Attending The Hive Tech Conference

I’ve been hyped about the Hive Tech conference for a while now since its announcement for a plethora of reasons first…

It was a great opportunity to meet and connect with hivians

I got to both Hive veterans and newbies for the first time. I met @awuraadwoa20 , who, for the most part before the conference, was simply someone I saw on the blockchain that signed up after the last Hive event at KNUST. It was nice getting to talk to her and a couple others (@nattybongo @awuahbenjamin) beyond the pictures and texts. Like I told her, I think we would’ve been great friends if we were at the same place.

_{From the left, @abu78, @yahuzah,@abenad, @nhaji01, @awuraadwoa20 . I (depressedfuckup) am not in this picture myself cos I was the photographer}

I’m not sure whether to say I met Danny (@abenad) for the first time as well, because the me and her that met at the conference are very different from the us back at Uni. So I’d like to think Danny and I met for the first time at the conference.

_{@abenad and yours truly🙂}

I also met veterans like @mcsamm there, and a few much newer faces. Unfortunately, we couldn’t get a picture together on my phone because of all the busy. You had to have been there to see the chaos. Lol

@mynewlife was also here and I was excited to get some insight into his work on the HiveFest documentary. I hope to see him around Ghana more, as there’s a lot to put into the Hive Documentary here in Ghana.

_{From the left, @rubilu , @depressedfuckup (me) ,@mynewlife, @abu78, @abenad}

Oh btw, we have @yahuzah to thank for the great quality of this picture. I wonder how the same person took the picture above and the one below with the same phone, but ended up having pictures that are so different in quality.😂

Then there’s the venue location: Kumasi.

It’s embarrassing to say, but I’ve been in Kumasi just about 3 times, I think. More interestingly, I’ve been to KNUST (the university the conference happened at) just once.

A vacation?

Nah, not really. But sorta. I’ve been looking for an excuse to get out of Tamale for a while now, and the Hive Tech conference was a great way to get some breath of fresh air away from Tamale. The conference was really refreshing, and the group of people I went with added to the sauce of the trip and experience. I couldn’t have asked for better travel buddies.

I’m talking to @rubilu, @nhaji01, @yahuzah and @abu78. We should pass by that fufu joint again the next time we’re in Kumasi together.😂 I’ll keep the rest of the drama that happened on the way a secret, and so will the rest of you.😂😂😂

The Conference

5 people spoke at the conference - a keynote speaker, and 4 others. Each talk reverberated and built on what the previous speaker spoke about.

I wanted to choose one person to say was my favorite speaker. But looking back, I realize that many of them delivered amazing presentations on the topics they spoke on, so I’m conflicted on choosing. I even picked up a few things myself, and got introduced to IOT and a significant figure in the IOT realm in Ghana.

A computer science professor at the host university also gave us a but of insight into her ongoing research where she adopts an interdisciplinary approach of AI and Biosciences to classify mosquito wing flap patterns. This will be instrumental in identifying mosquito species dominant in specific environments, and help us develop an approach of combat against it.

The Hive Part

Of course! This is why we were here after all. @mcsamm did an amazing job diving into Hive, deep enough to not confuse the audience, but also enough to give them an overview of what Hive is, it’s use cases, and the possibilities they can achieve with it.

I was marveled by some of the questions the students were asking at the end of his presentation, especially regarding how Hive regulates inappropriate/NSFW content if we’re suggesting Hive does not mute anyone.

They also asked about where the “money” was coming from. This question was basically trying to get an understanding of how the reward pool works. I have to admit that the concept of the reward pool is a marvel that sometimes even veterans might not be able to explain. It leans a bit towards the technical aspects of Hive, and requires somewhat of a deeper understanding of Hive beyond the understanding of content creation and the Hive user interfaces.

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Some extras

The Traditional Dances

I’m not sure if this is popular knowledge, but I’m not Ashanti. That being said, I LOVED the traditional dances I saw at the conference. I think it was really smart to throw in some traditional performances and dances into the conference. Aside the dances it made the event more fun.

The Mc

I’m not sure who the MC for the event was, but the guy absolutely killed it! He had everyone laughing every minute, and had my completely attention (a very hard task to achieve😂). Dude knew his beans.

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Overall, the conference was a pretty exciting and enlightening experience, both for Web3 veterans and amateurs. Each of the speakers were masters of their subject and dominated their presentations, delivering even beyond expectations.

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