Upon the wish of GDG Tbilisi community, we are establishing Android Developers Subgroup, which will be oriented on deepening the knowledge in the field of Android, sharing experience and co - working on specific projects and applications. GDG Tbilisi has announced an open call for interested developers, up to 40 have already registered. After the first orientation day, group will start active collabroation and intensive meetings once per week.

Divon Lan, Product Manager from Google Emerging Markets team in scopes of his business trip to Georgia, met GDG Tbilisi community and discussed topics related to development in Georgian, potentials, challenges, problems and possible cooperation with Google etc.

Divon Lan, Product Manager from Google Emerging Markets team in scopes of his business trip to Georgia, met with GDG Tbilisi Leadership and discussed topics related to development in Georgian, potentials, challenges, possible cooperation with Google etc.

GDG Tbilisi Spontaneous Meet-up - Georgia is hosting Googlers, for completely another reason and for very short period of time. However, GDG Tbilisi members are getting exclusive chance to meet with them, hear stories about their work and Google, ask questions and moreover, find out the real aim of their visit and what does " Ambulance to Mongolia" mean. Meeting will be in English language. Googlers from Zürich office are:Rico Pajarola - Software Engineer in site reliability for Gmail and Spam fightingFredrik Roubert - Software Engineer for internationalizationIf you are interested then tomorrow, on July 25th at 7 P.M. we will be waiting for you at Caucasus University (Library)

On June 27th, Georgia hosted I/O extende for the first time, with more than 100 attendees, comfortable atmosphere and high spirit. On the event GDG Tbilisi streamed Keynote, organized Developers Expo and introduced Google Apps Developer Challenge to the audience.

 

The event was greatly supported by: The Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia, Caucasus University, LTD Wood Service, LTD Nabeghlavi, LTD Barambo, LTD Red Bull. 

Chech out the photos and handmade decorations here

 

GDG Baku Managers Kamran Samli and Elvin Efendieyv, and GDG Baku active member Farhad Alakbarov visited Georgia and conducted presentations at GDG Tbilisi Meetup.

 

The Agenda looked like:

GDG Baku, One year of experience; Our Projects; Future Plans - Kamran Samedli

 

• 1 year of experience: What we achieved? Our success and practice as a Google Technology User Group; Baku GTUG’s architecture (Subgroups and how to organize them), our partners and sponsors.
• Our Projects: Hackathon Azerbaijan, Android Academy, TechTalks, Android Applications
• Future Plans: Migration from GTUG to GDG; Partnership with GDG Tbilisi and other Google Developer Groups- Hackathons, Conferences and etc., İnternational events

 Coffee Break (it is desirable, so both you and we can have some rest and some interesting discussion :) )TechTalk: Agile Software Development and Scrum - Elvin Efendiyev

• Software development process
• Methodologies to manage software development process
• Agile Software Development methodology
• An example to Agile Software Development methodology - Scrum

 

GDG Tbilisi is moving to a new stage, we are building a team of inspired, entuthiastic and creative people ! 

2 Hangout - seminars about Google Community Summit. Sharing information and experience of what was discussed in London by participants from eastern countries - Nino Nanitashvili (Tbilisi GTUG), Aygul Zagidullina (Ufa GTUG) and Vladimir Ivanov (Kyiv GTUG)

1st Hangout: Tbilisi, Ufa, Kyiv, Baku, Lviv

2nd Hangout: Tbilisi, Ufa, Kyiv, Yerevan, Moskva

Presentations :

• How to form a group that works on Android Applications, how to lead the process
• Presentation of the Android applications and discussion of the process developers went through
• Sharing information and experience of "gt|Hackaton Armenia 2012" 

During the Vekua World Cup 2012 in Kutaisi, where different participants from Georgia, Ukraine, Belarus and Russia took part, presentation about Tbilisi GTUG/GDG was held. After the general presentation Tbilisi GTUG Co-organizer Nino Nanitashvili met with developers from Kutaisi and disccussed the topic of establishing GDG in Kutaisi. Working has also started regarding GDG Batumi. We are hoping for the better and increasement of Georgian GDGs on the world map !

Tbilisi GTUG Leaders Giorgi Tkeshelashvili and Nino Nanitashvili with the winner of Tbilisi GTUG Virtual Hackaton Demur Nodia attended gt | hackathon Armenia 2012 . Made a presentation about Tbilisi GTUG activities  and were included in the Jury. 

1) Hangout with Uttam Tripathi (Dev Rel of Indian GTUGs, Google) - Overview of DART, personal experience sharing and advice for young developers.

2) Sudar Muthu (GTUG Bangalore) -  Overview of Bangalore Dart Hackaton, Discussion of demos made and the advantages of DART Language

3) Introduction to DART Video presentation by Seth Ladd from Google. (http://vimeo.com/40236121)

Tbilisi GTUG/GDG had announced a Virtual Hackaton. During 5 days developers had to make Android App or Google Chrome Extension. Among other interesting products Andoid Game of Demur Nodia has won. As a price he got a trip to gt|Hackaton Armenia during 28-29 April as a guest.

Google Appi Google Global Hangout

Interesting Hangout, introduction with each other's GTUG activities and future plans for joint events, Discussion of I/O extended organizational matters,

This event was one of the most interesting among Tbilisi GTUG's events. Several topics were discussed on the event, including:

1. Android

2. NoSQL / MongoDB

3. Algorithms in real life

4. Google Prediction API

Photos of the event: Tbilisi GDG 1st April Event

Another Tbilisi GTUG event was full of interesting topics.  

1. Responsive Web Design

2. Cross-platform Mobile Development

3. App Engine 

Photos of the event: GTUG Rocks !

Meetup #3 - GTUG BREAKS FREE! The event was very successfull and full of interesting pitches about android applications.  Here are the photos of the event: GTUG BREAKS FREE! 

Topics to discuss:

1. Overview of Android OS

2. Google Maps

3. Google WebToolkit

Photos of the event: GADC-FEB-18-Photos

Global Hangout about Android Development.  Presentations:

1. Android mobile platform - Aleksey Korovyanskyi (OMSK GTUG)

2. Basics of Android Programming - Vlad Lipskyi (Kyiv GTUG Center)

3. Publishing of Android Apps on Android Market - Dmitryi Shkil (Kyiv GTUG Center)

4. Short overview of Android OS - Rafael Gyliazitdinov (Ufa GTUG)

5. Google TV - Arsenyi Finberg (Kyiv GTUG Center) 

Photos of the Hangout

 

Discussion about: 

• Youtube API
• Google Sketchup
• Doodles

On January 23,  meeting with Georgian businessmen. Discussion topic: Google Apps for Business.

January 23, meeting with professors and people from universities and educational system of Georgia. Hangout with Tilek Mamutov, Olga Pavluk. Discussion topic: Google services for teachers and students; Google Apps for Education.

On January 21th, there will be the first Tbilisi GTUG event, where participants will discuss young group's future plans. Volodymyr Ivanov, our friend from Kyiv GTUG Center is arriving in Tbilisi to make a presentation - "GTUG Of My Dream". There will also be  welcome-hangouts from several countries. Our friends from other GTUGs will make several presentations including Android and Google Apps.

Goals of the first meeting:

1. Getting to know what GTUG is.

2. Discussing the future plans.

3. Presentation by Volodymyr Ivanov - "GTUG of my dream"

4. Hangouts from other GTUGs.

 

Photos of the event: Google, GTUG and Rock & Roll Tbilisi Photos

 

20 იანვარს, სოციალური მედიის განვითარების ფონდის ოფისში, შედგა დიდი ჰენგაუთი, რომელშიც მონაწილეობა მიიღეს ქართველმა ბლოგერებმა, ქართველმა გუგლერებმა - გიორგი ლეკვეიშვილმა და სალომე ვახტანგაძემ, და ასევე ანდრეი ლიპაცევმა, რომელიც ქართველ ბლოგერებს google webmaster tool-ის დადებით მხარეებზე ესაუბრა და მისცა რჩევები, თუ როგორ შეიძლება საიტის საძიებო სისტემებისთვის უკეთ ოპტიმიზირება. 

On January 20, there was a global hangout in which participated Georgian bloggers, Georgian Googles from Krakow and New York, Andey Lipattsev (Online Media Associate, Google),  and Olga Pavluk. The main topic of the discussion was Google Webmaster Tools. Andrey gave lots of recommendations  to Georgian bloggers  about how to optimize their websites for Google search engine.