As the secretariat of the Quezon City Science Community Foundation Incorporated (QCSCFI), the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute – Department of Science and Technology (PNRI–DOST) hosted the 2014 General Elections of its Board of Trustees on June 27 at the PNRI compound.
Founded in 1993, the QCSCFI is an organization of scientific, technological, academic and administrative institutions in Quezon City for the purpose of undertaking science and technology ventures to address the needs of the city as well as the country. The QCSCFI currently has 38 members, including DOST and other government agencies, educational institutions from both secondary and tertiary levels, research institutions, media networks, hospitals and the Quezon City Government.
Former University of the Philippines Diliman Chancellor Dr. Caesar Saloma (extreme right) administered the oathtaking of the newly elected agencies for the Board of Trustees and Sector Representatives: Ateneo de Manila University for President, QC Government for Vice President, Philippine Science High School System for Secretary and Science Education and Awareness Sector Representative, PNRI for Treasurer, Philippine Institute for Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) for Environmental Enhancement and Protection Sector Representative and Philippine Children’s Medical Center for Health and Medicine Sector Representative.
