Y4IT 09

Reposting from Ida.

School invites here.
Y4IT site here - http://y4it.up.edu.ph.

"Now on its 7th year, the Philippine Youth Congress in Information Technology or Y4iT is expected to be bigger and better. Last year's Y4iT was held in UP Diliman and was the most successful event organized by the UP ITTC and UP SITF in cooperation with PSITE, CSP, and the UP ITTC Student Volunteer Corps. The sponsors included Sun, JEDI, Microsoft, Acer, and Fujitsu Ten. An estimated 18,000 senior high school and college students, IT professionals, members of the academe, and IT enthusiasts attended. Also, all 70 invited speakers were present."

eLib WebTech Training

Web Technologies: Training for Development of Library and Teaching Resources
May 25-27, 2009
Data Center, The National Library
Kalaw St., Ermita Manila.

Talked on
1. Developing a basic web page
2. Development of a simple Library/Faculty Blog
3. Developing a video/file sharing system

You learn something new each day...

I've heard and read about them yet never had the chance to actually see or access one: Toshiba laptops' easy access to hard drives. Had to recover files from my sister and brother-in-law's Toshiba TE2100. I thought I was in for a long tear-down... But, no... All I had to do was remove a screw, pop a small dedicated drive panel, pull, and viola! Out comes the old 30GB 2.5 in. HD.

You learn something new each day...

SLIS Faculty Workshop

This year's theme: Charting your future with more creative ways of academic torture... Hehehe...

April 28 to 30, 2009. Lagos del Sol, Caliraya, Cavinti, Laguna.

Some notes on this.

• Same place as last year, still nice and cozy.


• Some new faces.


• Rained the whole time so not much on the R & R.


• Minor disaster for me. Normal trip to Caliraya w/ minivan was 2 1/2 to 3hrs. on the way home, damn 2wheel (rear-only) drive broke in Pagsanjan. Had to drive painfully slow with 4wheel drive engaged to run the van using the front wheels with the rear wheels freewheeling. Took me 5hrs+. Had to run only at 40kph max, plus the with the extra effort needed to spin the front wheels, overheating was a major problem. Had to gas station hop along SLEX. At least I got home safe.

Last year's faculty workshop.
Last year's R & R.
Last year's sights.

e-Lib Talk

Web Technologies: Training for Development of Library and Teaching Resources
Philippine e-Lib and UP-ITTC
March 18, 2009
Vidal Tan Hall
Thanks to Edwin Gerodias for the pics (note: Nikon user using my Canon Cam. :D)

1st IT Track Lecture Series

For Tsokulit. It wasn't really the way we planned it. The original plan was a vendor fair, but circumstances dictate that I improvise. But there'll be a next year. :D

Thanks to Sir Tyran Tenmatay, Lecturer, SLIS, and Ms. Ruzette Tanyag, Sun Campus Ambassador, UP ACM and UnPLUG.

Guys signed up for the OSUM (http://osum.sun.com) - Open Source University Meetup, got to know about FOSS and were introduced to Zembly (http://zembly.com).

Y4iT’08 - Day 4

Philippine Youth Congress in Information Technology (Y4iT’08)
04 September 2008 (Day 3)
University Theater, UP Film Institute, and UP Ang Bahay ng Alumni

website: http://y4it.up.edu.ph

Photos by Igor Cabbab (Canon EOS 400D).

Broke my cam. :( I think in all the fuss and flurry I bumped my camera's hotshoe into a side wall at the UP Theater. The pop-up flash doesn't work anymore. External flashes still work, but there's an ugly ding on the hotshoe. Translation, I can't claim that it's damage-free when I sell it. Have to find a Canon service center. Jeez, wish I had money to burn.

Things that caught my fancy?

Burst mode = weird gif creations. There's steady cam, panning and a plurk dancing banana tribute around here somewhere. Note: some of the pics have large file sizes, they make take some time to load. My faves? The ones of Ms. Marcos and the VIP lounge gifs.

Mr. Pocholo Gonzales' talk on Voice Acting seems to be the most warmly accepted at the Film Institute. Ms. Imee Marcos' take on Creative Media via CREAM and Ms. Gina Duminy's IT Certification seem welcome thoughts.

Am kinda sad that I won't be seeing Jen Bolina in future UP ITTC events, good luck in your future endeavors Jen. :D

As long I attend events like these, I'll always take pics. *sigh* Like I said in a msg to Noel on twitter re: why I have a lot of pics... I miss my old jobs. :(

Y4iT’08 - Day 3

Philippine Youth Congress in Information Technology (Y4iT’08)
04 September 2008 (Day 3)
University Theater, UP Film Institute, and UP Ang Bahay ng Alumni

website: http://y4it.up.edu.ph

Photos by Igor Cabbab (Canon EOS 400D), some photos by Jen Agustin.

Some things that caught my attention: Prof. Oliver Malabanan on Collective and Connective Intelligence, Mr. John Ruero on Information Security Analytics, and Prof. Cherrie Joy Billedo on Social Networking. Maybe because those reflect my current interests?

There were times when I wished I could be in two places at once. Sadly, I missed Mr. Jerome Gotangco on Ruby on Rails and Dr. Giovanni Tapang on IT Forensics. High point for me was being able to listen to Atty. Koko Pimentel and Sen. Dick Gordon. Let's leave it at that, I've plurked too much on my other keynote concerns.

Y4iT’08 - Day 2

Philippine Youth Congress in Information Technology (Y4iT’08)
03 September 2008 (Day 2)
University Theater, UP Film Institute, and UP Ang Bahay ng Alumni

website: http://y4it.up.edu.ph

Photos by Igor Cabbab (Canon EOS 400D).

Day 1 was tiring. But I wouldn't miss Days 2, 3 and 4 for the world. Day two was an eyeopener for me. A couple of events are stuck in my head.

There was a schedule change that escaped me. Senator Edgardo J. Angara was the keynote speaker at the UP Film Institute (FI) and not the UP Theater. I was so surprised when I entered the side entrance of the FI with Jen Agustin in tow. There was Senator Angara just ending his keynote address. From the corner of my eye I saw that we weren't the only ones taking pictures. There were about three to four other DSLRs in the wild, one was from UP-ITTC, the rest were probably from newspapers. The old me kicked in. I dragged Jen into the fray, into my old world.

See, photo-ops like these, as Dan already knows with his stint as part of the Press, can get a bit dirty. Think of taking photos as boxing out in basketball without the elbows (well, sometimes there are, but thank God I only experienced that once). Jen and I got in some good shots, though I think I reaaaaally am out of practice. I miss it. :( Plus, I think the ole Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ10 really does perform better in some situations than my Canon EOS 400D. I still want a 450D or 1000D. Waah! :D

Speaking of cameras, my old UP SLIS schoolmate Juned Sonido (of A Feed Is Born , baratillo@cubao, pinoy snapshots, dalanghita.com, 1read2.org and radiocubao) was the speaker on the topic of Photoblogging at the Theater. And the Lumix / 400D thingie reminds me of the phrase (used by most photogs) he relayed to the audience regarding photography gear, "Wala sa pana yan, nasa indyan." I'll hang on to the Lumix for a while. Probably till it breaks or till the battery conks out (Jen, what did you do to my battery?). And of Juned, I really drool whenever he brings out all the cameras in that magic photography bag of his. Love that tri-lens!

I wasn't really planning on watching Regnard Raquedan's "The Internet's Next Big Superstar: You", but circumstances had my feet trodding the muddy path to the FI. In a few minutes I realized the mud on my shoes was worth it. I caught the tail end of Mr. Raquedan's talk, and his presentations on Pinoys who have translated their net stardom into things more substantial, complete with videos, knocked my socks off. The ambiance was a bit different: a lot of laughter was a staple and the energy was more human. Freebies time with him throwing T-shirts into the audience sealed the deal.

I'll be back for Day 3.

Y4iT’08 - Day 1

Philippine Youth Congress in Information Technology (Y4iT’08)
02 September 2008 (Day 1)
University Theater, UP Film Institute, and UP Ang Bahay ng Alumni

website: http://y4it.up.edu.ph

Photos by Jen Agustin (Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ10) and Igor Cabbab (Canon EOS 400D).

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AUF UL Seminar

Spoke at the “Gearing Towards Customer Satisfaction in a Library 2.0 Environment” seminar, May 21, 2008, Angeles University Foundation University Library, Angeles City, Pampanga.

SLIS Faculty Workshop

Charting the course of the UP SLIS for the coming years. Lagos del Sol, Caliraya, Cavinti, Laguna. Breaking up into groups for track planning and curriculum tweaking.

SLIS Graduation Pics

April 27, 2008. Benitez Hall, College of Education Bldg.

Happy Graduation!

To the UP SLIS graduating peeps. :D
Much love and respect.

Misc March 2008

Miscellaneous March Photos. Panasonic Lumix FZ10.

SLIS-SC Miting De Avance 2008

SLIS-SC Miting De Avance 2008. March 6, 2008. With some pics of my LIS 160 Class (one weird bunch), note: lights off at the Comp room for LCD projector. So i didn't know how they looked until after. Si Gus walang magawa.

Web 2.0: What's in it for us?

Web 2.0: What's in it for us? March 5, 2008, 1:00 pm at the School of Library and Information Studies, UP Diliman. Guest Speaker: Mr. Jonas De Los Reyes, Head of e-Commerce Department, yehey.com. Sorry about the blur and color. Tried using some of my old lenses.

2008 UP SLIS Lecture Series - Information Literacy and Library 2.0

Start:

Feb 20, '08 09:00a

2008 Lecture Series
School of Library and Information Studies

“INFORMATION LITERACY AND LIBRARY 2.0”
Ms. Elvira B. Lapuz
Head, Acquisitions Section, Main Library, UP Diliman
Senior Lecturer, UP SLIS

Wednesday, 20 February 2008
9:00 A.M., SLIS Rooms 3 and 4

The lecture is free.