Write up about the Conference Island Cities and Urban Archipelagosis an international, interdisciplinary island studies conference exploring how island status influences urban development. common attributes of island cities worldwide, and the opportunities that islandsness presents for developing urban culture and economies. It will also consider how and why different island cities have developed in different ways. The conference will feature presentations on a variety of subjects relating to urban island culture, government, and economy. A variety of fields and disciplines will be covered, including anthropology, archaeology, architecture, arts and design, business, film, folklore, history, literature, planning, political science, public administration, […]
RDG Conference Report of Merites M. Buot
Write up about the Conference The theme of the conference was: Interdisciplinary Studies for Global Education Building Bridge through ASEAN and it was appropriately captured by the Keynote Speaker and the different session plenary speakers. Since 2004, the Royal Institute of Thailand established the Interdisciplinary Network funded primarily by the Royal Crown Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn. The 2013 conference was organized and hosted by the Maejo University at Chiang Mai, Thailand. According toDr. Prida Wibulsawas from Academy of Science, Royal Institute of Thailand, that the interdisciplinary researches are encouraged because there is the transfer of methods from one discipline to […]
RDG Conference Report of Inocencio E. Buot Jr.
Write up about the Conference The aim of the conference was to develop forward-looking perspectives for the botanical profession in the twenty-first century. The conference will provide a platform for exchange and dialogue to: Take stock of global, regional and national issues and challenges that botany can contribute to mitigating: Review the state of the art for the study and practice of botany; and Identify actionable elements for re-orienting the discipline to make the essential innovative scientific and technological contributions needed for current and future generations. The conference focused on tropical and temperate botanical issues, identifying skills to be maintained […]
RDG Conference Report of Jea Agnes T. Buera
Write up about the Conference The International Conference on Language Studies (iCLS) brought together almost a hundred educators from several countries such as Malaysia, Thailand, India, Indonesia, USA, United Kingdom, Singapore, Taiwan, Australia, Japan, Iran, and the Philippines. The keynote speakers were experts Prof. Dr. Brian TomlinsTESOL Professor at Anaheim University and Visiting Professor at Metropilitan University, Prof. Mohammad Amin Embi, Professor at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Dr. Hitomi Masuhara, Deputy Director of the MA Applied Linguistics and the MA in TESOL at the University of Liverpool, and Dr. Ikhsanudin of the Tanjungpura University-Pontianak. These remarkable educators provided insights on materials […]
RDG Conference Report of Celestina P. Boncan
Write up about the Conference “Island Cities and Urban Archipelagos” is an international conference which explored the uniqueness of islands in the course of history. In particular, the conference aimed to find out how island status, especially small island status, influenced urban development form the past up to the present. The conference premised its aim on the fact that many cities began as settlements on small islands and now count among the world’s leading cities in terms of population and size. The conference is also an inter-disciplinary conference in the sense that it encouraged paper presentations to explore the uniqueness […]
RDG Conference Report of Rosario M. Baria
Write up about the Conference The Second European Conference on Language Learning (2014), with the theme: “Individual, Community, Society: Connecting, Learning and Growing” was organized by the International Academic Forum (IAFOR) together with its global university partners such as Virginia Tech, University of Glasgow, National Institute of Education Singapore, La Trobe University, etc. More than 250 delegates from over 40 countries participated in the conference. Academics, practitioners, scholars and researchers from around the world met, networked, shared intellectual developments, explored challenges and dominant paradigms, and exchanged ideas in the dynamic environment of Brighton, England where the conference was held. Thematic […]
RDG Conference Report of Marshaley J. Baquiano
Write up about the Conference The 28th International Congress of Applied Psychology was held in Palais des Congres, Paris, France on July 8-13 2014. The event was organized by the International Association of Applied Psychology. With the theme, From Crisis to Sustainable Well-being the world congress endeavored to impart new scientific developments and to explore psychology’s challenges and valuable contributions to society both as a science and as a profession. It was attended by around 4,000 psychologists from across the globe. The congress opened with welcome messages from the Congress President, Prof. Christine Roland-Levy, International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP) […]
RDG Conference Report of Mary Donnabelle L. Balela
Write up about the Conference This conference series was established by the National Cheng Kung University and the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) to provide an interdisciplinary forum for the advances in the various fields of nanostructured materials. The goal of the symposium was to unify materials research in engineering, physics, biology, materials science, as well as chemistry and neuroscience. The conference was attended by experts from the academe and the industry from Japan, USA, Germany, China, Taiwan, Hongkong, UK, etc. Feedback on paper presented The focus of the paper is on the synthesis and characterization of the […]
RDG Conference Report of Emmanuel S. Baja
Write up about the Conference The 26th Annual International Society for Environmental Epidemiology Conference – From Local to Global: Advancing Science for Policy in Environmental Health held last August 24-28 2014 in Seattle, WA USA was successful productive conference. The organizers of the conference welcomed more than 1100 attendees from 55+ countries from regional chapters and local groups in Latin America and the Caribbean, Europe, Asia and Australia. The members and participants of the conference addressed topics that include environmental exposures (e.g. air, water, metals, hazardous, wastes, pesticides), health effects (e.g. cardiovascular disease, cancer, reproductive effects, neurological effects), gene-environment interactions, […]
RDG Conference Report of Rowena DT. Baconguis
Write up about the Conference ASIALICS is an association of scholars, practitioners and policy makers who are interested in exploring, learning, innovation and competence building to stimulate knowledge based strategies to fuel development in Asia. This years’ theme “Convergence, Innovation and Creative Economy”, puts premium on innovation systems, management of innovations, technological, social, industry, governance and policy innovation systems. The conference is hosted by different countries every year. with the Philippines as host last 2013. Feedback on paper presented I received positive feedback both from the Session Technical Chair and the members of the audience who were interested in the […]
