Net Prophet 2.0 saw the introduction of a new concept dubbed the ‘Crowd Sourced Bursary‘. The idea was use to Net Prophet as an opportunity to raise money towards a full bursary for tertiary learners from disadvantaged backgrounds, who show a high propensity to innovate and succeed in the technology arena.

These Numbers Have Faces have kindly offered to help us with the application and selection process, identifying the best educational institution and coaching the individuals personally and professionally. They will also provide us with feedback so that all the donors can follow the progress of student(s) who get funded. TNHF are already doing some fantastic work in our local communities to help empower the youth through education and mentoring programs, and are the perfect partner to ensure the money is well spent.

To date we have raised R45 000+ (through some extremely generous offers), but are still approx. R15k short of covering a full bursary, which sees the learner with a full qualification and mentoring. Please help us get there by pledging through our website.

If you have already pledged, and are looking to pay – our banking details can be found here.

We are humbled by the success of what is only the second iteration of Net Prophet. The local digital community came in force, along with droves of new faces, all hungry to learn more about making business sense of the Internet.

It’s amazing that we were able to keep this event completely free for delegates to attend a second year running. Events of this scale simply don’t happen without the generous support of sponsors (Old Mutual, White Wall Web, RSAWEB, Yola & Twokats Communications). Special kudos must go to Twokats Communications for all of their behind the scenes work on our PR and media concerns.

The scale of Net Prophet 2.0 was quite different to that of our first event. Take a look at some of the stats:

If you are registered for Net Prophet, and through some unforeseeable misfortune are unable to attend, you may want to transfer your registration to someone else. Here’s how you do it:

Simply send an email to changes@netprophet.org.za with the name, surname, email address, company & mobile number of the person who you want to transfer your registration to. You will receive a response from our administration team confirming the change. The email must be sent from the email address you registered with in order for us to verify.

This will only be available till 4pm today. We won’t accept any more transfers after this.

We can only handle 50 transfers max, so it’s first come first serve.

Only one week to go. Make sure you’ve cleared your schedule for May 13, and that all necessary reminders and arrangements are in place.

Here are some important things you need to know in preparation for next week:

The official Net Prophet after party
Attending the official Net Prophet after party is mandatory if you want to complete the experience. Not only will there be free drinks, pizza and good company, but our delegates will also be rocked by The Wedding DJ’s – one of Cape Towns hottest Electro outfits.

Your Net Prophet nametag gets you and a ‘plus one’ in – so make sure you hang onto your tag after the conference.

Venue: La Med, Camps Bay
Time: 7pm

Parking & registration
Please note that the locations for parking and registration have changed from last year. All the details are explained clearly on our website here, or you can download a map here.

Registration takes place between 7am and 8am on the day. The first few people to register are guaranteed some cool free stuff. Be there early.

Cancellations
If you can’t make the conference, please let us know in advance by using our cancellation facility on our website.

See you soon!

It gives us the greatest of pleasure to share with you our explosive super-panel for Net Prophet 2010, featuring 3 giants from the tech world and a local radio DJ with a black belt in standup comedy.

Participating in the panel discussion, we have acclaimed Silicon Valley author and editor-at-large for techcrunch.com, Sarah Lacy, who is joined by Stephen Newton of Google SA and Stephan Ekbergh, founder of International online travel giant Travelstart. The panel, hosted by KFM’s Richard Hardiman (the partyman), will take a look at global web trends, and the opportunities that local entrepreneurs can tap into.

It’s just another great reason why Net Prophet 2010 is one event you don’t want to miss. 28 days and counting.

FYI: Due to increased demand, we’ve made more seats available for this year’s event! Register here if you haven’t already.

Check out our prophet lineup here.