Google I/O 2019 Extended Ilorin — Event Recap

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5 min readJun 19, 2019

Happiness + Success Google I/O Extended Event

The maiden edition of GDG Ilorin’s Google I/O Extended Event took place on Saturday June 15th, 2019 at the Captain Cook Event Hall, along Unity Road in Ilorin town.

Google I/O (or simply I/O) is an annual developer conference held by Google at their headquarters in Mountain View, California. I/O brings together developers from around the globe for talks, hands-on learning with Google experts, and a first look at Google’s latest developer products.

Google encouraged its GDG chapters to host Extended events because I/O Extended events help developers from around the world take part in the I/O experience.

Attendees in action at Google I/O 2019 Extended Ilorin

Google I/O 2019 Extended Ilorin was attended by 122 people (96 males and 26 females) most of whom were developers.

There were 10 speakers (7 males and 3 females) and they all used their speaking sessions to inform the audience about Google’s newest products and the announcements made at I/O 2019.

Host Zainab Bolanle Abdullahi kick start the event in grand style

After the attendees checked in at the registration point, the program began at 10:30am with a welcome address by the host, developer and GDG Ilorin co-organizer, Zainab Bolanle Abdullahi.

The first speaker of the day was Kamaldeen Yousef, who is the Lead Organizer at GDG Ilorin. He gave a talk on what Google I/O is all about and he also introduced and facilitated the keynote streaming session. During the streaming session, attendees were able to watch highlights from the I/O conference held at Google’s HQ last month.

Tech Contractor in action at Google I/O 2019 Extended Ilorin

The second speaker was Ibrahim Zulkifli who is a developer and a co-organizer at GDG Ilorin. He conducted a Codelab session on Building Native Apps with Google Flutter. It was very well received by the audience.

Dare Akolade Omiyale kill the design thinking session

The third speaker of the day was Dare Omiyale who is a designer and a co-organizer at GDG Ilorin. He spoke on ‘Design Thinking’ and gave tips on how to properly execute design concepts. It was a fun and informative session.

Adeola on the go at Google I/O 2019 Extended Ilorin

The fourth speaker was Adeola Grace Olaleye who is a web developer and co-organizer at GDG Ilorin. She spoke about What’s New with Google Chrome and Google Maps Incognito. The attendees learned a lot from her session and asked some questions.

AJALA ABDULSAMII in action at Google I/O 2019 Extended Ilorin

Our fifth speaker was Ajala Abdulsamii Olalekan, a full stack developer and expert mentor, who held a Codelab session on Adding Structured to Web Pages. It was a very interactive session with eager participation from the attendees.

Tweet challenge got excited with Abiola on the go

Up next was the Tweet Challenge facilitated by Abiola Barakat Ajadi who is a developer and co-organizer at GDG Ilorin. She encouraged the attendees to share their experience at Google I/O 2019 Extended Ilorin on Twitter. This resulted in our hashtag #GDGIlorin becoming the number 5 trending topic in Nigeria. She also gave out gifts to the winners of the tweet challenge.

Around 1pm, all the attendees were served delicious snacks and refreshments.

After the break, we had a photo session and then continued with the program. Areous Ahmed conducted a Codelab on Dark Theme with material design and Figma. He is a UI/UX Designer and a GDG Ilorin co-organizer. The session was in depth and enlightening.

The next speaker was Ahmed Olanrewaju who is a mobile web specialist and GDG Ilorin co-organizer. He carried out a Codelab session on Firebase. The attendees were able to learn about how to use Firebase and all its benefits.

More than event with the Kahoot session by Mohammed Abiola

Up next was an entertaining game session conducted by Muhammed Yahya, a developer and co-organizer at GDG Ilorin. The attendees competed in a rousing game of ‘kahoot!’ and the top 3 winners won prizes.

Winners were excited to receive their swags

Babajide Omolabake Raheemat give the closing review

Finally, to end the event, content curator and GDG Ilorin co-organizer Roheemat Babajide, gave a closing review of the event. She also thanked the audience for their attendance and participation.