Perhaps the invitation forwarded by Mr. Paraz should best serve the interest of those who weigh more the technical merits and career benefits of the event above anyone's political stand pertaining to the event. If we recall correctly, this is primarily a technical mailing list.
On Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 12:22 PM, Vino <[email protected]> wrote: > This sounds interesting but I'm having second thoughts in attending if > Gloria is there. > > From > http://w3.ibm.com/news/w3news/top_stories/2009/10/asean_cordeliameets_pgma.html > > Quote: > > "Outside of the labor expansion and as a testament of our continuous > commitment, we will officially launch the first IBM Innovation Center (IIC) > in the Philippines in December 2009 in conjunction with the second > anniversary of Filipinnovation – innovation by the Filipino for the > Philippines and the global community, said James Velasquez, Country General > Manager, IBM Philippines. > > "This investment will help advance the country’s progress in meeting its > National Innovation Strategy. The IIC will help enlarge the country’s market > share in the Global Applications Development industry, which is estimated to > be worth $81 billion by 2011," adds Cordelia. > > The IBM team took the opportunity to formally invite President Arroyo to > officiate at the inauguration ceremony of the center. And Her Excellency > gladly accepted the invitation. > > > Best regards, > Vino > > _________________________________________________ > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph >
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