Rabu, 27 Juli 2011

OnOff, Name and a New Concept Pesta Blogger

Pesta Blogger, the annual gathering of bloggers all over Indonesia, this year changed its name and concept. Name changed to OnOff bloggers party with a new concept combining the online world players with the business. With the theme of Ideas Meet Opportunities, OnOff aims to provide an opportunity for the perpetrators of the online world and businessmen to exchange information and expand the network, so it can work together.

"Name OnOff chosen as a meeting between the world of Online and Offline world. It is hoped will bridge the online world players with business people who had only run in the offline world. Businesses are increasingly realizing the importance of the role of online media. More and more organizations and corporations who wishes to work together with the perpetrators of the online world but have not found the right opportunity or do not have access to the perpetrators of the online contact. OnOff expected to synergize both, "said Aulia Halimatussadiah, chairwoman OnOff OnOff 2011 when a press conference in america @ Pacific Place, SCBD, Jakarta Wednesday (27/07/2011).

OnOff will begin with a blogshop in 10 cities since August 13, 2011. The first city to be visited is the Solo. Cities and their subsequent complete schedule will be informed through the official website OnOff: www.onoffevent.org. Blogshop will include seminars on how to surf well and air-ethics, and ways to develop a blog that is useful for blog writers and for readers of the blog itself.

"Indeed we can not monitor the bloggers to always write well and ethically, because blogging is sometimes only a hobby and sometimes not a priority. With the blogshop in 10 cities, we hope to provide information needed by the bloggers to write with more regular and have the same goal, namely sharing (sharing). For example a blogger who is also a journalist can consistently write down his experiences through his profession, or an accountant to share how to complete the audit does everyday. a strong desire to share that could allow an exchange of information, gave birth to creative ideas, could even help a person make a personal branding and cooperation with others, "said the woman who karab called Ollie.

After workshops in 10 cities, the peak OnOff event will be held in Jakarta on 29 and October 30, 2011. "The time is still tentative, but we planned around that date. On the first day, we will megadakan discussions, classes, workshops, seminars, plenary sessions, round table sessions to bring together businesses with bloggers, and of course networking event. The peak of this event is open to general, for all bloggers, but for business people who will be present on the first day, we will formally invite. The bloggers in attendance was our hope is that bloggers are the lead community, who can share what is learned from this event to the community, "Ollie added.

If the first day of the event is more formal and more structured, then the second day will be "Pesta Blogger" as it has done over the last 4 years. "We will not remove elements of his party bloggers, then the second day will be filled with ground coffee bloggers, entertainment, games, bazaar, and casual discussion as in previous years," said Ollie.

OnOff event is still fully supported by Acer Indonesia, which had previously been a party mndukung blogger since 2009. "We see great potential, either in the form of social movements, creative ideas, as well as the development of community-based programs are very positive. Through OnOff we intend to provide an opportunity for investors, sponsors, business partners, and mentors to meet with activists online and exchanging dunai thoughts about their creative ideas. Acer also underlines the importance of ethics when we get into the online realm to create an environment of healthy to enjoy our services, "said Helmy Anam, head of marketing communication PT Acer Indonesia.

In addition to Acer, the United States Embassy to Indonesia (U.S. Embassy) is also one of the main sponsors who have supported this activity over the last four years. "Hillary Clinton has just completed his state visit in Indonesia last week. In his meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs Marty Natalegawa and the foreign ministers of the Asean countries, he mentioned that the freedom of surfing became one of the main focus during his rule. In line with so, we believe in the U.S. Embassy, ​​through activities such as Pesta Blogger or OnOff, Indonesia also supports the freedom of surfing and democracy in the opinion, "said Don Q Washington, U.S. Embassy Public Affairs Counselar.

Last year, about 1,600 people attended the event's biggest social media in Indonesia, both from the bloggers, users twitter / facebook / kaskus, online communities, and other online practitioners. This year, the theme of Ideas Meet Opportunities, OnOff as the development of Pesta Blogger is expected to be attended by more people to generate synergies between the activists and activists online business.

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