Steemians...greetings. I do hope we all had an interesting weekend holiday. The last few weeks have been very hectic for me as we were busy preparing for the first major meetup in Southeastern Nigeria. Thank God the meetup had come and gone; and as I rightly predicted, it remains the best meetup ever to happen in Southeastern Nigeria. And this article is the official report of what transpired during the event.

In the first place, what motivated me to choose Owerri, Imo state, to play host to this meetup was chiefly because of its strategic position, geopolitically, in relation to other Southeastern states. It is located centrally in the heart of Southeastern states and I, in consultation with @euronation leadership, felt since its location is central to other Southeastern states, steemit news would easily diffuse to the neighboring/surrounding states of we are able to steemit up the state.

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The Meetup

We deliberately fixed the programme kick off time at 10am but expected it to start at 12 noon. We knew 10am wasn't feasible as people would be coming from neighboring states. It was only intended to gather as many people as possible before the programme kicks off. And exactly that happened. Attendees started trooping in at 8.30am and by 11.30am, the number of attendees is quite enough for the programme to start.

Attendance

Steemians from far and wide graced the occasion. Among our guest speakers, @ejemai @bania and @ogoowinner didn't attend, which was understandable as they had previously communicated us to excuse themselves for some valid reasons. Apart from that, other senior Nigerian Steemians were in attendance, including @tojukaka @ehiboss @mimy @gloglo @NairaDaddy @xpency @fisteganos @gbenga @samstickkz @michaelcj @gee1 @theheralds @dray91eu @drigweeu and @destinysaid.

Others includes @venus @jessybeauty @princelola @kentijane @iamchijamz @uzzy25 @trickoash @donnest @kweenbrand @amylase @phoenix @osita4coin @jerrisity @teejayrichard @winniesamuels @mediahousent @shunguystin @spark92 @nneyenwa @illuminatus @camzy @adahmiracle @annierankwin @endowedqueen @pasaift @adorablechi @rose-collette @zizymena @mathew @enonye @emem @simplicitytech @uniqueknowledge @dubem-eu @adabless @sammyswt @peakreal1 @hardo4me @prechi @tony-duke, @jabfive, etcx.

It is estimated that the number on attendance is about 80 bloggers, 15 new attendees with no previous knowledge of Steemit and 4 investors.

It didn't cross my mind to take attendance until towards the end of the programme

Programme lecture topics

The event was declared open by @chrisdsteemsport having said opening prayer. It was followed by a brief welcome speech by myself @eurogee. And then, the invitation of the special guests to the high table, followed. The various topics and speakers who did a good job on them include...

@eurogee — politics and cryptocurrency: How Steemivangelism can help legalize steem cryptocurrency in Nigeria (a keynote address; full detail is published at my blog @eurogee)

@tojukaka — Interconnection between steem cryptocurrency, steemit and the blockchain technology

@ehiboss — Account security and avoiding phising bait

@gloglo — Witness Education: who are witnesses; their roles and relevance in stability of steem blockchain and why witness voting is important.

@mimy — the drama group performed

@samstickkz — cryptocurrency investment and why steem is the most valuable cryptocurrency to invest in

@NairaDaddy — brief explanation of different projects built on steem blockchain, with focus on Utopian-io, Dlive, Dtube, Air-clinic, Dmania, Zappl, Dsound, Busy.org, Steepshort, etcx

@michaelcj — entertainment (dance)

@xpency — tags and their relevance in posts visibility

@gee1 — smart commenting in relationship building

@theheralds — flagging and how to avoid being flagged

@drigweeu — vote of thanks and closing remarks

@dubem-eu — closing prayer

Refreshments (item 7)

The birth of #Owerri-steem team

The attendees were full of praises for the meetup, hailing it as the very best. In order to keep track of the Owerri residents and ensure they don't backside into dormancy, I created a whatsaap group from where I intend to continue to educate them and answer any questions they may have. Hence, the meetup can be said to be successful.

Our Gratitude to Sponsors

Our gratitude goes to team @sndbox whose continuous upvote on my posts gave confidence for holding this meetup. We thank, in no small measures, the following persons for upvoting our fund request post @acidyo @surfyogi @surpassinggoogle @ogoowinner @maryfavour @infovore @steemnaira community @steempennisula @papa-pepper @starkerz @drakos @wackou @hanshortfirst @steem-ambassordor @stephenkendal and lots of other Steemians who space won't allow me to list their names individually. We are very grateful. Thank you.

Special mention must be made of @ehiboss of @genesisproject and the organizer of Steemit In Nigeria Conference who donated 35steem to us and @NairaDaddy of @air-clinic who gave us 10steem. Thank you very much sires.

Stay tuned for our next move. Thank you very much.

Compiled by @eurogee for @euronation community

@euronation is a team of people with common goals and desires. The team was created with the intention to create awareness around Steem ecosystem, getting new members on board the program, nurturing as well as mentoring towards excellence and helping them to find strong footing in the program. We guide new members on the ethos of Steemit, how they can be creative and come up with amazing ideas and impact the community at large.
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