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| | 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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