Visayas S & T fair set
The Visayas Science and Technology Fair 2009 will be held in Bacolod City on August 17 to 22.
With Western Visayas as host, this year’s event will give emphasis on food, alternative energy and environment in line with the theme of the July S & T Month Celebration, “Responding Global Challenges through Science and Technology”.
The week-long event will feature products and projects that will showcase the efforts of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) in assisting the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) from the Visayas region.
Aside from the S & T exhibits that will start after the opening ceremonies on August 17, technical conferences will also be conducted for the next three days.
Topics include Energy Solutions in Response to Global Challenge, Food Product Innovations in Response to Global Challenges and S $ T Interventions and Strategies on Climate Change in Response to Global Challenges.
Also a media dialogue and a Fellowship will be held on August 17 while August 21 is called as “Fun with Science” Day. Activities during the day are Water Rocket Launching Competition, Robotics Demonstration and Science Career Dialogue.
Expected to grace the opening ceremony is DOST Secretary Estrella Alabastro.
This year’s Visayas Science and Technology Fair is spearheaded by the DOST 6 in cooperation with the province of Negros Occidental, City of Bacolod, Association of Negros Producers and SM City Bacolod.
Other partners are Western Visayas Agriculture & Resources R & D Consortium, Metro Bacolod Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Negros Prawn Producers Marketing Cooperative, Inc., Association of Negros Occidental Food Processors, Philippine Association of State Universities and Colleges Region VI and Regional Development Council. (PIA)