Write up about the Conference To set the tone of the 10th IMC in Bangkok, the first day opened with a stimulating key note lecture of Dr. Pedro Crous, Director of the CBS Fungal Biodiversity Centre, an Institute of the Royal Dutch Academy of Arts and Sciences, Utrecht, Netherlands. I am fortunate to be currently collaborating with him on Cercosporoid fungi. His assistant, Dr. Johannes Groenewald came up to me to provide the needed data requested by the reviewers to complete our paper on the first report of Pseudocerpospora jahnii from Tabebuia in the Philippines. This data include no of […]
RDG Conference Report of Virginia C. Cuevas
Write up about the Conference This is a gathering of scientists, researchers and students from Australia, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Pacific Island Countries and Asia (only two representatives- Korea and the Philippines). Scientists recognize that human activities have great negative impacts on ecosystems. Therefore efforts must be done to bring back ecological services that may have been impaired with degradation of the natural ecosystems – terrestrial and marine coastal ecosystems. Keynote speakers discussed varied topics which include concepts and challenges of achieving scale in restoration, restoration principles and standards, management of invasive species, ad ecosystems conversation, ecosystem service site-based assessment, […]
RDG Conference Report of Tina S. Clemente
Write up about the Conference The international conference was a venue for the exchange of ideas on critical transformation that impact the rethinking of Asian multidimensional identity conceptualization. Paper presentations dealt with various aspects of society, economy, politics and culture in both historical and contemporary frames. The scholarly approaches were both interdisciplinary as well as disciplinary –casting a wide net across the social sciences, humanities and professional programs. Aside from the paper presentations, the conference was also enriched with other activities such as exhibits, film viewing and performance. Feedback on paper presented The feedback on the paper was very positive […]
RDG Conference Report of Mary Gretchen F. Chaves
Write up about the Conference The ISBM 2014 was conducted simultaneously with the International Symposium on Education and Psychology (ISEP 2014) and the International Conference on e-Commerce, e-Administration, e-Society, e-Technology (e-Case & e-Tech 2014). Organized by the International Business Academics Consortium (iBAC), the Knowledge Association of Taiwan (KAT), and the School of Informatics and Sciences, Nagoya University, over 200 papers from over 40 different countries were presented. The International Symposium in Business Management 2014 in particular, served as platform for “international exchange of ideas, collaboration and cooperation.” The delegates were mix of researchers/business professors and graduate students who presented a […]
RDG Conference Report of Maria Corazon Saturnina A. Castro
Write up about the Conference The AILA World Congress, which is held every three years, was attended by more that 1,600 delegates from various parts of the world. The topics discussed in the plenary and parallel sessions ranged form the teacher education and development, language teaching, multilingualism, intercultural communication. sociolinguistics, pragmatics, to discourse analysis. Feedback on paper presented The paper presented was well-received. Questions raised during the open forum were queries on transcription and on some aspects of the methodology which is virtual ethnography. Future directions of research presented Possible publication by US-China Education Review published by David Publishing Company, […]
RDG Conference Report of Sharon A. Caringal
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 […]
