iBlog8: The 8th Philippine Blogging Summit

Filipino bloggers unite! iBlog8, The 8th Philippine Blogging Summit is happening this 25th and 26th of May, 8-5PM at the Malcolm Theater, University of the Philippines - Diliman.

Here's the program flow of iBlog8 taken from iBlog's website (iblogph.com):

Day 1 AGENDA (May 25)

8:45 Introductions of bloggers in the audience, National Anthem

9:00 – 9:20 Unboxing the true potential of your blog (Carlo Ople)

9:30 – 9:50 Creating a Blog Activation Campaign (Mark Joseph Delgado)

10:00 – 10:15 BREAK

10:15 – 11:00 SEO and Social Media Marketing Panel

• On Site Optimization 101 (Sean Patrick Si)
• Inbound Marketing – Merging SEO, Social, Content Marketing, Conversion Optimization and Online Branding (Jason Acidre)
• Utilizing Blog Networks for SEO and Social Media Traffic (Kim Tyrone Agapito)

11:20 Keynote Talk: UNILAB

LUNCH

1:00 – 1:20 Blogging, social media and journalism: The use, misuse and abuse of freedom of expression (Danilo Arao)

1:30 – 1:50 Social Media and Social Change (Tonyo Cruz)

2:00 – 2:20 Unwritten Blogging Etiquettes (Gellie Anne Abogado)

2:30 – 3:00 Youth and Blogging: The Next Generation Bloggers Are Here (Lloyd Salac)

3:00 – 3:15 BREAK

3:15 – 3:35 Kasali Kayo: Reaching Out to Overseas Filipinos for the 2013 Elections via Social Media (James Jimenez)

3:45 – 4:05 Bloggers the new PR community (Boris Joaquin)

4:15 – 4:35 Financial Planning for Bloggers (Garry Zaldy De Castro)

Raffle of sponsor items, iBlog8 shirts, and group photo shot.

Day 2 (May 26)

8:45 Introductions of bloggers in the audience, National Anthem

9:00 – 9:20 The Soul of Blogging (Rem Tanauan)

9:30 – 9:50 Politics of Blogging (Janette Toral)

10:00 – 10:15 BREAK

10:15 – 11:00 Blog Writing Panel

• Making your blog post work: Inspiring Quotes and Posts (Wendell Glenn Cagape)
• Using Public Narrative In Blogging (Bien Eli Nillos)
• Blog comedy writing for the not-naturally-funny (Marcelle Fabie)

11:20 Keynote Talk: McDonald’s Philippines

LUNCH

1:00 – 1:20 Teaching and Learning through EduBlogging (Noel Feria)

1:30 – 1:50 How to make your blog stand out from the crowd (Victorino Q. Abrugar)

2:00 – 3:00 Social Media Panel

• Social Media Marketing Shiznit (Carlo Angelo Gonzales)
• Optimizing your Blog thru Social Media. Using Hashtags, tags, and keywords (Jeoffrey Solas)
• Twitter as an ally in learning (Arvin Antonio V. Ortiz)
• Social Media in Business and Advocacy (Grace Bondad Nicolas)

3:15 – 3:30 BREAK

3:30 – 3:50 Social Media Legal Issues (Atty. JJ Disini)

4:00 – 4:20 Increasing Health Information Access through Blogging (Alvin Cloyd Dakis)

Raffle of sponsor items, iBlog8 shirts, and group photo shot.

DAY 1 & 2 EMCEES / Co-Host are: Flow Galindez and Rod Magaru.

See you there!