DUMAGUETE CITY, Nov. 3 (PIA) — More than 250 bloggers in the Visayas are expected to participate in the 2nd Visayas Blogging Summit on November 26 at SM City Cebu.

Cebu Bloggers Society Inc. (CBSi) has invited bloggers from Negros Oriental who maintains a blog of at least three months old in regular postings to join the summit as part of its advocacy to promote the responsible use of social media.

The summit banners the theme, “Blogging and Beyond,” the second after its launch in Iloilo last year, highlights the value of blogging as a potent tool in community development and in encouraging community participation.

Cebu Bloggers Society Inc. (CBSi) president Kevin Ray Chua explained the need to do something as blogging phenomenon in the Visayas continues to grow, reinforced by the emergence of blogging organizations dedicated to professionalize the local blogging community.

Chua said that through this summit, bloggers will be able to network with other fellow bloggers, will be updated on the
current Philippine blogosphere, and will find opportunities to uphold the Bloggers’ Social Responsibility.

Vice President of CBSi Ruben Licera Jr. added that while the Visayas blogging community mostly compose of individual ages 14 to 35 who are daily engaged with the Internet, a large number of them still need to be educated on the right decorum and ethics of social media.

“There is also a large portion of social media practitioners and bloggers who need to be empowered and tapped to contribute to community development and participatory governance,” said Licera.

CBSi, a SEC-registered organization of Cebu bloggers committed to bring pride to Cebu through blogging, is the host and organizer of this year’s Visayas Blogging Summit.

The topics during the 2011 Visayas Blogging Summit will focus on empowering social media practitioners to be responsible citizen journalists and catalysts in their communities through new media. The summit will culminate with the Best Cebu Blogs Awards Night.

The following day, on Nov. 27, a Cebu Heritage Tour will take interested participants to various attractions in the province.

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.

TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, Nov. 3 (PIA) — Now on its second year, the 2011 Visayas Blogging Summit will be held in Cebu City on Nov. 26, 2011.

The event is expected to be participated by 250 bloggers from the Visayas. However, the organizers informed that interested parties coming from other areas are very much welcome to be a part in said Summit.

It was learned that It’s launching was conducted last year in Iloilo City, and was organized by the Iloilo Bloggers in Iloilo City.

According to reports, the Cebu Bloggers Society Inc. (CBSi) is this year’s host and organizer of the 2nd Visayas Blogging Summit.

The conduct of the summit will be an opportunity for the bloggers to exchange ideas and be updated on the current Philippine blogosphere, and at the same time this will be an occasion for them to endorse the Bloggers’ Social Responsibility. As part of its advocacy to promote responsible use of social media, CBSi is encouraging students to be a part of the Summit.

The CBSi said that during the conduct of the Blogging Summit, center of discussion will focus on empowering social media practitioners to be responsible journalists and catalysts in their respective areas of responsibilities through new media.

Likewise, discussions will also cover topics on right decorum and ethics of social media for internet users.

The observance of the 2nd Visayas Blogging Summit will be highlighted through the conduct of the Best Cebu Blogs Awards Night.

After the one day activity, the Cebu Heritage Tour will take the participants to the different tourist attractions in the area.