All set for the 2^nd Visayas Blogging Summit set on November 26, 2011

After months of preparations, the organizer—Cebu Bloggers Society Inc. (CBSi) —behind the much-awaited 2^nd Visayas Blogging Summit 2011 is now set and ready.

The biggest social media gathering across the Visayas region will take place on November 26 at SM City Cebu. On-site registration starts at 7:30 a.m. Program will begin at 8:30 a.m.

CBSi has clinched partnerships with SM City Cebu, Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc., PR Works, and GeiserMaclang in staging the summit.

CBSi has also secured support of VirtualStaffFinder.com, Watsons, International Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (IPI), SolidHosting.ph, CebuDirectories.com, Bluewater Resorts, Tibiao Fish Spa, Crimson Resort and Spa, Hero Hungarian Sausage, Coffee Dream, Bos Coffee, Harolds Hotel, PinoyGreatDeals.com, HoneyCombFC.com, Nokia, Globe, Cebu Daily News, The Freeman, Sunstar Cebu, Panay News, ABS-CBN, GMA, TV 5, GeohMedia, BrennAlmario.com, JunixBlog.com, Home Radio, Monster Radio and Y101, for the event.

CBSi also gathered the support of various blogging groups and professional organizations to the 2^nd Visayas Blogging Summit, including Cagayan de Oro Bloggers Inc., Davao Bloggers, Iligan Bloggers Society, Iloilo Bloggers, Mandaue Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Manila Bloggers Network, Mindanao Bloggers, and Negros Bloggers.

With the theme, “Blogging and Beyond”, the 2^nd Visayas Blogging Summit will feature reputable speakers in the field of social media.

The event’s keynote speaker is Chris Ducker, founder of Live2Sell Group, a business process outsourcing firm working with clients around the world. He will talk about a professional blogging titled “From Blog to Business – Getting Serious Online!”

Other speakers include Janette Toral, author of several books and research reports on social media and the Internet, who will talk about social media responsibility; Joanne Apat, director of Online Marketing & eBusiness Consulting at Gwion Limited Hong Kong and Globe’s Social Media Manager Coy Caballes, will share basic tips in using social media for business; and blogger s Vernon Joseph Go and Evanjohnn Mendoza will talk about personal blogging.

More than 250 bloggers from the Visayas are expected to attend the summit. Bloggers from Luzon andMindanaoare also invited to participate.

The Visayas Blogging Summit, which was first organized by the Iloilo Bloggers in Iloilo City, is a gathering of bloggers in the Visayas to talk on issues and concerns related to blogging and discuss how to further make blogging an effective tool for community development.

This year, the Visayas Blogging Summit will highlight the value of blogging as a potent tool in community development and in encouraging community participation.

For more information on the 2011 Visayas Blogging Summit, or to register, please visit www.vbs2011.cebubloggers.com.