Thank you for your interest in The Nairobi Ushahidi Meetup! It is a day to come and meet others in the Ushahidi community, exchange tips and meet the developers. We will have round-tables on Ushahidi implementation, feedback sessions, and demonstrations of the mobile applications.
Location & Time
10th December '09 – 10th December '09 at Strathmore University auditorium in Phase 2
Programme
10:00 am: Welcome and ground rules, goals and expectations, introductions 10:30 am: Morning plenary – Presentations of Ushahidi Implementations- Peace Heroes/ KANCO (Kenya Aids NGOs Consortium)
- Urban Mirror – Vincenzo Carvalho
- Hatari.co.ke – Ken Kasina
- Feedback Sessions – Rebecca and Juliana
- Round-table on implementation, challenges, tips and knowledge sharing
12:30 pm: Break
1:30 pm: – Speed Geeks and Application Demos- Demo of the Ushahidi core platform – Erik Hersman (preview of ‘Mogadishu’ release
- FrontlineSMS – Emmanuel Kala
- Demo of Java application – Steve Mutinda & Jessica Colaco
- OpenStreetMap and MapKibera – Mikel Maron
- Demo of Android application – Josiah Mugambi
- Demo of Iphone app – Wilfred Mworia
2:45 pm: Break (15 minutes)
3:00 pm: Open discussion on the tools, possible implementations, considerations and recommendations- Design (Kwame Nyongo)
- Mobile Strategy – Jessica Colaco & Marten Schoonman
- Internet Marketing – Joshua Wanyama
- Linking up with Advocacy organizations & media (Off-line Strategy)
4:30 pm: Wrap-up/closing plenary
Testers are requested to attend the 10am – 12:30p.m session, as it is specifically convened for them. The event is recorded and photographed and will be used in Ushahidi materials.
Reserve Your Seat Today
Bear in mind that spaces are limited. Please click the link below to confirm your attendance. (If you have any questions, please contact us at juliana@ushahidi.com).
