The G-Mauritius event is a joint initiative from Google and BOI which aims as at training 100 Mauritian IT graduates for Google application development such as Google maps, Google apps, Youtube and Google crome.
The event will be held on the 3 and 4 September 2009 at the conference room of the Ebene cyber tower 1.
Participation in the event is free of charge and you can register yourself for the event online
Day 1 ( 3 Sept) is targeted for Software Developers
Day 1 will focus on pushing the boundaries of web applications using Google developer technologies. Google engineers and web development leaders will lead you through one full day of in-depth sessions on the latest Google technologies and hands-on codelabs. The day will also be about bringing brilliant developers together to share their own ideas. There will be plenty of time to meet other developers, discuss ideas and share what you’ve been working on.
The interesting Agenda will include:
0845-0930: Registration, coffee, snacks
0930-0945: Opening Speech by Chairman of the Board of Investment, Mauritius Mr. Maurice Lam
0945-1015: Keynote
1015-1100: Google Maps – My Maps, API
1115-1200: YouTube – Embeds, Chromeless Player, API
1215-1300: Google App Engine
1300-1400: Lunch
1400-1445: Gadgets, iGoogle
1500-1545: OpenSocial, Google Friend Connect
1600-1645: Chrome
1700-1900: Code clinic – anyone who wants to stay and ‘ask an engineer’ can do so
Pretty interesting agenda na…I have already added it in my Google Calendar for SMS reminders 😀
This event is being the kick-off event for the G-Africa event.
So developers, let’s gather and enjoy the sessions by brillant Google engineers ! Let’s get trained and contribute to Google’s core mission:
“to organize all the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful”