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Juan Pablo Buriticá
October 02, 2014
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Social Impact.js
A talk about starting and growing the JS community in Colombia
Juan Pablo Buriticá
October 02, 2014
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Transcript
Social Impact JS @buritica
28 -> 2365 members in 3 years
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“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
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Colombia Text Photo Credit Diego rua 9 Education is the
engine of transformation for the Colombian society
Education 10 909 PhD Graduates from 2001 to 2010 !
:( graduadoscolombia.com Colombian Ministry of Education
Education 11 108.784 Comp Sci 2001 - 2010 ! :)
graduadoscolombia.com Colombian Ministry of Education
2014 Salaries 12 $1.327.901 $3.020.385 graduadoscolombia.com Colombian Ministry of Education
2014 Salaries 13 $654 $1489 graduadoscolombia.com Colombian Ministry of Education
“I never imagined the impact that organizing a small event
at Wayra would have almost 3 years ago”- John Acosta (@jseros)
28 -> 2365 members in 3 years
The First Meetup - BogotaJS 16 108.784 Comp Sci 2001
- 2010 ! :)
The First Meetup - BogotaJS 17 • John Acosta •
David Avellaneda • Juan Pablo Buritica (remote) • - • Giovanny Beltrán • Jorge Zaccaro • David Roncancio
The Second Meetup - MedellinJS 18
The Second Meetup - MedellinJS 19 • Julian Duque •
John Acosta • Adrían Estrada • Alvaro Agámez • Alex Ramírez • (969)
The Third Meetup - CaliJS 20
The Third Meetup - CaliJS 21 • John Acosta •
Felipe Janer • Andrés Palacio • Jose Ospina • (243)
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The Conference - JSConf.co 23
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The Conference - JSConf.co 26 • Juan Pablo Buritica •
Julian Duque • John Acosta • Camilo Aguilar • Catherine Lopez • Maria Buitrago
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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
The Impact 30 • Villavicencio122 • Quibdó 42 • Pereira
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The Impact - Villavicencio 31 population 361,058
The Impact - Villavicencio 32 • Jose Alvarez • Andreita
Rojas • Andres Mauricio Pinzon • Romel Palomino Jaramillo
The Impact - Quibdó 33 population 100,113
The Impact - Quibdó 34 • Esneyder Amin Palacios Mena
• Fredy Andrade
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The Impact - Pereira (26) 37 population 358,681
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Other Events
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Other Events 42 • jshangouts • Guillermo Rauch • Nicolás
García Belmonte • Java Lopez
Other Events 43 • international nodebots day • medellin 2013,
2014 • bogota 2013, 2014 • villavicencio 2014 • nodeschool • medellin • medellin - women only
What’s Next
graduadoscolombia.com Colombian Ministry of Education
What’s Next ✓ get organized - col.'s ✓ col.js site
✓ more meetups ✓ popayan ✓ bucaramanga ✓ js ladies ✓aprende.js ✓juegos.js 46
What’s Next ✓ aprendejs ✓ juegos.js 47
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The Conference 2015 49
Thank You (@buritica)