.NET Conf 2019 Middle East Africa local meet-up Events

.NET Conf 2019 Middle East Africa local meet-up Events

We share with you where .NET Conf 2019 events are taking place across Middle East and Africa.

.NET Conf 2019

.NET Conf 2019 is here and live broadcast is set to take place, September 23rd to the 25th 2019. This is a free virtual 3 day developer event showcasing new developments across the .NET platform, open source and dev tools. Local community meet-ups are scheduled to take place September 23rd through to October 31st across the globe. This year .net core 3.0 will launch at the event.

The virtual livestream event will discuss what’s new in .NET by the builders. Other speakers will talk about some of the tools including .NET Core, ASP.NET Core, Xamarin, C#, Azure, AI/ML, etc.. Join and find out  what the future holds for .NET. 

We’ve put together local events taking place in Africa and the Middle East. Check the list to see if there’s an event taking place in your country. 

Click for details and register to participate in a .NET Conf 2019 event near you.

SOUTH AFRICA

Durban, Kwazulu Natal – September 23rd  (registration link TBA)

Johannesburg, Gauteng – October 8th  

Cape Town, Western Cape – October 30th  

Durban, Kwazulu Natal – October 16th  

Durban, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa – October 16th  (registration link TBA)

GHANA

Accra – September 28th 

NIIT, Accra – September 28th 

EGYPT

El Sherouk, Cairo – September 29th 

DR CONGO

Lubumbashi, Haut-katanga – October 5th 

NIGERIA

Yaba, Lagos – October 5th 

Ado-Ekiti – October 18th 

Owerri, Imo – October 30th 

Lagos – September 28th (registration link TBA)

Akure, Ondo – September 27th 

KENYA

Nairobi – October 19th 

PAKISTAN

Lahore, Punjab – September 23rd 

Lahore, Punjab – October 5th

Faisalabad, Punjab – October 12th 

Lahore, Punjab – October 16th 

Lahore, Punjab – October 16th 

Lahore, Punjab – October 26th 

Kuwait

Kuwait City – September 23rd 

Mauritius

Quatre Bornes – September 28th 

Israel

Tel-Aviv – October 29th (registration link TBA)

We will have the live stream of the virtual event, come back and check. Know of or organizing an event we haven’t entered. Kindly ask us to include it in the list. Thank you.  

Follow the hashtag #dotNETConf to be part of the conversation.

MCT TECH SUMMIT 2019, ABUJA, NIGERIA

MCT TECH SUMMIT 2019, ABUJA, NIGERIA

MCT TECH SUMMIT 2019

Save the date and plan to be at MCT TECH SUMMIT 2019. This years Microsoft Certified Trainers (MCT) Tech Summit Africa event will take place 5th to the 7th of December in Abuja, Nigeria.

The Microsoft Certified Trainers Summit is an annual community event for Microsoft Certified trainers across the world. Where MCT’s interact, learn, have fun, communicate and share with fellow trainers. The event is open to Students, IT Professionals, IT Trainers and anyone with a passion for Microsoft technologies and solutions. Come and learn how to become a Microsoft Certified trainer as well.

This years event will feature Power BI, AI and an Ethical hacker bootcamp. You can learn to become an Approved Technical Trainer at the event.

MCT events are a great opportunity for MCT’s to interact and engage directly with Microsoft.
Come learn about the future of Microsoft learning, the MCT Program, learn a specific technology or improve your skills.

Kindly visit MCT TECH SUMMIT 2019 event page to register and for more details.

We will update this post with more details, so do check back.

Global Microsoft 365 Developer Bootcamp 2019 Accra, Ghana

Global Microsoft 365 Developer Bootcamp 2019 Accra, Ghana

Microsoft 365 Developer Bootcamp

Microsoft User Group Ghana (MUGGH) invites you to join the Global Microsoft 365 Developer Bootcamp 2019 event in Accra, Ghana. Come and learn about new technologies and products included in Microsoft 365 at the free, one-day, hands-on training event. Scheduled to take place October 26th 2019 at the Microsoft office in Accra.

The event will be led by Microsoft MVPs and community leaders. You’ll learn the latest technologies on Microsoft 365 platform that you can apply to your future projects. These including Microsoft Graph, SharePoint Framework, Microsoft Teams, Office Add-ins and Actionable Messages, etc. Get to meet and network with other IT Professionals.

Visit event page and register (free event but you need to register) to participate in the bootcamp. Don’t forget to share with your community of IT Pros, developers, admins etc.

Update: There are two event days now. So kindly click the event for the day that suits you or that isn’t filled up yet. Thank you.

Watch what the Microsoft 365 Developer Bootcamp is all about.

Click to register for event.

Johannesburg, Dubai, Tel Aviv; Microsoft will host Ignite The Tour in these MEA cities

Johannesburg, Dubai, Tel Aviv; Microsoft will host Ignite The Tour in these MEA cities

Microsoft Ignite The Tour will take place in Johannesburg, Tel Aviv and Dubai in 2020.

Ignite The Tour

Microsoft’s annual technical training for developers and IT professionals conference, Ignite, will be hitting the roads again. Microsoft Ignite is going global and will be in a city near you next year. This will be after the main Ignite conference takes place November 4th to 8th 2019 in Orlando, Florida.

Like last year Microsoft promises to bring the same vibe to you during a two day event on this tour. Get to learn ways to build solutions as well as migrate and manage your infrastructure. Meet people in software development, security, architecture and IT. Get hands-on and deep dive experiences in areas such as security, cloud and hybrid infrastructure and development.

In the Microsoft Middle East and Africa region the events will take place in Johannesburg, Dubai and Tel Aviv.
The Johannesburg, South Africa event is scheduled to take place January 30-31, 2020. Dubai, United Arab Emirates, February 10-11, 2020 and April 22-23, 2020 in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Promising over 100 sessions the event will help you grow your skills, explore new technology and connect with Microsoft engineers. If you are planning to attend there will be so many topics and sessions you’ll need to tailor the experience to what you want to leave with.

Again I echo, dear Microsoft can we have some of these events across West, North and East Africa? Thank You. I think I have spoken the mind of a lot of developers and IT Pros in the region. Also with the launch of the Africa Development Center this should be a thing.

Head over to the Microsoft Ignite The Tour event pages of each city.

Registration links aren’t live yet for Dubai and Tel Aviv. We will update this post once this happens. Update: Links for Johannesburg and Dubai are live, click to register.

Johannesburg, South Africa 

Dubai, United Arab Emirates 

Tel Aviv, Israel

Have you had an experience at any Microsoft developer or IT Pro event? Share your experience with us. Looking forward to attending? Share your thoughts with us. 

Watch Xbox E3 2019 Briefing  Live

Watch Xbox E3 2019 Briefing Live

Xbox E3 2019

Microsoft is presenting details on Xbox for gamers at E3 2019, the biggest video game industry annual event. You can expect announcement of new titles, demos and trailers by Microsoft. Microsoft will also use the event to talk about what gamers should expect in the coming year from Xbox.

E3, the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2019 will also host developers, publishers and manufactures of computer, video games and related products from June 11th to the 13th.

Microsoft’s Xbox E3 2019 briefing will take place at 8 pm GMT, 11 pm EAT, 10 PM SAT, 4 pm EST and 1 pm PDT. You can follow the event right on this page.

Watch Xbox E3 2019 live

Or watch the whole E3 event with other announcements

The Xbox team will be giving in-depth looks to new and previously announced games.

Microsoft says “we are bringing Inside Xbox back to E3 this year! Inside Xbox will air Monday, June 10 at 3 p.m. PDT (10 pm GMT) and will feature a livestream full of exclusive announcements, game demos, interviews, giveaways and more“.

Female Developer in Kenya or Nigeria? Participate in the Microsoft LEAP Hackathon 2019

Female Developer in Kenya or Nigeria? Participate in the Microsoft LEAP Hackathon 2019

Microsoft Invites Female Developers to participate in the Microsoft LEAP Hackathon 2019. The LEAP Program is a benefit of the recently announced Africa Development Centres in Lagos and Nairobi, Microsoft says. It is a 16 weeks Software Engineering Program which focuses on strengthening the place of women in technology. Combining traditional class room learning with hands on projects in a real-world development experience.

Microsoft is inviting lady developers to participate in the inaugural LEAP hackathon event. There will be two events scheduled to take place in Kenya and Nigeria. At the Radisson Blu, Upper Hill in Nairobi on the 17th to the 21st of June. And at the Microsoft Office, Civic Tower in Lagos, Nigeria.

The LEAP Engineering Acceleration Program provides a new approach to talent sourcing. Leveraging modern models and avenues to find passionate and capable talent among women who are from a non-traditional ICT background or those returning to the workplace environment after a while.

Visit the Microsoft LEAP Hackathon 2019 registration page to register. By providing personal details and answering a few questions.

Register.