, co-hosted by Samasource and Makerere University and supported by Facebook. The event will serve as a forum for students and professional software developers in Ghana to learn about Facebook Platform, see and participate in application demonstrations, seek technical support from experts, share ideas and build collaboration.
Samasource is a Silicon Valley-based social enterprise that aims to put African business process outsourcing (BPO) vendors and software developers on the map to Western consumers. Samasource runs training programs on new technologies and connects firms to clients through a low-cost brokerage system. The event will include talks by Jon Gosier of Appfrica, a social enterprise that incubates East African software entrepreneurs, and Michael Niyitegeka of Makerere University’s Faculty of Computing and IT. Charlie Cheever, a senior engineer on the platform team at Facebook, and Leila Chirayath Janah, Founder of Samasource, will also present material. The selection of Kampala as the location for the event highlights the city’s emerging technology talent.
Are you a software or web developer? Samasource.com and Appfrica.org are proud to sponsor the first-ever Facebook Developer Garage in Uganda. Come and learn how to use your skills to develop applications for the Facebook platform, where your work can impact millions of people and earn you cash.
Charlie Cheever, a senior engineer at Facebook, will be on hand to discuss how the platform works and how to build applications.
What: Facebook Developer Garage Uganda
When: Saturday, December 13, 2008
Where: Makerere University Faculty of Computing and IT, LLT6
Time: 13:00 to 17:00
Other: This event is free, but you have to REGISTER HERE
About the author: Jonathan Gosier is a software developer, writer and social entrepreneur. He currently lives in Kampala, Uganda where he incubates and invests in East African entrepreneurs as the CEO of Appfrica Labs. He's also a TED Fellow.
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Facebook Uganda Workshop Dec. 13, 2008
Silicon Valley, USA and Kampala, Uganda – The first Facebook Developer Garage to be held in Uganda is set to take place in Kampala on December 13, 2008, co-hosted by Samasource and Makerere University and supported by Facebook. The event will serve as a forum for students and professional software developers in Ghana to learn about Facebook Platform, see and participate in application demonstrations, seek technical support from experts, share ideas and build collaboration.
Samasource is a Silicon Valley-based social enterprise that aims to put African business process outsourcing (BPO) vendors and software developers on the map to Western consumers. Samasource runs training programs on new technologies and connects firms to clients through a low-cost brokerage system. The event will include talks by Jon Gosier of Appfrica, a social enterprise that incubates East African software entrepreneurs, and Michael Niyitegeka of Makerere University’s Faculty of Computing and IT. Charlie Cheever, a senior engineer on the platform team at Facebook, and Leila Chirayath Janah, Founder of Samasource, will also present material. The selection of Kampala as the location for the event highlights the city’s emerging technology talent.
Are you a software or web developer? Samasource.com and Appfrica.org are proud to sponsor the first-ever Facebook Developer Garage in Uganda. Come and learn how to use your skills to develop applications for the Facebook platform, where your work can impact millions of people and earn you cash.
Charlie Cheever, a senior engineer at Facebook, will be on hand to discuss how the platform works and how to build applications.
What: Facebook Developer Garage Uganda
When: Saturday, December 13, 2008
Where: Makerere University Faculty of Computing and IT, LLT6
Time: 13:00 to 17:00
Other: This event is free, but you have to REGISTER HERE