Social Impact.js

A talk about starting and growing the JS community in Colombia

1. Social Impact JS @buritica
2. 28 -> 2365 members in 3 years
6. “With the exception of Haiti, Colombia is the most unequal country in Latin America, and Antioquia is the most unequal region in Colombia.”- Sergio Fajardo
 Center for Latin American Studies - U Berkley
9. Colombia Text Photo Credit Diego rua 9 Education is the engine of transformation for the Colombian society
10. Education 10 909 PhD Graduates from 2001 to 2010 ! :( graduadoscolombia.com Colombian Ministry of Education
11. Education 11 108.784 Comp Sci 2001 - 2010 ! :) graduadoscolombia.com Colombian Ministry of Education
12. 2014 Salaries 12 $1.327.901 $3.020.385 graduadoscolombia.com Colombian Ministry of Education
13. 2014 Salaries 13 $654 $1489 graduadoscolombia.com Colombian Ministry of Education
14. “I never imagined the impact that organizing a small event at Wayra would have almost 3 years ago”- John Acosta (@jseros)

15. 28 -> 2365 members in 3 years
16. The First Meetup - BogotaJS 16 108.784 Comp Sci 2001 - 2010 ! :)
17. The First Meetup - BogotaJS 17 • John Acosta • David Avellaneda • Juan Pablo Buritica (remote) • - • Giovanny Beltrán • Jorge Zaccaro • David Roncancio
18. The Second Meetup - MedellinJS 18
19. The Second Meetup - MedellinJS 19 • Julian Duque • John Acosta • Adrían Estrada • Alvaro Agámez • Alex Ramírez • (969)
20. The Third Meetup - CaliJS 20
21. The Third Meetup - CaliJS 21 • John Acosta • Felipe Janer • Andrés Palacio • Jose Ospina • (243)
23. The Conference - JSConf.co 23
26. The Conference - JSConf.co 26 • Juan Pablo Buritica • Julian Duque • John Acosta • Camilo Aguilar • Catherine Lopez • Maria Buitrago
29. VENUE Ruta N is a non-profit organization based in Medellin that supports local start- ups focused on science or technology. Ruta N is widely regarded as the most prestigious start-up accelerator and business incubator in Colombia. Photo Credit Dr EG 29
30. The Impact 30 • Villavicencio122 • Quibdó 42 • Pereira 26
31. The Impact - Villavicencio 31 population 361,058
32. The Impact - Villavicencio 32 • Jose Alvarez • Andreita Rojas • Andres Mauricio Pinzon • Romel Palomino Jaramillo
33. The Impact - Quibdó 33 population 100,113
34. The Impact - Quibdó 34 • Esneyder Amin Palacios Mena • Fredy Andrade
37. The Impact - Pereira (26) 37 population 358,681
39. Other Events
42. Other Events 42 • jshangouts • Guillermo Rauch • Nicolás García Belmonte • Java Lopez
43. Other Events 43 • international nodebots day • medellin 2013, 2014 • bogota 2013, 2014 • villavicencio 2014 • nodeschool • medellin • medellin - women only
44. What’s Next
45. graduadoscolombia.com Colombian Ministry of Education
46. What’s Next ✓ get organized - col.'s ✓ col.js site ✓ more meetups ✓ popayan ✓ bucaramanga ✓ js ladies ✓aprende.js ✓juegos.js 46
47. What’s Next ✓ aprendejs ✓ juegos.js 47
49. The Conference 2015 49
50. Thank You (@buritica)