The Village at Gulfstream Park - Building 9
800 Silks Run, Hallandale Beach, FL 33009
USA
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Use the elevator in the breeze way of building 800 to go to the 2nd floor. The office will be on the left.
For the past two years now, Salvi has been working on a non-profit organization, Apretaste, that is currently connecting more than 27,000 people in Cuba to the web, via email. Cuba is one of the most disconnected countries in the hemisphere, with more than 11,000,000 inhabitants, but less than 23% with access to email only, and a staggering 5% of the population with access to the Web without restrictions.
The platform for Apretaste is created using PHP and all the tools around it. Salvi will detail how the non-profit works and show the audience how applications and services can be intended to promote a social change. He firmly believes that software can be used to create the sort of change that will allow people from different backgrounds and cultures to pursue one common goal.
The audience will have a unique opportunity to hear how an international open source project grows. PHP developers will learn how to use their favorite language to create applications that run solely on email, and they will be invited to collaborate and extend this technology to add new features and services available right away for people without Internet on the world, positively impacting their lives. They will be able to integrate this technology into their existing PHP projects, use the Apretaste API to access incredible data, and reach a broader audience. Developers will have the chance to use their skills to make a worldwide impact.
Bio:
Salvi Pascual has been working for more than ten years programming, designing and leading multidisciplinary teams. He archived his master degree in Computer Science from Florida International University, incorporated his business, pulled off a small team and launched Apretaste. In his start-up, Salvi is responsible for mapping the marketing strategy and finding growth opportunities. He also creates the graphic interface and does copywriting. Salvi love traveling and strives not to be the worst pool player in the world 😉
