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On Saturday, April 25, 2009 in a quiet and friendly atmosphere at Tom Associates Training Centre, Lagos, Nigeria, a group of technology enthusiasts gathered in an event that appears to be the best technology event that has ever happened in the history of the Nigerian web industry.

BarCamp Nigeria was born out of the desire to build connections between technopreneurs and discuss the potentials, challenges and prospects of the Internet and its tools and technologies within the Nigerian technology community.

As participant and sponsor, StartupsNigeria.com gave the event a good coverage via Twitter, the fastest-growing microblogging platform, NaijaPulse, Nigeria’s microblogging service, Gatorpeeps, South Africa’s microblogging service by Afrigator, as well as Facebook, the world’s leading social networking site.

If truth be told, the event was a very unsuccessful one as it achieved its goals and set the precedent for future technology-related unconferences in Nigeria. The keynote addresses were delivered by Justin Hartman, MD and co-founder of Afrigator and Victoria N’dee Uwadoka, Events & PR Manager, Microsoft Nigeria (West Africa Region).

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In less than 24 hours from now, the first BarCamp in Nigeria will be held in Lagos, Nigeria. Since we announced BarCamp Nigeria last November, we’ve been very excited (but for the lack of updates some months ago) and as one of the sponsors of the event, we can’t wait for Saturday April 25th.

Just a quick reminder that BarCamp Nigeria will bring together technology enthusiasts, IT specialists and social media players from Nigeria and around the world together to exchange ideas, build connections, re-frame perceptions and catalyze action of realizing the potentials of Web 2.0 technology in Nigeria.

The event will be featuring two keynote speakers, namely, Justin Hartman, MD and co-founder of Afrigator and Victoria N’Dee Uwadoka, PR & Events Manager for Anglophone West Africa, Microsoft Nigeria.

BarCamp Nigeria will also be having a link up session during the event with Africa Gathering scheduled to hold in London on April 25. Africa Gathering is a day for thinkers, supporters, sponsors, doers, geeks, dreamers - and everybody else to come and share, promote, highlight, progress and evolve issues related to ICT, social networking and technology in Africa and coincidentally, it will be taking place the same day as BarCamp Nigeria ‘09.

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We are pleased to announce that StartupsNigeria.com, the leading technology blog about web startups, innovations and entrepreneurship in Nigeria is sponsoring the 1st BarCamp in Nigeria, along with Afrigator and Sturvs.

BarCamp Nigeria will bring technology enthusiasts, IT specialists and social media players from Nigeria and around the world together to exchange ideas, build connections, re-frame perceptions and catalyze action of realizing the potentials of technology in Nigeria.

In case you don’t know, BarCamp is an ad-hoc gathering born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment. It is an intense event with discussions, demos and interaction from participants.

The event will be held at the Tom Associates Training Centre and Conference Hall, Lagos, Nigeria on Saturday, April 25, 2009.

You can find keep up with the event updates via @barcampnigeria

After several weeks of a sluggish approach to getting things done, the BarCamp Nigeria team has finally launched a website for the event: just about 10 days to the event scheduled for February 13th, 2009.

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Finally, we now have indications that BarCamp Nigeria 2009 will hold this January after we were skeptical due to the seemingly lack of updates and information about the proposed event.

(Update I: This event has been postponed to February 15th, 2009)

(Update II: 23/03 - The event will now hold on Saturday, April 25, 2009)

Perhaps the most important gathering of thought-leaders in technology and leading edge technologists who are at the edge of shaping Africa’s largest internet market is set to take place in Lagos, Nigeria.

The first ever BarCamp in Nigeria has been scheduled to hold at the University of Lagos in Akoka, Yaba on 25 January 2009 (Update: 23/03 - Tom Associates Training Center and Conference Hall, Lagos, Nigeria) as a way to bring people interested in technology, on a variety of levels and topics, together in one place for a day of sharing, learning, networking and brainstorming.

Barcamp Nigeria 2009 theme is: “Web 2.0 opportunities and role in driving innovation.”

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