To promote awareness of science and technology as a tool in responding to current issues on climate change, health and medicine, and the environment, the Quezon City Science Community (QCSC) joins the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) in the celebration of the National Science and Technology Week (NSTW).
Highlighting the celebration of the NSTW of the QCSC starting on July 21, 2009 are technology exhibits by more than 20 member-agencies, research symposia on climate change in the afternoon of July 21 and health and medicine on July 23, lecture series, open-house and demonstrations on occupational safety and radiation detection.
The exhibition and research symposia will be held at the Techno Portal Building inside the UP Ayala Land Techno Hub along Commonwealth Avenue in Diliman, Quezon City. The open-house, lecture series and demonstrations will be held at Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on July 22 with free planetarium showing from July 21-24; Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI) on July 22 at 8:00AM to 12:00Nn; Occupational Safety and Health Center on July 23; and Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) on July 24.
Opening the celebration of the QCSC celebration are University of the Philippines Diliman Chancellor Dr. Sergio Cao, DOST Secretary Dr. Estrella F. Alabastro represented by DOST Undersecretary Fortunato T. dela Peña, Quezon City Mayor Feliciano Belmonte Jr. and Ateneo de Manila University President Fr. Bienvenido Nebres Jr. who will give the keynote speech.
The activities slated for the closing ceremonies of the QCSC NSTW celebration on July 24, 2009 are the Microcontroller Applications Design Contest and Physiclaban awarding by the Philippine Council for Advanced Science and Technology Research and Development and talks on embedded systems and on mobile robots with demonstrations.
DOST Secretary Estrella F. Alabastro said that the celebration of the National Science and Technology Week affirms the government’s recognition of science and technology as a strategic tool for the country’s sustainable development and growth. Thus, she stressed the importance of strengthening our R & D capability as well as nurturing our human resource to contribute to the pressing needs of the times.
The QCSC is an organization of multi-disciplinary institutions from government, academe, and private sectors. The QCSC has a science and technology - based development plan, working together as partners and neighbors for a progressive and dynamic Quezon City.
Initiated by the DOST, the QCSC was originally known as the Diliman Science Community with only five DOST agencies as its members, namely Advanced Science and Technology Institute, PAGASA, PHIVOLCS, PNRI and Philippine Science High School. The QCSC was formally established in July 22, 1993 with thirty-four member agencies.
