Wazzup Pilipinas News and Events

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

DevCon Code Challenge Cup (C-Cup)

Tekkie Tekkie Muna (Wow! I seem to can't enough of all these coding challenges), DevCon has organized another event for the persistent coders and developers in us.

The Philippines is basking in an Information Technology Renaissance...

We've seen the Startup scene and IT sector hogging the headlines. Now, to support budding technopreneurs and their garage operations in discovering co-founders/new talents -- following the success of Hack2HATCH -- DevCon is hosting a CODE CHALLENGE CUP (C-CUP) on November 30, 2012 in Xavier School (Greenhills).

C-Cup aims to help spur critical thinking and highlight problem solving strategies under pressure. It is patterned after the International Collegiate Programming Contest organized by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) -- the oldest, largest and most prestigious programming contest in the world. Hardcore IT geeks consider this to be the “Olympics of Computer Programming.”

C-Cup is a rigid algorithm programming competition mixed with the dexterity of a hackathon. It is a 6-hour competition where teams of 3 programmers each will be asked to solve 10 problems using a myriad of languages of their preference, in the comforts of their trusted computer workstations:

C
C#
C++
Java
JavaScript
PHP
Python
Ruby
VB.NET

C-CUP CHAMPS

The team with the most number of problems solved with the shortest total time wins. The total time is the sum of the time consumed for each problem solved including a penalty of 20 minutes for every rejected run for the problem. Victorious teams will receive medals and trophies, with a cash prize of P15,000 (as of this writing) given to the overall champion. Besides the battle of IT professionals, there are also categories for high school and college students.

Individual contest shirts plus free-flowing refreshments and grub will keep the participants company, while they pour their hearts out on six hours of coding, analysis and troubleshooting.

REGISTRATION
	Rate per Team	Professional	High School	Grade School	Deadline
	Early Bird	P500	P360	P360	11/16/12
	Regular	P800	P500	P500	11/23/12
	Walk-in*	P1200	P800	P800	11/30/12
	*Subject to availability of slots. We will only accommodate 20 teams per category.

C-Cup hopes to help pump prime analytic thinking in today’s youth to mold them into engineers who can become world-class entrepreneurs via DevCon’s Engineer-to-Entrepreneur (E2E) vision.

SPONSORS

C-Cup is co-presented by Globe Labs, Accenture and Ideaspace. Smart DevNet is a Platinum Sponsor while Sulit.com.ph is a Titanium Sponsor. Media and Community Partners include WebGeek PH, Orange & Bronze and Mozilla Philippines.

For clarifications/other matters or to register, send an email to mailbox@devcon.ph with the subject "C-Cup."

ABOUT DEVCON

Developers Connect Philippines, Inc. (DevCon)is a non-stock, non-proﬁt organization which aims to promote the "IT Pinoy Talent" by providing a unique venue for educators and students, professionals and enthusiasts to Sync, Support and Succeed. The organization was incorporated in 2009, and is principally supported by Silicon Valley veteran and Filipino-Chinese serial entrepreneur Winston Damarillo. Some of its activities include Campus Roadshows, Lightning Talks, Birds of a Feather, Hackathons, Geekups and Code Camps. Learn more about DevCon by going to its official site, Facebook page or Twitter.

Conectados Photography Exhibition

CONECTADOS

FILIPINAS ESPAÑA MEXICO

November 9-25

Ayala Museum Ground Floor Gallery

Photography exhibition featuring 29 local, Spanish and Mexican artists

November 8-12, 6-11 pm

Ayala Museum, Glorietta 5, Greenbelt Fashion Walk, The Link, Tower One & Exchange Plaza Arch

Public video projection of exhibition photos on the facades of five primary locations in the Makati CBD

November 8, 6:30 pm

Launch at Ayala Museum

With live performance on Ayala Museum granite facade by visiting laser graffiti artist, Suso33 (Spain)

Asia Off The Streets Food Festival

Wazzup Pilipinas!

See you at the Asia Off the Streets Food Festival this coming Friday and Saturday, November 9 and 10 (7pm-10pm). Bring your family and friends to our first Asian Food Festival.

Taste dishes from different Asian countries and get a chance to win raffle prizes including 2 round trip tickets to Hanoi, Vietnam from Cebu Pacific Air!

On November 17, 2012 from 1-6pm at the 3 floor of A. Venue Mall, Makati Ave. a digital marketing workshop will happen. It has been a year since the blog has started, The Teacher Is Blogging, it grows as a venue where people can find more interesting analysis of every day events. You may say that it is a celebration, indeed the engagements will be very exciting as prizes will be given away by various sponsors. Best of all, for a very reasonable fee of PHP1,000.00 already includes a good set of snacks as provided by Chef Vonn Events and Catering Services. This event is also sponsored by BigShift Creative Centrale, one of the new favorite hang-outs in Makati City.

Starmometer, Showbiznest and LionhearTV launches the first-ever NETIZENS' CHOICE AWARDS, with the aim of recognizing the hard work and excellence of celebrities and their achievements over the last year voted by netizens (anyone or everyone on the internet).

Bloggers’ Choice for the Favorite Television Station:

Bloggers can also vote for their favorite TV station. We get to choose which among the TV channels deserve to win as the Bloggers' Choice!

Tekkie Tekkie Muna (I would like to hang-out first at my favorite "tambayan" at makipag-umpugan ng ulo sa mga kapwa ko geeks at nerds of the IT industry), did you know there's now a place where we can converge and join forces to help save the world by our innovative ideas and bright minds?

Come and visit iZone-iHUB—the first open forum location in the country!

With its official launch on Thursday, November 8 at 7 pm.

iZone-iHUB Center is a place that caters to an online community, where Pinoy techies and innovative individuals can:

• converge ideas

• solidify a collaboration among techies, innovators, and IT geeks

• create vast networks and come up with plans and proposals on IT advancements

• host events and seminars that will prepare collaborators to be better entrepreneurs, netpreneurs, technopreneurs, and innovators

Get unlimited access to:

• FREE Internet

• FREE Coffee

• ALL iZone-iHUB Facilities

iZone-iHUB Center is a fun and free place for you to explore and experience.

Mission: Spread the iZone-iHUB virus to the Philippines.

iZone-iHUB Center is a place where you can meet a lot of people who talk about technology, invention, innovation, and business ventures.

A Fun and Free space for everyone to experience and share.

This will be the first of its kind in the Philippines, which is considered to be one of the top countries for technology and innovation.

Our door is open to everyone! Be part of the iHUB trend!

HOW DOES IZONE IHUB WORK?

INNOVATE - When we converge, we learn something new.
ILLUSTRATE - We fuse with others at iHub to exhibit what we know, what we can learn and what we can share.
IMAGINE - Imagine the endless possibilities what you can learn, who you can connect with.
IMMERSE – Immerse people to connect, be equipped with what they need and the knowledge to discover . We empower you as an individual.

WHAT CAN YOU GET OUT OF IT?

You can have a haven where similar people like yourself can communicate and talk about technology and innovation.

Free coffee and ice tea once you are using the iHUB Center.

No membership required to use our facilities.

Fun and secure environment for you.

We can also be investors for ideas that you can share with us.

iZone-iHUB is a trend that cannot be stopped! Spread the iHUB Virus NOW!

We are located at Unit No.12 A ( Penthouse ) Agustin 1 Building, No. 28 F. Ortigas Jr. Road, Ortigas Business Center Pasig City 1605

The iZone-iHUB : Where Pinoy Techies Converge Ideas!

iZone-iHUB Center is an online community that provides Pinoy techies and innovative individuals a room for collaboration. It aims to encourage knowledge sharing among those who have the passion for Information Technology. It is a safe and secure environment that offers everyone (including students) a free and unlimited access to the internet and free coffee to encourage the free flowing of ideas. It functions as a technology research center for business development. It also provides collaborators a place to host events and seminars that can prepare and mold them to become better entrepreneurs, netpreneurs, technopreneurs, and innovators.

Wazzup Pilipinas!

I will be tasting Swensen's Icream and Sundaes' five new delectable sundaes soon! Watch for my review here and at WhenInManila.com.

I will be visiting the Eastwood Mall, Libis branch within the week to try out the five new flavors for the Christmas season : Mango Sensation, Mango Breeze Boat, Sticky Rice with Mango, Mango on-the-go, and mango Hurricane.

Whoah! That's a lot of Mango flavors!

10 Bottles of Makapuno - PuroMakapuno from PhilHybrid!

Being true to their word, PhilHybrid gave me 10 500 grams bottles of their yummy makapuno or glutinous coconut meat. Truly 100% pure! Makapuno, water and sugar only!

Immediately consumed two bottles that night because my kids really loved them on sandwiches (tasty bread, "monay" or "pandesal")or just by itself!