GBG Cagayan de Oro held its first ever gDayX in the city last November 16, 2013 at the N Hotel. It was the biggest Google event for Northern Mindanao so far. It was also our biggest event yet.
Judging by the feedback from our delegates around Northern Mindanao, the event was without a doubt a success. Everyone had so much fun and the atmosphere was filled with so much new stuff to learn.
gDayX is an event format patterned after Google Days or gDays, and is a collaboration of different Google communities in the city. It is intended as a unifying event for various business people, professionals, and technology enthusiasts. Different topics about technology and business are discussed, without going into much technicality or details.
Here is a recap of all the amazing things that happened during the event.
Speakers
We had a total of 10 speakers who shared how Google products and services have helped them succeed in their own field of expertise. Some of them flew to Cagayan de Oro just for this event.
1. Keynote
Jerome Locson
Program Manager, Google Access Programs for Education (Philippines)
Educator, Developer, Program Manager, Googler
2. Crisis Mapping
Ruben Licera, Jr.
Social Media Expert, Mapper
Community Manager, Developer
3. Breakout Sessions
Function Room: Cattleya
Katherine Yap
Community Manager, GBG San Juan
Startup Founder, Events Specialist, GBG Community Manager
Ma. Irene Aserios
Journalist, Publicist, Social Media Strategist
Award-Winning Blogger, Mindanaoan.com
Stephen Piana
Co-Founder & Creative Director, DS Creatives Ltd.
Startup Founder, Designer, Developer
Jerome Locson
Program Manager, Google Access Programs for Education (Philippines)
Educator, Developer, Program Manager, Googler
Function Room: Anthurium
Romar Mayer Micabalo
Co-Founder & CTO, Caelum Techlogic
Systems Administrator, TimeDoctor.com/Staff.com
Chairman for ICT, R&D, & Alternative Education, A4 Mindanao Alliance
Vic Marion Madriaga
Corporate Trainer, Synnex-Concentrix
President, CDO Bloggers, Inc.
Award-winning Blogger, vicmadz.com
Josan Astrid Dometita
Creative Director, Astrea Software Development
Community Manager, GDG Cagayan de Oro
Startup Founder, Designer, Developer
Carlo Fiel Borja
Online Marketing Specialist, TimeDoctor.com/Staff.com
Community Co-Manager, GBG Cagayan de Oro
3. My Googley Story
Joseph Sabal
MIS Unit, Computing and Information Services Unit, Xavier University
Chairperson, BS Information Systems Program, Xavier University
Educator, Hospital Administrator
4. Communities
Jon Doblados
Community Manager, GBG Cagayan de Oro
Educator, Startup Founder, Systems Administrator
Other exciting stuff
1. ZOA Band
Who could forget the amazing band that played during the registrations and lunch time? The smooth jazz genre they play made the atmosphere light, warm and comfortable to all the guests.
You can catch them play at Centrio Mall every Friday night.
2. Photo booth
There was unlimited photo booth the whole day brought to you by Shutterbug Photography. Delegates had so much fun doing wacky poses while holding some Google icons and stuff.
For your party photobooth needs, check them out. They're amazing.
3. Cupcakes
We had some really lovely and delicious cupcakes designed with logos of Google products. Big thanks to Amber's Homebaked Goodies for the cupcakes and Red Thimble for the cupcake toppers. You can contact Amber's Homebaked Goodies through this number: 09266787782. Check out Red Thimble's Facebook page here.
4. Giveaways
Thanks to our amazing sponsors, we were able to give away a lot of amazing stuff! In fact, everyone got home with at least one prize. Some lucky delegates went away with two.
Here are the prizes we gave away.
12 VJANDEP Pastel boxes
50 Google Chrome polymer clay keychains from Goodie Box Crafts
20 gift certificates of Chingkeetea's milk tea blends
20 cinema tickets from Ayala Centrio
25 tote bags from GMA
20 AdWords certificate from Google
10 JMKTech hosting packages
3 Jinbei Auto Service Gift Certificates
... and moar swags from Google!
And most importantly, we would like to give a big shout-out to GMA Cagayan de Oro, our official media partner, who have been very supportive of us from the start. Likewise, uur deepest appreciation for Smart #LiveMore, Ideaspace, and Voyager, for providing major support as an event partner, as well as high-speed internet access during the event.
All-day fun
Other than that, people were just having fun all day while learning a lot of great stuff. It was a memorable event and we are already excited to hold the next one. Check out all the photos from the event on our Google+ Event Page.
It is great to see Cagayan de Oro and Northern Mindanao slowly become aware of the benefits of Google products to the business community. That is what we are really after anyway.
For any questions, comments and feedback you would like to address the group (GBG Cagayan de Oro), you may contact us on the links on this page.
Thank you everyone for making this event a success! See you all on the next event. Happy Googling!
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