Well, the Technovated team (who were kept busy with the impressive Kindo) have now put plans into place, and TECH4FRICA 08 is coming to Johannesburg, South Africa on October 3rd!

With speakers such as Joe Stump, the lead developer and architect of digg.com; Andy Budd, the internationally renowned user experience designer and web standards expert; and Stafford Masie, the Google SA Country Manager; the conference promises to be a pioneering and intimate affair, congregating digital elite for the first time in Africa.

Check out the rest of the speakers and the 5-star venue.

Focus areas include:

• Emerging tech in Africa
• Web / web 2.0
• Mobile / wireless innovation and trends
• Startups / technology business opportunities in Africa
• Telecoms / infrastructure growth and trends

Some of the things you can expect to get out of the conference:

• Hear international speakers presenting in Africa
• Hear industry leading African speakers talk about their experiences
• Discuss global web and technology opportunities
• Understand what technologies are making the biggest impact
• Thrash out how the web can play a positive role in the development of Africa
• Create a fun, informative event where everyone can meet and interact with like-minded people

Get involved:

• Join the Facebook group and the Facebook event
• Subscribe on Upcoming
• Stay in touch on Twitter

We're trying to figure out whether there is demand for a web and technology conference in Southern Africa, and we'd really appreciate your help if you can spare a few minutes.

We're convinced that there should be web and technology growth in Southern Africa, so we're really interested in getting together a bunch of leading, internationally respected speakers and thinkers from the industry to discuss what's happening and what's possible.

Some of the things you can expect:

• International speakers and authors presenting in your own back yard
• Discuss what the global web and technology opportunities are over the next 5 years
• Understand what technologies are making the biggest impact
• Thrash out how the web can positively play a role in the development of (Southern) Africa
• A fun, informative event where you can meet and interact with like-minded individuals

Call for feedback! Please visit the site at technologyforafrica.org and take a minute to fill out the questionnaire, and then spread the word on your own blog, e-mail, social networks, etc.

Thanks/Dankie/Ngiyabonga/Enkosi.

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