⚠️🛑ATTENTION ALL ATTENDEES📢

✨🎊AASTU Tech Fest 2025 – Important Attendee Information🎊✨

We are delighted to welcome you as our attendees and cannot wait to amaze you at the Tech Fest today. Before the event, we have some essential information to share with you to enhance your experience during the fest.

⚠️ The event is open for everyone, its not necessary for only AASTU students.

✨Attendance Details:

🪪 Identification: Please carry a valid ID for identification purposes upon entry. NO ID means, NO entry to the event.

📍Venue: AASTU's New Graduation Hall (New Auditorium), NB: The Event hall is right outside the campus. Google Map: https://goo.gl/maps/H4TznAsD5WhiY755A

🔴NB: For those of you coming outside of AASTU, The Event hall is not in the campus of AASTU rather outside the campus. Use Google map linked here

👉Entry: Access is available through the AASTU main gate. The Main gate is specifically located on the venue from Koye Feche square to Meshulakiya.

🔴NB: Those coming from outside of AASTU don't use the Tuludimtu gate.

❌ DONOT Use TULUDIMTU gates

🕒 Time: The event begins at 3:30 AM local time in the morning (9:30 AM). We kindly ask that you arrive by 2:30 AM Local time (8:30 AM) to facilitate a smooth registration process.

🚘Parking: Limited parking space

👉Additional Information:

⚠️Given the location of our campus, we advise departing approximately an hour in advance to ensure timely arrival.

⚠️For your convenience and support, student volunteers have been allocated with care. They will be available throughout the event and can assist you with logistics, information, and any other needs you might have.

🎊We are committed to making AASTU Tech Fest 2025 a memorable and valuable experience for you and look forward to welcoming you.

Dear all,

There won't be any transports. We look forward to seeing you in the events for those who will be arriving.

Location - New graduation hall

🎤 Our Panel Discussion is LIVE! 🚀

The conversation has started — industry experts, innovators, and thought leaders are now diving deep into tech, innovation, and leadership.

✅ Insightful ideas
✅ Real-world experiences
✅ Interactive Q&A coming up

Stay tuned and get ready to be inspired!
#AASTUTechFest2025 #PanelDiscussion #TechLeadership #GDGAASTU

🚀 AASTU Tech Fest 2025: Learn, Build, Collaborate, Connect

On May 7, 2025, GDG On Campus AASTU successfully wrapped up the chapter-closing event, AASTU Tech Fest 2025—a powerful gathering of students, startups, researchers, and tech leaders.

🔑 Event Highlights

🗣 Inspiring Keynotes: The event began with a speech from our Lead, Biruk Mesfin, sharing the purpose behind the fest and to keep learning and building.

👨‍💻 Community Project Showcase: We launched the AASTU Navigation Map, an impactful solution created by our community to help people find their way around the campus.

🏢 Startup Showcases: Innovative solutions like Zemenu showed how tech can transform everyday experiences and solve real problems.

💬 Networking Opportunities: Students, professionals, and guests met, connected, and explored ways to work together in the future.

💼 Career Fair: Top tech companies showcased what they do and offered students a closer look at career paths beyond the classroom.

📽 CGI Animations: Attendees enjoyed visually stunning CGI animations created by students from CGI AASTU.

💡 Innovation in Action

Our Hackathon Showcase was a testament to the problem-solving mindset at AASTU. Graduates of our GDG Study Sessions demoed their live impactful prototypes and projects—proof that learning and building go hand in hand.

🎤 Thought-Provoking Discussions

The panel discussion featured insightful contributions from Yabebal Fantaye, Kaleab M.Tesema, and Dagmawi Bedilu Degefe. Their perspectives on digital inclusion, innovation, and tech infrastructure truly inspired the AASTU community.

🎖 Our Yearly Tradition: GDSC Impact Award

Every year, we honor those who go above and beyond to uplift our university. Congratulations to Lydia A Firew, Bisrat Kebere, Hiwot B. Kebede, Yeabsira Mekonnen, Medina Nesro, Biruk Mesfin, Nebiyou Elias, Yoseph Zewdu, Merbebt Solomon, Natnael Worku.

🙌 Powered by Community

This event was made possible by the dedication of all the volunteers, our collaborators CGI AASTU team, our GDG On Campus AASTU team. Special thanks to our dynamic MC's Yeabsira Mekonnen and Jonathan Leoul, along with the efforts of the communication, production, event, technical and project management teams. Your hard work brought everything together.

🤝 Thank You to Our Sponsors and Partners

A huge thank you for making this event possible, Safaricom Telecommunications Ethiopia PLC, M-PESA ETHIOPIA | ኤም-ፔሳ ኢትዮጵያ,  Hub-Bits Training & Co-Workspace Solutions, Kacha | ካቻ , CloudET, Visionary Solutions, iCog, MMCY Tech, Helder Technologies, and Kifiya Financial Technology PLC. Your support means everything.

🌟 Special Thanks to Our Guests

To our guest and panelists Dagmawi Bedilu Degefe, Kaleab M.Tesema, and Yabebal Fantaye, for taking the time to share your knowledge with the AASTU community. Yohanes Fikru Temam, Dawit Teshome and Moan Bekele, Your presence made the event more impactful and inspiring.

🌍 Looking Ahead. The future of Ethiopian tech is only getting started.