The Akwanga Blockchain/Steemit Workshop: Promoting Steem In My Local Community

I was supposed to do this since March but I wanted to fix myself up well enough with necessary knowledge about the blockchain/cryptos before I start organizing seminars and workshops for others.

I served in Akwanga, Nasarawa state and I spend a lot of time there these days . I understand that a lot of youth corps members serving in that local community have lots of skills which needs to be introduced to the Steem ecosystem. Some are talented musicians, others have skills in arts, dancing, blogging, web development, programming, trading etc. So, after some discussion with other Steemit members in the local community, we've decided to host a training for corps members and others within Akwanga, Nasarawa state.

This event is hosted by me together with @joyce-okpobo, @godsnana and @rankyb. While I focus on running logistics for the event. The rest of the team members are really working hard towards publicity. There's no better publicity than the words of testimony which they have offered to many other corps members as evidence that the Steem blockchain is worth investing in.

The workshop will hold this Friday, 22nd of June, 2018 by 2pm. According to the information given to us by @joyce-okpobo, we are looking at about 40-60 attendees so I've booked the mini hall at Bedge Bell 701 hotel, Akwanga as the venue for the event. More information can be seen on the flyer above.

LOGISTICS

This is going to be a very successful event targeted a small group of 40-60 members. We want to target smaller audience so we'll ensure there's adequate attention given to all participants and no one is left behind. To ensure the successful hosting of this workshop, the following preparations have been made:

• Booking for the Mini Hall at Bedge Bell 701 Akwanga, Nasarawa State. This hall is suitable for small group meetings. It is big enough to accommodate the number we need and small enough to eliminate the need for public address system.

• @joyce-okpobo have negotiated for refreshments so for those attending. There's enough to go round.

• I'm yet to hire for a projector set and screen for the event. This will be done today and also will negotiate on public address system in case the number increase and there's need for one.

Speakers The Workshop

@xpency
I met @xpency during my first week on Steemit. He has been on Steemit for longer than a year and have more experience than most of us. I picked him as our main speaker because he has more experience talking to corps members. You can see him in the photo below addressing corps members in Abuja.

At the event, he will be our main speaker for the day speaking on the basic of blockchain technology and Steem blockchain in particular.

@jingis07
He's a self made open source contributor who have made quite some contributions to Utopian.io in many categories including data analysis, graphics, tutorial, social media visibility etc. We served together in Akwanga here, so some of the corps members when will be attending the workshop knew him while he was here and will receive words of his testimony about the Steem blockchain readily.

Also, he told me before he joined Steemit in January he had no experience in social media campaigns or data analysis but have learned gradually through the months by consistently contributing to Utopian-io. He will speak to participants who have technical skills like data analysis, web development, programming etc on how to contribute to Steemit with their skills.

@lordjames

Off course as the host I'll speak on quite a lot of things but mostly will talk on building your dreams and passionrs on the Steem blockchain. I am a believer in dreams and I believe in the Steem blockchain too. So I'll spend more time convincing people that Steem/Steemit is beyond just a blogging platform but a virtual world where one can pitch his/her dreams and watch it blossom.

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I'm really grateful to my team members;

@joyce-okpobo and @godsnana

@rankyb.

Most of them are still new to the system and trying to find their niche and strength in the community but they have offered themselves to help spread the message about Steem and cryptocurrency to everyone in their local community to their fellow corps members. Truly this is one of the most effective ways of achieving global adoption for Steem. Start by preaching the words to your family, friends and you local community. Do check out their blogs and support them to grow and stand strong in the community.

The funds for this event will be handled by us organizers. We'll also appreciate any support to us for this project. And if you have any family and friends living in Nasarawa, do share this post to them. We'll be glad to have them attend the workshop.

Thank you.