[Report] GDG DevFest Bizerte

[Boudour Ayachi]

Hey awesome Leads!

I am happy to share with you our GDG DevFest Bizerte on its 4^th season!

GDG Bizerte & Women techmakers Bizerte organized GDG DevFest Bizerte, 4th season; in partnership with Arabwic Tunisia Chapter and ISET Bizerte-IT-Club, this was under Colorful day as theme for the event.

Date:

October, 26, 2016 from 9 am to 5 pm

Tracks:

Google Communities in Tunisia (Talk), Google Firebase Plateform (session), Developing Android App for Billion (session), Google Material Design (session), Google Analytics Vs Firebase Analytics (session), Women's Problem in tech (talk), Google Firebase Plateform (CodLab), Android developer's performance and security toolbox (Workshop).

Metrics:

Participants:

•  350 subscribed to the event
• 300 participants
• 65% women
• 10% professional
• 80% Students

Organizers:

• 35 organizers
• 70% Women

Women Panel:

Inspiring panel to motivate women to be more involved in the community. Talk about problems that they have to face while being on the STEM field.

Stand and Animation:

• Local Radio (ISETB-Radio) animated the coffee break, lunch and closing ceremony.
• 4 Clubs and women community did set up their stands to introduce them self and give a chance for interested ones to join them.

Media:

Our event was covered by:

• 3 local radios.
• 1 National radio.
• 1 International blog.
• 1 Electronic Newspaper.

Picture of the event: https://goo.gl/58QgKU

Shared resources:

During Workshop: "Android developer's performance and security toolbox" By our awesome Speaker Taha Hishri, we used this app as a demo:

https://github.com/hishriTaha/GDGDevFest16workshop

The project contains a complete guide on how to use it.

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Stetho tool - the website has a quick guide on how to use it.

http://facebook.github.io/stetho/

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PIDCAT - the repository's website has a guide on how to use it.

https://github.com/JakeWharton/pidcat

Pidcat requires Python to be installed on your PC.

Install Python on Windows: https://www.python.org/downloads/windows/

Foods and swags :

• Free food/ coffee / swags for everyone who joined our event.
• Some extra gift for participants on the Q/A during sessions and workshops.
• Personalized swag with their name and passion for each speaker as a thankful gift.

Feedbacks:

• We collected participant’s feedbacks during the event, we get involved around 200 of the participants in GDG Bizerte and also on Women Techmakers Bizerte.
• We have got new partnership with some clubs for next events.

Thank:

For all GDG big family in Tunisia.

Our awesome PWA GDE for trying to join us.

All our participants and our motivated team.

Teachers at ISET Bizerte for their precious help and their app created specially to our event (check in/out app).

 

It was just our 4^th edition; stay tuned for the Golden one! GDG DevFest Bizerte 5^th edition !

 

Best,

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Boudour Ayachi

Women Techmakers Bizerte - Leader
Google Developer Group Bizerte - Founder/ Manager
Arab Women in Computing Chapter Tunisia - Press Coordinator
Social Media Club Tunisia - Active Member
Club Training for All in Computing - Founder / Adviser
Renew Bizerte Association - Active Member
Email: boudour...@gmail.com