Summer Open School

On 28 - 30 September 2017, Open Foundation West Africa will hold the first ever Summer Open School in the Sub Sahara African Region in Accra, Ghana at the Lancaster University.

The Summer Open School seeks to bring together open advocates, tech enthusiasts and people with the desire to know more about open resources under one roof, to afford these participants the opportunity to learn about the different open resources and to possibly become contributors  and avid users of such resources.

Again this will help participants and trainers alike to discuss critical issues, network and be abreast with the new trends within the Open movement. There will be different trainers who will lead different trainings, breakout out sessions and talks all aimed at promoting education, culture and heritage information and information and technology in Ghana through the use of free
and accessible open  source softwares.

The Summer Open School will take participants through sessions on Wikipedia and other sister projects (Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, etc), Creative Commons, Open Street Maps (OSM) and Mozilla. Developers or people desirous of knowing more about developer contributions to the open movement will be introduced to the software that holds various WikiProjects, MediaWiki.

There will also be a session on Cryptocurrency specifically dedicated to PIVX to expose people to trends in cryptocurrencies, how enthusiasts could start mining and will be given a startup booster with a complimentary wallet.

It is heartwarming to know that in pursuance of the mission of the open movement to making knowledge about open resources free and accessible to all, this event is going to be free to participants.

There are however limited seats available and therefore participation is strictly by registration which is also subject to the approval by the organizing Team based on merits.

Register today via www.summeropenschool.eventbrite.com.

Film Animation Workshop

This year 2017, as part of the Franco-German Cultural Fund, the diplomatic and cultural missions of France and Germany in Nigeria will be organizing two parallel workshops on film animation in Lagos and Abuja.

During the ten-day workshops, a German film professional in Abuja, and a French professional in Lagos will work with participants to improve their skills in film animation, storyboard writing and, notably, visual effects.

Preference will be given to groups of 3-4 persons that are already working on a film animation project.

Eligibility

1. Have prior experience in film animation or the film industry in general.
2. A good level of proficiency and working knowledge of popular animation software such as 3D Studio Max, Blender, Anime Studio/MOHO, Maya, Toon Boom Animate.
3. Strong motivation to work in film animation.
4. Be available from 24/09/2017 to 08/10/2017

Deadline for submission is on the 3rd of September 2017.

For further details, please check this link.