A woman of Science: Marieta Baňez-Sumagaysay:Creating an environment for more women to flourish both as scientists and mothers

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Published: 15 March 2023

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NRCP will hold its 2023 Scientific Conference and 90th General Membership Assembly

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The National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP) will hold its  2023 Scientific Conference and 90th General Membership Assembly with the theme, “Science and Governance: Shaping Policies Towards a Positive VUCAD2 (Visionary, Understandable, Clear, Agile, Digital, Diverse) Future”  Almost two thousand members registered in this hybrid event on March 10-11, 2023 at the Philippine International Convention Center, Pasay City, Manila onsite and via Zoom online.

Dr. Melody B. Burkins, Ordinary Member of the Governing Board of the International Science Council and Director of the Institute of Arctic Studies at Dartmouth College will headline the event as a keynote speaker on the event’s theme.  Meanwhile, DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum, Jr. will present how DOST and the scientific community contribute to the VUCAD² Future.

Further, there are six parallel sessions, which include talks from Ms. Renia C. Corocoto, Associate Member, NRCP Division of Governmental, Education, and International Policies (Session 1, International relations, intra-state conflict resolution and the Mindanao Peace Process); Dr. Carolyn I. Sobritchea, former director of the University Center for Women’s Studies, UP Diliman (Session 2, Gender and Inclusivity in Science and Governance); and Academician Rex Victor O. Cruz, Regular Member of the NRCP Division of Agriculture and Forestry and University Scientist III, UP Los Baños (Session 3, Unprecedented Climate Change).

Prof. Anthony Shun C. Fung Chiu, a Professor from De La Salle University and a Regular Member of the NRCP Division of Engineering and Industrial Research will focus on the Greener Economy (Session 4). Usec. Jocelle Batapa-Sigue, Undersecretary for ICT Industry Development of the Department of Information and Communication Technology (DICT) will have a discussion on Closing the Digital Divide Towards SDGs (Session 5), while Dr. Nina G. Gloriani, Chairperson, Vaccine Expert Panel - Technical Working Group for COVID-19 Vaccines, DOST-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development, will talk about Vaccine Self-reliance and sufficiency (Session 6).

Furthermore, President Ferdinand "Bong-Bong" Romualdez Marcos, Jr. will deliver a message in the afternoon of the first day of the event, where he will present his administration’s research and development agenda that draw insights from scientists, researchers, government policymakers, and science and academic leaders on how to achieve VUCAD2 future for the Filipinos.

The business meeting and the oath-taking of newly elected members and new NRCP Associate and Regular Members will be held on March 11, 2023 (Day 2). NRCP will also commemorate the lives of departed NRCP members to be led by Dr. Cristine D. Villagonzalo, President of NRCP and Chair of the Division of Physics. Another highlight during the 90^th GMA is the announcement of winners of the Poster Exhibit and Competition.

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NRCP to engage researchers and policymakers during prestigious PH scientific conference

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Recognizing the role of science and governance in shaping policies to achieve a visionary, understandable, clear, agile, diverse, and digitally transformed (VUCAD2) future, more than 1,300 researchers, scientists, scholars, policymakers, entrepreneurs, and government officials will gather  for the 2023 Annual Scientific Conference and 90th General Membership on March 10-11, 2023, at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC), Pasay City, Philippines. 

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