{"id":167,"date":"2008-08-13T06:13:58","date_gmt":"2008-08-13T11:13:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onthe8spot.com\/?p=167"},"modified":"2008-08-13T06:13:58","modified_gmt":"2008-08-13T11:13:58","slug":"wordcamp-philippines-2008-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/onthe8spot.com\/index.php\/2008\/08\/13\/wordcamp-philippines-2008-update\/","title":{"rendered":"WordCamp Philippines 2008 update"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hmm less than a month to go before the Word Camp Philippines 2008, heheh very excited!
\nIt seems the event organizers (Mindanao Bloggers here<\/a>\ud83d\ude42 have corralled in more sponsors and they have finally released the list of mini-sessions, The group is also holding a Visayas and Mindanao pre WordCamp Meetup . here is an excerpt from Migs’ email:<\/p>\n

4. There will also be a pre-wordcamp which will be held in Davao for bloggers in Mindanao and Visayas who will not be able to join the Main WordCamp in Manila! This is slated on Spetember 4, 2008. And yes.. Matt Mullenweg<\/strong> will be there!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Schedule is found here<\/a>, reproduced below:<\/p>\n

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Schedule<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/th>\n<\/th>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
8:00 AM<\/td>\nRegistration<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fellowship & Coffee<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9:00 AM<\/td>\nPambansang Awit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Welcome Address<\/strong>
\nby the Mindanao Bloggers<\/a> Convenor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
State of WordPress in the Philippines<\/strong>
\nby Chuckie Dreyfus<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nDEPLOYMENT TRACK<\/span><\/td>\nDEVELOPMENT TRACK<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9:30 AM<\/td>\nBlogging 102 \u2014 Basics & Beyond<\/strong>
\nby Jayvee Fernandez<\/a><\/td>\n		Creating WordPress Themes & CSS Power<\/strong>
\nby Gail Villanueva<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10:25 AM<\/td>\nWordPress for Corporate Web Sites<\/strong>
\nby Hans Koch<\/a><\/td>\n		Developing WordPress Plugins<\/strong>
\nby Markku Seguerra<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Building A Blogging Community<\/strong>
\nby Blogie Robillo<\/a><\/td>\n		Organizing & Optimizing Your WordPress Blog<\/strong>
\nby Ely Apao<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11:20 AM<\/td>\nVideo Blogging with WordPress<\/strong>
\nby Kring Elenzano<\/a><\/td>\n		WordPress as a CME\/CMS<\/strong>
\nby Karla Redor<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Blogging & Journalism<\/strong>
\nby Danilo Arao<\/a><\/td>\n		WordPress & SEO<\/strong>
\nby Hans Koch<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n[ Sign-up for the sessions ]<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12:15 PM<\/td>\nLunch<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nPLENARY SESSIONS<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1:30 PM<\/td>\nThe Future of WordPress<\/strong>
\nby Matt Mullenweg<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2:10 PM<\/td>\nDemystifying Google Analytics<\/strong>
\nby Aileen Apolo<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2:50 PM<\/td>\nWordPress & Web Standards<\/strong>
\nby Regnard Raquedan<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3:30 PM<\/td>\nPowwow with Matt<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4:30 PM<\/td>\nInstall-Fest
\nContests
\nRaffle Draws<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8:00 PM<\/td>\nAfter-Party @ mag:net caf\u00e9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Signed up for developing Themes, Developing plugins, and WordPress as a CMS. I wish I didn’t have to choose between Plugins and using wordpres for corporate web sites session. Oh well can’t have everything.
\nOfficial Site: WordCamp Philippines 2008 here<\/a>:
\nOrganizers:Mindanao Bloggers here<\/a>:
\nSponsors of WordCamp Philippines 2008<\/strong>:<\/p>\n