BarCamp Ho 2012 is a free networking forum bringing people together for a day of discussion, demos and dialogue on Ho, Ghana and beyond. It will take place on September 21, 2012 (Founder’s Day Holiday) at the Ho Polytechnic. It follows 2011’s event on December 3, where the theme was “Harnessing local competencies and opportunities for global impact”. The theme for this year is “Youth taking charge of development”. This Barcamp hopes to assemble Ho stakeholders to network, build a supportive enterprising community and partner to build together. The GhanaThink Foundation has successfully organized 16 BarCamps in Ghana. BarCamp Ho 2012 is being organized in conjunction with Centre for Creative Youth. The event will be a showcase of how Ghana’s youth are taking charge of its development and how they can be spurred on to do more. The spotlight will be on demonstrating how youth-led initiatives can bring change in different facets of development. Some of the confirmed speakers and mentors, based both within and outside the Volta region, are: Francis Asong (VOICE Ghana), Makafui Nyamadi (GCOM Pre-University), Tsonam Akpeloo (Techcom Visions), Florence Toffa (Mobile Web Ghana), Anne Amuzu (Nandimobile), Penelope Sheila Bartels-Sam (inCharge Global), Nehemiah Attigah (Hatua Solutions), Regina Agyare (Soronko Solutions), Alloysius Attah (Farmerline) and Eyram Tawia (Leti Games). The Barcamp will feature multiple user-generated breakout sessions about business, social entrepreneurship, technology and development, alongside topics relevant to the Volta Region and beyond. There will be a speed mentoring session where mentors will give insights and answers to questions from attendees. We are also organizing a start-up bazaar where young ent Register/RSVP at the BarCamp Ho eventbrite website or text "Barcamp Ho [name] [email address] to 1945 through any mobile network... You may also contact the BarCamp Ho team through the eventbrite page for sponsorship opportunities. If you are interested in organizing a breakout session, let us know, especially if you have special needs. BarCamp Ho 2012 is sponsored by the Ho Polytechnic, GhanaThink Foundation, CCY Ghana, Voices Ghana, Nandimobile, Fienipa Group, etc. Our media partner is Joy 99.7 Fm and the Ghana News Agency. Join us to move Ghana and the Volta Region forward.