Automattic at CMS Africa Summit
WordPress.com developers and Happiness Engineers head to Kampala, Uganda, next week to discuss open source, mobile, and business growth.
Automatticians, the people behind WordPress.com, can be found in just about every corner of the globe, but it’s not every day that we have the singular opportunity to promote open source software and meet some of the amazing communities that help build it in Africa.
Next week, several of our team members will be speaking at the CMS Africa Summit, to be held in Kampala, Uganda, April 1-2, 2016. The conference, sponsored in part by Automattic, will feature workshops and panels on topics ranging from open source software to marketing and social media. Event attendees represent a broad swath of Africa’s fast-growing tech community and include entrepreneurs and marketers, programmers and designers, consultants and students.
Developers of all ages and backgrounds can also test their mettle by participating in a 48-hour Hackathon during the conference. Contributors will be tasked with developing an app that will leverage the power of open source technology and open health data to solve some of the most intractable problems their communities face.
If you’re interested in attending and are in Uganda or plan to be in the area next week, click here to register. You can also learn more by checking out the conference’s Facebook profile and Twitter feed.
We’re thrilled to be a part of this exciting event and hope to meet some new friends within the open source community in Africa!
- March 23, 2016
- Community, Events, International
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What a great opportunity! Good luck!
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This sounds like a great opportunity 🙂
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It’s good to see African countries taking part in rapidly evolving technology.
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Wow! A good opportunity for Africans in the WordPress community. Wish I could manage, but anyway will closely followed the event from Nairobi
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Please let me know when you have one in Jakarta or Bandung. Thank you, Marjorie.
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This sounds like it will be such an amazing experience. Good luck. Wish I was there.
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Ooooooooh, how exciting – enjoy.
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Looking forward to meet you 🙂
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How exciting and what a wonderful thing to come to sight.
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I appreciate open source technology and was inspired by such to make my electric trike come to fruition. I look forward to hearing the great things that happen in that 2 day span of time.
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It sounds fabulous to be able to attend. Enjoy and safe travels for everyone.
Peaceful Awakenings, R.Dafina Kuficha
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Congratulations for your involvement in Africa’s development !
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Wow.. Really a great opportunity. Good luck.
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That’s a great idea. I will not be able to participate but wish the function a grand success.
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The wireless and tech revolution could truly transform Africa in many great ways if corrupt governments don’t, well, do what they normally do.
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Good move. Africa will benefit tremendously from this conference , especially in the health sector.
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Very cool…. wish I could go.
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That sounds amazing. I would love to go.
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It is very great opportunity to attend such Summit
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This is really a wonderful opportunity for Africa. All the best.
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