Google IO Extended 2016 Dang and Butwal : A Report

Google I/O session is the yearly event organized by Google to give information and hold the discussion of new technology releases and product launch. The I/O session is the medium to connect the general public with the Google technology. 

It was the first IO organized by GDG Dang in Dang and Butwal with the same agendas

• A brief detail on the event:

1. Google I/O Recap session in Dang was organized on 18^th June 2016 from 10:00-4:00 PM, at Creative Techno Solutions, Ghorahi, Dang .
2. Google I/O Recap session in Butwal was organized on 20^th June 2016 from 10:00-4:00 PM, at Nepathya College (Sky International College), Butwal.

The event formally started with the welcome speech of Niraj Bhusal, the current community manager and founder  of GDG Dang. He introduced the participants what GDG Dang is and what its visions are. He explained the participants the activities of GDG and how it can contribute to the community. A talk session was completed explaining about Google I/O.

Event Details:

• Keynote Session:

Google I/O 2016 keynote session was watched along with all the participants with discussion among them as well. 

• Google VR Cardboard:

All the participants were given chance to experience VR through the Google Cardboard. The participants seemed very much amazed and enthusiastic about this experience.

1. Refreshment Break (Lunch  in Dang was sponsored by eSewa Dang(Rajan Neupane)
2. Tech Talk session:

A small Tech Talk session was held afterwards. Discussion was done among the organizer and the participants regarding the new machine learning methods. Information was shared about material design as well.

• Product discussion:

A discussion was held regarding the new technologies and products shown in I/O Keynote. Participants seemed to be enthusiastic about Google Home assistant, VR and Modular Phone(Project Ara).

• Code Lab:

The participants were taught the basic things about android development. They learnt to install android studio and the basic concept behind it.  Mr. Arun Chaudhary from Rapti Engineering College showed them demo on coding by displaying a basic coding output, “Hello World” who had previously been a part of Android Jams previously conducted in Dang and had developed some apps after the course. Where as in Butwal the Hello World on Android Studio was lead by Ganesh Raj Khanal.

Dang

Butwal

Developing Android app by each participant was not possible so a paper app challenge was conducted. The participants were divided into seven groups  both in Dang and Butwal were asked to give out the concept of their app through their open thoughts. All of them were provided with two papers where they made a sketch of their app on one paper and made the documentation on another. 

• Feedback/Suggestions:

The event completed successfully with the participants full of energy and enthusiasm. There were even some participants who did not have a laptop and smartphone but they had a strong desire to do something. They wanted for these kinds of events to be held more frequently and on larger scale. On asking suggestions about future events, the participants seemed interested on the topics such as Blogging, Google Adsense, and Android App Development workshop, Material Design and Machine Learning.

Group Pic, Dang

Group Pic, Butwal

• Event Photos

Dang:

https://goo.gl/photos/SScA6qmWBACKpjuU9

Butwal:

https://goo.gl/photos/Vcztx9Umuie5CfWP9

Special thanks:

Abhishek Pandey, Co-organizer GDG Dang

Rajan Neupane: Esewa Dang

Dangkhabar

Creative techno solutions

Uday GM, Pahilo Page

Deepa Pun, Ambikeshwari College

Nabin KC, Ambikeshwari College 

Ganesh Raj Khana, Butwal

Nepathya College (Sky International College Butwal)