45th Annual Convention and General Membership Meeting of the Radioisotope Society of the Philippines, Inc.
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The Radioisotope Society of the Philippines (RSP) held its Annual Convention and Business Meeting last April 29, 2005 with the theme, Communicating the Benefits of Nuclear Science and Technology. The Guest Speaker was the Honorable Augusto H. Baculio, Representative, Misamis Oriental and Former Chair, Committee on Ecology.
The Convention featured a session to show the importance of education and of various media in conveying to the public the beneficial uses of the atom. In the afternoon a technical session was also held to present current applications and relevant issues related to radiation and nuclear technology. The PNRI exhibit for the latest DOST Technology Fair was also displayed.
The Convention was held at the Officers Clubhouse of the V. Luna AFP Medical Center. Convention fee (inclusive of Annual Dues) was P450.
All RSP members were invited to come and had participated in the different activities and met RSP friends!
Click on the link to view the Programme of Activities.
ANSN Expert Mission to the Philippines
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Two experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency, Mr. Lars Ulfkjaer and Mr. Hubert Ley, are arriving in the Philippines to provide IT technical support towards the establishment of the Asian Nuclear Safety Network (ANSN) National Center and to conduct a seminar on Knowledge Management and related activities being undertaken by the ANSN. The National Center will serve as a portal and repository for national nuclear safety knowledge matters and will form, together with the other ANSN hubs, the entire ANSN network.
The mission will take place from 5 to 8 April 2005, with Mr. Angel B. Anden serving as the mission's counterpart.
IAEA/RCA Final Project Review Meeting of RAS/5/039 and Project Planning Meeting of RAS/5/043
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The Philippine Government, in cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), will host from 14 to 19 March 2005, the IAEA/RCA Final Project Review Meeting of RAS/5/039 and Project Planning Meeting of RAS/5/043.
RAS/5/039 is the regional RCA project on "Restoration of Soil Fertility and Sustenance of Agricultural Productivity", while RAS/5/043 is the regional RCA project on "Sustainable Land Use and Management Strategies for Controlling Soil Erosion and Improving Soil and Water Quality."
The back-to-back meetings intend to gather the National Project Coordinators from the RCA Member States participating in the said projects. Thirteen participants (including the Technical Officer from the International Atomic Energy Agency) will meet to review the progress of the precursor project and to formulate the workplan under the present project.
Philippine representation to this one-week affair will be made by Ms. Elvira Sombrito, the National Project Coordinator (NPC) of RAS/5/039, Ms. Adelina Bulos, who is the NPC for RAS/5/043, and Mr. Richard Balog - all from PNRI.
Philippines Nuclear Journal (PNJ) Volume 14
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The Philippines Nuclear Journal (PNJ) is the official publication of the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (formerly the Philippine Atomic Energy Commission). It is devoted exclusively to accounts of researches, studies and activities on nuclear energy and related fields carried out in the Philippines, or by Filipinos in investigations done outside the country.
As of date, the publication of PNJ is now in its 14th volume. The quality of the Journal is maintained through strict reviews of technical papers submitted for publication by the Board of Editors and Panels of External Editors.
It is envisioned that through PNJ, scientists could harness the potentials of resolving the socio-economic challenges in the country and maximize the resources available in meeting these challenges.
The 2004 issue of PNJ includes five technical papers, five short communications and a commemorative essay. The commemorative essay on the experimental detonation of a nuclear device in 1958 in circumterrestrial space is dedicated in honor of the first death anniversary of Ilya Progogine, the 1977 Nobel Laureate for Chemistry,. The technical papers focus on different applications of nuclear S&T in agriculture, environment and physical science while the various short communications are initial studies that form the core of comprehensive investigative works in the future.
The PNJ is distributed to various school libraries and other government agencies. Its publication is funded by the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute.
