iBlog3: the 3rd Philippine Blogging Summit

Yes! It's coming! iBlog3: the 3rd Philippine Blogging Summit will be held at the School of Economics Auditorium, in UP Diliman, Quezon City this April 13 and 14, 2007. This event is organized by the University of the Philippines - Internet Society Program.

Mark the dates in your calendar. And if you're not registered yet, stop reading this and go here to register. It's a really must for all bloggers out there! I mean, I've been there the last time, and woah! And so as to understand my "woah", see you there! 

Here's the massive activities and full program sessions that will be covered in two days:

iBlog3 Program

April 13, 2007

Morning: Newbies track

9:00-9:15 Opening remarks
9:15 - 9:30 Keynote (VIP)

9:30-10:00 Blogging for Newbies (Chris Haravata)
10:00 - 10:20 Do’s and Don’ts of Personal Blogging (Lauren Dado)

10-20 - 10:50 Break

10:50 - 11: 15 Personal Blogging Success Story (Noemi Lardizabal Dado)
11:15 - 11:35 Unlocking your creative blogging potential (Marcelle Fabie)
11:35 - 12:00 What every business person should know about blogging (Arelle Valla)

12:00 - 1:00 Lunch

1:00 - 1:20 Building Communities: One Blog at a time. The E-Games Experience (Jaime Enrique Y. Gonzalez, CEO, IPVG)

Art & Literary Track
1:20 - 1:40 Injecting humor in blogging (Anton De Leon)
1:40 - 2:10 Blogging as alternative publishing for comic book creators (Jonas Diego)
2:10 -2:30 Literary Blogging Experience, Observations, and Trends (Dean Alfar)

2:30 - 3:00 Break

Legal Track
3:00 - 3:30 Philippine Libel Law and its implications on blogging
3:30 - 4:00 Bloggers Code of Ethics (Emerson Banez)
4:00 - 4:30 Blogging and Copyright Law (Atty. Jaime Soriano)

4:30 - 6:00 Raffle, Networking

April 14, 2007

Blogging for Newbies
9:00 - 9:20 Abraham Olandres: Blogging Success Story (Philippines’ Most Read Blogger)
9:20 - 9:40 Photoblogging Success Story (Anton Diaz)
9:40 - 10:00 Philippine Politics and the Blogosphere (Manuel L. Quezon III)

10:00 to 10:30 Break

Blogging Trends Track
10:30 to 10:50 Podcasting/Videocasting Growth Trends (Wilson Chua of eRadioPortal.)
10:50 to 11:10 Blogging / Web Marketing Trends (Aileen Apolo of Google.)
11:10 to 11:30 The New Prosumer (Eduardo Mapa Jr. of Euro 4D.)

11:30 to 12:00 Panel Discussion (Moderated by Janette Toral)

12:00 - 1:00 Lunch

1:00 to 1:15 Sponsor Talk

Blogging and Journalism Track
1:15 - 1:40 Blogging and Investigative Journalism (Alecks Pabico of PCIJ)
1:40 - 2:00 Blogging as Mainstream Media (Angelo Racoma of the Blog Herald)
2:00 - 2:20 TV Journalism and Blogging (Malou Mangahas of GMA Network)
2:20- 240 Panel Discussion (Moderated by Rachel Khan)

2:40 - 3:00 Break

Professional Blogging Track

3:00 - 3:30 Blogging for advancing one’s career (Marc Hil Macalua)
3:30 - 4:00 Professional blogging (Jayvee Fernandez)
4:00 - 4:30 Increasing blog popularity (Gail Dela Cruz - Villanueva)

4:30 - 5:00 Raffle, group picture, networking

Don’t forget to register in this FREE event now!