Events
- Tech Meetup: Gathering of industry leaders and some of the country’s finest tech entrepreneurs for a time for networking, forward thinking, and bonding. Sessions will include panel discussions, presentations, pitch sessions and networking. In attendance will also be representatives from Academia.
- Women in STEM: Digital Literacy, Web and Mobile development training for Women. This is geared towards empowering women and girls to start, lead and grow tech companies and thus increase their visibility in this mostly male dominated fields.
- Ignite Talks: 5 minute presentations by for-profit company representatives, researchers and social entrepreneurs on the work they are doing towards creating sustainable communities.
- Hackathons: 8 hours code sprints during which teams of developers will be required to come up with a viable for profit or non-profit idea that will be judged by a panel constituted of entrepreneurs and potential investors during the Tech Meetup. Free food will be provided throughout so that they don’t have to leave the arena.
DATES:
Tuesday 27, June 2017 (Official Launch of the African Science Week in Cameroon)
Time: 8 AM to 6 PM
Venue: Chariot Hotel, Buea
Tuesday 27, June 2017 (Hackathon)
Time: 8 AM to 4 PM
Venues:
- Douala: Activspaces, Immeuble TECNO, Boulevard de la Liberté, Douala, Cameroon.
- Yaoundé: NexGen Technology Center, P.O Box 30936, Besides Victor Hugo, Nsimeyong Yaoundé, Cameroon.
- Buea: Activspaces, First Trust Building, Great Soppo, Buea, South West Region, Cameroon.
- Limbe: TBA (To Be Announced)
Registration for Hackathon (Please read the instructions carefully): https://goo.gl/forms/7VR1Vvx5H64ucRvN2
Wednesday 28, June 2017 (Women in STEM event)
Time: 8 AM to 5 PM
Venues:
- Douala: Activspaces, Immeuble TECNO, Boulevard de la Liberté, Douala, Cameroon.
- Yaoundé: NexGen Technology Center, P.O Box 30936, Besides Victor Hugo, Nsimeyong Yaoundé, Cameroon.
- Buea: Activspaces, First Trust Building, Great Soppo, Buea, South West Region, Cameroon.
Registration link for Women in STEM event: https://goo.gl/forms/XIWsEiNBL9hdm4Pj2
Thursday 29 June 2017 (Tech Meetup)
Time: 3 PM to 9 PM
Venue: Chariot Hotel, Buea
Friday 30 June 2017
TV interview
For any inquiries, please send an email to Africa Science Week Cameroon.
For more information about the African Science Week, visit their website.
