BarCamp Diaspora 09 - Investing our talent where it counts - came off on July 25, 2009 and it was a success.

They were 9 breakout sessions organized (see BarCamp Diaspora '09 agenda) - 3 each every hour for 3 hours.

The breakout sessions were

Microfinance & Mobile technology (Derek Koranteng & Benjamin Lyon)
Healthcare in Ghana (Maame Sampah)
Innovative technologies for rural communities & Mobile apps (Molly Mattessich & Jackie Adhiambo)

Creativity & the Arts (Seyram Avle)
NGO's (Aida Manu)

One of the most popular breakout sessions at BarCamp Diaspora was the healthcare session. Participants at the July 25th event in DC discussed the problems facing Ghana's healthcare delivery and systems, how they differed from what they had seen in the US and how Ghana's could be improved. A lot of the attendees were medical school students or professionals in the health-care industry.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/barcampghana/sets/72157622028163790/show/

BarCamp Diaspora '09 (Investing our talent where it counts) took place on July 25 at Johns Hopkins' School of Advanced International Studies. The event was a success and drew about 80 participants and had many more following proceedings through Twitter, Ustream and Facebook.

BarCamp Diaspora '09 (Investing our talent where it counts) took place on July 25 at Johns Hopkins' School of Advanced International Studies. The event was a success and drew about 80 participants and had many more following proceedings through Twitter, Ustream and Facebook.

Shara Karasic, who was one of the attendees, interviewed Ashifi Gogo (the keynote speaker), Henry Barnor (one of the organizers) Melanie Dickson, and Freda Obeng-Ampofo (two of the attendees).

Interview with Melanie Dickson, attendee
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtVloWzVhRQ

Join the discussion:

Live feed at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/testing-barcamp-gh-connection

Live Streaming (with comments enabled):
Livestream
UStream

Chat (with video):
#bcdiaspora

Skype: barcampdiaspora
Google Chat/Talk: barcampdiaspora

BarCamp Diaspora 09 would not be possible without the generous support from a number of organizations.

You can become a sponsor by contacting the BarCamp Diaspora team or donating below.

The organizations are

If interested in carpooling from locations (New England, New York, New Jersey area), or getting a host for the July 25 event, contact the BarCamp team or write on the wall for the Facebook event.

There is parking near the event location -
1740 Massachusetts Ave., N.W
Kenney Auditorium
Washington, 20036

Map

There are no panels planned for BarCamp Diaspora '09. Instead, we will have breakout sessions which, we believe, allows for participation from all attendees and aids dialogue and discussion.Topics for discussion will be decided during the Agenda Building session where all who are interested in organizing or leading a session will announce their topics and all participants will indicate their level of interest. Sessions will thus be based topics with the most interest for all participants.

Agenda for BarCamp Diaspora '09

*Note that the agenda is a working document as such it is subject to change*

12:00-12:30 Sign-in and registration

12:30-12:50 Opening remarks by Organizers

12:50-13:30 Keynote/ teleconference

13:30-13:50 Agenda Building

13:50-14:40 Breakout Session 1

14:40-15:30 Breakout Session 2

15:30-15:50 Networking/break

15:50-16:40 Breakout Session 3

16:40-17:00 Enterprise highlight