dhaka's tech communities - 18th gbg dhaka meetup
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Dhaka’s technology scene is home to a variety of communities that meet regularly to share their technology interests. This event in partnership with BASIS hosted a number of these communities in one session on Sunday, September 8 so we can all learn what the communities are doing.TRANSCRIPT
Dhaka’s Tech Communities
18th GBG Dhaka Meet-up Saturday, September 7, 2013
BASIS Auditorium, Dhaka, Bangladesh
&
present
Welcome Note (5 min) GBG Managers – Nash Islam, Riyad Husain & Salman Hossain
Tech Communities & BASIS (10 min) Shameem Ahsan, President of BASIS & CEO of Akhoni.com
Google’s Outreach Programs Globally (15 min) Hadi Othman, Outreach & Communities Manager, Southeast Asia, Google
Recap of Recent Google Initiatives in Dhaka (5 min) Kazi Monirul Kabir, Bangladesh Country Consultant, Google
Mobile Mondays (10 min) Mashrur Hannan, Organizer, Mobile Mondays Dhaka
BD Tech Social (10 min) Samad Miraly, Community Manager, BD Tech Social & Executive Director, Olympic Industries
Shetu.org (10 min) Humayan Kabir Olive, Shetu.org
Startup Dhaka (10 min) Mustafizur Khan, Founder, Startup Dhaka
Closing Note & Next Steps
T O D
A Y’ S A
G E N
D A
Welcome Note
GBG Managers: Nash Islam
Riyad Husain Salman Hossain
Our Objectives
Increase adop%on of internet technologies amongst Bangladeshi organiza3ons. Plan events that appeal to a wide variety of key audience segments – e-‐commerce, marketers, students, women, mappers & more Build a community that gets to know each other by hos3ng atleast 1 live event per month
Our Team GBG Managers
Advisor Head Intern
Google’s Objective with GBG
Build a non-‐technical community run by local volunteers to share knowledge and best prac3ces for Google web technologies. The GBG is an experimental ini3a3ve started in 2012, and is based on the success of the Google Developer Groups worldwide, where developers meet to discuss building applica3ons with Google products. See detailed informa3on on GBG on Google’s official GBG page
GBGs Worldwide
90+ GBGs worldwide
20+ GBGs in South & Southeast Asia Nearby GBGs include Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Cambodia, Vietnam & Philippines
Our Events
See pictures and presenta3ons on our Blog, Google+ & Facebook page.
We’ve organized 15 successful events so far, reaching more than 1000 local digital professionals, entrepreneurs & changemakers. We are a community of technology thought leaders
GBG Dhaka 2013 Event Roadmap • Jan 6 – E-‐Commerce Hour & Startup Weekend Mini Bootcamp
• Feb 1 – Building Brands with Digital
• Feb 16 – Educa3on & Collabora3on Online
• Mar 29 – Mapping Bangladesh
• April 25 – GBG @ PMO Innova3on Adda
• May 10 – Mapping Experts Meetup
• May 21 – Empowering Project Management with Web Tools
• June 1 – Women on the Web Workshop #1
• June 30 – Student Leaders Workshop
GBG Dhaka 2013 Event Roadmap • Sep 7 – Mapping Banani #1
• Sep 8 – Dhaka’s Tech Communi3es
• Sep 14 – Mapping Banani #2
• AND LOTS MORE!
Share YOUR IDEAS for events with us!
17th GBG Dhaka Meet-up
Map Banani
Saturday, September 7, 2013 Dhaka, Bangladesh
Event Partner:
Biz Info Form - FRONT Fill out as much as info as you can If certain info is unavailable, skip it! Please write clearly & legibly
A!1!
Meena Bazaar!Grocery Store!
House 76/A, 1st Floor !
+88 02-8835864!
+88 01841-700709!
M!
www.meenabazaar.com.bd!
10am – 8pm, Sun - Sat!Yes!Img_20130907_5567, !Img_20130907_5568 !
23* 47’ 24.3594!
90* 24’ 37.5732!
Biz Info Form - BACK Mark the exact loca3on of the business on both the Digital Map & Satellite views Make sure to pay aden3on to the buildings on the satellite view
A!1!
Zone 1 Banani Bridge to Cream & Fudge (road 12)
The Teams
2-‐person teams: • Member #1: writes down biz info and marks loca%on on map image
• Member #2: takes pictures and records GPS loca%on with smartphone – If any issues arise with GPS recording, skip it! – Aher taking a pic, view photo details and write down image 3tle on biz info form (note: doesn’t work for iPhones)
Team Assignments
3 Steps to MAPPING a Business!
INTRODUCE
• Knock on door/ring bell/ask the guard or introduce yourself to the reception • State your purpose of visit and clarify why do you need the information (which
you're going to ask) from them.
INTERACT
• Write in the business info/details of the POI. (make sure the person giving the information is NOT giving his personal details i.e. phone number, email, address etc.
• While taking info, ask permission to take photos. Don’t forget to smile! J
INSPIRE
• Ask permission to paste the sticker on their door or any convenient place with good visibility (AND make sure to inform them that they are now officially on GOOGLE MAP)! Try to leave them with a happy smile and excited, so that they feel like telling everyone about them being MAPPED!
• In case they wish to take a photo with your team, don't forget to smile at it! J
HOW TO ADD POI Adding business Place
HOW TO ADD POI Adding business Place
HOW TO ADD POI Adding business Place
Tech Communities & BASIS
Shameem Ahsan President, BASIS CEO, Akhoni.com
Presented By: Shameem Ahsan President, BASIS
Google’s Outreach Progams
Hadi Othman Outreach & Communities Manager
Southeast Asia Google
Recap of Recent Google Initiatives in Dhaka
Kazi Monirul Kabir Bangladesh Country Consultant
Mobile Mondays
Mashrur Hannan Organizer, Mobile Mondays
Mobile Mondays @ BASIS
MoMo Dhaka Chapter (proposed) … FYI: GBG Dhaka :)
How it all started!
The following text message from BASIS secretariat on July 24, 2013 to BASIS members:
A Meeting of Mobile Apps Development Companies will be held today at 4:30 pm at BASIS Office. Only Mobile Apps Dev. Companies are requested to attend. -‐BASIS
First meeting/ meet up
Just imagine around 35-‐40 ICT folks here!
The Energy … 1 Million MADs…
Source: MobileMonday.net
Start of Mobile Monday Dhaka Chapter (proposed)
Mitul bhai (CEO, Business Automation
Limited)
Fokhruz Zaman bhai (iPaholics, Beshto,
A2I, BCC)
Mobile Monday …
http://www.mobilemonday.net/about
Quick info on Mobile Monday
• Originating in Helsinki in 2000
• Chapters in over 140 cities • Have run thousands of events to-‐date
MoMo goals and objectives
• Foster an open and independent innovation platform within the
mobile sector
• Facilitate industry networking between small and large companies
and individuals
• Bridge partnership exchanges between domestic and international
organizations
• To present innovative visions, trends, studies and forecasts from the
mobile marketplace http://www.mobilemonday.net/about
First meeting/ meet up … Continued
The MoMo MADs .. to name a few:
• MAD (Mobile App Developer) Entrepreneurs
• Local App Stores (Alo Ashbei, EATLApps) • Windows, Symphony, Grameen Phone
• Govt, Regulators: A2I, BTRC …
• MAD wanna-‐bes :D …
• Actual MADs still missing!
Session Format …
• First Monday of Every Month
• Discuss 2 topics (presentation of 20 mins)
• App Launch pad for 2 kick-‐ass local apps • Have refreshments :)
Session Format … continued
• 20 minute presentations on 2 topics, followed by quick
discussion/ QA
• Decision on Next Session’s topic, and Sponsor
• Sponsor arranges refreshments, gets 5 min slot …
• Launch pad for Apps …
First Session -‐ Aug 5, 2013
• Presentation 1: User Experience Design -‐ by Masrur Hannan & Mr Fokhruz Zaman (20 min) Slideshare: http://www.slideshare.net/mhannan/mobile-‐monday-‐dhaka-‐chapter-‐proposed-‐first-‐session-‐uxdiscussionaug52013mhannanfzaman
• Presentation 2: How to migrate from regular software business to mobile -‐ by Mr Mohammad Zaman Apu (20min) Slideshare URL: N/A yet!
• Sponsor: TTBC Wintel (Alo Ashbei)
Second Session -‐ Sept 2, 2013
• Presentation 1: Mobile App Monetisation -‐ by Ashraf Abir and Mr. Mahboob Zaman (30 min) Slideshare: http://www.slideshare.net/AshrafAbir/mobile-‐monday-‐2ndseptember
• Presentation 2: Mobile App Innovation (cancelled) -‐ by Kazi Monirul Kabir … (20min)
• Sponsor: EATLApps
Third Session -‐ Oct 7, 2013
Welcome GBG
BD Tech Social
Samad Miraly Community Manager, BD Tech Social
Executive Director, Olympic Industries
What do you do
to fall asleep every night?
Dare to Disturb
the Universe
Please Do Disturb:
" Stand in front of a tank
" Blog
" Tell Ammu what you think
Just Imagine: Everyone’s doing it…
" Napoleon Hill – Think and Grow Rich
" Rhonda Byrne – The Secret
" Socrates, Plato, The Freemasons, The Illuminati
" Deepak Chopra, Dalai Lama, Ravi Shankar
" Vedas, Torah, Quran
Dreams to Transform BD
" Manifestations of different imaginations
" Startups, community
" Enabling of imagination
" Ecosystem, community groups
" BDTechSocial
Manifestation of Imagination
" Startups are dreams
" Dreams can come true
" COMMUNITY
Enabling Imagination
" BDTechSocial – networking, participation, matchmaking
" Angel Investors – there to help, capital resources
" Mentors – intellectual resources, guides
" Technology is cyclical imagination engine
" As more dreams become reality, they pave the way for other dreams to join in!
See Video here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNqs_S-zEBY
Thank you!
" Get involved, get engaged, start dreaming with
BDTechSocial Contat me to get more info on how:
Shetu.org
Humayan Olive Kabir
How we will achieve?
Ways to Get Involved.
Startup Dhaka
Mustafizur Khan Founder, Startup Dhaka
See video here: http://youtube.com/startupdhaka
About the film A story about startups in Dhaka that uses the power of Internet to create new and exciting businesses. Why make the film We decided to make this film for 3 reasons: 1. To tell the world that there are few amazing people working on some fantastic ideas right
here in Dhaka 2. Through this film we want to build a startup community 3. To tell all local startups that Startup Dhaka is here to help This is Startup Dhaka, a story about possibilities. Who is doing it: Core team: Fayaz@bdtechsocial, Sajid@Shetu, Samad@empty ventures, Riyad@magnito digital and myself, Mustafiz@StartupDhaka
by Mustafiz
Crowd funded campaign is supported by
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