Few hours to go!

Participate in DevFest’s Hackathon and compete for great prizes!

Register now: https://tripetto.app/run/WX6L01VJ12

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Introducing Daniel Getachew

Daniel Getachew is the Founder and CEO of Guzo Technologies, an IT services and Media startup company residing in Ethiopia that is highly focused on VR/AR and IoT products.

Guzo Technologies is famous for its MegaGrants awarded product by EpicGames called Guzomap XR.

Daniel made and contributed several software projects to multiple local and international clients.

He holds MSc in Software Engineering from Adama Science and Technology University and a BSc in Computer Science from Madaa Walabu University.

Daniel will be presenting his keynote speech, noscriptd “Metaverse and Ethiopia”, at DevFest’22 in the Ethiopia Science and Technology Museum on December 10.

Less than 30 minute!

DevFest’22 Hackathon, to close the form

⭐️ We received an overwhelming 95+ interested registrants for the Hackathon.

We will be sharing more details and updates to the selected participants/teams, so stay tuned 🚀

#IN_CASE_YOU_MISSED_IT

DevFest’22 is on the horizons, so RSVP your free ticket to the biggest celebration of tech enthusiasts on December 10.

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Introducing Natnael Kebede

Natnael Kebede is a private researcher. He is driven to impact the youth to engage in science and technology and reach back to their community through innovations.

For this initiative, he co-founded a research and development center where educational content, technical knowledge, and exposure are shared among researchers, engineers, developers, hobbyists, and entrepreneurs.

Natnael will be presenting his keynote speech, noscriptd “Engineering Industrious Ethiopia”, at DevFest’22 in the Ethiopia Science and Technology Museum on December 10.

GDGAddis proudly presents "Merkato" (መርካቶ), DevFest'22 Career Fair.

Merkato is a metaphorical expression that categorizes various software developers.

The Merkato, for example, has several types of locations, aka (በረንዳ), each with a name derived from the main item sold in that specific area.

Here at DevFest'22, we will have a Merkato session where you can network with individuals by going into their own tech-stack (በረንዳ).

DevFest’s Merkato will have 14 በረንዳዎች, which you can select swiftly from!

Are you a company or an entity looking for talented developers? This is your chance to scout, recruit and network with a variety of local developers.

With 950+ attendees, it's a great opportunity to find/change jobs, showcase what you have been working on, learn from the best experts in the IT/digital industry, and network with your peers.

If you are an individual with a talent who is interested in being an exhibitor, please register at this link.

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Introducing Mikias Abebe

Mikias is the founder and CTO of Kelaltech, a remote IT agency based in Ethiopia, working on a wide range of software products—from websites and mobile apps to fully integrated custom systems and open-source libraries.

He is also a Top-rated plus freelancer on Upwork and has experience working in the freelance ecosystem for more than 3 years.

Mikias will be presenting his workshop, noscriptd “Modern Web Applications with SvelteKit”, at DevFest’22 in the Ethiopia Science and Technology Museum on December 10.

🚀 Check out the teaser promo video for DevFest’22, happening on December 10 at the Ethiopia Science and Technology Museum. RSVP now before tickets run out of sale!

🎥 https://youtu.be/_YBo-RIgOp8

Network with over 1000 attendees who are like-minded and talented tech enthusiasts.

Book your place among the top-tier and showcase your skills, projects, and previous work at Merkato, the newly introduced section at DevFest’22, happening on the December 10.

Deadline for registration is Friday, December 2, 2022

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Introducing Milka Hailu

Due to the lack of women in technology, she started her business, "Phenom Technologies," in 2021. This company offers a variety of software advancements to various businesses in Ethiopia and elsewhere. founded the business recently with the goal of empowering and involving young women in technology.

Milka will be presenting her keynote speech, noscriptd “Involving Women in Tech”, at DevFest’22 in the Ethiopia Science and Technology Museum on December 10.

Choose your tech-stack’s ተራ(በረንዳ) and get to network with local and international peers, while showcase your previous work/projects to over 1,000 attendees, and demonstrate a next level set of skills you have by registering in The Merkato Session, a newly introduced section at the annual, largest meetup of software developers & tech enthusiasts happenining at the Ethiopia Science and Technology Museum on December 10!

🎟️ Register Now before December 02!

#Announcement

We’re looking for a bilingual (Amharic & English) sign language translator for the annual Developer Festival, DevFest’22.

If you know anyone, kindly reply/comment to this message with your preferred candidate.

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Introducing Biruk Yohannes

He is a game developer and 3D character artist. He has been working on these two fields for the past 5 years. He has recently ventured into VR and AR games.

Biruk will be presenting his workshop, noscriptd “Chewatacon: Building Games”, at DevFest’22 in the Ethiopia Science and Technology Museum on December 10.

Attending DevFest’22?

With ONLY 11 days to go, make sure you have the following:
- Digital ticket that was sent to your email when RSVP’ing, which can be found in your email that you used when registering for the event. Tickets will also be re-shared to your email address few days prior the event.
- Laptop with your personal charger + electrical divider, if you’re attending the parallel sessions (technical workshops)
- Follow our Community Code of Conduct Guidelines

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Introducing Auwal

Auwal MS is software engineer with broad experience in software development covering multiple platforms. He currently works as a Program Manager in Google Developer Relations team overseeing the activities of Developer Student Clubs in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Auwal will be presenting his keynote speech, noscriptd “Building Skills and Growing with Google Developer Community”, at DevFest’22 in the Ethiopia Science and Technology Museum on December 10.

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Introducing Robert John

Robert has worked with databases and developed enterprise software for over a decade.

He currently works with all things data, from engineering to visualization and Machine Learning.

He recently started working with embedded systems and TinyML and is eager to see the widespread adoption of embedded systems in Africa.

In the past, Robert worked as a software engineer building systems for finance, telecommunications, and utilities/energy vending.

He is a mentor at the Google for Startups Africa Accelerator programme, and is a co-organizer of the GDG Cloud developer community in Kaduna, Nigeria.

Robert is part of the following programmes:
- Google Developer Experts
- Arm Innovators
- Edge Impulse Experts

Robert will be presenting his workshop, noscriptd “Machine Learning on Edge Devices”, at DevFest’22 in the Ethiopia Science and Technology Museum on December 10.

#Announcement

Although we received a staggering 95+ applicatins, only 15 Participants were selected and sent official emails of their participation in the DevFest’22 UI/UX Case Study.

Good luck everyone!

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Introducing Kaleab Tefera
Kaleab Tefera is a person who is enthusiastic about everything: psychology, quantum physics, astronomy, economics, philosophy, programming, and so on. He is fascinated by the interaction of mathematics and computer science, and he is a quick learner and team player. Never stop learning and growing.

Kaleab will be presenting his keynote speech, noscriptd “A2SV: Milestones and Future Goals”, at DevFest’22 in the Ethiopia Science and Technology Museum on December 10.

Less than few hours to go,

The Merkato Session for individuals to showcase previous works/projects:

🔗 https://tripetto.app/run/VUXQ9012G2

The newly inaugurated Ethiopia Science and Technology Museum is to hold its first event by embracing GDGAddis’ biggest Developer Festival, DevFest’22, which includes various Keynote speeches, UI/UX Case Study Demo, Parallel Technical Workshops, Panel Discussion, Hackathon, CTF and more.

Experience DevFest’22 like never before and celebrate with over 1,000 tech enthusiasts attending the event, by joining the waitlist NOW!

ONLY one week to go for the largest Developer Festival, DevFest’22, to kick off.

With the line of activities we are holding for you, it is with so much excitement that we are waiting for December 10 at the Ethiopia Science and Technology Museum