World Bloggers Day - Manila event tomorrow

I’m Celebrating World Bloggers’ Day 2011

Theme: The Roles of Bloggers



Initiated by Cebu Bloggers Society, Inc.
May 2, 2011
1pm-6pm
SM Cyberzone
basement of SM Cubao
RSVP here - http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=117012615048369

There will be talks and forum about the theme for this year's World Bloggers Day - "The Role of Bloggers"

see you there!

Register your blog and support World Bloggers Day
http://www.worldbloggersday.org/


Main event of World Bloggers Day will be in Cebu
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=215756375107187

Other countries will have their own World Bloggers Day events
Singapore - http://singaporeshortstories.blogspot.com/2011/03/singapore-celebrates-world-bloggers-day.html

Australia - http://wbd-sydney.eventbrite.com/

Here's a video presentation about World Bloggers Day



Here's the program schedule for World Bloggers Day in Cebu, Philippines

World Bloggers’ Day recognizes the roles of bloggers in the era of online media revolution.

World Bloggers’ Day – Cebu

May 02, 2011, 01PM – 06PM

6th Floor, Plenary Hall, Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc., 35 Lopez Jaena Street, Cebu City, Philippines

Theme: Bloggers as Social Media Revolutionists, Initiators and Champions, Collaborators of Businesses and NGO's to attain Corporate and Societal Goals
Programme
Host: Atty. Ethelbert Ouano | Event Photographer: Ken Michael Jon Taarup

OPENING
1PM - 1:30PM - Registration
1:30PM - 1:35PM – Invocation -Dr. Narciso Tapia
1:35PM - 1:40PM – National Anthem
1:40PM - 1:50PM - Opening Speech/Preview of World Bloggers' Day Celebration - CBSi's newly elected President

Talk - Part 1
1:50PM - 1:55PM - World Bloggers' Day Audio Visual Presentation
1:55PM - 2:00PM - Acknowledgement of the top 10 Best Cebu Blogs Winners from 2008 to 2010
2PM - 2:30PM - Building a Name, Building a Brand - Mr. Wilson Ng, Cebu’s Most Prominent Veteran Blogger & Businessman
2:30PM - 2:50PM - Yahoo! Philippines Message for CBSi & WBD

BREAK
2:50PM - 3PM - Sponsors announcements & AVPs.

Talk - Part 2
3:30PM - 4PM - How to Secure your Blog from Hacking - Marlon D. Guzman, Solid Hosting, Manila

CBSi Officers’ Induction
4:00PM - 4:30PM - Induction of CBSi's new set of officers

Talk - Part 3
4:30PM - 5:00PM - Impact of Blogging in Internet Marketing & Real Estate - Anthony Leuterio, Cebu Real Estate Millionaire
5:00PM - 5:55PM - Open Forum (Moderator – Kevin Ray Chua)

CLOSING
5:30PM - 5:35PM - Acknowledgement of Sponsors & Organizers - Mark Monta


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Thanks everyone!
hope to see you tomorrow

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Here's our event venue



SM Cyberzone in SM City Cubao

Cebu Bloggers Society and Partners Announce World Bloggers’ Day 2011

Cebu, Philippines, March 11, 2011—Cebu Bloggers Society, Inc. (CBSi), along with its local and international partners, announces World Bloggers’ Day 2011 to be held in Cebu, Philippines, on May 2011.

Blogging has indeed become more than just an electronic platform of expression. It is now used for business marketing and self-promotion and for personal and social causes. It has also linked like-minded individuals in different parts of the world and has been identified as an effective tool in online media.

To celebrate the friendship and to foster unity as well as professional and personal relationships, CBSi is inviting every blogger to participate in the upcoming World Bloggers’ Day 2011, with the theme: “World Bloggers’ Day 2011: The Roles of Bloggers.”

The affair will offer participants plenty of online activities, including interactions among local and international partners, a series of lectures and discussions, live blogging, and loads of fun and entertainment.

CBSi initiated World Bloggers’ Day as a way of gathering all bloggers in all corners of the globe. The first World Bloggers’ Day happened last May 2, 2010, in Parkmall Cebu.

Initially participated by Cebu-based bloggers, the event has already attained wider recognition and has gained the interest and partnership of various blog-based organizations, both here and abroad. Through their leaders, CBSi has obtained the participation confirmation of the following:

● Sydney Bloggers Festival Glen Frost

● Greek Bloggers Maria Kotsari

● Pakistani Pro Bloggers Mohammad Khan

● Iligan Bloggers Lovette Jam Prada Jacosalem

● South African Bloggers Muhammad Karim

● Manila Bloggers Azrael Coladilla

● Singapore Bloggers Tom of Singapore Stories

● New York Bloggers Michael Bouldin

● Dubai Bloggers Ion Gonzaga

● Lahore - Pakistan Bloggers Rohan David Emmanuel

World Bloggers’ Day aims to unite the world through blogs and bloggers.

For more details about the upcoming event, particularly about how to join, send your e-mail to cbsicorporate@gmail.com.

About the Society
Cebu Bloggers Society, Inc. is a non-stock, non-profit organization. It is the first blogging society in the country that is registered in the Securities and Exchange Commission. Composed of more than 60 members, CBSi aims to promote the province through the use of new media such as blogging and social networking. It also desires to develop its members to be value-driven, productive nation builders by utilizing online media to reach out communities, locally and internationally.

Links
http://www.facebook.com/worldbloggersday