Visayas Blogging Summit 2010 in Iloilo City

The Visayas Blogging Summit 2010 & Philippine Blog Awards 2010 - Visayas will be the very first and biggest event of its kind to be held in loilo City. These two events will gather bloggers from all over Visayas, invited guests from other parts of the country and experts to speak on different fields. The goal of the Visayas Blogging Summit (VBS) is to gather ideas and explore the potential impact of blogging on society, business and politics. The Visayas Blog Awards, on the other hand, aims to recognize notable Visayan-owned and Visayan-related blogs in their respective niches.

The Visayas Blogging Summit 2010 & Philippine Blog Awards 2010 - Visayas will be hosted by the Iloilo Bloggers Organization, with the support and endorsement of Philippine Blog Awards Inc. The Iloilo Bloggers Organization is a diverse group of people who have gathered with the mission to promote blogging in Iloilo, because blogging is becoming more and more a socially relevant phenomenon. (Text and graphics courtesty of VBS 2010 Facebook account)

8:00 - 9:00 Registration
9:00 Philippine National Anthem/ Welcome Remarks Mayor Jed Mabilog / Dinagyang Festival Performance
9:00 - 9:20 Blogging 102: I have a Blog, Now what? Aileen Apolo
9:20 - 9:30 Q&A
9:30 - 9:50 Blogging for Advocacy Flowell Galindez
9:50 - 10:00 Q&A
10:00 - 10:15 SPONSOR TALK 1: Yehey! Laszlo Lim
10:15 - 10:30 BREAK 1
10:30 - 10:50 Social Media and Citizenship: Elections and beyond Tonyo Cruz
10:50 - 11:00 Q&A
11:20 - 11:40 Role of Bloggers as New Media Ria Jose
11:40 - 11:50 Q&A
11:50 - 1:00 LUNCH / NETWORKING
1:00 - 1:10 Paraw Regatta Performance
1:10 - 1:25 Blogging Ethics: What's Hot and What's Not Jayvee Fernandez
1:25 - 1:35 Q&A
1:35 - 1:55 Selling th Best of the Philippines through Blogging Estan Cabigas
1:55 -2:05 Q&A
2:05 - 2:20 SPONSOR TALK 2 RESERVED SLOT FOR EAGLE CREEK
2:20 - 2:40 How can we protect our Intellectual Property Rights? Anton Sheker
2:40 - 2:50 Q&A
2:50 - 3:05 BREAK 2
3:05 - 3:25 Impact of Blogs and Social Networking Sites to Businesses Janet Toral
3:25 - 3:35 Q&A
3:35 - 3:55 101 Ways of Earning Money through Blogging Fitz Villafuerte
3:55 - 4:05 Q&A
4:05 - 4:25 Internet Governance: Implications & Opportunities Blogie Robillo
4:25 - 4:35 Q&A
4:35 - 4:55 Why Visayans Should Blog? Lloyd Tronco

Visayas Blogging Summit 2010
8am Nov. 27, 2010 Saturday
Cinema 2, SM City Iloilo,
Mandurriao, Iloilo City

Philippine Blog Awards 2010 - Visayas
7pm Nov. 27, 2010 Saturday
The Venue at The Avenue Complex

Mandurriao, Iloilo City

Iloilo City and Province Tours
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Assembly Area - Museo Iloilo grounds

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