iBlog: The 15th Philippine Blogging Summit #iblog15

Hello everyone. We are now gearing up for iBlog: the 10th Philippine Blogging Summit (#iblog10). In this regard, we would like to invite interested speakers to submit a topic proposal for consideration on or before January 31, 2014.

iBlog10 will take place on April 4 and 5, 2014. Venue will be announced soon.

The day 1 program (April 4, 2014) is already finalized and shall tackle how blogging has evolve for the past 10 years and where it will move forward. We will be inviting a selection of speakers from the past 10 years of #iblog in this event.

The second day will focus on topics of interest for bloggers in general. The speakers that will be selected for this day shall be from the proposals received through this call for speaker proposals.

Submit your topic proposal on or before January 31, 2014. The approved topics and speakers for the summit will be posted or on before March 4 as we open for registration.

Thank you.

Big thanks to all participants and speakers who supported #iblog9. We just created an iBlog Facebook Page where we will keep in touch with participants for the past 9 summits.

Great thanks goes to Solaire Resorts, Sun iMessenger, Vibal Foundation, and Alfox Computer Center for sponsoring #iblog9.

2014 will be special as we will gear up for the 10th year of #iblog. Expect us to be active this early in drumming up conversations on the future of blogging and how #iblog10 #iblogX will be like.

See you online and just keep blogging!

iBlog9: The 9th Philippine Blogging Summit (#iblog9) will be on May 31 and June 1, 2013 at the Malcolm Theater, UP College of Law, UP Diliman, Quezon City from 8 am to 5 pm.

Note that the first 300 registered participants to come early (on or before 9 am) will be given food stub and participant kit. Afterwards, remaining food stubs and participant kits shall be given to early walk-ins.

iBlog9 is a 2-day FREE event. The first day (May 31) is targeted for bloggers, marketers, businesses and entrepreneurs wanting to understand how to tap blogs as a medium to promote their products and services. Also as a means to generate income. Day 1 also tackles advance topics on blogging – taking blogs to the next level.

The second day (June 1) is meant to everyone interested about blogging.

REGISTER NOW!

Day 1 AGENDA (May 31)

9:00 to 9:20 Flag ceremony, prayer, participant intro (limited)

9:20 – 9:40 Understanding the Blogger Psyche
(Jonel Uy, BloggerCircles.com)

9:50 to 10:10 Blogging as an effective Content Marketing Tool for Businesses
(Ben Francia, http://www.benfrancia.com)

10:20 to 10:35 break

10:35 – 10:55 Empowerment in Digital Marketing
(Grace Bondad Nicolas, www.empoweredgrace.blogspot.com)

11:05 – 11:25 Working with brands either for your business or advocacy, and even both
(Jeoffrey Solas, www.liberatingjepoy.com)

11:35 to 11:55 Sponsor Talk: Sun iMessenger: blog marketing case study
(Louie Oviedo, President & CEO of Greetings Unlimited Inc.)

12:05 to 1:05 Lunch break

1:05 – 1:25 How to Get the Influencers Write About Your Startup
(Jonha Revesencio, http://ijustdid.org)

1:35 – 1:55 Bloggers and political organizations – the road to 2016
(Mark Pere Madrona, rightonthemark.wordpress.com)

2:05 – 2:25 Fighting corruption online and offline
(Angel Bombarda, www.bantay.ph)

2:35 to 2:55 Income & Opportunities through Blogging
(Khoa Bui, www.secretsentrepreneur.com)

3:05 to 3:20 BREAK

3:20 to 3:40 Bloggers as Digital Influencers
(Janette Toral, DigitalFilipino.com)

4:00 sponsor raffle, shirts raffle, and group photo

REGISTER NOW!

DAY 2 AGENDA (June 1)

9:00 to 9:20 Flag ceremony, prayer, participant intro (limited)

9:20 to 9:40 Blogging and Social Thought Leadership
(Jason Cruz, http://jsncruz.com/)

9:50 to 10:10 Why do we blog?
(Wendell Glenn Cagape, www.journeysandtravels.com)

10:20 to 10:35 break

10:35 to 10:55 The Art of Interviewing & Quoting
(Arvin Ello, http://www.vintersections.com)

11:05 to 11:25 Blogging and Social Media Goodness
(Carlo Angelo Gonzales, http://carloangelogonzales.com)

11:35 to 11:55 Sponsor Talk: Solaire Digital Marketing Case Study 
(Jed Marcaida, Digital Marketing Director, Solaire Resort and Casino)

12:05 to 1:05 Lunch

1:05 to 1:25 Building your Identity as a Video Blogger
(Randolph Novino, http://pinoyscreencast.net)

1:35 to 1:55 The Rise of the Mommy bloggers in the Philippines
(Rhodora Espiritu-Valdez, http://deliberatelymom.blogspot.com/)

2:05 to 2:25 Avoiding Information Redundancy
(Jay Agonoy, http://deremoe.com)

2:35 to 2:55 Working as a homebased blogger
(Christian Melanie Lee, www.eccentricyethappy.info)

3:05 to 3:20 Break

3:20 to 3:40 Q &A Legal Issues in Blogging
(Atty. JJ Disini, Disini.ph)

4:00 to 4:20 The Future of Blogging: Greater or Less Influence?
(Manuel L. Quezon III, http://quezon.ph)

4:30 sponsor raffle, shirts raffle, and group photo

EMCEE: Flow Galindez