Running free tech events in Kota Kinabalu 2018

Getting a venue sponsor has always been my pain point when organising free events. And it can't be just any type of venue -- without Internet access, almost none of my programmes could be executed.

I used to run my events at the 13th floor of Wisma Bandaraya, an amazing venue and is kindly sponsored by the Sabah Ministry of Human Resource Development and IT. However, starting last year, it looked like they've pulled out Internet access, making it impossible for me to use the place.

I've been on a hunt for free venue sponsors since the latter half of last year, as I've decided to ween myself fully off any government support (not that we've had any support since 2016 -- Google has been a major help in that area).

And finally... FINALLY... I found one in AppsBorneo! We finally had our FIRST Women Techmakers meetup of the year!

It's the first time that I've never had a technical glitch in my organising life! No problem in connecting to a projector/large TV monitor like I used to get at another venue, no air conditioning issue, and most importantly, NO MORE SLOW INTERNET CONNECTION FOR EVERYONE!

Because of this, most participants were able to successfully get their Google Mobile Site Certification! Hip hip, hooray!

Thanks, Nancy and Kennedy for making this possible for us.

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