Iligan Bloggers Society (IBS) is inviting you to the Mindanao Bloggers Summit 2011(MBS5) on October 29-30, 2011 at Iligan City.

After detailed planning and numerous meetings, Mindanao Bloggers Summit 2011 will banner the theme “One Green Mindanao: Mobilizing Bloggers to Promote Sustainable Lifestyle”. This year’s summit will not only be a venue to converge Mindanao-based bloggers but also discuss issues on environment and to help formulate a better Mindanao through the promotion and the adaptation of a sustainable lifestyle.

“With the prevalent issues on climate change, the Summit aims to promote natural balance and respect for the human symbiotic relationship with the Earth”, IBS Executive Director, Ms. Yape stated. She also wishes to invite all bloggers who are interested to attend the event and experience the vibrant Mindanao blogging community, and to share ideas and explore the potential impact of blogging and sustainable lifestyle.

WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR JOINING?

Mindanao- based bloggers are top priority.
Bloggers from Luzon and Visayas are also welcome to join.
Complete the registration and wait for the confirmation email.

IS THERE A REGISTRATION FEE?

There is 200PHp registration fee and we have only 100 slots available, register now, and don’t miss out on the much-awaited convergence of bloggers in Mindanao.

HOW TO REGISTER:

Register here: REGISTRATION FORM
We will then send an email to facilitate you with your registration fee payment

Once accepted as a REGISTERED PARTICIPANT, you are entitled to the following:

Summit Kit
3 Meal Coupons
Raffle Ticket
Certificate of Attendance
Evening Social and City Tour Passes
More More More Freebies!!!

THERE’S MORE!!

For Pre-Event Posting, post the link of the blog post at the 5th Mindanao Bloggers Summit Facebook Fanpage. A Mindanao-Wide Blogging Contest and it’s details will soon be posted on this site, sign up for email updates, so as to not miss out on it!

Blogging 101 Seminar has kick started the Mindanao Bloggers Summit 2011 lasts September 22, 2011 at Mindanao Sanitarium Hospital Conference Hall. Among the topics discussed were the basics of blogging, web designing, online article writing, travel blogging and photography. With participants from Iligan City and it’s neighboring towns and cities (Marawi City), Blogging 101 has indeed spurred up blogging interest within the area!

The keynote speaker for the MBS5 is Commissioner Naderev Saño of the National Climate Change Commission to talk about the pressing matter of climate change and it’s over all impact. The line up for speakers include Aileen Apollo – de Jesus of Google Inc. , professor/researcher Dr. Marilou Siton -Nanaman, environmental advocate Anna Oposa, Ali Bari from DENR 10, and social media specialist Janette Toral.

Iligan City has many tourist destinations that the guest and participants can visit and enjoy. IBS invites you to join the City Tour and the David DiMuzio Concert on October 30, 2011. One of the destinations to be visited will be the NPC Nature’s Park that houses the famous Maria Cristina Falls. Please prepare extra budget for the service fees for adventure rides that you may want to take and experience. A detailed post of the itinerary of the City Tour is posted at THE TOUR PAGE.

See you all in Iligan – the City of Majestic Waterfalls!

Can't believe i'm up to my 200th post! Hooray! For pro bloggers, it's just a month of blogging but for me, it took me..uhmmm.. (checking my very first post)... 4 YEARS just to reach to this point. Well, i'm not really a good writer so i try my best to post something every now and then. My first post was about the Evolution of Digital Video posted last 11/22/07. I was a second year IT student back then, and we were asked to do our assignments online by posting it in our personalized blogs. High tech di ba?! Yes, our course is so cool we don't even have to waste paper for our reaction papers and home works.

We were required to maintain our blogs by writing reviews about short animated films in Youtube just so we can write something there. After all the requirements, just like any other student who hate home works, i stopped writing. Then, i attended this seminar called Blogging 101 where i learned many stuff about blogging which really regained my interest in blogging like monetizing through ads. I was really hooked up with the thought of gaining money using ads, i just blogged all day. But unfortunately, my account was suspended due to some issues. I wanted to have my account back but they won't allow me. Disappointed, i lay low in blogging again.

However, I still post stuff in this blog whenever i find inspiration or whenever i want to express things that i can't say in plurk or facebook due to posting limits and privacy. Yes, my blog is public but not everyone reads it.hehe. So i don't really advertise this blog intensively. I just let the people read it on their own risk. :D There are tons of secrets, experiences, rants, happy things, and a variety of nonsense that only my readers (if such exist) have the honor to read it. A part of my life is embedded in this blog since there are things better written than said.

So for this 200th post, i want to shout out a BIG thank YOU for being part of this journey of mine! To the blogging community who inspired me in writing and the writers who i look up to, thank you for being there giving a little spark in this dark abyss of mine which i call blog. And of course to the people who likes and comments in my blog which gives me a sense of company. I really feel appreciated for being a blogger whenever people does simple things like this. So again, thanks and see you in my next posts!

On friday, i will be going out of town to attend my 2nd blogging event after the Mindanao Bloggers Summit. Blogfest S0ccsksargen 2010 will happen on December 11, 2010 at Grand Ballroom of East Asia Royale Hotel, National Highway, General Santos City from 7:30am to 6:00pm. It is organized by the Mindanao's Funnest Blogging Community, the Soccsksargen Bloggers, led by Bariles of GenSantos.com. Blogfest Sox will be attended by more or less 100 bloggers all over Mindanao to learn from Philippine's most influential internet personalities. There will be 13 speakers and some of them are:

Google Philippines’ Aileen Apolo-de Jesus, Presidential Communications Operations Office Manager Jay Jaboneta, UP Diliman Department of Journalism Professor Danilo Arao, Davao Bloggers President Ria Abella Jose, Soccsksargen Tourism Advocate Michelle Lopez-Solon, Digital Filipino’s Janette Toral, Zamboanga Multi-media Guru Ryann Elumba, Web Presence Strategist Fil-Am Dale Palileo, and Internet Security Expert Bobby Soriano all willing and eager to increase your passion for the much vaunted New Media!

The speakers will be talking about various topics that will surely update and educate us bloggers. Some of my favorite topics are "Exposing Local Gems in New Media", "SEO and Traffic Generation Tips and Tricks", "Monetizing Your Blog", "New Media's Role in Business", and "Spicing up Blogs with Animation and Video" which will be given by the head of Seed Interactive, Mr. Ryann Elumba. To view the full schedule, click here.

I'm really excited to be part of this big event that will really help me become a better blogger. During the Mindanao Blogger's i was very busy as part of the organizing committee. Now, as the participant, I will really have more fun listening to the speakers and getting to know the other bloggers from different parts of Mindanao. It is also my first time to visit GenSan so im very excited to see the Tuna Capital at its best.

God Bless the Sox Bloggers and hoping to have a safe trip to the participants who will be travelling to GenSan. For more info about the Blogfest Sox 2010, visit their website here.