Schedule

Schedule – 10th-11th November 2012

TIME

WORDCAMP SCHEDULE – DAY 1, SATURDAY 10TH NOVEMBER
08:00 – 08:45 ASSEMBLY AT ALLIANCE FRANCHISE, CITY CENTRE
08:50 DEPARTURE FOR MAANZONI LODGE
10:00 – 11:00 REGISTRATION
11:00 – 11:10 OPENING REMARKS BY ANGELA NG’ANG’A, ORANGE KENYA
11:10 – 11:30

  • PAUL KUKUBO – KEYNOTE SPEECH

  • Paul Kukubo is the Chief Executive Officer of the Kenya Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Board—a State Corporation under the Ministry of Information and Communications that oversees the development and the marketing of Kenya as an ICT investment destination.
11:30 – 12:00

  • Moses Kemibaro

  • Responsive Web Design, Native Mobile Websites and Mobile Apps using WordPress

  • Increasing, Internet users globally are using mobile devices as the default mode of going online. In this respect, web sites and blogs need to take into consideration that the web is more often than not mobile and there is a raging debate on how to best tackle this approach using responsive web design, native mobile web sites and mobile apps.
12:00 – 12:30

  • Benji Ndolo

  • Service & Leadership

  • I have a diverse background in the corporate world, from working in Fortune 500 companies in North America to working for the betterment of the down-trodden in Kenya through the Civil Society.  I am a pragmatist who amalgamates different schools of thought to reach a unique blend in leadership, and I believe in living for a purpose beyond self.
12:30 – 13:00

  • Njeri Wangare Wanjohi

  • Has technology changed the way we write; what is the future for creative writing?

  • Being a creative writer, alot has changed from using a typewriter. We look at ways in which technology has changed the way writers write, publish, market and get feedback for their works. Will ebooks mean the death of hardcopy books as we know them?
13:00 – 14:00 LUNCH
14:00 – 14:30

  • Isaac Keyet

  • Mobile WordPress

  • An introduction to WordPress’ official, Open Source apps for various platforms and the how to best manage your website while on the go. There are many ways to make websites work better on mobile devices, we’ll talk about a few options and discuss best practices.
14:30 – 15:00

  • Boniface Mwangi

  • Photography and Social Activism

  • Boniface who is a renown photographer shares his experiences, his journey through political activism and his drive towards a better Kenya.
15:30 – 15:40 Blogging Competition Announcement: ICT Consultants Kenya
15:40 – 16:10

  • Kimanzi Constable

  • Successful Digital Publishing

  • Kimanzi Constable is Kenyan in the US, an author who has self-published two eBooks and sold over 50,000 copies. His first published book will be out this February (Sound Wisdom Books).  His mission is to help people live the full and abundant life they deserve.
16:10 – 16:40 TEA BREAK
16:40 – 17:10

  • Gloria S. Mangi

  • Women & Democracy

  • Gloria comes from a media professional background having worked in numerous platforms both behind and in the front lines. She has successfully hosted and produced a national TV show in Tanzania, produced and presented numerous other programs.
17:10 – 18:00 OPEN SESSION ON RESPONSIBLE BLOGGING & SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCE – MODERATED BY BENJI NDOLO
18:00 – 19:00 BREAK
19:00 – 21:00 FIRESIDE DINNER/CHAT

TIME

WORDCAMP SCHEDULE – DAY 2, SUNDAY 11TH NOVEMBER
08:00 – 09:00 BREAKFAST
09:00 – 09:30

  • Kevin Jayanoris

  • How To Build a WordPress Plugin in 10 Minutes

  • A short introduction to building WordPress plugins to solve probrems.
09:30 – 10:00

  • Brian Wangila

  • Mythbusters: WordPress Edition

  • Over the years, WordPress has grown to be one of the top content management systems around. In fact, it is estimated that 25% of all websites run on WordPress. With anything of such magnitude, myths are bound to crop up.
10:00 – 10:30

  • Daudi Were

  • The Ushahidi Story

  • Ushahidi is a software platform that was created in Kenya as a tool to monitor what was happening during the 2008 crisis. Daudi narrates what inspired Ushahidi and how it has become the World’s biggest crisis mapping software.
10:30 – 11:00 TEA BREAK
11:00 – 11:30

  • Lilian Okado

  • SEO & WordPress

  • As a digital marketing professional, Lilian shares ways to get your content out there in the most effective ways using social media, blogging and other online tools.
11:30 – 12:00

  • Adeola Kayode

  • SOLOMO: Marketing Tactics for Bloggers and Brands

  • The convergence of social, mobile and localization trends are already helping brands position themselves accurately. With statistics saying there is easier access to telephones than computers in Africa, the future is already mobile. The rapid adoption of mobile and Google’s positioning to favour local searches is a big win for SMEs and even big Brands can also partake.
12:00 – 12:30

  • Anthony Mwangi

  • WordPress, Design and Publishing

  • Anthony’s talk will be aimed at assisting bloggers learn how to choose themes, expose them to the coolest plugins and widgets of 2012. As for businesses how they can utilize wordpress CMS to get the best out of their websites.
12:30 – 13:00

  • Philip Ogola

  • Social Media & Crisis Response

  • I’m ICT Officer and Head of Social Media at Kenya Red Cross. Social Media for me was pastime but when i joined Kenya Red Cross it became a calling, when  through social media we saved lives. I launched #iVolunteer  a vitual volunteer it has become a success as now every Kenyan on social media, blogger, techies etc can volunteer to report emergency via social media or donate their time and skill virtually.
13:00 – 14:00 LUNCH BREAK
14:00 – 15:00 OPEN SESSION – REFLECTING ON 2008 – MODERATED BY DAVID MUGO
15:00 – 15:15 VOTE OF THANKS
15:15 – 16:00 CLOSING
16:00 DEPARTURE FOR CITY CENTRE

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