inCITE 2013 (International Conference in Technology)

The  Far Eastern University – East Asia College hosted the 2nd International Conference in Technology with the theme Pursuing Milestones of Research and Education in Technology last November 7 –8, 2013. The conference aims to gather together educators and researchers from technology colleges and universities in the Philippines and abroad.

I was invited as one of the plenary speakers and was to talked about the State of Quality Education on Information Technology and Its Best Practices last November 8, 2013.

This is the outline of my presentation:

• Brief on the Philippine IT Curriculum
• Quality of Philippine IT Education
• Current Situation
• PSITE and CSP Initiatives
• Recommendations

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International Research Conference in Higher Education

The paper I co-authored with my students Nick, Karlo and Mari entitled "WordiFy: A Selected Language Translator Using Digital Image Processing" was presented during the International Research Conference in Higher Education with the theme “Responding to the Challenges for Global Excellence through Multi-Disciplinary Research” last October 3-4, 2013 at the Manila Hotel. 

The event, organized by the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP), aims to promote, strengthen and mainstream research outputs of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in various fields of disciplines and to provide a venue for sharing and discussing research issues, concerns and output in a scholarly but friendly manner.

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IdeaSpace 2013

Dubbed as the IdeaSpace: Technopreneur Bootcamp@Region XI, the event was hosted at the University of Southeastern Philippines-Social Hall last September 14, 2013, 08:00am-05:00pm. 

More than 200 students and fresh graduates from the different colleges and universities attended and listened to success stories from start-up mavericks and industry experts and were able to get the chance to pitch to judges for exciting prizes and the possibility of qualifying for the next IdeaSpace National Competition. 

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SEOUL ACCORD General Membership Meeting

The Accreditation Board for Engineering Education of Korea (ABEEK) invited me to attend the Seoul Accord General Meeting (SAGM2013(Seoul)), Millennium Seoul Hiiton, Seoul, Korea last June 21 to 23, 2013.

The SAGM 2013 meeting highlights: 

• Most of the proceedings dwelled on correcting sections of the Seoul Accord Documents as presented by the different working groups formed by the signatories in matters of style of presentation. 
• The Seoul Accord Secretariat for the next two years is IEET (Institution of Engineering Education Taiwan). 
• The midterm Seoul Accord meeting (2014) will be held in New Zealand on June 14 and 15, 2014.
• The Seoul Accord Chair for the next two years in Dr. Joe Turner. The Deputy SA Chair is Dr. Dong Yoon Kim.
• Visited and had a collaborative meeting with  Konkuk University 

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PICAB (Philippine Information and Computing Accreditation Board)

A Historic Event Indeed!

Philippine Information and Computing Accreditation Board -- MOA signing — with Ito Gruet, Gregg Victor Gabison, Rachel Roxas, Noya Terrado, Calen Martin D. Legaspi, John Peter Abraham Ruero, Peach Tinio, Toti Casino, Rolando Corpus and myself at C2, Bonifacio High Street, The Fort.

The Philippine Information and Computing Accreditation Board (PICAB), Inc., a consortium of the Computing Society of the Philippines (CSP), Philippines Software Industry Association(PSIA), Philippine Computer Society (PCS) and the Philippine Society of Information Technology Educators, Foundation Inc (PSITE) was recently formed  and currently is in the process of registering at the Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

PICAB recognizes that there is mutual recognition agreement (MRA) of accredited academic computing programs that prepare graduates for professional practice called the Seoul Accord (“Accord”), the primary purpose of which is to contribute to the improvement of computing education worldwide.

PICAB are convinced that it would be to the advantage of Philippine institutions to be so accredited as this will imply equivalency among credentials earned from Accord-accredited programs within and outside the Philippines and such credentials earned in the Philippines will be recognized and respected by institutions and employers outside of the Philippines, thus facilitating employment of and allowing increased deployment of Filipinos

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PSITE Planning Workshop at Hotel H2O

  

PSITE is an organization with great diversity that supports members and affiliates with information and networking opportunities as they face the challenge of innovation and transforming education.  One of its major activities is the Annual Joint PSITE Board and Regional President’s Planning Workshop last May 3-5, 2013 at Hotel H₂0, Luneta, Manila City. This activity was highlighted with the induction of the new set of officers.

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11th PACUIT National Conference

Receiving my certificate as paper presenter during the PACUIT national conference last April 22-24, 2013 at the Cebu business Hotel, Cebu City. The conference was well attended with over 200 participants from all over the country.

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