Event Updates

GDG Philippines has been quite busy the past few days. We had a map up of the Department of Health (September 25), GDG Campus Roadshows in Asia Pacific College (September 27) and UP Diliman (October 4), and a Google Cloud Platform Meetup (October 2) with Melina Lee, Head of Google Cloud Platform Southeast Asia.

We still a lot of events in the next few days. Our next big event is GDG DevFest Philippines 2014, which will be on October 24, 2014. DevFests are community-organized events that provides the opportunity for developers to learn about Google technologies and developer products. Registration for GDG DevFest Philippines 2014 will be opened in the next few hours.

For updates about our next events, add our Google+ Page in your Google+ circles.

GDGPH-GBG Angeles Developer Meetup

GDG Philippines and GBG Angeles organized a developer meetup in Angeles City, Pampanga on June 7.

The developer meetup was held at SJH Building in Holy Angel University for the event. Jomar Tigcal talked about Google Developer Groups (GDGs) and GDG Philippines. Lars Norlander, a GSA from Angeles University Foundation also gave a talk about the Google Student Ambassador (GSA) Program and his experience in the GSA South East Asia Summit last May. Wayne Manuel talked about Google Maps, Google Maps APIs, and Google Map Maker. After the talks, the participants had hands-on mapping.

The attendees of the GDGPH-GBG Angeles Developer Meetup

Congratulations to the Map Your Town Competition winners!

In case you haven't heard, mapping volunteers all over the country have kicked off a very ambitious plan to hold at least 80 mapUps in just a few months in order to build a better Philippine map. GDGs and mapping volunteers organized mapUps all over the country: Baguio, Pangasinan, Cebu, Bacolod, Dipolog, and Gensan just to name a few. Some RERs even hiked all the way to Sagada!

We'd like to thank everyone who participated, and we hope you'll continue mapping your towns and cities. Through this initiative, your updates can provide assistance to travelers, visitors, even locals, so that nobody gets lost in the Philippines. That makes traveling more fun, right?

After reviewing all the entries, ten mappers contributed the most number of edits. The top 10 mappers will get a netbook each.  For the top mapper, aside from winning a netbook, Google will be donating P100,000 to a public school of his choice.  Congratulations, Reynard Navarro of South Cotabato!

1. Reynard Navarro
2. Kiril Van Aguilar
3. Stephen Kenneth Eliserio
4. Jerome Locson
5. Balbino Guerrero
6. Eulogio Empio
7. Bjorn Aguilar
8. Grace Sojor
9. James Lloyd Atwil
10. Pepito Carillo, Jr.

You will be individually contacted in the coming weeks regarding your shipping details, so please check your emails.

Want see how some of the maps look like now? Take a look!

Bacolod

Baguio

Cebu

Dipolog

General Santos

Pangasinan

Related links: Map Your Town Competition Details / Google MapMaker

Map Your Town Competition - Philippines

UPDATE 07/04/2012: We have moved the deadline in order to accommodate the increasing demand for more mapUps. Please note that the new competition deadline is now August 31, 2012.

Early this quarter, more than 500 active mappers and volunteers joined forces across the Philippines in a series of Google Map Maker events that explored the benefits and fundamental steps toward building even more beautiful country maps.

The events kicked off with a Map Maker workshop in Manila, where Advocates and Regional Expert Reviewers worked alongside budding mappers. Their enthusiasm carried over to three Map Maker Summits is Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao, where the Filipino mapping community focused on the ways an accurate country map can lend itself to improved community planning, disaster preparedness and tourism.

We have a very ambitious plan to have MapUps in 80 cities across the Philippines and would like to dedicate this activity for Philippine Tourism. Focus will be given on:

• Tourist spots
• Airports/Ports/Bus Terminals
• Hotels and Resorts
• Police Stations
• Malls / Business Establishments
• Pasalubong Stores
• Barangay / City Halls

To kick things up a bit, we will be awarding the top mappers in the country! Please make sure you read the mechanics below for details on how to join the Map Your Town Competition.

For updates, to request for a MapUp or to conduct one in your area, please visit the Mapping the Philippines site at http://goo.gl/Z944Z.

Mechanics

1. Interested individuals must register at http://goo.gl/Y4SLo.
2. This contest is only open to individuals based in the Philippines.
3. The Map Your Town competition shall start on May 16, 2012 and end on August 31, 2012. Only approved edits during this timeframe shall be considered eligible.
4. MapMaker Advocates and Regional Expert Reviewers are disqualified from the individual contest.
5. The top 10 mappers in the Philippines will be awarded with netbooks.  
6. For the mapper with the most number of contributions in the Philippines, PhP100,000 will be donated to a public school in his/her hometown.

GDG Zamboanga: July & August 2012 Schedule of Events

GDG Zamboanga is going to be busy this July and August 2012. We have a number of events lined up and we're excited for it!

July 2012

• Google Apps Developer Challenge 2012 - Zamboanga Meetup and Workshop (July 13, 2012)
• Pagadian City MapUp (July 27, 2012)
• Zamboanga Peninsula & ARMM Region MapUp  (July 28, 2012)

August 2012

• Dipolog/Dapitan City MapUp  (August 10, 2012)
• Ozamiz City MapUp  (August 11, 2012)
• GTUG/GDG Zamboanga 2nd Anniversary  (August 20, 2012)

We will be updating this list from time to time so please check us back soon.  Looking forward to see you in our events!

Map Maker Summit Mindanao

After the Map Maker Summits in Manila, Visayas and Luzon, it was Mindanao's turn last April 21, 2012. Map Maker Summit Mindanao was held at STI College General Santos City. Almost 140 participants from Mindanao areas attended the event. There were IT professionals, bloggers, students, teachers, and even policemen and policewoman, and a nun.

Some of the photos of the event:

• From the Photobooth during the Summit
• Aileen Apolo's Album

If you have photos of the summit, please feel free to share it to us.

Photowalk in Laoag and Vigan

Calling all photographers (professional/amateur)! Want to learn how to share your photos through Panoramio and Google+?

The Department of Tourism is hosting a photowalk on April 18, 2012 in Laoag/Vigan. Here's the agenda:

6:30am Registration
6:45 - 7:30 am Overview of Google+ and Panoramio
7:30 -9:00 am Photowalk
9:00 - 9:30 am coffee break
9:30 -10:30 am Photowalk
10:30 - 11:00 am head back to base
11:00 -12:00 break and upload photos

To join this free event, please register here.

*Please bring your camera and laptop (so you can join the hands-on session).

Laoag/Vigan Pilot MapUp

The Department of Tourism and Google have partnered to improve the accuracy of Google Maps in over 80 provinces around the Philippines, so as to help tourism and disaster preparedness in the country. The Department of Tourism is hosting a pilot mapUp for Laoag and Vigan on April 18, Wednesday.

Schedule is as follows:
1:30pm Registration
2:00 - 2:30 pm Overview of Google Map Maker
2:30 - 4:00 pm Mapping/Moderating
4:00 - 4:15 pm Snacks
4:15 - 4:30 pm How to Conduct your own MapUp

Please register here if you wish to join. Kindly bring a laptop as well.

Google Map Maker Summits

To kick off the mapUps for tourism and health establishments, we are inviting mapUp organizers and mappers to attend the Google Map Maker summits in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao!

Here are the schedules:
April 12, 2012
Bacolod
For more details and to register, check out http://goo.gl/cxZ2Z

April 14, 2012
Baguio
For more details and to register, check out http://goo.gl/CiSVe

April 21, 2012
General Santos City
For more details and to register, check out http://goo.gl/3J30Q

For more announcements, please join the Mapping the Philippines mailing list and follow the page here.

Bacolod GTUG Weekend: January 2012

Join us on Saturday, January 14th, 2-5pm at Kuppa Coffee and Tea as we (formally) introduce GTUG to Bacolod! I say "formally" because we've had two Mapping Parties last year --- one to introduce MapMaker to Negros Occidental LGUs, and another at the University of St. La Salle for the benefit of the Philippine Red Cross.

Then, we will be dropping by Colegio San Agustin to chat with CS and CE majors about Mobile Applications Development.

What makes a killer app? We ask Chelle Gray and JM Ibanez, co-founders at CodeFlux, how mobile applications are built from the ground up.

Richard Grimaldo, Technology Chief at Vibal Publishing, will talk about how the company has evolved from publishing textbooks to developing interactive books for young kids.

After developing your applications, now what? How do you market and monetize? Michelle Santos, Developer Relations Manager at GlobeLabs will be joining us via Hangout to discuss monetization options, as well as a brief overview on how the organization can help out the developer community.

For those who'd like to join us at the meetup, you can fill out the form here. Big thanks to GlobeLabs for sponsoring the meetup and Colegio San Agustin for inviting us!

Two events in three days. Quite a load? Nah. Of course, we're reserving Sunday for an entire day of foodtripping. Want a preview? Check out this blog entry from DessertComesFirst.

Drooling now? Fly in and join us at the next meetup! We'd be more than happy to give you a tour of the city. Be prepared though, cause you'll definitely gain 3 pounds in 2 days. ;)

Summer of MapUps for the Philippine Red Cross

Filipino volunteer mappers organized mapUps across the country to map important healthcare places for the Philippine Red Cross in preparation for the rainy season. 

Malaybalay, Bukidnon

April 27, 2011

Team: Bukidnon Bloggers

Blog post 

(Photo from Irene)

General Santos

April 30, 2011

Team: Soccksargen Bloggers

Blog post

Video

Photo from Orman

Baguio

May 7, 2011 at University of Baguio

Team: University of Baguio with super mapper Theofrenz Cayambas

Photo from Ellen

Iloilo

May 14, 2011 

Team: Iloilo Bloggers Society

Photo from Mari Claire

Manila

May 21, 2011 at RedFox Training Center

Team: GTUG Philippines

Photos  

(from RedFox)

Makati

May 28, 2011 at Asian Institute of Management

Team: Tech Tanod

Cebu

May 28, 2011 at University of the Philippines - Cebu campus

Team: UP Cebu geology students

Photos

Zamboanga

May 30, 2011 at Ateneo de Zamboanga University

Team: GTUG Zamboanga

Blog post

Photos

Photo from Jerome

Iligan

July 30, 2011 

Team: Iligan Bloggers Society

Blog post

More information about mapping in the Philippines on our sites page. And drop us a line on this form if you are interested to organize a mapUp in your neighborhood.

GTUG Zamboanga's Chrome Extension Development, Android Workshop, and MapUp for Philippine Red Cross

It was a busy May 2011 for GTUG Zamboanga Chapter. We had three events:

Chrome Extension Development
Held at the CS Research Lab in ADZU last May 6, 2011 from 2PM to 5PM, I introduced to the group the basics of creating Chrome Extension and how to publish and monetize it.

Android Development Workshop
This is actually the 2nd batch of the workshop. This was held at the Advanced ComLab in ADZU. Around 20 Android Developer enthusiasts attended the event last May 21, 2011 around 1PM-5PM. The topics discussed are the following: Android Architecture, Basics of Android Development, and how to Publish Apps in the Android Market.



MapUp for Philippine Red Cross
In partnership with Philippine Red Cross, the GTUG Zamboanga Chapter had their MapUP last May 23, 2011 at the E-Learning Center, Zamboanga City. Around 20 Google MapMaker volunteers converged to help map Zamboanga Peninsula and other nearby provinces like Basilan and Tawi-Tawi.



Thanks to all who attended the events, volunteers and venue sponsors.

Google I/O Extended Manila

Organizing Google I/O Extended Manila was really tricky since the keynote was at midnight in our timezone. We managed to bring together a small group of developers from Manila and Los Banos to watch the keynote and the first Android talk. Our gracious host was University of the Philippines College of Computer Science to Professor Rom Feria.

Up next: Manila Mapping Party together with the Philippine Red Cross. Sign-up now and get a rare Google Mapmaker-Philippine Red Cross shirt when you attend! Details and sign-up can be found here.

GTUG Zamboanga May 2011 Events

Hi there! Jerome here, your GTUG Zamboanga Coordinator. I just want to update you with our events for this month of May 2011.

GTUG Zamboanga  is hosting 3 events this month, so please don't miss it fellow local developers and volunteers!

May 6, 2PM-5PM: GTUG Zamboanga: Chrome Extensions Development at the CS Research Lab in ADZU
May 20, 1PM-5PM: GTUG Zamboanga: Android Development Training (Part 2)
May 23, 1PM-5PM: Zamboanga Peninsula MapUp for Philippine Red Cross

Please check the links for more details. Muchas gracias!

Summer of MapUps

Volunteer mappers are coming together from all over the country! We are mapping to help the Philippine Red Cross. For more information on how to help, please visit https://sites.google.com/site/mapphilippines/home

Bukidnon MapUp
April 27, 2011, 10 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Malaybalay, Bukidnon

Soccksargen MapUp
April 30, 2011, 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.
General Santos City Mayor's Office
Event Site: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=124046884336491

Baguio City MapUp
May 7, 2011, 1:30 to 5:30 p.m.
University of Baguio
Sign-up Form: http://goo.gl/1QWpT
Event Site: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=199999790039007

Iloilo MapUp
May 21, 2011, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Netopia, SM City Iloilo
Sign up Form: http://goo.gl/2y8CT

GTUG Philippines Metro Manila MapUp
May 21, 2011, 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.
RedFox Training Center,
Sign-up Form: http://goo.gl/Bh7On
Event Site: http://www.gtugphilippines.org/2011/04/may-21-mapping-party.html

GTUG Zamboanga MapUp
May 23, 2011, 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Ateneo de Zamboanga University
Sign-up Form: http://goo.gl/jSFzq
Event Site: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=183467248372722

Blog and Soul MapUp
May 28, 2011, 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Asian Institute of Management (Meralco Caseroom)
Sign-up Form: http://goo.gl/tS2Hd
Event Site: http://blogandsoul.org/

Upcoming: Cebu, Tacloban, Ormoc, Cagayan de Oro, Bacolod

If you are interested to host a mapUp, kindly let us know at http://goo.gl/DR2gA