Announcing WhereCampAfrica - Nairobi!

Due to costs and logistics constraints we are unfortunately canceling the WhereCamp in West Africa. This has been a tough decision but we are now coordinating with the 2nd Africa Agriculture Geospatial Week AND Barcamp Nairobi to (hopefully) create a much larger event. I will post more news when I have it.

What is WhereCamp?
WhereCamp is a free 'unconference' for geogeographers, mobile location experts and social cartographers and all kinds of folks interested in place. WhereKampala is being held in conjunction with the 2009 AfricaGIS conference. WhereCampAfrica is an opportunity to present on ideas, questions, projects, politics, technical issues that you have - and contribute to and get feedback from other people and to make new friends with similar interests. It's free and fun.
This will be the second gathering of its kind to take place in Africa and the first one in Kampala.

An unconference is a conference planned by the participants. After a morning plenary to help frame the discussion we all convene together, plan sessions, and have break-outs into sessions. Part of what is important to hearing new voices and getting new ideas is lowering barriers to participation - this event is free and it is driven by the participants.

What kinds of topics will be discussed?
This event is community driven and is what you make it. Topics might include:
• Mobile location
• Remote Sensing
• Geoinformatics
• Mapping and Agriculture
• Food Security and Location
• Community Mapping
• Local Search
• social cartography
• Crisis Mapping
Expect to participate in conversations on the technology of place as described in pixels, whiteboards, rays, on paper, and by social practice!

How exactly do I get to WhereCampAfrica?
More details about WhereCampAfrica - Bamako will be announced soon.

Who do I contact for more information?
jharpster (at) spatialdev(dot) org
http://twitter.com/wherecampafrica
http://twitter.com/jharpster

And if you haven't had enough mapping yet please check out www.mapkibera.org

Pictures of the WhereCamp in Nairobi are below.