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Fedora 16 Release Party
Saturday, Nov 12, 2011, 11:12 PM
Bluepoint was happy to host the Fedora 16 Release Party which was held by Fedora Philippines from 4PM to 10PM today at the Kilosbayan House in Mandaluyong City.
Software Freedom Day 2011
Saturday, Sep 17, 2011, 9:17 PM
 A couple of organizations that have been regularly joining our SFD celebrations since 2007 held their own SFD events this year, so we were not expecting as many participants as before. To our pleasant surprise, two venues at the NCC were needed to accommodate all of our pre-registered and walk-in attendees.
Linux Day 2011
Saturday, Aug 27, 2011, 8:27 PM
Bluepoint Linux Users Elite (BLUE) in cooperation with the National Computer Center (NCC), Advanced Science & Technology Institute (ASTI), Red Hat, and Bluepoint Foundation celebrated Linux Day with the rest of the world today at the NCC in UP Diliman, Quezon City.
Software Freedom Day 2009 Prizes
Wednesday, Jun 8, 2011, 6:08 PM
Summer Geek Camp 2011
Sunday, Mar 6, 2011, 6:03 PM
Group (APNG) and Fedora Project, held its 4th Summer Geek Camp and 3rd APNG Local Camp from March 4 to 6, 2011 at the Riverview Resort and Conference Center in Calamba City, Laguna. Cloud Computing was introduced during Bluepoint's 2nd camp in 2009 (Enterprise 2.0 Boot Camp). This year's camp delved deeper into Cloud Computing technologies, high-performance scalable storage, distributed and replicated filesystems for the Internet: Linux-based essentials to help attendees design, build, and deploy private and public cloud infrastructures for their respective organizations. Registration fee was only PHP 3500 (USD 80 or EUR 60) per attendee, inclusive of food (3 meals & 2 snacks daily) and accommodations (1 bed per person, air conditioned room with cable TV & hot shower).
Nooku Code Jam Manila
Monday, Sep 20, 2010, 8:09 PM
Bluepoint was happy to sponsor Nooku Code Jam Manila, which was held today at the University of the Philippines Information Technology Training Center (UPITTC) in Diliman, Quezon City. Nooku Code Jams are unconference style events that focus mostly on developing with the Nooku Framework. Code Jams are born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment. It is an intense event with discussions, hacking and interaction from developers who are the main actors of the event. The code jam was facilitated by Johan Janssens, chief architect of Joomla 1.5 and the founder and lead architect of Nooku. Nooku is considered by many as the natural evolution of the Joomla Framework. Software Freedom Day 2010
Saturday, Sep 18, 2010, 11:13 PM
Bluepoint Linux Users Elite (BLUE) in cooperation with the Ateneo de Manila University Department of Information Systems and Computer Science (DISCS) and Bluepoint Foundation celebrated Software Freedom Day with the rest of the world last September 18, 2010 at the Leong Hall Auditorium, Ateneo de Manila University, Katipunan Avenue, Loyola Heights, Quezon City. 
More than 500 participants attended the free plenary and technical sessions, with people lining up for registration as early as 8:30 AM. Linux distributions were showcased by the Bayanihan Linux team and Malaya Digital at their respective booths. A home made Freedom Toaster was used by the latter to dispense Linux DVDs for interested attendees during lunch break and after the whole day program.
Many thanks to the Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) for being our event and venue partner, and congratulations to this year's Software Freedom Day team:
Special thanks to the following media networks for providing television and streaming coverage of our Software Freedom Day celebration:
Related Links Software Freedom Day 2009 Software Freedom Day 2008 Software Freedom Day 2007 CodeFest 2009 CodeFest 2008
APNG 12th Camp
Thursday, Jul 15, 2010, 9:00 PM
12th Camp: Collaborative Internet Innovation for Asia Pacific Rihga Royal Hotel, Hiroshima, Japan 12-15 July 2010 Asia Pacific Networking Group (APNG) is an Internet organization dedicated to the advancement of networking infrastructure in this region and to the research and development of all associated enabling technologies. Its mission is to promote the Internet and the coordination of network inter-connectivity in the Asia Pacific Region. It also represents the “Asia Pacific Next Generation” raising the voice of the Next Generation of the region. Through its activities, it has spawned off a number of Asia Pacific organizations including Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC), Asia & Pacific Internet Association (APIA), Asia Pacific Top Level Domain Association (APTLD) and Asia Pacific Computer Emergency Response Team (APCERT). Today, APNG represents the region at the Coordinating Committee for Inter-Continental Research Networking (CCIRN), and is the leading voice of Internet networking in the Asia Pacific Region. Summer Geek Camp 2010
Sunday, Mar 7, 2010, 7:03 PM (Revision 70 - Thursday, Jul 14, 2011, 7:42 PM)
Combining the collaborative approach of Geek Camp 1.0 (2008) and the technical orientation of Geek Camp 2.0 (2009), Bluepoint Foundation successfully held its 3rd Summer Geek Camp, 2nd Asia Pacific Networking Group (APNG) Local Camp, and 1st Fedora Activity Day (FAD) from March 5 to 7 at the Loreland Farm Resort in Antipolo City.
Geek Camp 2010 Call for Papers
Tuesday, Dec 1, 2009, 12:01 PM (Revision 193 - Friday, Jun 17, 2011, 9:32 AM)
 The Call for Papers is now open for Geek Camp 3.0, Bluepoint's 2nd local APNG camp which will be held from March 5 to 7, 2010 at the Loreland Farm Resort in Antipolo City.
Combining the collaborative approach of Geek Camp 1.0 (2008) and the technical orientation of Geek Camp 2.0 (2009), Bluepoint's 3rd Geek Camp will be a venue for participants to present their papers and discuss related topics within the following working groups. 
Please email your papers, slides, and latest picture to magie at bluepoint.com.ph on or before February 10, 2010.
VENUE Antipolo City is approximately 26 kilometers east of Manila. Strategically located along Colaique, the 8-hectare Loreland Farm Resort puts the city's major attractions within easy reach. The Antipolo Cathedral is only 3 kilometers away from the resort, while the Hinulugang Taktak falls is a mere 7 minute drive. REGISTRATION Registration fee is only PHP 5000 (USD 108 or EUR 78) per attendee, inclusive of food (3 meals & 2 snacks daily), accommodations (1 bed per person, air conditioned room with cable TV, hot shower & bath tub), and access to the resort's 8 theme swimming pools from March 5 to 7. Registration fee for speakers is PHP 3000 (USD 65 or EUR 47) only. Registrations are accepted until February 26, 2010. Software Freedom Day 2009
Saturday, Sep 19, 2009, 7:09 PM
Bluepoint Linux Users Elite (BLUE) in cooperation with the Commission on Information & Communications Technology-National Computer Center (CICT-NCC), University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU), Ateneo de Manila University Department of Information Systems and Computer Science (DISCS), and Bluepoint Foundation celebrated Software Freedom Day with the rest of the world today at the National Computer Center, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City.  More than 500 pre-registered attendees and walk-in participants joined us in this international celebration. Registration and refreshments were FREE, thanks to our sponsors:
Exhibit booths were open for viewing from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM at the NCC lobby.
Special thanks to the following media networks for providing television coverage of our Software Freedom Day celebration:
CodeFest 2009
Monday, Aug 10, 2009, 12:00 AM (Revision 131 - Thursday, Jul 14, 2011, 7:43 PM)Bluepoint Linux Users Elite (BLUE) in cooperation with the Ateneo de Manila University Department of Information Systems and Computer Science (DISCS) and Bluepoint Foundation will hold CodeFest 2009 on September 12, 2009 at the Faura Building, Ateneo de Manila University, Katipunan Avenue, Loyola Heights, Quezon City.
CodeFest 2009 is open to all senior high school students and college undergraduates who are proficient in any of the following programming languages:
Interested parties must submit an endorsement letter from their respective schools and register at Bluepoint Foundation or Ateneo DISCS before September 8, 2009. Registration fee is 100 pesos per contestant. Only 20 players will be accommodated, maximum of 5 contestants per school.
Contest duration is 1.5 hours. Players must try to solve a series of problems within the given time. Code is evaluated using the PC^2 software that follows the ACM rules for scoring. It ranks players according to the number of programming problems solved correctly. The player who solves most or all problems properly and with the least time penalties will be the declared as champion. In case of a tie, the player who has the lesser amount of time penalties wins. More about PC^2 usage will be discussed before the contest begins. CodeFest 2009 will be held at Ateneo de Manila University (Faura Hall) from 1PM to 3PM on September 12, 2009. Prizes and certificates will be awarded during the Software Freedom Day celebration at the National Computer Center (AVR) on September 19, 2009. Related Links Software Freedom Day 2009 Software Freedom Day 2008 CodeFest 2008 APNG 11th Camp
Wednesday, Jul 22, 2009, 9:00 PM
11th Camp: Value of Innovation with Asia Pacific Next Generation
Berjaya Times Square Hotel and Convention Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 20-22 July 2009 Asia Pacific Networking Group (APNG) is an Internet organization dedicated to the advancement of networking infrastructure in this region and to the research and development of all associated enabling technologies. Its mission is to promote the Internet and the coordination of network inter-connectivity in the Asia Pacific Region. It also represents the “Asia Pacific Next Generation” raising the voice of the Next Generation of the region. Through its activities, it has spawned off a number of Asia Pacific organizations including Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC), Asia & Pacific Internet Association (APIA), Asia Pacific Top Level Domain Association (APTLD) and Asia Pacific Computer Emergency Response Team (APCERT). Today, APNG represents the region at the Coordinating Committee for Inter-Continental Research Networking (CCIRN), and is the leading voice of Internet networking in the Asia Pacific Region. Summer Geek Camp 2009
Sunday, Apr 19, 2009, 11:59 PM
Bluepoint Foundation, in cooperation with Saudi Investment Group & Marketing (SIGMA) and Asia Pacific Networking Group (APNG), successfully held the 2nd Summer Geek Camp from April 17 to 19, 2009 at the Loreland Farm Resort in Antipolo City. Taking off from the great success of our 1st camp in Tagaytay last year, Summer Geek Camp 2009 was an Enterprise 2.0 boot camp for software developers, system & network administrators, and information managers. It was also a local APNG camp.
TRACKS There were 3 working groups: System and Network Administration, Software Development, and Information Management. The use of Open Source tools and technologies were integrated into these learning sessions. Topics covered:  Web 2.0
Software as a Service (SaaS)
Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX)
Extensible Markup Language (XML)
YAML Ain't a Markup Language (YAML)
JavaScript Object Notation (JSON)
Representational State Transfer (REST)
Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP)
Xen Virtualization
Cloud Computing
AGENDA Summer Geek Camp was a community building event. In the spirit of Free and Open Source Software, participants shared resources and took part in activities and the running of the camp.
VENUE Antipolo City is approximately 26 kilometers east of Manila. Strategically located along Colaique, the 8-hectare Loreland Farm Resort puts the city's major attractions within easy reach. The Antipolo Cathedral is only 3 kilometers away from the resort, while the Hinulugang Taktak falls is a mere 7 minute drive. REGISTRATION Registration fee was only PHP 5000 (USD 105 or EUR 82) per attendee, inclusive of food (3 meals & 2 snacks daily), accommodations (1 bed per person, air conditioned room with cable TV, hot shower & bath tub), and access to the resort's 8 theme swimming pools from April 17 to 19. Registrations were accepted until April 13, 2009. STI Seminar Series
Saturday, Mar 14, 2009, 7:00 PMBluepoint, in cooperation with Bluepoint Linux Users Elite (BLUE), conducted a series of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) seminars for STI College Novaliches students last February 28, March 7, and March 14, 2009.
TIP ITE Roadshow
Summer Geek Camp 2009
Saturday, Jan 31, 2009, 12:00 AM
As part of Bluepoint's Free and Open Source Software advocacy, we will hold the 2nd Summer Geek Camp on April 17-19, 2009 at the Loreland Farm Resort in Antipolo City. Taking off from the great success of our first camp in Tagaytay last year, Summer Geek Camp 2009 will focus on Enterprise 2.0 for software developers, system & network administrators, and information managers. We are also going to intensify the technical sessions for this camp, with certifications of completion for those who fulfill all the training requirements.
TRACKS There will be 3 working groups: 1) System and Network Administration, 2) Software Development, and 3) Information Management. The use of Open Source tools and technologies will be integrated into these learning sessions. Topics include: Web 2.0 Security
Cloud Computing
Software as a Service (SaaS)
Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX)
Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP)
Representational State Transfer (REST)
JavaScript Object Notation (JSON)
YAML Ain't a Markup Language (YAML)
Extensible Markup Language (XML)
AGENDA Summer Geek Camp is a community building event. In the spirit of Free and Open Source software, participants are expected to share resources and take part in activities and the running of the event.
VENUE Antipolo City is approximately 26 kilometers east of Manila. Strategically located along Colaique, the 8-hectare Loreland Farm Resort puts the city's major attractions within easy reach. The Antipolo Cathedral is only 3 kilometers away from the resort, while the Hinulugang Taktak falls is a mere 7 minute drive. SPONSORSHIP Our sponsorship packages offer high level opportunities to demonstrate thought leadership and provide strategic interaction with attendees. Download the sponsorship prospectus here. REGISTRATION Registration fee is only PHP 5000 (USD 105 or EUR 82) per attendee. This covers food (meals & snacks), accommodations (1 bed per person, air conditioned room with cable TV, hot shower & bath tub), and access to the resort's 8 theme swimming pools from April 17 to 19. Registration is open until April 13, 2009. CodeFest 2008
Saturday, Oct 4, 2008, 3:00 PM
 Bluepoint Linux Users Elite (BLUE) in cooperation with the Ateneo de Manila University Department of Information Systems & Computer Science (DISCS), CYWare, Trend Micro, and Bluepoint Foundation concluded the Software Freedom Day CodeFest 2008 today at Faura Hall, Ateneo de Manila University, Loyola Heights, Quezon City.
Bluepoint and CYWare awarded 35,000 pesos worth of training and cash to ultimate coder Galileo Lajara, a third-year college student from STI Marikina. Don Jomar Hombrebueno and Carlos John Sergio Paglinawan of TIP Manila were first and second runner-up, respectively.
Many thanks to Dr. Pablo Manalastas, Dr. John Paul Vergara, Mark Bautista, William Yu, Isagani Osio, Orly Andico, Carlos Yu, Michael Balcos, and Ryan Baclit for helping us make CodeFest 2008 a success.
Software Freedom Day 2008
Saturday, Sep 20, 2008, 11:00 PM
Press Philippines Joins Worldwide Celebration of Software Freedom Day RP to Take Part in Global Open Source Festivities Sun Leads Global Mobilization of Communities Around Software Freedom Day 2008 Software Freedom Day Brings NGO, Government, Education, Private Sectors Together Related Links CodeFest 2008 Software Freedom Day 2007
APNG 10th Camp
Saturday, Aug 16, 2008, 12:00 AM
10th Camp: ICT Vision From, by and for Next Generation Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand 11-15 August 2008 Asia Pacific Networking Group (APNG) is an Internet organization dedicated to the advancement of networking infrastructure in this region and to the research and development of all associated enabling technologies. Its mission is to promote the Internet and the coordination of network inter-connectivity in the Asia Pacific Region. It also represents the “Asia Pacific Next Generation” raising the voice of the Next Generation of the region. Through its activities, it has spawned off a number of Asia Pacific organizations including Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC), Asia & Pacific Internet Association (APIA), Asia Pacific Top Level Domain Association (APTLD) and Asia Pacific Computer Emergency Response Team (APCERT). Today, APNG represents the region at the Coordinating Committee for Inter-Continental Research Networking (CCIRN), and is the leading voice of Internet networking in the Asia Pacific Region. Summer Geek Camp 2008
Sunday, May 4, 2008, 9:00 PM (Revision 87 - Thursday, Jul 14, 2011, 7:44 PM)
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Bluepoint Foundation and Bluepoint Linux Users Elite (BLUE) held the first Summer Geek Camp at Carillo Garden Resort (Tagaytay) and Pacific Heights (Batangas) from May 2 to 4, 2008.
Many thanks to the following organizations for supporting this special event:
Tulay 3
Tuesday, Mar 25, 2008, 6:09 AM (Revision 14 - Friday, Jun 17, 2011, 9:32 AM)
Teachers Using Linux to Augment the Youth Batch 3: March 3-18, 2008 (MTThF, 10AM-5PM)
BENEFICIARIES Andres Bonifacio Integrated School
Rhodora Ibalio Evangeline Nelson National Computer Institute Isagani Osio Universal Storefront Services Corporation Norman Claridad Links Tulay Project Tulay 1 (Evangeline Soleno) Linux Express® 11 (Evangeline Nelson) Total Linux® 35 (Norman Claridad)
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I enrolled in Bluepoint's Total Linux course in June of 2001. Aside from learning Linux through a well-designed course, I also made a lot of new friends - sharing our enthusiasm for Linux, as well as other aspects of life. But what stood out in my mind, were the people behind Bluepoint: Magie Antonio, Engels Antonio, and Eddie Salonga. Their passion and dedication to making world-class Linux training accessible to under-privileged Filipino students is inspiring and infectious. Most of the alumni I have met (including myself), have volunteered to either train, fund, or help organize Bluepoint's free training seminars to advocate the use of Open Source technology all over the Philippines.
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