VSP-ADMU topical conference announcement: “Boosting up the Philippine Technology through National Laboratory System”
By Christian Lorenz S. Mahinay
The Vacuum Society of the Philippines (VSP) in collaboration with the Department of Physics, School of Science and Engineering, Ateneo de Manila University, will be hosting the short topical conference which is free of attendance to all interested persons. The topical conference will center on discussions regarding a multidisciplinary approach in utilizing scientific resources in vacuum sciences and allied fields to raise the economic potential of high-tech industries and developing national research laboratories within the Philippines. Students and guests from Doshisha University, Japan, under the Global Resource Management program, will discuss on the possibility of strengthening the Philippines technological competitiveness through forming an inter-university research network with Japanese universities. Representatives from the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and Sunpower Philippines Manufacturing Ltd. will also give a talk regarding this topic from the view point of government and private industrial sectors.
Members and associates of VSP, and students can submit abstracts for the conference in both academic fields: business and technology. Selected papers will be invited to give a short oral presentation regarding their work on a special session on the second day of the conference. The scientific committee welcomes wide variety in academic fields.
There will be a guided tour through selected laboratories within Ateneo and UP and a historical tour to the National Museum in Intramuros, Manila on the second day.
- Venue: Faura Hall Audio Visual Room (AVR)
- Schedule: March 4 and 5, 2019
Tentative Schedule:
March 4, 2019 (Monday)
- 8:30 – 8:45 AM: Registration
- 8:45 – 9:00 AM: Opening Ceremonies
- 9:00 – 9:30 AM: First talk by Prof. Motoi Wada
- 9:30 – 10:00 AM: 2nd talk by Dr. Henry J. Ramos
- 10:00 – 10:30 AM: 3rd talk by Ateneo representative
- 10:30 – 10:45 AM: Coffee Break
- 10:45 – 11:15 AM: 4th talk by Dr. Alexander Mendenilla
- 11:15 – 11:45 AM: 5th talk by DOST representative
- 11:45 – 12:15 PM: 6th talk (TBA)
- 12:15 – 1:30 PM: Lunch
- 1:30 – 5:00 PM: Selected Laboratory tours within Ateneo, UP and PNRI
March 5, 2019 (Tuesday)
- 9:00 – 9:15 AM: Registration
- 9:15 – 10:30 AM: 1st round of Selected talks by students
- 10:30 – 10:45 AM: Coffee Break
- 10:45 – 12:00 NN: 2nd round of Selected talks by students
- 12:00 – 1:00 PM: Lunch
- 1:00 – 5:00 PM: National Museum tour
Source: Ateneo Physics News
