CyberPress elects officers for 2011-2012

The Information Technology Journalists Association of the Philipppines Inc. (CyberPress) elected its new set of officers in a general assembly held Monday at Jump Experience Center at Megamall, Mandaluyong City.

Elected to the 20011-2012 board of officers were: Paolo Montecillo of Philippine Daily Inquirer (president), JM Tuazon of TV5/Interaksyon.com (vice president for internal affairs), Jing Garcia of TV5/Interaksyon.com (vice president for external affairs), TJ Dimacali of GMANews.tv (secretary), Verns Joven of Philstar.com (finance committee head), Marlon Magtira of Newsbytes.ph/Techbytes.ph (membership committee head ) and Melvin Calimag of Newsbytes.ph (election and constitutional amendments officer).

“The new set of officers looks forward to another productive year. In today’s connected world, now more than ever, we take our role as industry watchers more seriously,” Montecillo said.

“We have slated several activities this year, in line with our goal to bring the awareness about the importance of IT in our daily lives to a national scale,” he added.

CyberPress was formed in 1996 with an aim to unite IT journalists in bringing technical information more accessible to non-technical readers and educating the general public on issues concerning technological developments and industry. A goal of the organization is also to promote the use of various technologies that are creating an impact to modern Filipino society.

CyberPress is the pioneering organization of IT writers in the country working together to achieve common goals of promoting responsible journalism in the IT beat and fostering better appreciation for technology while cultivating a harmonious IT ecosystem in the country.