Events Review by Helen Ozor.
The Tech Plus 2day event
kicked off this past Friday at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria
Island, Lagos. I was opportune to attend the Day 1 of the event. I
haven’t attended a tech event before but I looked forward to having a
great time. Which I did.
Who I Went With
I attended
the event with my very good friend, Seyifunmi. Seyifunmi and I are more
like sisters and I love being around her. She doesn’t like wahala like
me.. lol! We gist and laugh about the weirdest things one can ever think
of.
Attendees Registration
I once put
up a post about how the usual way of attendee registration could ruin an
event. The registration format for this event was totally different and
it blew my mind. At least for the first time, I saw something
different. I think corporate organisations should take a clue from the
use of technology during attendee registration and totally ditch the pen
and paper format.
How The Organizers Engaged Attendees
There were
lots of activities at this event. Attendees were asked to download the
Tech Plus App in order to enable them get more information before,
during and after the event. Attendees were able to ride in style
courtesy of Uber App..although I didn’t see anyone arrive in style sha!
Tech Plus treasure hunt app.. to participate in the treasure hunt,
attendees were asked to download an app, use the app to scan a material
at the registration desk which have clues to move on to different stands
to answer questions and win fantastic prices.
A popular car company offered some of
the guests sign-up for a test drive session of some of their cars.
Nigerians like good things sha! A lot of guests posed and took pictures
with the cars that were showcased at the event.
Who I Met At The Event
I
met my client, Playfulbow for the first time. Playfulbow is a balloon
twister and he makes fantastic balloon sculptures for birthdays,
weddings, corporate events and children parties.
His presence at the event drew a lot of
crowd to the stand where he was stationed as everyone wanted to have a
feel of the sculptures. Kids were not left out.
I also met my friend, Chaste. Chaste runs a charity foundation. We
took a walk round the exhibition hall, talked about a few things and
took pictures. I also met popular youtuber, bellarose.
Attendees
A
lot of guests turned up for the event. The event must have had over
1000 attendees on that Friday. At the time we were leaving people were
still arriving.
My Thoughts About The Event
I
had a good time on the first day. Although I didn’t attend the event
the second day because I had another function. With the massive turnout
and engagement and level at which the event was publicised, I believe
overtime, the venue may no longer be able to take a lot of guests.
If you were at the event, do share your experience.