Making space for young people at Afrotech Fest
March 25, 2019
This year’s Afrotech Fest, we have found our planet and are building a city of the future, a playground of joy and inventing our narratives is just the start…
Last year our youth programme welcomed a wonderful bunch of young inventors, gamers, thinkers and tinkerers who brought Afrotech Fest to life. One of our 10-year-old attendees designed a game that encourages children to eat healthier and 13-year-old Jayla won the grand prize for devising a space that focuses on helping people rest and go dark from technology.
Announcing our youth story competition
February 22, 2019
Do you know a budding young writer? Our Youth Story Competition is giving them the chance to have a story come to life in a comic book for Afrotech Fest attendees.
Last year, our youth programme booklet illustrated a tech-savvy crew who live aboard a space station. This year, we’re excited to have young people tell us a story about the adventures the space team get up to.
We have a simple line to get everyone started:
Making your workshop proposal stand out
December 19, 2018
As part of our call for papers for Afrotech Fest 2019, we’ve prepared a blog series to shine as much light on the CFP process as possible. We’ll be highlighting amazing conference speakers who have things to share, as well as guidance on responding to CFPs, particularly our call for submissions, which is open now.
The Afrotech Fest 2019 Call For Submissions is officially open! We’re excited to receive submissions on a range of topics like open-source, web accessibility and digital activism, from experienced and (especially!
Demystifying Conference Speaking: An interview with Nadia Odunayo (Part 2)
November 14, 2018
As part of our call for papers for Afrotech Fest 2019, we’ve prepared a blog series to shine as much light on the CFP process as possible. We’ll be highlighting amazing conference speakers who have things to share, as well as guidance on responding to CFPs, particularly our call for submissions, which is open now.
In our two-part interview, we spoke with Nadia Odunayo, who has given talks at RailsConf, Bath Ruby, EuRuKo, GORUCO and a number of other conferences and meetups.
Demystifying Conference Speaking: An interview with Nadia Odunayo (Part 1)
November 6, 2018
One thing we know is that responding to a conference call for papers Call for Papers can be intimidating. Sometimes it’s not clear what’s being asked for, whether your talk would be suitable, and, if you’re a first-time speaker, whether you’re ready to give a talk.
As part of our call for papers for Afrotech Fest 2019, we’ve prepared a blog series to shine as much light on the CFP process as possible.
