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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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Follow Us  Twitter is a real-time information network that lets you share and discover what’s happening now. Join today and follow @bluepointph. | | Software Freedom Day 2009 Saturday, Sep 19, 2009, 7:09 PM (Revision 416 - Wednesday, Feb 10, 2010, 3:13 AM)
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:
We started accepting pre-registrations last August 17, 2009. All 400 slots were confirmed and reserved by August 24, 2009. To accommodate the large number of attendees, including more than 100 walk-in participants, three venues at the National Computer Center (NCC) were utilized to maximum capacity.
| AUDIO VISUAL ROOM | SEMINAR ROOM |
| 08:00 | Registration |
| 09:00 | National Anthem |
| 09:05 | Invocation
Sen. Jovito Salonga
Trustee Emeritus
Bluepoint Foundation | Invocation
Marie Grace Gaffud-Antonio
Executive Director
Bluepoint Foundation |
| 09:10 | Software Freedom Day
Irene Balaoing
SFD09 Team Leader | Software Freedom Day
Arnold Laurinaria
SFD07 Team Leader |
| 09:20 | Keynote
DG Angelo Timoteo Diaz de Rivera
Director General
National Computer Center | Keynote
Dr. Grace Javier Alfonso
Chancellor
UP Open University |
| 09:40 | Vyatta
The Open Source Alternative to Cisco
Paul Magahis
BLUE | Red Hat
Major Sponsor
Justin Rivera
Technical Officer
MSI-ECS |
| 10:15 | Red Hat
Major Sponsor
Robert Reidenbach
Technology Manager
UR Solutions | GCC
Linux Serial I/O Programming
Michael Balcos
BLUE |
| 10:45 | SugarCRM
Commercial Open Source CRM
Chivas Sicam
BLUE | Kannel
Open Source WAP and SMS Gateway
Mike Cabalin
PH-LWUG |
| 11:30 | CodeFest 2009 Awarding
Dr. Reena Estuar
Chair
Ateneo DISCS | CodeFest Presentation
Ryan Baclit
CodeFest Team Leader
BLUE |
| 12:00 | Lunch Break |
| 13:00 | GCC
Linux Serial I/O Programming
Michael Balcos
BLUE | SugarCRM
Commercial Open Source CRM
Chivas Sicam
BLUE |
| 13:45 | Fedora Project
Herson Pagcaliwagan
BLUE | Vyatta
The Open Source Alternative to Cisco
Paul Magahis
BLUE |
| 14:15 | Open Internet Exchange
Bani Lara
ASTI-DOST | ASTI Awarding
Marie Grace Gaffud-Antonio
Bluepoint Foundation |
| 15:00 | Closing Remarks |
| 15:10 | Complimentary Snack |
| OVERFLOW AREA |
| 09:30 | National Anthem |
| 09:35 | Invocation | Marie Grace Gaffud-Antonio
Bluepoint Foundation |
| 09:40 | Software Freedom Day | Marie Grace Gaffud-Antonio
Bluepoint Foundation |
| 09:50 | Free and Open Source Software | Engels Antonio
Bluepoint Foundation |
| 10:35 | Bayanihan Linux | Marison Florendo
Advanced Science & Technology Institute |
| 11:15 | Red Hat | Robert Reidenbach
UR Solutions |
| 12:00 | Lunch Break |
Exhibit booths were open for viewing from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM at the NCC lobby.
Special thanks to the networks that provided coverage for our Software Freedom Day celebration:
UHF Channel 11 | | 
VHF Channel 7 | |
Related Links
CodeFest 2009
CodeFest 2008
Software Freedom Day 2008
Software Freedom Day 2007 |
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