BREAKING NEWS!!! THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE CONFERENCE FOR ALL COMPUTER SCIENCE/ICT YOUTHS AND STUDENTS TO HOLD THIS YEAR IN UYO



 This is an annual program that creates a platform for Nigerian youths from the six (6) geo political zones of Nigeria who are IT neophytes and gurus, associated with the intriguing world of Information Communication Technology to compete and test their technical skills. NACOSS National Conference is a program targeted towards enlightening, empowering and exposing Nigerian youths and their talent to a community of IT experts and users with the singular aim of stimulating the ‘can-do’ spirit that will drive the Nigerian economy.

This year conference theme is: “Information Technology Innovations For Economic Diversification: The Role of Youths”.
The National Conference is an annual event that bring students from all areas of Information communication and Technology (ICT) such as Computer Sciences, Computer Engineering, Electrical / Electronic Engineering, Information Technology Engineering and its related field from all Institutions in Nigeria and across west Africa to develop and empower themselves with global Software knowledge as strategic instrument for facilitating and building skilled capacities for self-reliance, wealth creation and national security - applying global Information, Communications Technology Best Practices.
Date: 3rd - 7th July 2017
Venue: University of Uyo, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State

HIGHLIGHTS OF CONFERENCE

The conference program includes the following activities, to mention but a few. 
1)   Paper presentations from seasoned speakers and resource persons. 
2) Plenary Sessions: This is to motivate, enlighten and educate ICT undergraduates on how to create jobs and wealth in Nigeria. 
3)           Exhibition/Workshops & Networking sessions: This is to initiate and sustain a conducive atmosphere for entrepreneurs to maximize the opportunities presented by the Federal Government of Nigeria. 
4)           Experience Sharing: This is an interactive session that would include the biography of success stories of men and women who started from the scratch and turned their rejection into celebration. 
5)           Software Exhibition and Programming Contest between schools:  To encourage youths that have leveraged on their intellectual property on major key ICT areas (Graphics, Software applications, Network design, Animation and Flash Movie presentation etc.) and help them maximize the commercial equivalence. 
6)           Other Competitions include: Hacking, Graphics and Hardware, programming contest 
7)           IT Quiz Competition among Secondary Schools in Nigeria: 
8)           Job fair with Accenture/New Horizon/ Comptia/ SAP/ Microsoft/Google 
9)           Dinner and Award NITE


THE SESSION FEATURES:
         1 Platform
         32 Speakers
         8 sessions
         6 Thematic Goals
         1 Message

Expected Guest of Honors and Seasoned Speakers include:

1.      Prof Yemi Osinbajo, Vice President, Federal Republic of Nigeria
2.      Mr Udom Gabriel Emmanuel, His Excellency Executive Governor of Akwa Ibom State
3.      Daniel Steeves - Keynote Speaker, Board advisor, VoguePay and CEO, BDHub
4. Abdur-Raheem Adebayo Shittu, Honorable Minister Federal Ministry of Communications
5.     Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, Director General National Information and Technology Development Agency.
6.      Adeleke Ojikutu, Co-founder & CTO, VOGUEPAY.COM
7.      Monday Ebong Uko, Ministry of Youth And Sports
8.      Professor Enefiok Essien(Vice Chancellor Federal University of Uyo)
9.      Hon. (Barr.) Onofiok Luke , Speaker , Akwa Ibom House of Assembly
10. Dr Nse Udo Essien - Commissioner of Science and Technology Akwa Ibom State
11. Paul Alexander Udofia - Commissioner of Education Akwa Ibom State
12. Abdul-Hakeem Ajijola, Executive Chairman Consultancy Support Services
13. Mr. Shohel Noor (General Manager, NIHILENT West Africa)
14. Mr. Sunday Afolayan (President NIRA)
15. Mr Jide Awe (Founder/CEO of Jidaw Systems Limited)
16. Chukwuemeka Fred Agbata, (Co-produces and presents Tech Trends Channels TV)
17. Prof. A. G Aderounmu , President Nigerian Computer Society
18. Mr. Chris Uwaje, Director General, Delta State Innovation Hub
and many other

 





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