May 31, 2005

Bloggers.SG 2005 - Date and Venue

With all the excitement about upcoming Bloggers Convention, it's time we reveal where and when it's going to be!

Name: Bloggers.SG
The result of the name poll is out and looks like 'Bloggers.SG' wins by a slight margin. So 'Bloggers.SG' it shall be.

Date: 16 July 2005
It's on a Saturday, so more of you can make it!

Venue: Woodlands Regional Library
It's a little bit ulu, but they've got a nice auditorium there, and the nice people at National Library Board (NLB) are willing to support us by lending us the location without cost.

SHINE (some gahmen initiative) is also supporting us (that's because they have $$$ for refreshments), so the event is also listed on their website.

Keep checking here for more details later!

Submitted by tinkertailor on May 31//11:16am and published by jseng, tinkertailor :: 16713 reads | trackback (7)
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Do we need to register for this event??

Probably you have a lot of people offering help for the coming Convention. Do drop me a line do you need a extra runner. I'm good with helping out at Events (for free).

whoa i've never commented on tomorrow.sg but whoa.. the blogger's convention will be held on my birthday. score! (learnt of it through blackhighheels' blog..)

Wah, so far away one...I know liao...I go for the day...drive into Woodlands...hahaa...Where is the library at har?

*silent scream* ("argh!!!!!! K.N.N.B.! 16 July I outstation!!!")

hmm... this is highly interesting. there has been much talk about the Singapore Blogger Conference, and truly it is here. One must make it a point to check one's diary.

*silent scream* ("argh!!!!!! K.N.N.B.! first-major-big-time-hopefully-not-once-in-a-life-time blogger.sg why on 16th!!??!!")

One is positively disappointed that one should not be able to join in the festivities. Tsk tsk, one is truly disappointed

*silent scream* ("argh!!!!!! K.N.N.B.! why why why!?@#$! guess have to tune in to Encik Perang aka MrBrown for any podcast... any Live Webcast or not? so many tech guys sure have right? right? right?!%$@!")

Ahhh... sigh... such is one's luck.

Is this open to ALL bloggers? If it is, count me in!

I'm definately going! So who is "sharing"?
Do you guys need volunteers for urshers? I'm willing to help in anyway.

gosh i didn't know that the Conference is to 'educate the public'... feels more like a gathering for bloggers at the rate it is being planned! =)

"The Singapore Blogger Conference 2005 is an event to educate the public about blogging, issues related to blogging include blogging technologies, legal issues and the impact of blogging on one’s life and lifestyle." from SHINE

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Make a mental note of this: I was here first. This whole blogging business. Before Movabletype, Livejournals, Greymatter, Blogger, a few of us were hacking out our blogs on borrowed copies of MS Frontpage. You speak of the “golden age......

eh 16 june.. just nice afterr commencement.. can i wear my grad gown there? heuhue.. eh ya hor.. wat we spose to do there? meet chat and go shopping after? lidat hideout also can wat

Okaaaay, all bloggers who wish to remain anonymous better come up with more creative answers than: "No, I don't blog."

Riiiight.

saw tis on SHINE's webby.

http://shine.org.sg/happenings/event.html?id=33

okie lah, don worry folks, they will only set up a counter at the entrance, fingerprint everyone and take ur photo. just in case u say anything wrong in ur blog, easiler to arrest u.

wahahahaha..... okie, just kidding lah.... just kidding.....
they are safe..... i guess.... haha

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There’s a conspiracy at hand. Shine!, a government initiative, is funding (even if it is only the refreshments) the first Singapore Bloggers Convention. No longer will you be able to hide behind online monikers like AcidFlask or Mr. Brown. Participants,......

And the time is?

Posted by queen dagor* on 1 June, 2005 - 4:23pm

Woodlands? That's the boondocks. I thought more like convention with booths. I guess this is like lecture series. heh... oh well. I will remember to sleep in the back and not reveal myself. =P

Hmmm... maybe we can have one of the "i support tomorrow.sg" button printed onto a white cotton t-shirt. The logo is basically red in color and I think it looks great against a white background.

As for sizes, I think someone must organise the orders and go find a supplier and also printing shop.

dat's it...gahmen will finally know who the infidels are. all of em dogs will be extridited to the north easily...bwahahahahaha

I would pay for a t-sht, but please make sure got big big size hor, not farking asian size XL that actually seems more like a farking M.

"Live! Love! Eat!" - Wolgang Puck

I was wondering if we should come up with a T-Shirt for those that are present at the convention. It can be some kind of printed logo of Tomorrow.sg on some coloured t-shirts or even plain white t-shirts.

Tomorrow.sg t-shirts can also be used as some form of "advertisement" as it will be most probably worn around (unless if the t-shirt design is nice).

But of course, its either all attendees pay for themselves or look for sponsor again. ;)

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Name: Bloggers.SG
Date: 16 July 2005
Venue: Woodlands Regional Library

All bloggers go attend! I’m looking forward to snap some people’s faces (erm, take photos, I mean)....

finally, all sg bloggers will be unmasked ...

Aiyah, even if got MRT, causeway point and whatnot, woodlands will forever be ulu in my mind. How am I supposed to get there? Hike ah? Wah biang eh.

Then again, if Kenny's coming all the way from Kuching, I also must go and check it out a bit, right.

I can tell you, though, that I'm almost confirm going to be late liddat. SO FAR!

Let's all give it a tagline.

Bloggers.SG - Sticking it up where the sun don't SHINE.

Well, we wanted large enough space, wi-fi and a supportive host that understands what we are trying to organise. Woodlands NLB seemed to be the best match.

How come it is not at central area, woodlands is far leh.

wtf? I'm flying all the way from Kuching to Singapore and go to some ulu place like WOODLANDS?

Land in JB nearer. :)

Hello!!!! Woodland not ULU lor!!!

i've been living here for eons..... on closer to ur homeland... u can just cross the causeway and go johor for dinner. lol~

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This blog post is more for my benefit. Etch Bloggers.SG 2005 details onto thy feeble brain - Date: 16 July 2005, Sat @ Woodlands Regional Library Interesting how SHINE is also supporting Bloggers.SG. They are the same good folks are who helping to sponsor Youth Alive! 2005 and the Youth Apprentice. If there's one good thing about Singapore, it is that the government has money to burn. Whoopie. Who wants to bet that the newspaper will somehow, amongst all the bloggers who gather there, still… ...

judging from the feedburner number, I think we might end up having close to full house.....
"Live! Love! Eat!" - Wolgang Puck

DK: we've not confirmed the registration yet. auditorium capacity is about 250.

C2pid: sure - any blogger is welcome. non-bloggers too :)

If got nice "Bloggers.SG" T shirt I will buy ... ...

Why 16 July? That's the day the new Harry Potter book comes out! :O

Is Chinese Blogger welcome? I don't mean Blogger from china, but blogger who blog in chinese.:P 疯子可以参加吗?

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16 July 2005 - Woodlands Regional Library...

do we need to register or something?
how many pple can fit into the auditorium?

eh no one went to book http://blogger.sg ??? hehehe :D

blogger.sg - owned by Google
bloggers.sg - owned by jseng

ah...never check the records... :) thx.

we'll *try* to arrange for a webcast, but we can't promise anything right now.

Hi tinkertailor, just spoke to my IT guys today. They say webcast is doable, and they have staff to help. Just need you guys to confirm if you want or not.

"Every book its reader; Every reader his book" ~ S.R. Ranganathan (Excerpt from "Five Laws of Library Science")

Any possibility of making it a live webcast? I'll be flying off to Berkeley by 10 June. -sob-

YC > only women need to give handphone number. Hahha. Joking hor.

caleb > Be careful what you ask for, you may get some angry ex-boyfriend's number!

Wow, sponsorship for refreshments! Fantastic! But do we have to give our full name and IC number? :)

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I’m so jealous of the upcoming first Bloggers Convention, aptly named Blogger.SG, in July. Woohoo!...

Eh, let's go JB eat seafood after? got enough money to rent a bus????

"Live! Love! Eat!" - Wolgang Puck

Woodlands not ulu. The facilities there are marvelous. And Causeway Point is just next door. After the convention we can all go shopping!

thanks ivan - link updated.