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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 today 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 homemade Freedom Toaster was used by the latter to dispense Linux DVDs for interested attendees during lunch break and after the whole day program.

PROGRAM
09:30	Registration
10:00	National Anthem
10:05	Invocation Eddie Salonga Vice-Chairman, Bluepoint Foundation
10:10	Opening Remarks Dr. John Paul Vergara Vice-President for Loyola Schools, Ateneo de Manila University
10:20	Free and Open Source Software Marie Grace Gaffud-Antonio Executive Director, Bluepoint Foundation
10:50	Software Freedom Day Irene Orense-Balaoing SFD 2010 Team Leader, BLUE
11:00	Open Source Your Career Johan Janssens CEO, Timble Co-Founder and Former Project Manager, Joomla! Lead Architect, Nooku
11:40	FOSS in Distance Education: The UP Open University Experience Myra Jill Siason University of the Philippines Open University
12:00	Lunch Break
13:30	The Magic of iPad Development Vip Malixi Bluepoint Foundation
14:00	Pacifica Online: MMORPG for the Facebook Platform Galileo Lajara Lead Programmer, Nexus Pixels
14:30	IPv6 in Open Source Software Bayani Benjamin Lara Philippine Research, Education and Government Information Network Advanced Science and Technology Institute
15:00	Taking Fedora for a Spin Herson Pagcaliwagan Fedora Philippines
15:30	jQuery Tips and Tricks: Solving Common Web Development Concerns in a Heartbeat Chivas Sicam Bluepoint Foundation
16:00	Do-It-Yourself Private Cloud Computing Desktop Engels Antonio Bluepoint Foundation
16:45	Closing Remarks and Special Awards
17:00	Distribution of Certificates
Andrei Coronel Master of Ceremonies

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:

Ateneo DISCS	BLUE
Dr. Reena Estuar Chairman Jessica Sugay Assistant Instructor CS Program Director Hubert Ursua Assistant Instructor Andrei Coronel Instructor Lisa Agbay Department Secretary Mark Bautista IT Staff Supervisor	Arnold Laurninaria Bon Carpo Chivas Sicam Emman Balintec Gerry Lopez Herson Pagcaliwagan Jesmil Pereda Junix Geronimo Kim Daquigan Marlon Balana Michael Balcos Patrick Samonte Roy Plomantes Sheryl Villaroman Tomy Tomasa Tony Tan Vip Malixi

Special thanks to the following media networks for providing television and streaming coverage of our Software Freedom Day celebration:

UHF Channel 11

VHF Channel 7

Internet Broadcast

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 2010 on September 18 at the Faura Building, Ateneo de Manila University, Katipunan Avenue, Loyola Heights, Quezon City.

CodeFest 2010 is open to registered members of sfd.bluepoint.com.ph who are senior high school students or college undergraduates and are proficient in any of the following programming languages:

C | C++ | Java | Perl | PHP | Python | Ruby

Interested parties must email an endorsement letter (PDF) from their respective schools to sfd at bluepoint.com.ph before September 10, 2010. Only 30 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 2010 will be held at the Ateneo de Manila University (Faura Hall) from 1PM to 3PM on September 18 during the Software Freedom Day 2010 celebration.