One
year after celebrating its Platinum Jubilee last year, the Philippine Association for the Advancement of Science and
Technology (PhilAAST), through its President and DOST Assistant Secretary Diana
L. Ignacio, is inviting the Philippines' super body of researchers to join its
hybrid annual convention to be held on Friday, September 9, 2022.
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| PHILAAST President and DOST Assistant Secretary Diana L. Ignacio said the association "… serves as a venue for the presentation of the most recent findings and developments related to the impact of the changing environment on current issues, such as energy sustainability, among others." |
Dr. Ignacio said, "The 71st Annual Convention, which will be keynoted by newly sworn in Science Secretary, Dr. Renato U. Solidum Jr., will provide a platform for discussion and interaction on food security, governance, and entrepreneurship as its three pivotal Sustainable Development Programs for the next few years."
She
added, "It serves as a venue, as well
for the presentation of the most recent findings and developments related to
the impact of the changing environment on current issues, such as energy
sustainability."
PHILAAST
aims to promote and strengthen the scientific and technological collaboration
among its member- and non-member researchers, currently numbering 114,900.
The
71st Convention will bring together great minds from the science and industry
sectors. Of special note are the presenters of the Entrepreneurship Program who
are also authors of the book "Science for Success." The presenters
and authors include Former Science Secretary Prof. Fortunato T. De La Peña;
Robina Y. Gokongwei-Pe, President and CEO at Robinsons Retail Holdings Inc.;
and Maria Ester "Maret" Follosco- Bautista, President, and Treasurer
of the CL Follosco Group of Companies.
The
book is the second of three books on entrepreneurship launched by DOST under
the "Science for the People
Series," which also includes the books "Science for
Scale" and "Science for Social Change." These books highlight
the triumphs of small and medium enterprises achieved through the help of
technological innovation and creative thinking.
In
the Synthesis of Webinars part of the convention, PHILAAST Secretary and DOST-
ITDI Director Annabelle V. Briones will be presenting the essence of the Energy
Series Webinar, which she said: "... called
for the Philippines to accelerate energy transitions through a
system-of-systems approach that will consider technology, policy, social, and
market systems."
Also
to be announced are the winners of the Dr. Gregorio Y. Zara Awards for Basic
Research; Dr. Gregorio Y. Zara Awards for Applied Research; Dr. Paulo C. Campos
Award for Health Research; David M. Consunji Award for Engineering Research;
LEADS Agri Award for Agricultural Research; Dr. Ceferino L. Follosco Award for
Product and Process Innovation; Dr. Michael R. Purvis Award for Sustainability
Research; and Dr. Lourdes E. Campos Award for Public Health.
Expected
participants are PhilAAST members, educators, academe and government
researchers, industry representatives, and other science and technology
practitioners.
Established
in 1951, PhilAAST (formerly PhilAAS) is an association of scientists and
technologists in the country that aims to promote science's value in the
community. (AMGuevarra\\ DOST-ITDI S&T Media Service)
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