GOAB Organizer Says Launch of Startup Roadmap is Just the Beginning

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The Philippine Startup Roadmap, launched at the just concluded third Geeks on a Beach (GOAB) in Boracay, looks forward to spawning some 500 startups with an estimated cumulative valuation of $2 billion by 2020.

Deputy Executive Director Mon Ibrahim of the Department of Science ande Technology-Information Communication Technology Office (DOST-ICTO) led the launch of the roadmap which he described as a list of what the Philippine startup community needs to do.

The roadmap declares that its “main goal is to produce the next billion dollar tech startup from the Philippines.”

​“The launch of the roadmap is just the beginning,” said Tina Amper of TechTalks.ph, the community that organized the annual Geeks on a Beach conference.

“The next steps of implementing, funding and constant collaborating are critical to positive impact to the Philippine economy,” she said adding that GOAB 2015 generated inquiries to take GOAB to other parts of the country.

“We are open to partnering with like-minded companies who can bring this happiness business to other parts of the world,” Amper said.

According to Amper, “Year 3 produced lots of positive feedback from participants about connections made, lessons learned, dreams re-discovered, and passions stirred.”

The Junior Achievement Marketing Society Presents Association Management Training

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The Junior Achievement Marketing Society, the official national student marketing organization of the Junior Achievement of the Philippines Inc. which is an international organization under JA Worldwide, will hold its first event for the Academic Year 2015-2016. The event is entitled “Association Management Training.” It will be on August 29, 2015 at Accenture Philippines, Edsa corner, Pioneer St., Mandaluyong City. The Philippine Council for Advance Association Executive (PCAAE) formed two years ago by the best association management trainers who prepare young leaders in the world of work and professional association management is the official partner of JAMS for this program.

“Association Management Training,” is a one-day workshop about effective association management and handling responsibilities. This will cater business student leaders from different recognized junior associations/councils. One of the main goals of this is for the junior associations to create networks among members and fosters learning within their choice of discipline; this is also an opportunity to prepare this young people to manage their professional organization in the future.

The program is divided into two sessions that will be led by two of the best association management trainers from the PCAAE. The first session is about the right foundation for junior management association and governance by the PCAAE Chair, Ms. Corazon D. Conde; while the second session will be headed by a Certified Sustainability Assurance Practitioner, Mr. Enrique I. Florencio who will talk on designing successful membership and services for Junior Association.

Executives of different Junior Management/Marketing Organizations from 26 universities and colleges in the Philippines affiliated in JAMS will join the workshop. The event will not be possible without the collaboration of HOOQ Philippines and Hawk Back; co-presenters—Nescafe Smoovlatte, Asian Secrets, pH Care, Post-it, Scotch, Oracare, Glutaphos, John Robert Powers, Matchimi; the partnership of Boardwalk; and the media partners—Mint Magazine, Adobo Magazine, WazzupPilipinas.com, Boracay Beach Radio, and Amplify PH.

Globe Fires Up Portal to Serve Early Customers of Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 Edge+

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As the leader in the digital lifestyle, Globe Telecom is gearing up to welcome the newest Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 edge+ to Philippine shores with an online portal to serve early customers. The portal accepts registration of interest among customers purchasing the latest devices from Samsung with the myLifestyle Plan from Globe.

New and existing postpaid customers can visit the registration of interest portal available on the Globe website via www.globe.com.ph/postpaid/samsung/register to register and indicate their preferred Samsung handset model in advance, along with their name, mobile number, and e-mail address. The customer database will be used to update registered customers with postpaid plan offers and pricing details. A reference number will be provided to customers so they can track status of their application.

“With our registration of interest portal, customers get first dibs on our offers as well as exclusive privileges which they can avail when they get the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 edge+ from Globe,” says Erli Valdez, Vice President for Postpaid Business at Globe. “As the leader in postpaid and preferred telco carrier of the latest smartphones and "phablets", we are poised to take one's device experience to the next level with our innovative myLifestyle Plan offerings, which gives customers access to their digital lifestyle while enjoying the amazing features of the devices.”

Valdez adds, “Over the next few days, customers will find out why it’s best to get the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6+edge from Globe with our unbeatable offers.”