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We brought Connect Live to Abuja!

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Last week, we brought Connect Live to Abuja, hosting 100 Local Guides for our third regional pop-up event. Local Guides in Abuja are dedicated to mapping their communities, by adding roads, places, and businesses to ensure accurate information for tourists and locals alike. Guests gathered at the Barcelona Hotel for an evening of learning, connection, and fun!

 

Caption: A photo of Local Guides sitting in the audience at Connect Live Abuja 2018 as Google Product Marketing Manager, Emmanuel “Biggy” Abiodun speaks on stage.Caption: A photo of Local Guides sitting in the audience at Connect Live Abuja 2018 as Google Product Marketing Manager, Emmanuel “Biggy” Abiodun speaks on stage.Connect Live Abuja kicked off with a presentation jam-packed with excitement. Google Product Marketing Manager Emmanuel “Biggy” Abiodun discussed the different ways to contribute content on Google Maps and the impact Local Guide contributions have on making the community a better, safer place. Community Program Manager Traci Cappiello (@TraciChosted an interview with Emeka Ulor (@EmekaUlor) who shared his experiences as a Level 9 Local Guide in Lagos. Emeka discussed his passion for accessibility and his efforts hosting over 38 meet-ups across three different continentsNorth America, Asia, and Africa.

Caption: A photo of Traci Cappiello, the Local Guides Community Program Manager, interviewing Local Guide @EmekaHouse on stage at Connect Live Abuja 2018.Caption: A photo of Traci Cappiello, the Local Guides Community Program Manager, interviewing Local Guide @EmekaHouse on stage at Connect Live Abuja 2018.
Local food blogger and influencer Atim Ukoh took the stage to provide tips and tricks for capturing amazing food photos. Lastly, Babatunde Olaifa, who leads Business Development for the region, demonstrated how to take 360 degree photos and make quality contributions using the Street View app.  

 

Caption: A photo of two Local Guides posing for the camera as they eat and drink at Connect Live Abuja 2018.Caption: A photo of two Local Guides posing for the camera as they eat and drink at Connect Live Abuja 2018.

After the presentations, the party continued with an array of activities, photo ops, and traditional Nigerian food and drink. Local Guides participated in a mobile photography workshop hosted by Atim Ukoh for an opportunity to practice the pointers she shared on stage. Additionally, Local Guides were able to showcase their high quality contributions by adding new photos, reviews, and edits of their favorite destinations in Abuja to earn their very own set of official Local Guides collector’s pins.  

Caption: A photo of Local Guide Samuel Egomhan holding up a set of Local Guides collector’s pins attached to a lanyard that’s around his neck at Connect Live Abuja 2018.Caption: A photo of Local Guide Samuel Egomhan holding up a set of Local Guides collector’s pins attached to a lanyard that’s around his neck at Connect Live Abuja 2018.Guests enjoyed posing and smiling for the camera with our Mirror & GIF photo booths. (We love seeing these photos and videos pop up on social media!) They also went home with a bag of delicious, sweet treats from our Candy Buffet!

 

Caption: A photo of a Local Guide flexing his biceps while posing for the camera in front of a Mirror photo booth at Connect Live Abuja 2018. A countdown timer showing the number “2” is illuminated in green on the framed mirror.Caption: A photo of a Local Guide flexing his biceps while posing for the camera in front of a Mirror photo booth at Connect Live Abuja 2018. A countdown timer showing the number “2” is illuminated in green on the framed mirror.Connect Live Abuja helped Local Guides learn a few new Google Maps skills and celebrated the contributions of a wonderful and engaged community! To see photos from the event, check out our Google Photos album here.

Abuja, Nigeria
209 Comments
Level 9

Thanks for sharing the highlights of this amazing event, i remember the memory of connectlivedelhi because i was a part of delhi event. 🙂

Heartily Thanks again! @cbos-NYC

 

Level 9
 

 

Nice live event nd its look like fully with passion ..

I hope one day make same one in my country SUDAN..

Level 3

WoW! Que gran iniciativa de Google,espero que esto se extienda a muchos mas paises 

Saludos desde Latinoamerica

Level 7

Hello Everyone!!
Thanks @cbos-NYC for sharing this wonderful connect live recap with all of us.I hope this is a wonderful event with all of amazing local guides. Everyone in this event looking very happy. Great Place , Great decoration , Amazing Local Guides and Goggle Employees makes every event happy and successful and as always @TraciC would be an amazing host.I congratulate every Local Guide for there wonderful achievement.
Keep Loving!!
Keep Sharing!!

Thanks
Mohit Patni

Mohit
Level 8

Next year, I want to join a local guide connect live!

great

Level 10

Wow, this is really amazing to see how Local Guide is inspiring people around the world. Its a pleasure to see such a thing happening in my country Nigeria.

Next time please host it to the other part of the country so that the impact and benefit will spread to the other parts of Nigeria. 

Thank you guys

Level 8

Nigerian people will be nice.

Level 10

#Community Live for more exploration of skills and celebrations! All the best dears!

jojo
Level 6
Hope someday bring to Vietnam LOL
Thanh Tuan
Level 6

asalamu Alaikum  .... Numpang tanya.... Itu

Ini

Apa

Bagaimana perasaan itu .... Bala balik taya. Tapi yang di taya Engan Mentawab. Apa kah jika aku sering taya itu  hukum ya salah... 

Level 8

Lovely event.

When are coming to the Tin City of Jos? 

 

Level 8

@cbos-NYC,

Thanks for sharing this with us. 

 

Another milestone achieved!!!

Wow!! Photos are amazing.

Lots of delicious food and learning. 

 

Well done attendees. Congratulations !!!

😀👍

Level 6

Nice event! I hope the population of Local Guides in Ilorin, Nigeria increases so we can host meetups too. Thumbs up for Abuja!

Level 7

so happy i want to join

Zainul Abedin
Level 9

Thanks @cbos-NYC for sharing the highlights with us.

This year i attend connectlivedelhi event on Dec 8 2018 and its a great honour for me.

@IgweJudeka1@bintijahsh@zabedin1978@Harpal

 

My connectlivedelhi visiting Id with some badges which i got in the eventMy connectlivedelhi visiting Id with some badges which i got in the event

 

Some goodies from GoogleSome goodies from Google

 

 

 

Level 8

Hey @IshantHP_ig,

 

Lovely pics!

 

I know it is a proud moment to see your named embedded on the Local Guide Lanyard and to get goodies for something you love doing. 

 

Congrats once again. Way to go !!!

Level 6

Thsnks for share. 

Level 1

legal

Level 6

belajar bersukur yang bisa haya curhat . Walau tak di dengar tak berkata tapi aku percaya. Sepenuhnya. Dan tak ragu ini di beri pasti sanggup menerima.  Walau pun tak berkata. Tapi yang kuasa itu lebih tau.... Aku haya bisa bertanya jika engkau diam  aku gak  ragu jika engkau berkata semuga aku bisa mendengarkan ya. Semua milik yang kuasa. Aku haya bisa meminta yang kuasa juga itu yg aku jalani... 

Level 10

Gran evento

lindopereda

Nice event,  hope to see this in Port Harcourt soon. 

Level 4

Thank you for sharing

Please conduct the same in Kenya.

excelente! felicitaciones por esa emocionante reunion de Abuja..
Level 8

Félicitations à tous et toutes pour cet événement.  C'est un privilège d'avoir un tel événement dans votre région et d'y participer.  Super !

Level 3

Nice, maybe the next one I might attend!

Level 9

It's so exciting, when should Ghanaians expect ours? Can't wait to be part of such a wonderful session

Level 9

@lutherguy2109

I patiently cannot wait

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Level 8

My idea is the same about connecting Love Abuja helped Local Guides learn a few Google Maps skills and celebrated The contributions of a wonderful and engaged community!

Level 5

Wow,

When are you guys organizing an event like this in Ghana

Level 8

This event was to look successfully a good Connect Live Abuja. The Album gives me real  Connect Live 2018.

Level 6

Waiting for Connect Live in Ghana

Level 5

Awesome!

 

Sadly, I hadn't known about Connect Live at the time. Now that I know, I say let's do it again... This time in Lagos!

Level 6

Really! Where was I? I never knew. 

This is nice

Level 8

It amazed me to know great google have local guides connects event in Abuja. Well done

 

Level 6

Waoh in Abuja..... I missed this....

Why is it that I never heard about this event? 

This is so cool... I lived in Abuja for so many years while I was still in Nigeria!!!

Anthony Aloye Oghieakhe
Level 8

Hi @AnthonyAloyeO , @OlusegunMedupin ,

@Inanafe ,

 

Wondering why you were not aware of it? Only the top Local Guide  contributors are invited for such a meet.

 

Don't loose heart and continue contributing to Google maps and who knows you may be invited the next time.

 

All the best !!!! 👍

 

Harpal 

Level 6

I get more involved every moment and I can't wait to be part of a meet up coming close.
My involvement as a Local Guide has made me explore exciting places I never knew existed in my community.
I look forward to meeting enthusiast like me on the Google Map Development project.

Aderibigbe Adedeji David
Level 5

Wow! That's so cool.

Is there going to be another event in Abuja and if so, when would that be?

Level 7

How did I miss this? I wish I attended.

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Level 6
Great, look forward to attend this year event.

THIS IS BEAUTIFUL 

Level 10

thanks for sharing this it looks really good ..... 

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Level 6

Counting down to Connect Live Lagos...11 more days to go,can't wait for that great experience with Google teams and fellow Local guides

In our country there are so many picture to be photographed here, we would like to lead an event by organizing local guides here. This meeting can take place in İstanbul. We really want it, of course, with the california experience we have to move ourselves one step further we trust ourselves, all local guides. 

Regards

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Fahrettin KURT