Are you a blogger or a social media activist living or visiting Ghana, especially Accra and want to meet-up with follow bloggers/geeks this weekend? This is your chance!
Ghana Blogging; (a network of bloggers who have passion for Ghana and write about this great and peaceful country) is proud to host Ethan Zuckerman, author of …My Heart’s In Accra blog on Sunday; 25th July, 2010 from 3:00pm till 6:00pm at Smoothies Pub on the Osu-Oxford Street. [Two blocks away from Papaye Fast Food Restaurant heading toward the Shell Filling Station.]
Ethan Zuckerman at TEDGlobal 2010. |
Ethan also founded Geekcorps, a non-profit technology volunteer corps. Geekcorps pairs skilled volunteers from US and European high tech companies with businesses in emerging nations for one to four month volunteer tours. Volunteers have served in 14 nations, including Ghana, Senegal, Mali, Rwanda, Armenia and Jordan, completing over a hundred projects
He’s currently a fellow at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University where he researches into global media attention.
He recently gave a very impactful and inspiring talk at the TED Global 2010 Conference which took place in Oxford, UK on the theme; “A Wider world, a wider web.”
This is a free meet-up; therefore you can come with a friend. In case you want more info about this meet-up; you can contact me via twitter; MacJordaN