Feed on BlogFest.Asia
Not enough time?
Posted In: BlogFest09 by admin on October 15, 2009
The most valuable thing for event like blogfest.asia is TIME. Time to chat, discuss, share ideas, and hang out with other bloggers. As you probably notice the current program run-down is nearly jam packed. Many asked if we can get extra time to talk about things beyond the pre-arranged topics?
Yes we can! One quick idea is to do Birds-of-a-feather / Barcamp style gathering on Nov. 7th. Note that there will be HKBloggerCon runs in parallel (in Cantonese). If everyone agrees (and obviously we need some folks to take lead on group discussion), it’s possible to get a room and make it happened. Format of the proceeding (or no proceeding 
) can be furthered discussed and determined.
Perhaps a lightening talk afterwards — those who are interested can sign up for 5 min presentation and speak out.
OK this would also mean you’d have less time to make $$ contribution to HK’s economy (alternatively you can do it at airport — HK provides THE best airport shopping experience in the world!). Anyway let us know what you think, via twitter or leave your comments here.
Thanks!
Update on travel support to attend Blogfest.Asia ’09
Posted In: BlogFest09 by admin on October 14, 2009
It is a very exciting moment for those who have been involved in organizing the 1st pan-Asia blogger gathering. We must apologize for very short notice (like many other events ) to the community, and sometimes less responsiveness. Meanwhile a big thanks to those who have completed registeration or submitted application to apply travel fund support. In first 24 hrs or so we have received overwhelming applications from Myanmar (Burma), China, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Vietnam, Thailand, Taiwan, Pakistan, Philippines, and Vietnam. Your enthusiasm and patience are certainly appreciated. We’ve also extended the deadline of submission to Oct. 16 (Friday), 2009 and hopefully to accommondate more participants.
One gentle reminder is that due to very limited budget, we will consider “partial support” first. It would be REALLY helpful if you can rely on other source of funding for your airfare (or mileage redemption), while the host can offer hotels / meals for more participants. For full travel support, most likely we will only be able to fund those who are physically located in Asia this time. Details please see here.
Again you can always write to: 
, for your inquiry and comment. Please help spread the word too.