Event Geek

8:00 AM – 5:00 PM  November 26, 2011 (Saturday)
Golden Prince Hotel & Suites, Acacia St., Corner Archbishop Reyes Ave.,
Cebu City, Philippines
email: info@cebudirectories.com

This seminar-workshop will improve the managerial skills of professionals, finance managers, technical managers, and middle managers to prepare them for higher corporate responsibilities. They will learn how to develop goals and objectives that are aligned to the mission of the company and to effectively communicate action plans to their subordinates. They will become aware of the leadership qualities that will make them successful managers.

Who Should Attend?

• Any manager wishing to improve his or her approach to leadership
• Any executive of a team of people
• Senior managers in large or small organizations (Commercial,  Public Sector or Charity)
• Middle managers, supervisors and any aspiring leaders
• All business owners and self-employed people that are building their business

Topics

The quest to earn the title of “World’s Largest Chess Tournament” is underway as Cebu City Sports Commission spearheads the most ambitious chess program in Philippine chess history – the Cebu City Open Chess Tournament.

The Cebu City Government, Cebu City Sports Commission, Philippine Sports Commission and the Department of Education Region VII are coordinating their resources to hold the largest chess (board game) tournament from October to December 2011 with participants from city schools and from other groups and individuals converging in the Grand Finals in one venue - at the Cebu City Sports Center, Philippines. 

Generous sponsors such as Julie’s Bakeshop, Bioderm, International Pharmaceuticals Inc., Rose Pharmacy, Virginia Foods Inc. and the University of Cebu have thrown their support to make this noble program successful.

This massive program involves a targeted 30,000 chess players, the main bulk of which are elementary and secondary students, with winners pitted against winners in a series of tournaments until a grand champion emerges. 

The program will culminate in a Guinness World Record Attempt to break current record holder for largest chess (board game) tournament Krasnoyarsk, Russia with 1,214 participants.

Partnership with Department of Education
In a classic partnership with Department of Education Region VII Cebu City Division, this chess program involves mass instructions on chess by volunteer trainers and classroom teachers for elementary and high school students in public and private schools in Cebu City.

Instructions on how to play chess and how to conduct chess tournaments began early August this year with selected school teachers and school coordinators who in turn trained the students in the classrooms, section by section.

Interesting to note that since the class chess instructions were done simultaneously in the different schools, there was an enormous chess sets shortage. So much so that, improvised chess sets were developed and used, utilizing tarpaulin boards and “chess chips” – rubbers stoppers with stickers to signify chess pieces.

During the actual classroom chess tournaments, however, standard chess pieces and boards were used by all players.  Some schools held tournaments in their multi-purpose hall or covered courts instead of at their classrooms for easy monitoring.

School-wide tournaments started in Don Sergio, Guadalupe and Labangon Bliss Elementary Schools with 2,000 pupils last October 17.  The Ramon Duterte High School held its classroom tourney last October 21.

Cebu City Sports Commission Chairman Edward Hayco said, “The classroom and school-wide tournaments will continue until the grand finals.  We target at least 20, 000 pupils to learn the game of chess and to participate in the events.”

Among the schools that have tournaments ongoing are Pardo Elementary School, Mambaling Elementary School, Don Sergio Osmeña Sr. Memorial Night High School, Guadalupe Elementary School, Labangon Bliss Elementary School and the Don Vicente Rama Elementary School. Zapatera Elementary School and City Central School.

School wide tournaments are expected to be done at anytime convenient to the schools during the month of November.  Teachers are given the Official Registration List and Tournament Record Forms.  

Schools that have had their classroom tourneys are to submit a copy of the registration list and tournament record form (TRF) to the office of the Cebu City Sports Commission not later than November 10, 2011.

The top 4 players in the class section tournament will represent the class section in the          school-wide competition.  The top 8 players in the school-wide competition will represent the school in the Grand Finals.
                                                                                                                                                                    
Other groups and individuals can join!
The Cebu City Open Chess Tournament and Guinness World Record attempt for “World’s Largest Chess (Board Game) Tournament” is open to Filipinos and non-Filipino citizens, titled and non-titled players, students or professionals and out of school youths.

Registration is free to all players with forms available at the Cebu City Sports Center or may be requested by email.  A participant may represent a club, university or college, city or municipality and other public or private entities.  Registration period is from October 3 to November 30, 2011.

At the Grand Finals, all players who have registered individually or in groups including those coming from school eliminations shall play in one single group to vie for the title of Grand Champion.

Tentative Dates and Venue of the Grand Finals will be on December 10 - 11, 2011 at the Cebu City Sports Center Gym.

Certificates of Participation will be given to all participants while medals and other prizes will be
awarded to all top performers.  For inquiries, contact Cebu City Sports Commission, Cebu City Sports Center, RR Landon Extension, Cebu City at telephone number 255-6985/ 0923-116-4422 or Roger Abella @ 0910-2686-890 & Felix Poloyapoy @ 0923-576-5077.

Chairman Hayco added, “The Guinness World Record Attempt is just ‘icing on the cake’ as it will honour the many volunteers and participants who worked hard to make this event successful.  The record will also promote sports in Cebu City, particularly board games like chess, to divert the youth from drug abuse and petty crimes and promote Cebu City as a sports hub.”

Geoh Media has partnered with Cebu Directories Co. for one of their training programs, please see below for more details!

BLOGGING 101: Introduction & Opportunities

Across UP College Campus, 3rd Floor, Cebu Init TBI
Gorordo Avenue, Cebu City, Philippines
November 19, 2011 (Saturday)
1:00PM -5:00PM
email: info@cebudirectories.com
Download the workshop program
This workshop will explain why businesses or professionals should blog.  Why blogging matters and how companies are using blogs to spark conversation, maximize online exposure, interests and increase sales revenue.  Why individuals became successful through blogging?  That’s what we need to find out when attending the workshop.


This workshop is also designed to prove everything you need to know to build a successful blog from selecting your blog platform to planning your blog strategy.

This module is the first of 4 parts.
Module 1: Blogging 101: Introduction and Opportunities (November 19, 2011)
Module 2: Advanced Blogging (Date to be announced soon)
Module 3: Allied Skills – Reputation Management, SEO & Marketing (Date to be announced soon)
Module 4: Niche Blogging Techniques (Date to be announced soon)
Blogging has been considered as the new form of media and this workshop will bring more bloggers in the main stream media and into the World Wide Web.

Who should attend?

• Website designers
• Marketing Professionals
• Business Owners / Entrepreneurs
• Interested Groups
• Stay-at-Home Moms
• Freelancers
• Virtual Assistants
• Students
• Individuals who want to set up a blog and drive traffic using search engine optimization and social media  marketing techniques

Learning Investment

Registration is inclusive of Snacks and Certificate of Attendance.
Super Discount        – P600 inclusive of VAT (Deadline October 31, 2011)
Early Bird Rate         – P800 inclusive of VAT (November 1 – 14, 2011)
Regular Rate            - P2,000 inclusive of VAT (November 15 – 17, 2011)
Download the workshop program

COSPLAY: Harajuku District is presented to you by Cebu Business Park, Asiatown IT Park, Ayala Center Cebu and CedfIT which will be this coming October 29, 2011 at the linear park, Cebu Business Park, across Mariott Hotel.

The Cosplay Photo Exhibit will be on October 22-30, (Level 1 Paseo Solana, Ayala Center Cebu). If you want to learn more about Cosplay, their will be a Cosplay Workshop by the Tuxedo Team from Manila on October 28th and will be in the City Sports Club Cebu. The COSPLAY: Harajuku District will be an awesome event with the presence of ABS-CBN Star Magic's Enrique Gil!

SKYcable Launches HD in Cebu and Davao. After a long day at work, nothing beats relaxing at home and tuning-in to your favorite channels on your HDTV. But did you ever wonder how you can get the most out of your HD television? Well SKYcable, the leader in digital cable TV technology, has got you covered with its High Definition (HD) Packages, which gives you the most number of HD in the market.

Reasserting its excellence in cable TV, SKYcable recently launched SKYcable HD in Cebu and Davao last October 7, 2011 at the Marriott Hotel, Cebu, which was attended by SKYcable officials and members of the media community.

SKYcable HD is a value-added service offered by SKYcable as a top-up to any basic package to enjoy High Definition TV viewing. It promises subscribers with breathtaking clear picture and cinematic digital sound in a panoramic widescreen format so they can watch more details and more action.

SKYcable HD offers flexible HD packages to cater to the various content needs of subscribers.  The Innovation pack offers HISTORY HD, Discovery HD World, and HBO HD at P499 per month.  The HD Revolution boasts of six (6) channels including STAR Movies HD, Nat Geo HD, FoxCrime HD, Fox Family Movies HD, Fox HD, STAR World HD for only P299 per month.  NBA fans will get to enjoy non-stop basketball action with the NBA Premium TV (HD) at P350 per month.  And if the subscriber just wants to have it all, he just needs to get the all-in-one HD Power Pack which covers all the channel offerings of the Innovation and Revolution packs plus NBA Premium TV (HD) at P899 per month.  And all these packs come with Free ESPN HD for a limited promo period.  With the SKYcable HD, only one’s imagination can limit the possibilities in digital viewing.

SKYcableHD can be topped-up to the SKYcable postpaid packages like the SKYcable Platinum, SKYcable, SKYcable Silver, SKYcable 499, SKYcable 399 and SKYcable 280.

Take your viewing experience to a whole new dimension with SKYcable HD now! Call 346-4255 to 61or text 0917-8800-SKY (759) to find out more about SKYcable HD.

ATTENTION! To all Cebu-based and/or Visayas-based bloggers, Cebu Bloggers Society Inc. is inviting you to attend this one-of-a-kind blogging event, the Visayas Blogging Summit 2011, which will be held in Cebu City, Philippines on November 26 (Saturday) at SM City Cebu. Non/Cebu Bloggers are invited as well! Admission is FREE!

The 2011 Visayas Blogging Summit will be on November 26, 2011 (Saturday), 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at SM City Cebu, Cebu City Philippines!
 
This year, the VBS 2011 organizers are taking a step forward by providing our participants world-class talks that will better improve their craft as social media users. With the theme, Blogging and Beyond, the Visayas Blogging Summit 2011 will highlight the value of blogging as a potent tool in community development and in encouraging community participation.

Visit visayas bloggers summit for more ino on registration!

PROGRAM

(07:30 – 08:30 a.m.) REGISTRATION

(08:30 – 09:00 a.m.) WELCOME

(09:30 – 10:30 a.m.) PERSONAL BLOGGING
Know the advantages of blogging, how to improve a blog’s visibility and how to make it sustainable.

(11:00 – 12:00 p.m.) PROFESSIONAL BLOGGING
There is more to blogging. This can be a career and even become a business. Find out how professionals make it to the top.

(12:01 – 01:00 p.m.) LUNCH BREAK

(01:01 – 02:30 p.m.) SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING FOR BUSINESS

(03:00 – 04:00 p.m.) SOCIAL MEDIA RESPONSIBILITY
Blogging is not only for business but for social change. Find out how bloggers influence and use blogging as a medium to change their communities and improve lives.

(04:01 – 5:00 p.m.) AWARDING AND CLOSING CEREMONIES

SEE YOU THERE?!

The Outpost presents~ Travel 101: Travel.Live.Connect and The 1st EVER CEBU OUTDOOR GEAR SWAP this October 23 and November 13, Sunday at THE OUTPOST! Calling all Mountaineers, Skaters, Surfers, Travellers, Bikers, Boardriders, Backpackers, hobbyists & outdoor junkies!

YOU are invited to drop by and check out first hand good ol' gear and goods for sale/trade. As they say, "One man's stuff can be another man's goldmine!" Gates open as early as 3pm. Program (Bands, Sharers, Games) starts 6pm onwards.

Ramon Vidal with his crew will be presenting their Stok Kangri Summit also so this is gonna be really fun! See you guys there! Magkita2x nasad ta ninyung tanan.

P.S. If you want to sell/trade something, register with us for a very minimal fee of P100.00! Tables are limited so come and get it! Decide NOW! Call/text this number for all of your concerns: 09052096625

SEE YOU GUYS THERE!

The Call for Entries: Pagkilala sa mga Natatanging Kuwentong Katutubo will be on Nov 15, 2011 (Deadline). The International Labour Organization (ILO) Country Office for the Philippines, in partnership with Probe Media Foundation, will recognize outstanding published and broadcasted stories on Indigenous Peoples (IPs) in print, photo essay, radio, television and online media.

The recognition program entitled, “Pagkilala sa mga Natatanging Kuwentong Katutubo” is the first of its kind in the country that will highlight excellence in IP reportage that portrays indigenous peoples not only as a marginalized sector or beneficiaries but as ‘partners in development’. This program largely focuses on success stories of IP communities or individuals; how they were able to empower themselves amidst adversities and challenges as citizens of this country who usually take a back seat in the scheme of things or are lost in the stream of public consciousness.

If you can, you may share this or submit yourself stories appropriate to the above mentioned categories and published or aired in the period from August 2009 until August 2011 to Probe Media Foundation not later than 12 midnight of November 15, 2011. Attached are the application form and guidelines for your reference. The writer, reporter or producer of the outstanding story from the media outfit that submitted the entry will be invited to the Recognition Ceremony on December 12, 2011. For questions or concerns, please feel free to contact Ms. Yasmin Tang through 4330456 or email katutubomedia@gmail.com

There will be an upcoming Interconnecting CISCO Network Devices 2 at the CEDF-IT Training Room, Asiatown IT Park, Apas, Cebu City from 9:00am–5:00pm on November 14-19, 2011 (Monday-Saturday. This Interconnecting CISCO Network Devices seminar organized by the Cebu Educational Development Foundation for Information Technology (CEDF-IT).

Training Duration : 6 days (9:30am-12nn, 1-5pm)

Required Learner Skills and Knowledge

• Basic Computer Literacy
• Basic Windows Navigation Skills
• Basic Internet Usage Skills
• Basic E-Mail Usage Skills

Course Goal for ICND 2
To install, operate and troubleshoot a medium-sized network, including connecting to a WAN and
implementing a network security.

Topics for ICND 2
· Configure, verify and troubleshoot a switch with VLANs and interswitch communications
· Implement an IP addressing scheme and IP Services to meet network requirements in a medium-size
Enterprise branch office network
· Configure and troubleshoot basic operation and routing on Cisco devices
· Implement, verify, and troubleshoot NAT and ACLs in a medium-size Enterprise branch office
network
· Implement and verify WAN links

PROGRAM TRAINERS

• MR. CLETUS JOHN P. ACEBES - ECE – (Ateneo de Cagayan – Xavier University)
• CCNP, CCDP, CCSP; Network Administrator – Lexmark R&D Philippines; Working Experience: 11 years
• MR. LEO D. LEOPOLDO - ECE – (MSU – IIT Iligan); CCNP; Manager – Globe Telecom; Working Experience: 10 years
• MR. MELBEN P. LAMPARAS - ECE – (Ateneo de Cagayan – Xavier University); CCNA; Network Engineer – Ace–1 IT Consultancy; Working Experience: 10 years

COURSE FEE
Inclusive of all course materials for 6 days, facilities and venue, lunch and certificate of participation:
CEDF-IT MEMBERS:

• Early Bird Rate – registered and paid on or before November 7, 2011 = Php 12,500.00* net of tax
• Regular Rate – registered and paid on or before November 10, 2011 = Php 13,000.00* net of tax

NON-MEMBERS:

• Early Bird Rate – registered and paid on or before November 7, 2011 = Php 16,000.00* net of tax
• Regular Rate – registered and paid on or before November 10, 2011 = Php 16,500.00* net of tax

This is limited to twelve (12) seats only.

In observance of Breast Awareness Month in October, the Eduardo J. Aboitiz Cancer Center (EJACC) of the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) will hold the 8th annual “Moonwalk: A Walk for Breast Cancer Awareness” on Oct. 12. Moonwalk is open to the public. Participants are encouraged to wear pink shirts.

Moonwalk, a unique advocacy campaign of RAFI held every full moon of October, aims to promote the importance of observing monthly breast self-examination for women aged 20 and beyond.

It is also a campaign of RAFI to get more people to be aware on the importance of early cancer detection and prevention. At the same time, it is a tribute to the victims and survivors of breast cancer.

Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths among Cebuano women, based on the Cebu population-based Cancer Registry of RAFI.

From 1993 to 2007, Eduardo J. Aboitiz Cancer Center (EJACC) of RAFI recorded a total of 3,005 reported breast cancer cases in Metro Cebu. EJACC found a continuous increase of breast cancer incidence in Metro Cebu over the past 10 years, caused by lifestyle and health-related factors.

The assembly area for this year’s Moonwalk will be at the Cebu Business Park near Pag-Ibig Fund Tower at 4 p.m. Participants will walk to The Walk in Asiatown I.T. Park where they will form a human pink ribbon. A short program and Pink Rock Concert will follow.

“With the growing awareness on breast cancer, we are expecting more participants this year—around 3,000 from 1,500 last year. Most of the participants are cancer patients, women from the barangays, and the youth. We encourage everyone, from all walks of life, to join us in this year’s Moonwalk,” Ronald delos Reyes, EJACC program coordinator, said.

Moonwalk is organized in collaboration with The Walk and in coordination with Ayala Center Cebu and I CAN SERVE. It is supported by the Cebu City Government, Department of Health Region 7, Asiatown I.T. Park, Cebu Business Park, Allied Banking Corporation, Phillipine National Bank, Cebu Praedia Development Corporation, Rotary Club of Cebu Fuente, and Destiny Medical Fund, Inc.

Moonwalk is an initiative under the Integrated Development focus area of RAFI, addressing health issues of communities in order to create a better quality of life.

For more details about the Moonwalk, or to register, please call 254-6351 or 256-3287 and look for Gina Mariquit.

Your Events Show Plus Corporation (Y.E.S) presents the It’s Banana Time ” A COMEDY CONCERT” featuring Pooh, Pokwang & Angelica Panganiban on October 22, 2011 8:00pm at Hoops Dome, Mactan, Cebu.

It’s Banana Time: A Comedy Concert tickets cost are at P1,500 (Court Area), P1,000 (Lower Box), P800 (Upper Box) and P250 (General Admission). Kindly call 254-9643 or 239-1856 for more information or txt 09156298559 or 09228908992 look for Cyruz.

PINK LIFE FOR KIDS in Cebu will be on October 8,2011 at the Ayala Activity Center. Pink Life for kids is an event that is for the Benefit of Kids with Cancer.

A minimum donation of P100 entitles your child to a Pink Wristband with these freebies:
- SMURFS Movie at 10:30 AM
- Photobooth
- Mascot Appearance
- Inflatables
- Lots of games and prizes

For more details, please call the Privileges Desk at 232-0380.
Registration starts October 1 to October 8, 2011.

MECHANICS:

1. Activity is open to all kids ages 3-12 years old.

2. Simply donate a minimum of P100 at the Privileges Desk starting October 1 to October 8, 2011 to get a Pink Wristband.

3. The Pink Wristband entitles the child to enjoy the following activities for FREE from 1:00PM-6:00PM:
a. SMURFS Movie starts at 10:30AM-12:00NN
b. Mascot Show
c. Inflatables
d. Balloon Twisters
e. Photobooth

4. The Pink Wristband should be worn at all times to avail of the activities.

5. Proceeds of the activity is for the benefit of KYTHE Foundation and Children's Hour.