Agenda were as follows:

1. Sponsorship Letter and Package Deals:

Will be finalized by Efren (add website details, logo, venue, etc.). Exchange deals are also an option. Hopefully this will be ready for distribution on our next meeting.

2. Website Status:

Our website for the VBS is www.visayasbloggers.com and it is already live. It can now be included in the sponsorship letter/package. Additional content is also needed for the website. Most contents will be added after the summit.

3. Venue:

Junelle has already spoken with her contact at the Iloilo Provincial Capitol and all we need now is a request letter addressed to the governor. Her contact will forward the letter to gov. Efren has drafted a letter already so please check it out on our Google Wave thread about VBS.

4. VBS Logo:

We should all try to incorporate the VBS official logo on our blogs.

5. Speakers:

Miss Janette Toral and Maria Ressa are 2 of the 4 speakers. We need 2 more.

6. Official Letter to the City Government:

Efren (because you are the best in letter writing!) will draft a letter to the city government informing them of the summit. This will make things more easier for us – like the Dagoy dolls.

7. Second Day Tour

Marcos was not present during the meeting so this is still an on-hold topic and will be discussed further next meeting.

8. Souvenirs:

The Dagoy Dolls – We should ask permission from the tourism office first.

9. Additional Topics:

• Hotel accommodation for our speakers and guests. (Days Hotel – JorP, One Lourdes Dormitel – Efren)
• Food – either consumable (The Avenue or at Days Hotel – Jorp). Mawe will also contact Nes and Tat’s about their rates.
• It has been decided that we will only set a maximum of 200 guests for the VBS. So this is on a first come-first serve basis, so it is better to tell guests register now. Only those who have blogs will be prioritized for now. Mawe also suggested that we invite more bloggers from Iloilo because this will be our way of recruiting more members for the org.
• Ask Eric about the air fares of the speakers. Should we shoulder it or not?

We are making progress guys! Let us continue working together pa guid!

Here’s the list of attendees and their blogs:

1. Efren Efren – www.efrenefren.com
2. Eddie “Junnjun” Mendoza, Jr. – http://www.gigsilonggo.com, http://www.junnjunmendoza.com
3. Mawe Barrios – www.iloiloblogger.com
4. Jorry S. Pallada – www.flavoursofiloilo.blogspot.com
5. Ethel Mae Reyes – www.ilonggos.net
6. Antoine Greg Flores – www.agboi.blogspot.com
7. Junelle Caravana – http://babsy.name/
8. Mary Jane Cabrera – www.maryjanecabrera.com
9. Annabelle Adrales – www.dreamersnook.com

Iloilo Bloggers Inc.

First of all we are proud to announce to everyone that our organization – Iloilo Bloggers Inc. is now officially registered at the Securities and Exchange Commission with SEC No. CN201027519. Special thanks to Junelle Caravana for doing all the legwork and the other things needed for the registration process. Salamat guid Nel!

And here’s the agenda of our meeting last January 14th:

1. Announcement of the SEC registration and turnover of documents (Membership Book, certificates, etc.)  from Junelle to me.
2. Media Pass for Dinagyang will be taken care of by the Iloilo Dinagyang Foundation Inc.
3. The Iloilo Bloggers will have 2 IDs. One Media/Events ID and one official ID and the layout will be taken care of by Marcos.
4. Junelle and Junnjun were the final representatives for the Tibiao Media Tour. They went to Tibiao, Antique last weekend January 15th to 17th.
5. We will have a Kasadyahan Meeting on January 23rd and the Media Passes for Dinagyang are expected to be ready on this day. Location is TBA because the restaurants and cafes will not accept reservations due to the Kasadyahan celebrations. Bloggers from Manila are expected to attend as well as forumers from  Skyscraper City.
6. We are looking for bloggers or non-bloggers who could volunteer to take note of tourist spots here in Iloilo then map them at Google Maps. This was requested by Miss Janette Toral and Miss Aileen Apollo so that it will be easier for them and other tourists to find the gems of Iloilo.
7. We are also invited by Spa Riviera on February 7th to avail of their Free Spa Services at SM City Iloilo’s Activity Center. Please arrive early so we can be accommodated first.
8. Now that we are SEC registered we will finally reorganize/restructure the Iloilo Bloggers website. We will prioritize the IloiloBloggers.com website, it will be our main portal.

After Dinagyang we will focus on the different ways we can improve our organization and on how we can help Iloilo as well. We will talk more about this on our next meeting this Saturday, January 23rd during Kasadyahan. We hope more bloggers will attend. This organization as well as any other orgs will only thrive if all the members will cooperate and help each other. If anyone has questions or suggestions please feel free to approach any of the officers. Thank you!

Here’s the list of attendees and their blogs:

1. Marcos P. Caratao Jr. – http://www.exploreiloilo.com/
2. Junelle Caravana – http://babsy.name/
3. Emmanuel Barrios – http://www.mawesadobo.info
4. Riza Belgira – http://pinoyfoodtaste.blogspot.com/
5. Vicente de la Fuente – http://iluvprada.blogspot.com/
6. Antoine Greg Flores – www.agboi.blogspot.com
7. Mary Jane Cabrera – www.maryjanecabrera.com

• Attending program and lectures.
• Blogging about the event before and after.

Here are the details of the event.

Iloilo I.T. Week 2009

Iloilo I.T. Week 2009

• Iloilo Bloggers ID
  • Tentative Fee: PHP 100
  • Gather information and send them to Claire
  • Contact Tara Yap about Media ID for Dinagyang
• Iloilo Bloggers T-Shirt
  • Assigned to Junelle
  • Colors: Black or White
• Ideas for funding future events
  • Sponsorship in exchange for blog advertising
  • Advertising packages
  • Banner ads
  • Twitter/Plurk advertising
• Junelle is our representative for WordCamp
• Get your @iloilobloggers.org email here: http://www.iloilobloggers.org/email-para-sa-myembro/
• Next meeting: Monday, September 21, 2009. Venue TBA.

Attendee List

• Ronald – visita-iglesia.com
• Lorie – nenyalorien.com
• Mawe – mawesadobo.info (Mawe’s warning: It might offend you.)
• Junelle – babsy.name
• Vincent – iluvprada.blogspot.com
• Efren – blog.efrenefren.com
• Tinay – modernpatadyong.i.ph
• Claire – malditangpinay.com
• Junjunn – gigsilonggo.com
• Alvin – ohmyiloilo.wordpress.com
• Ramil – mypinoytv.info/showbiz/