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Distrito Makati is a New Weekday Lifestyle Market
From the organizers of Mercato Centrale comes Distrito Makati
From the same organizers of the famed Mercato brand of night market of food, fashion and other products comes one right by your neighborhood in Makati. Heck! Even the patients at adjacent Makati Medical Center can opt to dine in its comfortable, well-ventilated environment if they’re sick and tired of hospital food. And free wi-fi, too!
They opened Friday last week or “Black Friday” as Americans call it.
Remember that open parking lot right beside the Makati Medical Center at the end of Amorsolo Street, or ending up at Ayala Avenue? Every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday night, starting at 9:00pm, they open Distrito Makati to offer some tasty meals as well as fashion, beauty, wellness and household products. The market ends at three o’clock in the morning.
If you are interested to become a concessionaire for Distrito Makati, please email the organizers at admin@distritomakati.com or text 09178401152.
Source: Mercato Centrale
Image from Mercato Centrale
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McDonald’s Philippines McHappy Day on Nov 27
McDonald’s will be holding it’s annual McHappy Day Fun Run on Sunday, November 27, 2011, at the Piazza Mall, McKinley Hill in Fort Bonifacio City. The run is for the benefit of the Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC), the charity of choice of McDonald’s, and its banner program Bright Minds Read (BMR).
You can register online through http://www.mchappyday.com.ph or in the following registration centers: McDonald’s outlet in Alabang Town Center, El Pueblo, Greenbelt 1, Greenhills, and Piazza Mall at McKinley Hill. Participating McDonald’s stores accept registrations between 3PM to 9PM on Fridays and 7AM to 9PM on Weekends. You may also register at Runnr on Bonifacio High Street. Registration is only until November 20, 2011.
Source: www.mchappyday.com.ph
Poster from mchappyday.com.ph
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Lea Salonga to Judge 2011 Miss Universe in Brazil
Lea Salonga has been chosen to be a judge in the live telecast of the 2011 Miss Universe beauty pageant to be held in Sao Paolo, Brazil
The Philippines’ very own Lea Salonga, globally acclaimed for her role in the musical Miss Saigon of which she a Tony and numerous other awards, has been asked by no other than Donald Trump to be one of the judges in the upcoming Miss Universe beauty pageant. The other judges include Connie Chung, Helios Castroneves, Vivica Fox, Isabeli Fontana, Amelia Vega, and Adrienne Maloof.
The 60th Miss Universe Pageant will be broadcast live from Credicard Hall in São Paulo on September 12, 2011 (the morning of September 13, 2011, in the Philippines). The Miss Universe Organization is a joint venture between tycoon Donald Trump and NBC Universal. Online voting began last August 19 and will end on September 11 at www.missuniverse.com.
Representing the Philippines is Shamcey Supsup
The Philippines’ candidate in the pageant is Shamcey Supsup, a University of the Philippines (UP) magna cum laude architecture graduate, who hails from General Santos City in Mindanao. She topped the architecture licensure examinations in the Philippines last year and was recently given special recognition by the UP Alumni Association.
Sources: Yahoo! News | Lea Salonga Office Website | Miss Universe Official Website
Photo items from LeaSalonga.com and MissUniverse.com
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Filipino-American Victims to be Remembered at 9-11 Anniversary Memorial Services
Second plane strike at the World Trade Center on 9/11
Filipino-American organizations are commemorating and remembering the 20 victims of the World Trade Center collapse on September 11, 2001, twenty people who had Filipino origins. Two of those were actually on board the planes that hit the twin towers. Their biographies will be read at the 9/11 Tenth Anniversary Vigil for Filipino American Families on Sept. 9, 2011, from 7pm to 9pm at the Asian American Writers Workshop, 110-112 West 27th Street, Sixth Floor, New York, NY. This event is open to the public.
The sponsors of the event are as follows:
- Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS) Metro New York Chapter;
- Filipino American Human Services, Inc. (FAHSI);
- Kalusugan Coalition, Inc.;
- Damayan Migrant Workers Association;
- Collaborative Opportunities for Raising Empowerment (CORE);
- Filipinas for Rights and Empowerment (FiRE);
- UniPro, BaranGAY, NYU International Filipino Association (IFA);
- Outstanding Filipino Americans (TOFA) in New York Committee.
There was also one other Filipino-American who died in the plane crash in Pennsylvania.
The name-reading activity was suppose to be part of the upcoming memorial celebrations but Mayor Bloomberg decided to scrap this tradition. A lot of the family members were angered when this announcement was made, saying the reading should remain part of the ceremonies. Still, there are others who agree to discontinue it as a requirement.
Half-way around the world, Marie Rose Abad, a New York-born daughter from an Italian immigrant family and one of the victims of the 9/11 attacks, has her name emblazoned in a village in the Philippines called the Marie Rose Abad Village where her Philippine-born American husband, Rudy Abad, had a community of about 50 one-story houses built in 2004 in her memory. Marie Rose was a senior executive at the 89th-floor office of the investment bank Keefe, Bruyette & Woods when the second plane slammed the building.
The 21 Filipinos and Filipino-Americans who died in the World Trade Center attacks and the Pennsylvania plane crash were the following:
- Grace Alegre Cua;
- Cesar A. Alviar;
- Marlyn C. Bautista;
- Cecile M. Caguicla;
- Jayceryll M. de Chavez;
- Benilda Pascua Domingo;
- Judy Hazel Fernandez;
- Ramon Grijalvo;
- Frederick Kuo Jr.;
- Arnold A. Lim;
- Manuel L. Lopez;
- Carl Allen Peralta;
- Maria Theresa Santillan;
- Rufino Conrado (Roy) F. Santos;
- David Marc Sullins;
- Hilario (Larry) S. Sumaya;
- Hector Tamayo;
- Cynthia Betita Motus Wilson;
- Ronald Gamboa (plane crash);
- Ruben Ornedo (plane crash);
- Manolito Kaur (plane crash).
Both President George W. Bush and President Barack Obama are expected to attend the Ground Zero memorial services. The 9/11 attacks claimed the lives of 2,977 people, including 246 victims on the four planes and 411 emergency workers from the FDNY, NYPD, PAPD and EMT.
Sources: Inquirer Global Nation | Filipino Reporter | Huffington Post | Wikipedia
Photo by stevenbaker at Flickr.com
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11-city Smithsonian Exhibit Depicts Filipino Struggle Against American Colonialism
The original Smithsonian Institution building, popularly known as the Castle. It now houses administrative offices and the Smithsonian Information Center.
Photo by ralph-toyama at Flickr.com
The Smithsonian Institution chose Charlotte as a stop for a traveling exhibit that tells the story of Filipinos who struggled against American colonialism and ultimately became U.S. citizens. “Singgalot: The Ties That Bind,” is coming to Charlotte Museum of History from Saturday through Oct. 16, 2011.
The 11-city exhibition made its first stop in Los Angeles last month. It will land in Kansas City, Seattle, Chicago and Philadelphia before a final stop in November in Santa Rosa, California.
The exhibit is intended to help the nation’s 2.5 million Filipino citizens trace their history and contributions in the United States through about 30 photo panels and images.
Read more at Charlotte Observer
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10th Filipino Franchise Show 2011
July 21, 22, 23 and 24, 2011. The World Trade Center along Roxas Boulevard in Manila. For details, go to www.affi.com.ph
Image from Paulo Tibig at Facebook.com
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You Should Attend the Wealth Summit 2011 This January 29
Poster above from randelltiongson.com
There are no shortcuts to wealth. Learn the power to create, keep and grow your money by attending this Wealth Summit on January 29, 2010, Saturday from 10 am to 7pm at the Megatrade Hall of the SM Megamall. This valuable learning program will feature the country’s leading experts:
Cito Beltran on Strategic Thinking; Phil. Star Columnist & leading corporate consultant
Chinkee Tan on Money Mindsets; Money Coach & best-selling author
Paulo Tibig on Entrepreneurship; CEO of VCargo & Entrepreneurship Champion
Randell Tiongson on Personal Finance; Director of the Registered Financial Planner Institute, columnist & trainer
Ms. Miriam Quiambao on Wealth Strategies; Successful real estate practitioner
To learn more about this event, please get in touch with Ms. Jen Magalong at 0939-1177856 or email at jcignacio.magalong@gmail.com.
Philippine Interior Design and Architecture Talk Series
Greenbelt 5 in partnership with Ayala Museum will present “Beyond Designs,” a series of talks about interior design and architecture in the Philippines featuring Filipino interior designers and architects. Besides the talks, they will be asked to curate their own exhibits in coordination with shop merchants in Greenbelt 5.
Beyond Designs will be held in the Home Section of Greenbelt 5 located at the third floor on September 23, 2010 at 4:30 pm.
Source: Ben There Done That
Photo by junsjazz at Flickr.com
Franchise Show in the Philippines at World Trade Center Manila
The Association of Filipino Franchisers, Inc. (AFFI) is holding the 9th Filipino Franchise Show is happening on September 16-19, 2010 at the World Trade Center along Roxas Boulevard.
This year’s tradeshow will not be like any other staged before. The 9th Filipino Franchise Show will run for four days instead of just three days, which was the case in the previous tradeshows held. The show will also be occupying two exhibit halls this time to accommodate more proven successful franchisers, as well as new and promising brands belonging to the food, retail and service industries.
The 9th Filipino Franchise Show is indeed rich with opportunities for aspiring entrepreneurs and seasoned businessmen in search of the right venture, and also for established companies wanting to grow their business through franchising.
For more information, contact:
Association of Filipino Franchisers Inc.
Tel. Nos. (02) 506-8883 (02) 506-8883 (02) 506-8883 (02) 506-8883 0917-518-AFFI, 347-0153, 534-1134
Click to: www.franchiseshowphilippines.com
Photo by richardjosephsiy at Flickr.com
Miss Philippines Tops Online Votes in Miss Universe 2010
Preliminary judges have already selected the Top 15 candidates for the 2010 Miss Universe beauty contest now being held in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. The 83 contestants were ranked based on evening gown and swimsuit, during a two-hour presentation at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Early favorites who got the loudest cheers from the audience were the candidates from Philippines, Haiti, Canada, Australia, USA, Mexico, and Puerto Rico.
Miss Philippines Maria Venus Raj tops the online votes.
Go to AllVoices to read more.
Photo from annalyn at Flickr
2010 National Retail Conference & Expo (Philippines)
Photo by Xanita.com at Flickr.com
The conference and expo will be held on August 11-12, 2010, at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City. 100+ exhibitors are expected to join the event.
National Retail Conference & Expo is the country’s biggest and most important retail industry event in the Philippines. Attended by top retailers, major players, mall developers and service providers to the industry. Back to back with Stores Asia Expo: the only focused and dedicated retail suppliers exhibition in the country.
2 days education conference featuring Tony Tan Cak Tiong, the country’s biggest fastfood operator and branding guru and strategist martin roll as keynote speakers. Plus more than 20 industry experts on various aspects of retailing.
Exhibitors’ profile include retail technology providers, IT solutions, shopfittings, display racks, retail security providers, licensors/franchisros, LED display, ad agencies, shopping bags suppliers, POS solutions, supply chain, printers, etc.
Source: Biz Trade Shows
Vancouverites in BC – You’re Invited!
Are you living in the Greater Vancouver Area of British Columbia?
Are you free tomorrow, Saturday, May 15, 2010, 9:30am?
Are you interested in learning more about “Glutathione?”
Are you looking for a better quality in life?
Are you looking for some opportunities in earning more?
If you fit one of these questions – read on!
You're invited by Shirley Tomsic
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Finance Seminar Targeting the Youth 13 to 20 years old
My friend Randell Tiongson, a Registered Financial Planner (RFP) in the Philippines, together with other luminaries in the financial sector of the country, will be conducting a financial literacy seminar for the youth, ages 13 to 20 years old, this coming May.
BLUE CHIP: Financial Literacy Program for the Youth!
May 13 and 14, 2010
9:00am to 5:30pm
Victory Center, Upper Level
Promenade, Greenhills
Poster from R.Tiongson
If you have kids in this age-range, I guarantee you they’ll come out better equipped to deal with money than the combined years you’ve been teaching them. Randell and team brings a light manner of learning yet intense in its wisdom and knowledge your only reaction is to ask for more. Don’t even wink and pause looking at the price – trust me, they’re worth more than you’re paying.
To register, please contact Jenny Igancio-Magalong at 0939-117-7856 or e-mail her at jcignaciomagalong@gmail.com.
Philippine-Canada Trade Council Presentation and Networking Event on Immigration and Foreign Credentials
An informative presentation and networking on Canadian immigration integration and foreign credentials conducted by the Philippines-Canadian Trade Commission (PCTC) to be held in Vancouver, BC.
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Source: E-mail from Mike Calingo.
All About Money – Living the Life You Can Afford
Randell poked this message on his Facebook wall as a public post. I’ve been to two of Randell’s seminars and I think you ought to go to this one if you’re in town. Randell Tiongson is joined by prominent finance gurus Chinkee Tan and Cito Beltran in this unique half-day event. Randell talks about the financial roadmap to your future, Chinkee on getting out of debt, and Cito on guarding your financial future. Randell quips about this April 24 event:
What can P400.00 do for you nowadays? You can buy cell phone load, have Starbucks Coffee with your date, 2.5 meals at McDonalds, watch a movie with popcorn, buy a t-shirt on sale, buy a CD… or, attend a life-changing event that will finally put you in a path towards achieving Financial Peace.”
Call Jenny Ignacio in the Philippines at 0939-117-7856 or send an email to jcignacio.magalong@gmail.com.
Stephanie Reese concert – live in her hometown of Seattle, WA
Photo from PR-Inside.com
The concert title reads, “Stephanie Reese – Live in Concert! From Carnegie Hall to Benaroya Hall!” This will be held on Friday, June 4, 2010, 7:30pm at the Benaroya Hall in 200 University Street, Seattle WA. John Florencio, all the way from Paris, will be Stephanie’s pianist. Bobby Mccullough will be on bass and Sonny Rattcliff on Drums. These are the guys from NYC – the whole Carnegie Hall band!
Tickets are on sale at $35. You can purchase them online at www.seattlesymphony.org, or call (206) 215-4747.
Stephanie Reese is an international singer, actress and philanthropist. Her diverse ethnic background of Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, Irish, English and Welsh have blessed her with an eclectic versatility that is reflected in her style, her music, the roles she has played, the tremendous range of her voice and the wide variety of songs she enjoys performing.
She performed as Kim in the German production of Miss Saigon, Esmeralda in the Disney World Premier of the Hunchback of Notre Dame and the Princess Tuptim in the King and I at the Palladium Theater in London’s West End. She then returned to the United States and wrote, directed and starred in her autobiographical one-woman show entitled “The Journey” and received rave reviews in Seattle, San Jose, Los Angeles and at the Herbst Theater in San Francisco. Stephanie also wrote and directed a musical Christmas show, “The Gifts” that featured her and children of different ages and backgrounds. It has now been produced in three cities including Seattle, Virginia Beach and in Los Angeles for the Make a Wish Foundation. These solo endeavors launched Stephanie’s solo career and with her original music, versatile sound and fusion of opera, pop and theatrical music she created a new genre and style that has brought her global recognition. She has now performed solo concerts around the world including Russia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, China, the U.S. and Canada to her very loyal and diverse fan base.
She has worked with Lionel Richie, Patti Labelle, Natalie Cole and Martin Nivera and has been featured in Asia Dragon magazine, People Asia Magazine, the cover of Filipinas Magazine, Asian Journal, TFC, Philippine News and the Hilton KL magazine. Recently Stephanie made her Carnegie Hall solo concert debut and became the first Filipina American to sing a solo concert at the famed venue to three standing ovations and is very excited to bring this special concert to her home town of Seattle, Washington on June 4th at Benaroya Hall.
Personal Finance Seminar in Bacolod City
I attended one of Randell’s seminars. I suggest you or your friends and family in Bacolod do the same – it’s worth more than what you paid for.
Source: Randell Tiongson’s Website.
Combined Choirs of 150 Voices to Sing Christmas Carols
The combined choirs of the COMELEC Chorale, Coro de San Antonio, Coro Tomasino, De La Salle University Chorale and the St. Paul University Manila Chorale will stage a 150 voice ensemble on December 3, 2009 at 7:00 PM at the Manila Cathedral dubbed “The 4th Manila Cathedral Basilica Pipe Organ Festival Gala Concert.” The choirs will be singing Christmas song and will be accompanied by the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra. Amelita Guevara will conduct.
This concert will feature a 6,000-pipe church organ, the biggest in Southeast Asia. Other performers include Ken Weber of the US, Armando Salarza from the Philippines, Austrian conductor Ernest Hoetzl, soprano Camile Lopez Molina, tenor Dominique Moralez from Fance and bass Nono Baang.
For ticket inquiries, call 527-1796, 527-3889, or 0917-514-2011.
Lea Salonga 2009 Philippine Concert Now On Sale
Lea Salong, after a two month North American concert tour this September through November, will be back on Philippine stage at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) for a two-night special show singing the songs that, as Lea writes in her website LeaYourSongs.com, “your songs.” It’s not be too late to send her your requests that you’d like to hear her sing – the deadline is September 30.
Tickets are now available online: Dec. 11 or Dec. 12 shows, respectively.
Reference: LeaYourSongs.
How To Invest For YOUR Financial Future
…and that also means your family’s financial future, too.
If you think 1,300 Pesos is too much money to spend for a half-day seminar on “personal finance planning,” you’re dead wrong. There are tons of training sessions and seminars out there being offered and conducted for thousands more; and people think that just because it’s being hosted by some “name brand” training and seminar company guarantees you to win. I’ve been to so many similar sessions in the past that all I got are some awakening moments but no substance. What substance, you say? A lot of these sessions miss out on the practicalities of doing things in Philippine soil. Many of these sessions have theoretical content gushing out the United States which, if you must know, is reeling from a severe recession that resonates in many of the First World and developed countries, worldwide. So, for a practical session on your personal finance using real Philippine experience, let an a Registered Personal Finance Planner and expert like Randell teach you how to do it right – and this time, succeed!
1,300 Pesos is about 60 Pesos daily for a month’s amount of working days. Want to go deeper? Think of working half-a-day only. That’s an investment of about 14 Pesos per hour. Or, you could NOT spend 300 Pesos every weekend of a month passing by the gasoline station convenience store and buying your favorite chips, chocolate and soda, and just invest it in this event.
But, why bother asking yourself if 1,300 Pesos is too much? You’re just spending unproductive resource in your brain to do some self-deliberation that usually results is more indecision. Just do it! Besides, Randell’s wife Mia is serving great food, too, just like paying for a buffet but getting a lifetime’s worth of ideas, tips and expert techniques to change your financial life around.
Set the date: Friday, September 25, 2009 at 1:30 PM.
For more details, [Click Here].
Lea Salong Concert Shows in North America and Hawaii
Lea's 20 city concert is a blast!
Lea Salonga will be doing a series of concerts in the continental United States, Canada and Hawaii between September 18 through November 14 this year. Wow! That’s a total of twenty shows. The broadway diva, whose fame to glory came from her starring role in “Miss Saigon,” eventually won her an international award. Lea also started a website called “Lea Salonga – Your Songs” which she asked the general public to drop her a note and let her know what songs they’d like to hear, both for this concert series and one more in December to be held in the Philippines.
Catch her at a concert place nearest you!
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Below is Lea’s schedule sourced out from her Facebook Invitation:
9/18/09 – 8 PM
River Rock Show Theatre,
Richmond BC Canada
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9/20/09 – 7 PM
Snoqualmie Casino Ballroom
Snoqualmie, WA
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9/25/09 – 7:30 PM
Horseshoe Casino
Elizabeth, IN
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9/25/09 – 9 PM
The Venue Horseshoe Casino
Hammond, IN
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9/26/09 – 9 PM
The Venue Horseshoe Casino
Hammond, IN
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9/28/09 – 8:30 PM
McPhillips Street Station Casino
Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada
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9/29/09 – 6 PM
McPhillips Street Station Casino
Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada
(Available only with 15,500 player points only at Casino Ticketmaster. The Club Card Member Gala of the Year, including reception, four course dinner, and concert.)
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9/29/09 – 8:30 PM
McPhillips Street Station Casino
Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada
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10/2/09 – 8 PM
Pechanga Theater, Pechanga Resort & Casino
Temecula, CA
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10/9/09 – 8 PM
Tarrytown Music Hall
Tarrytown, NY
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10/10/09 – 8 PM
Mainstage Theatre, University At Buffalo Center for the Arts
Buffalo, NY
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10/16/09 – 9 PM
Club 88, Cache Creek Indian Casino
Brooks, CA
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10/17/09 – 8 PM
Club 88, Cache Creek Indian Casino
Brooks, CA
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10/18/09 – 7 PM
Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts
Cerritos, CA (Benefit)
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(VIP ticket includes private reception and dinner)
10/20/09 – 7:30 PM
Craterian Ginger Rogers Theater
Medford, OR
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10/31/09 – 8 PM
Eisemann Center
Richardson, TX
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11/2/09 – 7 PM
Morongo Casino Resort & Spa
Cabazon, CA
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11/6/09 – 8 PM
Arena Theatre
Houston, TX
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11/7/09 – 8 PM
Paramount Theatre
Austin, TX
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11/10/09 – 8 PM
The Concert Hall, Neil S. Blaisdell Center
Honolulu, HI
Ticket sale coming soon.
11/14/09 – 8 PM
Harold K.L. Castle Theater at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center
Kahului, HI
Ticket sale coming soon.
Customer Contact Philippines 2009 BPO Event on October 7-9, 2009
A two-day BPO event will be held in the Philippines on October 7-8, 2009 at the Peninsula Manila Hotel. Frost & Sullivan’s “Customer Contact Philippines 2009” aims to bring together Senior Executives from around the region to discuss strategic, tactical and implementation issues facing the Contact Center Industry today.
The summit will feature two speakers from the often-quoted Contact Center Innovator, Kevin Panozza and Industry Leader, Jonathan De Luzuriaga. It will also have four specialist tracks on People (Staff), Customer, Business Strategy and Technology/Process, plus industry case studies from leading Organizations in Asia Pacific. An “Ask the Experts” Panel Discussions will also be conducted where Functional Experts & Delegates can engage in various discussions on topical customer contact issues. Lastly, there will also be a “Speed Networking Wheel” where delegates can meet & engage in short but valuable one-to-one meetings with key industry players based on a rotating table format.
Some discussion topics include:
- Transforming Customer Experience
- The Next Generation Virtual Contact Centers – Break the boundaries by integrating communications into Business Processes
- Best Practices in creating additional values in your Customer Base
- Destination of Choice: The Selection Process for the IT/BPO Industry
- Staffing, Training & Supervising Remote Agents
- Structuring & Organizing the Contact Center for greater Competitiveness
- Maintaining Control in a Virtual Contact Center
- Building a customer-focused Organizational Culture
- Strategic Contact Center Outsourcing & Partnerships
- Leveraging on the Voice of the Customer
- Attracting, retaining & engaging Generation Y (Gen Y) Staff in the Customer Contact Profession
- Extending the Contact Center into the Enterprise.
For more information please visit www.frost-ccph.com, call Sheryl Fuertez at +65 6890-0963 or email sheryl.f@frost.com.
Pearl of the Orient Dance at Sacramento, CA
St. Francis High School of Sacramento, CA is hosting a dinner dance themed “The Pearl of the Orient.” This even will be from 5:00 to 10:30 p.m. on Sept. 19 in the gymnasium at St. Francis, 5900 Elvas Ave., Sacramento. This is hosted by Filipino parents and showcases Filipino culture through music, folk dance and food. Tickets are $30 general, $15 students, $10 ages 3 to 10, free for ages 2 and under. Call Rose Avila at (916) 834-7294.
Source: The Sacramento Bee.
