I am super privileged to be part of Droidcon Ke organising team and I would like to share my two cents on the tech event
So some gatekeeping😊
What is Droidcon Ke?
Droidcon is a global conference focused on the engineering of Android applications. Droidcon provides a forum for developers to network with other developers, share techniques, announce apps and products, and to learn and teach.
This three-day developer focused gathering was held in Nairobi Kenya on November 16th to 18th 2022 and will be the largest of its kind in Africa.
DAY 1
I think first days are the hardest 'cause surprising emergencies are much harder to prevent because they are unforeseen circumstances.
For us it started with the weather, light showers were expected but what we experienced was long and heavy rain-pour
First Day is also the busiest too with registration happening on entry and attendees (i.e 99% of the people) are new to the event venue.
My role seemed so easy at the start because I had an excel spreadsheet: A nice visual representation should work as a guide for 14 volunteers.
But people aren't elements on your HTML page that can be Sassed or scripted into life
Regardless of how good things may seem on paper, how good are they really if at all? Sometimes the volunteer doesn't really want to be where the sheet wants them, they are probably bored or going through something personal, right? But I promise there is always a good reason! Atleast I hope😅
To close on Day 1, I learnt a lot on managing people and having to be strict but still nice. All these were atleast salvageable but what I wasn't looking forward to in any way, was having people who were rooting for the event to fail. This definitely caught me off guard and I still can't wrap my head around how much people want to rile things up on twitter, as if Elon isn't doing that enough!
All in all, the event was ultimately successful despite of the hiccups. Get that haters!!
Looking forward to writing more on DroidconKe, Web Development and Mentorship
Thanks for reading all the way, I appreciate you 💯