Geeky Weekend - Building tech community in Saigon
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Geeky Weekend is an initiative to provide a weekly offline space for tech communities and developers, in order to: Foster bonding within and across many tech communities Encourage sharing of knowledge Connect tech communities and companies Help bring and create opportunities
Geeky Weekend - Building tech community in Saigon
- 1. Connect developers Build communities Create opportunities
- 2. THE PROBLEM We lack good of鍖ine space for - developers to meet and hang out with each other - tech communities to organize activities for their members
- 3. THE PROBLEM There is not yet an engaging platform for - tech companies to connect with tech communities - different tech communities to interact with each other
- 4. GEEKY WEEKEND THE SOLUTION A weekly of鍖ine space for tech communities and developers, in order to: Foster bonding within and across many tech communities Encourage sharing of knowledge Connect tech communities and companies Help bring and create opportunities
- 5. We held weekly gatherings with the same settings & at the same space to assure consistency and build a sense of belonging in the members. CONSISTENT COMMUNITY DRIVEN ENGAGING SHARING DRIVEN We help connect within and across many communities & encourage tech companies to engage with tech communities. All activities are organized by tech communities for tech communities We believe that everyone can share their experience and promote sharing of knowledge as well as opportunities. OUR CONCEPTS
- 6. is the average number of participants at each Geeky Weekend. We focus on high quality events with relevant topics to attract the right audience. Started in Aug 2016, we have gradually become the go-to place in Ho Chi Minh City for tech activities & meeting fellow developers. 17 95% 120 DEVELOPERS is the number of activities at GW from Aug to Dec 2016. 48 tech communities have organized activities at GW. 10 tech companies have conducted sharing about their products and engineering culture. 4 GEEKY WEEKENDS and counting (Aug - Dec 2016)
- 7. COMMUNITIES AT GEEKY WEEKEND Coderschool Ruby Vietnam AndroidCafe.in Swift Vietnam Grokking Vietnam AWS Meetup Docker Vietnam Golang Vietnam CreativeDrinks Python Vietnam
- 8. New tricks, latest tips, new discoveries, etc. From successful stories to latest coding failures, everyone can share at Geeky Weekend. (Technical topics only) ACTIVITIES SHARING
- 9. Join to acquire new skills and techniques. Or be the instructors and help others. ACTIVITIES WORKSHOP
- 10. Our signature event: an of鍖ine StackOver鍖ow with mentors from each community. Get ready to ask any questions, or share about your current projects. ACTIVITIES FULL STACK WEEKEND
- 11. Want to tackle real challenges? Our mini hackathons are designed by tech companies to re鍖ect real problems that their engineers are facing. ACTIVITIES HACKATHON
- 12. GET INVOLVED DEVELOPERS To meet like-minded people To learn and share To look for opportunities Join Geeky Weekend Participate in activities Become a speaker/instructors WHY HOW
- 13. GET INVOLVED COMMUNITY BUILDERS To have a guaranteed space for activities To spend less efforts on publicity and organizing To focus more on contents and quality Be part of our initiative Commit to organize frequent activities WHY HOW
- 14. GET INVOLVED TECH COMPANIES To support and help build tech communities To promote your employer branding & cultures To engage and approach talents Sponsor and support our activities Send your engineers to share about your companies and products WHY HOW
- 15. CONTACT www.geekyweekend.com Nguyen Minh Tuan | tuan@geekyweekend.com THANK YOU www.fb.com/geekyweekend/