On Saturday the 24th of February 2018, I organized what I consider the biggest Steem meet-up so far in Africa. I didn't do it alone. I partnered with @fisteganos and an amazing team of over 20 individuals. It was a Steem meet-up organized by the entire STACH Community.

The purpose of the meet-up was to provide education on the steem blockchain and cryptocurrency to the people of Ibadan, to promote Steem and to create an avenue where Steemians all over Nigeria can come together, interrelate and share ideas.

Was the purpose achieved? Yes! What I discovered from the meet-up is that a lot of people truly don't know and they are eager to learn. It is needful at this point that we have a Steem Academy in Ibadan Nigeria. This Steem Academy will go in hand in hand with the Steem Accelerator Hub when it is launched. So many people do not know how to go and research for

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The Organising Team

The organising team consists of the following individuals.

@fisteganos @tojukaka @mosunomotunde @fanen @deronke @kingsolo @thelovejunkie @sushie @stacey31 @blessbolaji @adejoke16 @abeem90 @awolesigideon @nwamaka @jeaniepearl @akintunde @trillex @woleybabz @iamatabo @iojo @bisodun @gabdovey @olufisayo @leileh @phait @olumideolowoyeye @tomilolafadipe @mistakili @japfive

I'd like to give a honorary mention to @mosunomotunde who took charge of the logistics and hotel reservations e.t.c. She brought a new standard and a new light to our community.

@japfive brought the idea of a red carpet. This was a splendid idea. It made the event come alive.

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Attendance and Registration

They were over 200 persons in attendance. This is very remarkable. The first meet-up in Ibadan comprised of only four people.

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The Event

Red Carpet

The event started with the welcoming of guests at the red carpet. @adejoke16 and @phait took charge of the red carpet.

You can watch videos of the red carpet by clicking on the following links.

DTube Link 1

DTube Link 2

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Presentations

The primary purpose of the meet-up was education, hence the presentations were given primal importance. This is an overview of presenters and what they presented.

@gee1 made a presentation on the topic: Newbie plague.

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@ejemai made a presentation on the topic STACH. He shared the vision and mission of STACH.

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I made a presentation on the topic: Steemit! @tojukaka

Tojukaka's DTube Presentation 1

Tojukaka's DTube Presentation 2

Tojukaka's DTube Presentation 3

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@ehiboss talked about password security and securing of accounts.

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@destinysaid gave a very fantastic presentation on the topic: SteemApp. I really liked his presentation, it was my favorite. I like it because he exposed people to the wonders and prospects of the Steem Blockchain.

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@gbenga talked about Steem Abuse, Steem Cleaners, Plagiarism e.t.c.

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@samstickkz

Samstickkz talked about blockchain and cryptocurrencies. He gave the audience a good introduction to the subject.

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@nairadaddy talked about "bringing your ideas to the Steem blockchain. He used air-clinic as a case study.

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@thelovejunkie talked about Steem etiquette.

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The MCs: @mediahousent and @sushie

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AMA with @tojukaka, @samstickkz and @fisteganos.

At the climax of the program, there was a Q and A session with some notable community leaders namely: @tojukaka, @fisteganos, and @samstickkz.

You can watch the video clips of the AMA session on the following links:

Dtube Link 1

Dtube Link 2

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You can view a picture montage of the meet-up by clicking on the link below.

Picture Montage

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Funding

The meet-up was funded by members of the STACH community in Ibadan. You can view a record of our contributions here.

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Appreciation

Special thanks to @donkeypong for his unprecedented support and generousity. Thanks to @ejemai for his exemplary end visionary leadership. Thanks to everyone that contributed towards the success of the meet-up. People that travelled from far and wide to attend the meet-up, thank you!

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Conclusion

I've been active in Steemit for almost a year now. The very first meet-up in Ibadan comprised of just four individuals. Now we have over 200 people attending a meet-up. Isn't that just amazing? Just being in this space and watching the events unfold has been a very educational experience. I've seen communities grow from a few individuals to a very large group. I've seen projects start and fail and I've also seen some success. Some of the things that are happening now are things that I saw in my mind's eye in the past. The only thing that took me by surprise is that spike in SBD price months ago. I didn't see that coming. I wonder how big the next meet-up would be. I wonder how SMTs and communities will come and change a lot of things. But I'm ready for change and I hope that you are ready.

Thank you for reading. I do hope to see you on the moon soon.

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_{Where there is darkness, I'll shine the light.}

From left to right: @phait, @gee1, @mosunomotunde and @optimistdehinde