4th OTOP: Mindanao Islands Fair and STI

(from http://www.sunstar.com.ph/zamboanga/mindanao-investment-gab-otop-fair-slated-zambo)

"THE Mindanao Business Council (MBC) is holding a two-day 2nd Mindanao Investment Conference (2nd Min iCon) in Zamboanga City.

The holding of the event will be done in coordination with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and in partnership with the local government and various development agencies.

The Zamboanga Peninsula will at the same time play host to the four-day 4th One-Town One-Product (Otop) Mindanao Island Fair 2009, which will also be held in the city."

This is are two of the grand events which will happen in Zamboanga in preparation for the coming Feast of the La Virgen del Pilar (Fiesta Pilar). Merchants from all over Mindanao will be displaying their goods at the Garden Orchid Hotel from October 9 to 11.

And ofcourse, STI College Zamboanga will be playing a big part in the event. Selected students will be tasked to document and monitor all sales from the convention. These students are members of the Junior Philippine Computer Society (STI Zamboanga chapter) and members of the STI Silicone Valley Club, a club specifically for students who excel in the field of Information and Communications Technology. Their skills include, programming, web developing, database management, flash animation, and many other ICT related skills.

Together with their moderator, these students will dedicate their work to the city of Zamboanga, and to their alma-mater, STI College Zamboanga.

The following are the students who will be working for the said event:

• BJ Duran, IT 311
• Fahad Abubakar, IT 311
• Ray Morados, IT 311
• Genesis Macrohon, CS 211
• Darwin Dela Cruz, CS 211
• Marlan Marlan, CS 211

You have been chosen, because you have shown dedication for your work. And you are responsible of your actions.

With that, I wish you all GOOD LUCK!


Best regards,

Jonathan Paul C. Solis
Moderator
JPCS/STI-SVC

Software Freedom Day 2009 @ STI College Zamboanga a SUCCESS!!!

After months of preparation, it has come! Software Freedom Day 2009 @ STI College Zamboanga was such a huge success!

Participants coming from as far as DMC Dipolog, and Claret College of Isabela joined and celebrated with the Zamboangueños at STI College for this momentous and international event dubbed as SOFTWARE FREEDOM DAY!

Speakers with great knowledge in the field of Free and Open Source Software enriched the minds of all the participants about the importance of FOSS and its effect to society.

It was a day full of new knowledge and, ofcourse, PRIZES!

Participants were given the benefit of winning a prize through a raffle. Prizes ranged from the simple STI sling, pouch, knapsack, and T-shirts to the Cups & Saucers from Chowking (one of the sponsors) and the much awaited FREE WEB-HOSTING and DOMAIN NAME which was won by one of STI's very own student! (congrats Nicolle!)

All in all, it was a very tiring, yet satisfying day! To think that I woke up as early as 4:00 AM and to be at the venue as early 6:30 AM to make sure everything is ready and set to go... We had some stumble-blocks along the way, but somehow got over it one-by-one.

To Sir RJ Ian Sevilla, thank you so much! For if it weren't for you, I wouldn't have been able to organize such an event! (your convincing powers are good!)

Thank you STI College Zamboanga for all of the support and for providing a venue for this years Software Freedom Day!

And to all those who participated, THANK YOU SO MUCH with all my heart! I wouldn't have done it without you...

Continue promoting Open Source Software! and Continue supporting Software Freedom!!!

Long Live Mindanao Open Source Society!



Best regards,


Jonathan Paul Solis
Event Organizer
SFD 09
STI College Zamboanga

Youth For IT Convention @ U.P. Diliman (& FOSS)

We've just returned from a 4-day convention at U.P Diliman dubbed as Youth For Information Technology 2009, the largest IT event of the year!

Much of the talks from day 1 'til day 4 covered a range of new and satisfying (thirst quenching) information, especially to an IT enthusiast. Operating Systems, Database Systems, Web Tools, Animation Tools, IT's effect on the economy was discussed. Speakers ranged from local IT instructors, to IT professionals, student-turned-millionaire, foreigners, and even politicians.

From all of the talks that were given, there stood a common fad. And that would be OPEN SOURCE TECHNOLOGY. Although there were little talk about Microsoft, but, majority of the discussion was about FOSS.

I won't be bias when I say "Open Source Technology is the predominant software that is running in most of our computers today, without us even noticing it. It is really what drives the mainstream computing society today." (my own qoute... hehe..)

People may just be unaware that they are indeed using the technology. It could be due to being uneducated about the technology itself. Or maybe, they are still being predominantly lured into using the Windows platform and applications.

It would be wise for us to know about these types of technology. And one of the ways to be aware is by participating in the upcoming SOFTWARE FREEDOM DAY! It's an annual celebration which promotes FOSS and educates the minds of IT enthusiasts about the benefits of using such technology.

I am a FOSS user, but after Y4IT, I have become an advocate.

Support Software Freedom!

Support SOFTWARE FREEDOM DAY!

Please visit this site for more information:

minoss.org/sfd
http://www.softwarefreedomday.org

Thank you so much!!!