- July 23, 2008 @ the UP Alumni Engineers Centennial Hall (New CS Building)
- 5:30-8:00 pm; contact person - Jonel Uy (09164918656)
This is open to the public but due to limited space, priority is given to registrants who are Parser Staff, CS Students, Engineering Students, and UP students, in that order. Parser alumni are also welcome.
Program:
5:30-5:40 Introduction / Parser Histroy
5:40-6:00 Qualities of a Leader (by: Jonel Uy)
6:00-6:45 News Writing Workshop (led by: Phillip Kimpo)
6:45-7:30 Features Writing Workshop (led by: Phillip Kimpo)
7:30-7:45 Open Forum
Since this is a workshop, Please submit your articles on or before July 18 at
WritingWorkshop@upparser.com. Please append "[Writing Workshop]" to the email subject.
Details of the required articles:
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News writing:
Write a short news article about any 1) DCS event, or 2) event held within the new CS building. Examples: CS freshman orientation, contest, CS alumni homecoming, new facility, professorial lecture. Unpublished articles aren't required; you can recycle old news articles, if you have any.
By short, I mean no longer than 1 MS Word/Open Office page. However, please don't submit articles that are very very short, such as those with less than 6 sentences. Please use standard font types and sizes.
Pseudonyms and real names are both accepted. Please indicate if you're a Parser staffer.
Feature writing:
Write a short feature article about any DCS-related topic. Examples: CS event, CS teacher, CS student org, new CS subject. Unpublished articles aren't required; you can recycle old feature articles, if you have any.
By short, I mean no longer than 1 MS Word/Open Office page. However, please don't submit articles that are very very short, such as those with less than 12 sentences. Please use standard font types and sizes.
Pseudonyms and real names are both accepted. Please indicate if you're a Parser staff
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About the Panelists
Phillip Kimpo Jr.
Head Panelist
Phillip served as The UP Parser's Editor-in-Chief for the academic years 2004-05 and 2005-06, helping resurrect the then-dead publication. During his term, Parser emerged as the foremost publication in the College of Engineering, releasing seven issues with more or less a total circulation of 3000 copies, many of which were in full color and tabloid size. During this time, Parser's signature line was permanently etched in DCS history: We don't just write programs; we write.
Kimpo graduated from the Department of Computer Science in 2006, and was cited as an Outstanding Representative by the UP Alliance of Computer Science Students (UP CS Network). He currently works as a freelance writer, editor, and website manager.
Kimpo is a member of LIRA (Linangan sa Imahen, Retorika, at Anyo), an organization of poets writing in Filipino under the aegis of National Artist for Literature Virgilio S. Almario (a.k.a. Rio Alma). He is a founding member of KATAS (Kalipunan ng mga Taga-Sining para sa Lipunan). He was a Fellow for the 9th UST National Writers' Workshop and the 2007 LIRA Poetry Clinic. He serves as a staffer for the Bulawan Online literary journal.
Kimpo is currently finishing his first book of personal essays, Corsair of Cordillera Street. Visit him at
phillip.kimpo.ph.
Ia Lucero
Adelaida Sophia Marie Lucero, or "Ia" for short is an accomplished web designer, editor, and freelance writer. She graduated cum laude from the Department of Computer Science in 2006.
Lucero served as UP Parser's Associate Editor for the academic years 2004-05 and 2005-06, and was more than an integral part in the publication's "resurrection years." Lucero was also cited as an Outstanding Student Representative by the UP Alliance of Computer Science Students (UP CS Network).
Lucero is one of the Philippines' emerging web designers, having crafted masterpieces for Praise Music Philippines, Bradford Shoes, and around a dozen sites for the UK-based Splashpress Media network.
One of her WordPress themes won runner-up honors in a recent international design contest. Her personal and portfolio site, Stellify.net was a Finalist for Best Technology Blog in the 2007 Philippine Blog Awards.
Aside from web designing, Lucero currently manages, edits, and writes for several of Splashpress Media's and Toronto-based Enthropia Inc.'s major websites.
Jonel Uy
Jonel is the co-founder of Parser back in 1999. He also served as its Associate Editor and Business Manager among others. He worked with different software companies in the IT industry until 2007. He is now into freelance web & software development/consulting. He does this while juggling a lot of things like stock trading, starting a business, surfing, blogging(travel, food, photo), and helping out in giving Parser another push. =)
Cai Abbass
(profile to follow)