I'm going to Pangasinan today as one of the speaker for Pangasinan Digital ICT Congress



I'm leaving Manila today and will travel to Pangasinan for the 1st ever Pangasinan Digital ICT Congress, I'm one of the speakers and my schedule for my presentation is on Nov 25. My topic will be about blogging your way to success and get a career out of it.

visit : http://pangasinandigital.com

here are the list of speakers:

Speakers

CARLO OPLE – Social Media Director of TV 5, a PLDT subsidiary

TOPIC – Putting the Social in Mainstream Media

BIO – Mr. Carlo S. Ople is a Filipino public speaker and marketing consultant. He currently is the CEO of Catalyst Interactive Marketing, an Internet and Social Media Marketing agency. His clients for consultancy are mixed pool of politicians, multinationals, public figures, and small-medium enterprises. Mr. Carlo is also the first Certified E-Marketing Consultant in the Philippines, a title held by exceptional internet-marketers all over the globe. He served as the Digital Marketing Manager of the leading social networking site in Asia, Friendster and prior to that had a stellar career in ePLDT’s online gaming company, Level Up! Philippines. He initially served as Community Manager before shortly being promoted to Brand Manager and eventually became the Marketing Head for the Casual Games Division in just a matter of 3 years.

JV RUFINO – Head, INQUIRER Digital, a division of the Inquirer Group

TOPIC – Digitizing the Print Media

BIO – Mr. JV Rufino is the editor in chief of INQUIRER.net, the top Philippine news website for Filipinos both at home and overseas.

Before being appointed editor in chief, Mr. JV was the site’s executive editor. It was in that capacity, together with executive editor Leo Magno, that he handled the live-blogging, streaming video and audio, and breaking news delivery that defined the online coverage of the Estrada impeachment trial in 2000, the Edsa Dos revolt in 2001, the 2003 Oakwood mutiny, and the 2004 presidential elections.

At home both in the online world and in the tradition-bound field of book publishing, Mr. JV, together with the other principals of Platypus Publishing, has published works on personal finance and Philippine history. He was part of the group behind the noted literary journal PEN & INK.

Mr. JV graduated in 1996 from the Ateneo de Manila University with a degree in Management Information Systems.

Janette Toral is the author of Blogging from Home, DigitalFilipino.com E-Commerce Workshop E-Book co-author/editor of the Philippine Internet Review: 10 Years of Internet History (1994 – 2004), and DigitalFilipino: An E-Commerce Guide for the eFilipino.

She has published 14 research reports tackling Internet, e-commerce, online banking, IT manpower, outsourcing, mobile phone usage, IT adoption developments in the country.

She renders consulting work in the area of Internet marketing by designing and managing advertisement placements in blogs, social networks, social media, websites, and 3rd party advertising placement engines.

She owns two professional online communities, where knowledge sharing and business matching are usually conducted, the DigitalFilipino.com Club and Philippine Software Process Improvement Network.

Col. GILBERT SOSA – CIDG Chief, anti-cybercrime czar

TOPIC – Avoiding and Spotting the Pitfalls of Cybercrime

BIO – Project Director at CIDG Internet Child Protection Program: Project Angel Net; Director at Chief Information Officer Forum; Chief at Anti Transnational and Cyber Crime Division,CIDG-PNP

GARY VIRAY – Founder, Search Opt Media Inc.

TOPIC – Convergence of Search and Social and Driving business thru Social Media

BIO – Gary is the founder of Search Opt Media Inc., a Philippine-based internet marketing company serving top web properties such as wix.com, goabroad.com and some members of Inc. 5000 in the US as well as top local companies in the Philippines. His company – Search Opt Media Inc. was recently awarded (rank #1 – Oct & November 2011) as the Best SEO Company in the Philippines in three (3) categories namely; Search Engine Optimization, Pay-Per-Click Management and Online Reputation Management by TopSEOs.ph.

He used to be the Head of the Web Management Unit in PAGCOR (Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation) – A government owned and controlled corporation. He brought the said multi-billion company back on the map (online) using his prowess in digital marketing and his web-savvy wits.

Lately, if you don’t see him analyzing data for clients, you will see him working on Eclipse and Xcode while collaborating with his SOMI mobile development team as Search Opt Media Inc. extends its wide array of web services to mobile apps development (Android & iOS).

He is a Pangasinense with almost a decade of Technopreneurial experience.

NOEMI DADO – top Political and advocacy blogger and citizen media

TOPIC – Emerging Media and the Rise of the Citizen Journalists

BIO – Ms. Noemi Dado, a blogger, a homemaker, and an Editor of Blog Watch, a citizen media site. She became a blogger in 2006 to spread her advocacy in grief education after she lost her son, Luijoe in an accident in 2000. She worked at the State University by providing consultancy and research work for small medium enterprises until 1987. Since then, she took the role of homemaker, taking care of her children until they all graduated from college. In the past years, she finds herself being more active as a citizen. She evolved from just being a personal blogger. She focused her time in citizen media, emerging media and promoting children’s rights, the preservation of our environment and quality of family life through her personal blog (aboutmyrecovery.com) and Blog Watch. She initiated Blog Watch, a citizen media site in September 2009 to serve as alternative news media for the May 2010 national elections.

SONNIE SANTOS – Pioneer Cyberwellness advocate

TOPIC – Cyberwellness: For Parents, Educators, Law Enforcers and Citizens

BIO – Sonnie Santos has 2 decades of experience in People Development and Management and 6 years in Social Web Marketing.

His early exposure to social web earned him his corporate executive position, an award from Philippine Blog Awards, partnership with Yahoo! as online safety ambassador and media accreditation courtesy of Blogwatch and Philippine Online Chronicles.

Before he started WSPH [http://wsph.biz], Sonnie is the Asst. Vice President for Human Resources of a car distribution company, and Senior Human Resource Manager of a popular property management and leisure company.

Sonnie is known in the local HR community for several initiatives:

Proponent of Digital Human Resource Management or HR 2.o in the Philippines

Integrated “spiritual intelligence” to W.A.V.E. [Work Attitude, Values & Ethics] programs

On the academe and online community, Sonnie is known for his “cyber wellness” initiative.

HANS KOCH – American Search Engine Optimization Master

BIO – Hans has 8 years experience as Web and a Search Engine Usability Expert. Participated in a BBC report for his work on Click Fraud and his efforts for Who’s Clicking who was mentioned in Wired Magazine: Hans’ experience includes web design, Search Engine Optimization, and increasing ROI on Pay-Per-Click campaigns. Prior to re-creating the first click fraud detection software behind Who’s Clicking Who, Hans founded a search-marketing consultancy in San Jose, CA, specializing in Internet marketing. Hans manages Click Eleven marketing efforts and in his free time, reads avidly and loves being at the beach.

COY COBALLES – Head, Globe Telecom Social Media

BIO – Mr. Coy Caballes is aYouth Leader, Social Media Professional, and VideoBlogger.Mr.Coy Caballes works at Globe Telecom as a Social Media Manager.

VINCE GOLANGCO – wheninmanila.com

BIO – Mr. Vince Golangco graduated from San Diego State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Communication and a minor in Business. He has over 10 years of international experience in marketing, advertising and creative writing. He served as an Information Systems Technician in the United States Navy, was a Marketing & Development Coordinator at the Make-A-Wish Foundation, the Senior Media Planner for Bright Box Media and more.

Today, Mr. Vince is a radio DJ for Mellow 94.7, the host of the TV show “Tek Tok TV” (Tech Talk TV) on Destiny Cable’s Global News Network (GNN) and is the Editor-in-Chief / Creative Director of WhenInManila.com. Vince is also a freelance columnist and has written articles published in the San Diego Daily Aztec, The Philippine Star, The Philippine Daily Inquirer, Rogue Magazine, Business Mirror, Status Magazine, Meg Magazine, Playboy Magazine, Filipinas Magazine and more.

JINKEE UMALI Creative Director of Live Life Fullest and Calamba-Online

BIO– Founder and Digital Publisher of Calamba Online - www.calamba-online.com and Live Life Fullest – www.livelifefullest.com, Jinkee Umali is an I.T. practitioner by profession for almost a decade that runs and owns a family business, VirtualBIZ – www.virtualbizph.com which focus in developing e-commerce, business websites and blogs.

At the moment, she is connected as an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Consultant in one of the leading I.T. outsourcing here in the Philippines.

An academician by profession, she is also an I.T. Training specialist from different companies and a professor in Information Technology at St. Paul University and Southville International School teaching in graduate school conducting basically E-Commerce, Website Designs, Testing Tools in a Website and Social Media topics.

She was also actively involved as one of the Board of Director of Philippine Computer Society (PCS) from 2002 to 2009.

AZRAEL COLADILLA

BIO – He’s a blogger since 2003, and surfing the web for almost 15 years. Mr. Azrael graduated BS MATH/ Computer Science in FEU last year 2007. Now into events organizer, events coverage, writing, video blogging, web master, concept developer, video live streaming, photographer, band manager, fish-dog-cat lover, sci-fi and fantasy fan, comics and movie geek, tech and gadgets junkie, contest addict, and an online marketer.

Jam Mayer – Founder , ProFora Media

BIO – Virtual Events maven

When people see business risks, Jam Mayer usually sees opportunities. She has always been driven to support professionals and companies from various industries in finding solutions to challenges that involve productivity, business development, and customer relations.

Jam has spent the past decade researching, testing and applying her knowledge in customer service, project management, business process outsourcing, training, and web 2.0 technologies, to help clients create a coherent and flexible system that is productivity-based and customer-centric.

LEO QUERUBIN – CEO of Media G8way Corporation

BIO Leo is an American Management Association Trainer with over 25 years of extensive, international experience in Business Development, Change, Marketing, Training and Project and General Management.

As a global manager, he has hands-on experience in building and effectively leading culturally diverse teams in Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Malaysia, United Kingdom and the United States of America.

He has also provided project management and training consultancy services to international agencies such as the UNESCO Principal Office for Asia Pacific based in Bangkok Thailand and the South East Asian Ministers of Education Organization – Innovation Technology.

He is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Media G8way Corporation (MGC). MGC is an independent information services company that has been operating for over two decades. In 1990, MGC became the exclusive Philippine licensee of the US-based International Data Group (IDG), the world’s leading technology media, events and research company.

Brian “Bam” Amor – Project Manager, IT Consultant

BIO – One of the Founder and currently President of Philippine Information Technology Organization.

Love’s gadgets

Tech Blogger

He has been in IT Industry for more than 10years now. Currently studying Windows Phone and iOS mobile development.

IT Resource Speakers in most of Colleges in Metro Manila and nearby provinces.


and the program

NOVEMBER 21, 2011 TECHNOLOGY & THE GOVERNMENT
8:00-9:00 OPENING PROGRAM (Sison Auditorium)

Invocation

National Anthem

Pangasinan Hymn

Welcome Remarks VGOV. JOSE FERDINAND Z. CALIMLIM JR.

AVP Presentation PANGASINAN DIGITAL

Keynote Speech HON. AMADO T. ESPINO, JR.

Launching of the Libreng Konsultasyong Legal sa Barangay Project w/ PAO RO1 attended by Mayors and Barangay Captains in Pangasinan

Project Synopsis RPA TOMAS B. PADILLA, Regional Director PAO RO1

Unveiling of Technology used by the Sponsors
9:00-9:15 Keynote/AVP Co-Presentor
9:15-10:00 Social Media, Online Reputation and 21st Century Public Service – Vanj Padilla, Technical Consultant, Online Info. Mgt. Province of Pangasinan
10:00 Ribbon-Cutting of the Exhibit Area
10:05 Sun Up to Sundown Photo Contest
10:15 AVP
10:30-11:45 Cyberwellness – Sonnie Santos, Pioneer Cyberwellness advocate

LUNCH
1:00-2:00 Anti-Cybercrime Seminar
2:00-2:30 Panel
2:30-2:45 Break
2:45-3:45 The Rise of the Emerging Media and Citizen Journalism
3:45-4:45 Blogging for Students
November 22, 2011 TECHNOLOGY & the ACADEME
9:00-9:15 Sponsor’s AVP
9:15-10:30 Tourism Goes Digital
11:00-12:00 Food, Travel, Adventure Bloggers: How do they Earn?

Lunch
1:00-2:30 **Health and Wellness
2:30-3:15 Virtual Events
3:15-3:30 Break / Experience Asinan
3:30- 5:00 Video Contest

**NETWORKING NIGHT
November 23, 2011 TECHNOLOGY & the MEDIA
9:00-9:15 Sun Up to Sun Down Photo Competition
9:30-9:45 Sponsor’s AVP
9:45-11:45 Digitizing the Print Media: Challenges and Opportunities with Inquirer Digital

Lunch
12:45-2:15 Putting the Social in Television: TV 5 Stories and Experience – Carlo Ople , Social Media Director of TV 5, a PLDT subsidiary
2:15-3:45 ***c/o Mr. Coy Coballes
3:45-5:00 Niche Publishing
November 24, 2011 GEEK GIRLS & GUYS BOOTCAMP
9:00-9:15 Mobile Application Development Presentation
9:15-9:30 Sponsor’s AVP
9:30-10:30 Cloud Computing: The Future of Webhosting – Arcus IT
10:30-11:30 Convergence of Search and Social – Gary Viray, Search Opt Media
11:30—12:00 Pangasinan Digital/ Experience Asinan

Lunch
1:00-2:30 SEO marketing -Hans Koch, American Search Engine Optimization Master
3:00-3:15 Break
3:15-4:15 ***Mobile Apps/Games Development
4:15-5:15 Practical Knockout Web Design

**NETWORKING NIGHT
November 25, 2011 TECHNOLOGY & BUSINESS
9:00-9:15 Sponsor’s AVP
9:15-10:30 Multiply Marketplace Philippines
10:30-11:30 Driving Business thru Social Media – Vince Golangco, wheninmanila.com

Lunch
12:30-1:30 Blogging for Events
1:30-4:00 Becoming a Technopreneur & Tech Start-Up Contest
4:00-5:00 Establishing Trenches in the Social Media Battlefield

**NETWORKING NIGHT
November 26, 2011 THANKSGIVING PARTY
9:00-10:30 Presentation of all Entries & Awarding Of Winners
10:30 TOUR


SALAMAT PARTY
6:00 Message — Governor Amado T. Espino, Jr

Dangoan Presentation

Dinner

NOTE:(schedule may be subject to change without prior notice)

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