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DevCon Philippines Debuts at Cebu Business Month
DevCon comes full circle.
Sync. Support. Succeed. We started in Visayas, hopped down to Mindanao, went up to Luzon and now, one year since its inception, DevCon Philippines is going back to its humble roots—but on a national scale.
As one of the culminating feature activities during the Cebu Business Month in June, DevCon Philippines marks a milestone as the premier gathering of IT professionals, students and enthusiasts in Cebu City on June 25.
DevCon or Developers Connect empowers Filipino “geeks” to embrace global best practices for skills improvement and professional advancement, encouraging collaboration, interaction and mentoring among developers and academe in an informal setting where IT spells fun. In a word, a showcase of IT Pinoy Talent!
Join us on June 25 for the three cool events that make an original DevCon: Lightning Talks or fast-paced presentations of the newest technology by the experts themselves, Birds of a Feather for either like-minded discussions or intense debates on a mutual topic of interest, and the coding marathon that is Hackathon, where real programmers shine through hands-on demonstrations and/or joint coding onsite. Not to miss is beer and pizza, the so-called staple food of developers.
A pioneering project of the Philippine Software Industry Association (PSIA), the DevCon journey began at the G2iX TechBar for DevCon Visayas and has since spanned a 10-city nationwide tour as part of the Next Wave Cities roadshow run by the Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT) and Business Processing Association of the Philippines (BPAP), highlighted by two major DevCons: DevCon Mindanao, co-organized with the ICT Davao, and DevCon Luzon, co-located at the 10th eServices.
On its first year anniversary, DevCon's growth also brings with it a move outward of host association PSIA and into its own non-profit entity, DevCon Foundation, to create focus and ensure sustainability. Composed of volunteer members, DevCon Foundation has elected its pioneering officers:
- President: Jerry Rapes, G2iX
- Executive Vice President: Diane Suico
- VP for Membership: Joanne Eduardo, G2iX
- VP for Ways and Means: Aileen Apolo-de Jesus, Google
- VP for External Affairs: Jo-Anne Loquellano, PSIA
- VP for Infrastructure: Jerome Gotangco, G2iX
“We are very excited to see DevCon grow into its own foundation,” says co-founder Winston Damarillo who will serve as a board member of the foundation. “The Philippine IT industry is still in its early stages with lots of room to grow. We are looking forward to helping improve the quality and quantity of world-class IT geeks in the Philippines.”
DevCon Foundation will also be supported by the Ayala Foundation as part of its partner organization. Go to www.devcon.ph or follow us on Twitter: DevConPH.