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I will never forget the first time I came to Sunyani . The place looked so serene and clean. Over the last couple of years since I've been in the capital of the Brong Ahafo region, many residents have opined about how population growth has taken the cleanliness shine off a bit but the serenity still remains supreme. We've been hearing about violent acts, but not enough to cloud the region. The region is still known for its agriculture, energy and resources. And football too! I'll be watching the #ElClasico in the SunCity . After, #youknowwhat!  +Barcamp Sunyani  2015! This will be the 4th  +Barcamp Sunyani . Excited about it. Especially the theme dubbed "Technology tool training for these times". We're underperforming in tech use in Ghana and we must step up our game. +Jean-Baptiste Mantey , the main cofounder, is not in Sunyani now but his tentacles are all over the organization of the event. In his stead, the diligent  +Kofi Kafui Kornu  is the current ...

While getting breakfast at the Best Western Island Hotel this morning in Lagos, a guy called my name and called me over. He was wearing suit with 2 other guys also wearing suits. The face looked familiar but I couldn't remember where I knew him from. Then he mentioned "Barcamp!" Anthony Fesu. Oh yeah, you are  +David Nikoi 's friend from Ecobank. " E-Process ", he said.  I remembered that he mentored at  Barcamp Sunyani  2013. Anthony was in Sunyani then attending the anniversary for Catholic University College in Fiapre. He's part of the class of 2006 and an alumni like +Kofi Kafui Kornu  &  +Yaw Adu-Gyamfi . He'd been invited to +Barcamp Sunyani  as a speed mentor. told his Ecobank colleagues, "you need to know this guy, he's doing an awesome job". He gets people to mentor others. His colleagues were impressed. Anthony went on. " There were a lot of junior high school students there". We had over 70 students from Du...

I have been to Sunyani maybe two times in my life. The first time I went there, I fell in love with it. It looked so green, fertile, clean, peaceful and welcoming. Since I like to dream, especially about Ghana, I have some big plans. Sunyani factors very much into that. For me, I hope this weekend starts the process of starting to realize that dream. Don't sleep on Sunyani. If you are there or know someone who is, get them to come to Barcamp Sunyani on Saturday. More about Sunyani to come. BarCamp Sunyani 2012 is a FREE networking event to bring people together for a day of discussion, demos and dialogue about Sunyani, Ghana and beyond. It hopes to assemble Brong-Ahafo Regional stakeholders to network, build a supportive entreprising community and partner. BarCamp Sunyani 2012 will take place on April 21, 2012 at the Faculty of Forest Resources Technology on the KNUST Sunyani Campus . The working theme is " Harnessing our potentials and resources to cultivate positive chan...