By Phoebe Peronto,
Developer Marketing The global reach of GDG
DevFest season continues in this third update. The season kicked off with DevFest Manila in
early August, and since then, the community has organized 30 events all over the world. We’re
only part way through the season, with many great events still to come. Powered by local
Google Developer
Groups,
this past weekend saw 9 more events. From real-time updates directly from event attendees, to
app demos, to memorable moments, here are the latest updates in
DevFest-ing:
DevFest Santa Fe | Host: GDG Santa Fe “Muy bueno el evento! Me gustaría que
estas actividades se realicen más seguido, ya que generan relaciones profesionales y
académicas muy fructíferas. Saludos!” -- Andrés
Testi, DevFest Santa Fe attendee
DevFest Ninja
| Host:
GDG Buenos
Aires Catch up on all things DevFest Ninja with real-time updates from attendees on the GDG Buenos Aires group site.
DevFest Kuala Lumpur | Host: GDG Kuala
Lumpur GDG Kuala Lumpur utilized Google+ in the planning of their event, encouraging
attendees to add speakers to their
circles to
get the most up-to-date information throughout the day (list of speakers).
DevFest Mumbai | Host: GDG
Mumbai It was a full house at GDG DevFest Mumbai--check out the full photo
gallery on
Google+.
DevFest Pune | Host: GDG
Pune Photos from the event are all viewable here, including sessions, speakers, and
registration.
DevFest Bandung (BDG) | Host: GDG
Bandung “Thanks to everyone for attending and for being part of our first-ever GDG
DevFest held in Bandung [...] The event was attended by around 140 people from
different backgrounds, including experienced developers, designers, students, lecturers, and
newbie programmers.” -- GDG BDG [read full recap
here]
DevFest Kathmandu | Host: GDG
Kathmandu “On October 6th 2012,
GDG Kathmandu organized one of the best events since its March 2011 founding. Within the first
3 days of announcing the event, we already had 200 committed participants. A session
conducted as a Hangout On Air by Android Developer Advocate Anirudh Dewani was an entirely new
experience for Google Developers here in Kathmandu. It was a grand experience of GDG Kathmandu
and DevFest Kathmandu was huge success.” -- GDG
Kathmandu
DevFest Mbale | Host:
GDG
Mbale “GDG DevFest Mbale was the first Devfest to be held in Uganda and the biggest
event with technical content held in Mbale with 120 total attendees. The code lab, conducted
by James Muranga from GDG Kampala, was the most memorable moment for participants. He
introduced Google App Engine, and followed with a code lab that saw attendees getting up to
speed developing web apps that run on Google’s platforms. James also demoed an app,
Mafuta Go, that he and a team of 4 developed working out from OutBox Hub. It
was very inspiring to developers and students alike to see an idea like James’ team’s
materialize.” -- Nsubuga Hassan, GDG DevFest Organizer
What’s up next? Berlin | October 13 Chlef | October 15 UPDATE: Brazza | moved to November
10 Firenze | October, 19 Zurich | October 20 UPDATE: DevFest West (Mountain View) | October 20 Nebrodi | October 20 Thiès | October 20 [tentative]
DevFest isn’t close to over – we’re still going strong! Events are being held
all over the world until November 11, and getting involved is a simple 3-step process:
find your nearest
GDG,
attend an event, and join the community. Visit devfest.infofor specific event
details and session updates. Phoebe Peronto is an Associate Product Marketing Manager on the Developer Marketing
team here at Google. She’s a foodie who has a penchant for traveling, politics, and running.
Oh, and of course...Go Cal Bears!
By Phoebe Peronto,
Developer Marketing
