Email sent to delegates today, applies to everyone at all Tech4Africa events!

Hi All,

Just a quick note to remind you of a few things for Tech4Africa.

To get the most out of Tech4Africa, you should be doing the following:

1. ​Arrive early so you miss traffic, and you get parking​
2. Bring a power supply for your laptop
3. Bring a 3G dongle, just in case (Always Be Prepared, Scouts motto!)​
4. Bring business cards so you can network
5. Bring a notepad​ & pen for notes​, you’ll get distracted by typing something whilst listening to talks
   ​, and it’s easier to walk & write​!
6. Create an account & setup your own custom schedule:
   http://jhb2014.tech4africa.com/signup
7. ​Make sure you know where the rooms are for the talks you want to go to​
8. Don’t treat it as an easy day out of the office – come prepared to learn and be inspired
9. ​Bring an open mind​
10. ​Go to sessions which are out of your comfort zones
11. ​Sit next to people you don’t know, introduce yourself, say hello!
12. Have fun!!!​

If you are a speaker:

1. Make sure you are tweeting about your talk from now until you do it!​
2. Make sure your talk title is exciting and engaging
3. ​Make sure your description is accurate​
4. Make sure you have a picture setup in the schedule
5. Make sure you post your slide deck online, and tell people so they can download it
6. Make sure you bring business cards to hand out afterwards
7. Make sure you arrive at least 30 mins before, and that your presentation is ready to go. There will be music between sessions, so we’re not waiting for anyone if they run late in their session.
8. Make sure your slides are NOT Death By PowerPoint – if they are, it’s your fault if people walk out of your talk due to boredom
9. Have fun!!

If you do all of that, it will be awesome!!
​And that’s about it 😉
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See you all tomorrow,
Team Tech4Africa​