*(surfacing from the deep)* About 7.5 years ago, I had the privilege of being the first presenter at Nairobi's first ever Barcamp <http://skunkworks-ke.blogspot.com/2007/03/post-barcamp-nairobi-kenya-31st-march.html>. This was just 2 months after this skunkworks community got going. Of course a lot has changed over the years and there's a lot more stuff going on in the tech space, and the community has grown and evolved as well. Barcamp is still happening though. (Such fun things should never die off...) *Nairobi's 2014 Barcamp will be on 30th August at Bishop Magua Centre, off Ngong Road* More details can be found here <http://nairobi.barcamp.co.ke/2014/07/30/barcamp-nairobi-2014-announced/>. Be sure to sign up to volunteer <http://nairobi.barcamp.co.ke/volunteer/> (in the true spirit of Barcamp), and if you would like to talk about something, do say so <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1sd508WMV2yDarz_sLkYYTZkWYWRwRPW3-vFO8CrELeY/viewform> . See you all there! **** Barcamp is an unconference – participants run it. Anyone and everyone can attend. Attendees set the agenda for what’s discussed, lead the sessions and workshops that fill the schedule, and create an environment of innovation and productive discussion. Who should attend: skunks, the curious, the unconventional, the brilliant, the resilient, thinkers, hackers, crackers, builders, coders, techies, writers, artists, ninjas, everyone. *Come prepared to:* share ideas, challenge ideas, engage with others *Bring:* gadgets, code, designs, community attitude, friends, deodorant *Don’t bring:* wordy powerpoint presentations, hubris, suits and ties Hashtag #BarcampNBI <https://twitter.com/hashtag/barcampnbi?f=realtime&src=hash> The theme for Barcamp Nairobi 2014 is: *Who’s Your Data’s Daddy?* Is privacy and security online possible in Kenya? We entrust our most sensitive, private, and important information to private technology companies. At the same time the increasing usage of technology has attracted the attention of authorities eager to provide caveats on the openness of the Internet and the range of freedoms, which we enjoy online. At Barcamp Nairobi 2014 we are eager to talk about privacy and surveillance, we will explore if there are any strategies and solutions that Kenyan citizens, corporations and governments are using to protect their privacy and security online. ** -- Josiah Mugambi