Comments on: Deciding the makeup of Technology for Africa; keynote speaker in the bag http://www.technovated.com/2007/04/26/deciding-the-makeup-of-technology-for-africa-keynote-speaker-in-the-bag/ Sat, 17 Apr 2010 20:17:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Gareth http://www.technovated.com/2007/04/26/deciding-the-makeup-of-technology-for-africa-keynote-speaker-in-the-bag/comment-page-1/#comment-40 Gareth Mon, 30 Apr 2007 23:05:55 +0000 http://www.technovated.com/2007/04/26/deciding-the-makeup-of-technology-for-africa-keynote-speaker-in-the-bag/#comment-40 hey Dave yea, afrocentric is something I'm aware of as well - what's the point otherwise...? And you're right about the conference being able to sustain itself too... problem is we'd need a shed load of sponshorship to pay for flights (or only have African speakers), 'cos the rand just doesn't go far enough to pay for flights (minimum R5k per flight = about 3 to 4 people's fees...). Anyways, will try work something out and see what we can get done - still trying to get dates fixed, so we can fix keynotes... g hey Dave

yea, afrocentric is something I’m aware of as well – what’s the point otherwise…?

And you’re right about the conference being able to sustain itself too… problem is we’d need a shed load of sponshorship to pay for flights (or only have African speakers), ‘cos the rand just doesn’t go far enough to pay for flights (minimum R5k per flight = about 3 to 4 people’s fees…).

Anyways, will try work something out and see what we can get done – still trying to get dates fixed, so we can fix keynotes…

g

]]> By: d@vid http://www.technovated.com/2007/04/26/deciding-the-makeup-of-technology-for-africa-keynote-speaker-in-the-bag/comment-page-1/#comment-39 d@vid Fri, 27 Apr 2007 10:08:30 +0000 http://www.technovated.com/2007/04/26/deciding-the-makeup-of-technology-for-africa-keynote-speaker-in-the-bag/#comment-39 > I’d rather have 50 passionate people in a room hi gareth, as long as the conference sustains itself financially, I'd rate that outcome as a huge success! my expectations: to be able to hear and share ideas with like-minded people, for the conference to reflect and discuss equal representation/ opportunities, and to honestly be afrocentric > I’d rather have 50 passionate people in a room

hi gareth,

as long as the conference sustains itself financially, I’d rate that outcome as a huge success!

my expectations: to be able to hear and share ideas with like-minded people, for the conference to reflect and discuss equal representation/ opportunities, and to honestly be afrocentric

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