Y4iT Cebu

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On November 22 and November 23, 2012, SM City Cebu’s Trade Hall will be filled with IT enthusiasts from the Visayas and Mindanao area for first ever Philippine Youth Congress on Information Technology (Y4iT) in Cebu.

“Y4iT” (Youth for IT) is an annual event hosted by the University of the Philippines Information Technology Training Center (UP ITTC) and the UP System Information Technology Foundation, Inc. (UP SITF) in cooperation with the UP ITTC Student Volunteer Corps, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Philippine Society of IT Educators (PSITE), Computing Society of the Philippines (CSP), Philippine Computer Society (PCS), Philippine Software Industry Association (PSIA), Game Developers Association of the Philippines (GDAP), European IT Service Center (EITSC), Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF), and Cyberpress.

From its establishment in 2003, Y4iT has gained a large following among IT students and practitioners. It has “become the most anticipated IT event in the country.” In fact, the Y4iT Congress held last September 10 to September 15, 2012, set a new record with approximately 29,000 participants from various colleges and universities nationwide. The conference held last year at the University of the Philippines in Diliman gathered around 26,000 delegates.

According to their Web site, “Y4iT Cebu will continue to serve as a meeting place for the best minds in IT, while giving participants a rare chance to know the latest IT breakthroughs, establish a network of contacts, and see how the field looks like. With a number of who’s who in the IT industry present, along with national leaders and educators, the event is sure to give participants an experience like no other.”

The program for the two-day event is as follows (updated 11/27/2012):

November 22, 2012 (Day 1)

8:30 to 8:45                Opening Activities

8:45 to 9:00                Welcome Remarks

Jose Luzon, Project Manager
Y4iT Manila,  UP IT Development Center

9:00 to 9:30                Alan Turing and the Impact of his Work

Dr. Jaime Caro, Director
UP IT Development Center

9:30 to 10:00                   The Startup Experiences

Ademar Tutor, Co-Founder
Codetoki

10:00 to 10:30               Storage and Beyond

Lurena Bayani
DATA RECOVERY CENTER, The Gateway to More Windows

10:30 to 10:45                Distribution of AM Snacks

10:45 to 11:15                Journalism and Technology: Delivering Information in New Ways

Max Limpag, Co-Founder
InnoPub Media

11:15 to 11:45                Opportunities in Linux and Open Source World: Why Linux and Open Source are THE WAVE of the Future

Ariel Betan, Managing Director
International Open Source Network

11:45 to 12:45                LUNCH BREAK

12:45 to 1:00                Sponsor loops/Games

1:00 to 1:30                Tech Trends and Your Career

Calen Legaspi, Founder
Orange & Bronze

1:30 to 2:00                Success

Jerry Rapes, CEO
Exist
2:00 to 2:30                     Keynote Address

Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III, Senator
Republic of the Philippines
2:30 to 2:45                   Distribution of PM Snacks

2:45 to 3:15                    IT Career Development

Raphael Abustan, Human Resources Development Manager
UP IT Development Center
3:15 to 3:45                How Ready Our IT Graduates to Handle Entry Level on IT Jobs

Gregg Victor D. Gabison
CEDF-IT
3:45 to 4:00                Closing Activities

November 23, 2012 (Day 2)

8:30 to 8:45                Opening Activities

8:45 to 9:00                Welcome Remarks

Michael Muñoz, PM for Business Development
UP IT Development Center
9:00 to 9:30                       Keynote Address

Wendy Gorton
Google Certified Teacher/Google Apps EDU Certified Trainer
9:30 to 10:00                Big Data, Big Brother or Big Opportunity

Kevin Leversee, CEO Startup Dragons
General Manager, iGo2group
10:00 to 10:15                Distribution of AM Snacks

10:15 to 10:45                Career Development for IT Engineer and IT Skill Standard

Masayoshi Tsuru, Chief Adviser
IT Skills Standard Center,  Japan IT Promotion Agency
10:45 to 11:15                Topic TBA

Robert Cheng, President
Alliance Software, Inc.
11:15 to 11:45                Opportunities in Next Generation Networking with IPv6

Lawrence Hughes, Chairman/CTO
InfoWeapons
11:45 to 12:45                LUNCH BREAK

12:45 to 1:00                Sponsor Loops/Games

1:00 to 1:30                 Social Media as a Tool of Promoting IT in the Philippines

Ruben Licera Jr
President, Cebu Bloggers Society
1:30 to 2:00                Challenge of the New Web & Firefox OS

Robert Reyes, Lead Localizer
Mozilla Representative (PHL)
2:00 to 2:15                Distribution of PM Snacks

2:15 to 2:45                   Creating Our Future Today: Technopreneurship for the Leaders of Tomorrow

Earl Valencia, VP/HeadStrategic Business Development
Smart Communications
2:45 to 3:15                Storage and Beyond

Lurena Bayani
DATA RECOVERY CENTER, The Gateway to More Windows
3:15 to 3:30                Mobile App Development: GO FOR IT!

Paul John Parreno
DEVCON
3:30 to 3:45                      Becoming a Technopreneur While Still in School

Albert Padin
DEVCON
3:45 to 4:00                       Closing Activities

This schedule is tentative and may be subject to change.

To join Y4iT Cebu, you must download the registration form at http://y4it.up.edu.ph/_docs/reg_form.pdf.

Early bird registration, which ends on October 31, 2012, is at Php400 per day per person. The regular rate for individuals is Php500 per day per person. There is also a bulk registration option for large groups. For a group of 50 to 99 participants, the fee is Php450 per day per person, while for a group of 100 participants or more, the rate is Php400 per day per person. Registration deadline is November 16, 2012. Y4iT does not accept late, walk-in and on-site registration. The fee is inclusive of morning and afternoon snacks, Y4IT Congress kit bag, freebies from sponsors, and a raffle ticket.

Payments can be made through:

Bank                      :               Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI)
Account Name  :               UP SYSTEM INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Branch                  :               Gorordo Ave., Lahug, Cebu City
Account No.      :               3611-0044-26

Make sure you claim your Y4iT tickets in advance to avoid long queues and delays on the event itself.

For verification and inquiries, you may call the Y4iTCebu Secretariat at (032) 232-4995 or (032) 232-4995. The UP ITDC office is located at the Arts and Sciences Building of UP Cebu on Gorordo Ave., Lahug, Cebu City.

You may check out their Web site at http://y4it.up.edu.ph or you may also send them an e-mail at y4itcebu@ittc.up.edu.ph. If you wish to be updated through social networks, you can like the Y4iT Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/up.y4it), or follow them on Twitter (Youth for I.T.).

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