[Report] GDG DevFest Tunisian Coast 2016

[Farouk Touzi]

This year, we have worked together GDG Monastir GDG Sousse to host DevFest Coast Tunisia 2016  which has turn out to be a tremendous success. We have conducted 11 conference sessions (30 minutes each) with one women panel session throughout the day. There were nearly 312 people joining in for a super fun day. Participants visiting this edition earn themselves stamps that can be accumulated and redeem cools swags.

Overview:

Date: 27 November 2016, Sunday.

Time: 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM

Venue: Higher institute of mathematical and computer science, Monastir, Tunisia (Maps Link)

Tracks: Android, Firebase, PWA, Cloud, Business, Research.

Topics covered: Android, Firebase, Analytics, Google Cloud Platform, Progressive Web Apps, Big Data, Google apps script, Angular JS.

Metrics:

• Attendees: 312 (56% Female) participant came from different cities (Bizerte, Tunis, Sousse, Monastir, Mahdia, Kairouan, Gabes).

• Speakers: 12 (03 Female)

• Organizers & Volunteers: 20 (65 % Female)

• Press: 03 (Radio)

Links:

DevSite Event URL: https://goo.gl/wPQEgN

EventPage: https://goo.gl/8Rqw6g

Event Site:  www.devfestcoast.com

Schedule: https://goo.gl/QKZj7V

Media (Photos, Videos, Press):

DevFest Tunisian Coast 2016 Photos: photos

Note:

• We received more than 300 pre-registration (Google Form), More than 300+ participants from the whole of Tunisian cities.

• Foods and drinks: Free foods and Drinks, coffee station for all participants.

• Free swag for participants: Stickers, pens, document holder, T-shirts.

• Services for special needs.

• Free Wifi, Icebreakers for networking.

Feedback:

We received a positive feedback from participants about first edition of DevFest Tunisian Coast, also we received some recommendations about our DevFest, like extend more places for participants, more workshops, and more activities.

Thanks:

A big thanks to all amazing GDG Team for supporting our community in so many way, making this yet another great DevFest.