SynchronicITy Events - Season 2

The Philippine Computer Society (PCS) and the Philippine State Universities and Colleges Computer Education and Systems Society (PSUCCESS) are hosting SynchronicITy Events - Season 2, a 3-day Conference-Workshop on ICT and entreprenuership that would be of benefit to academe, government, SMEs, and ICT professionals which will be held on the following dates and venues:

• October 7-9, 2004, Manila
• February 2005, Luzon (Dagupan City or Baguio City)
• July 2005, VisMin (Cebu City or Davao City)

With the theme “A Forum for ICT Excellence” this conference-workshop series aims to encourage a concerted effort toward the use of ICT as a tool for Philippine progress. Specific objectives of the conference-workshop series are as follows:

1. To facilitate better matching of manpower supply knowledge and skills with industry demand knowledge and skills by providing a series of events that each serve as a venue for:

• updates for and upgrading of participants
• surveying the needs of academe, government, business, and industry
• multi-disciplinary, cross-sectoral communication to facilitate opportunities for constructive collaboration among parties

2. To engender and encourage the application of creativity, innovation, inventiveness, entrepreneurship, and expertise among sponsors, endorsers, organizers, and participants so as to create an environment conducive to:

• continuous improvement
• lifelong learning
• economic progress
• the sharing and application of best practices

It is in line with these objectives that the SynchronicITy events offer a continuing series of sharing and learning activities that would allow for optimal synergy and encourage the undertaking of entrepreneurial initiatives among all. The 21st century is a time of frequent and drastic changes, an age of opportunity which those who are adequately prepared can take advantage of. The content of the SynchronicITy events are thus selected to enhance this preparation.

Now in its 2nd season, all SynchronicITy events will again be held concurrently with COMDDAP Expo, an ICT exhibits and technology updates event organized by the Computer Manufacturers, Distributors, and Dealers Association of the Philippines (COMDDAP). The exhibits and updates would most certainly be an enriching experience for all participants of the conference.

This season’s October event will include the following:

A. PreConference (October 6, 2004 at IT Center, PUP Manila)

• a whole day that will cover lecture and hands-on training on web development, networking, multimedia and dotnet technology

• Specific objectives: To provide participants with the opportunity to:
• Become acquainted with organizations, associations, programs, activities, and initiatives which may be of help to the participants in the advancement of their careers and in the fulfillment of their personal objectives;
• Experience featured hardware and software through hands-on sessions

• Target participants: tertiary students; basic education teachers, tertiary level faculty members, trainers. Participation fees to PreCon is Php300/pax.

B. CEO-CIO Kapihan ITo (by invitation only: October 8, 2004, Traders Hotel Manila)

• A forum focusing on leadership and management; an event for networking; consolidating industry professional leadership
• Specific objectives: To provide participants with an on-invitation-only venue for:

o Sharing and learning best practices with and from fellow leaders;
o Hearing of developments and advances on the theory and practice of leadership and management;
o Discovering opportunities for collaboration and mutual advancement

• Target participants: CEOs and CIOs of corporations, including those of SMEs

The organizers are now in the process of acquiring endorsements for the SynchronicITy Events-Season 2 from the Office of the President, the Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT), the Commission on Higher Education, the Department of Education, the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, and the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI). Copies of the endorsements will be posted on this site (www.pcs-it.org) as soon as these are available.

SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES - OCTOBER 7, 2004, Thursday

Time	Activity	Invited Speaker
7:30am	Registration
9:00	Invocation National Anthem
	Opening Remarks	Mr. Monchito B. Ibrahim President, Philippine Computer Society (PCS) Managing Director, Orange Circle Consultants, Inc.
	Keynote Address - ICT: a tool for Philippine Progress	Hon. Cesar V. Purisima Secretary Department of Trade and Industry
10:15	Coffee Break
10:30	Opportunities in ICT Business	Mr. Paco SA. Sandejas, Ph.D. Managing Director BGN Ventures, Inc.
11:15	Innovation in the Philippines and the Government Programs for Innovation Support	Dr. Maripaz L. Perez Assistant Secretary for Technology Transfer Department of Science and Technology
12:00	Lunch Break
1:15pm	Coopetition: New Business Models	Prof. Titos D. Ortigas Asian Institute of Management
2:00	Outsourcing	Mr. Ramon Y. Dimacali President Outsource Philippines, Inc.
2:45	Entrepreneurship: Made or Born?	Dr. Elvira A. Zamora Professor College of Business Center Technology Management Center University of the Philippines
3:30	Coffee Break
3:45	Success Story in ICT Services	Mr. Juan G. Chua President Nexus Technologies, Inc.
4:30	Workshop Orientation Fellowship
5:30	Wrap-up of Day 1 Administrative Announcements

SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES - OCTOBER 8, 2004, Friday

Time	Activity	Invited Speaker
7:00	Special session: CEO-CIO Kapihan ITo (by invitation only) "Best Practices in SME"
9:30	Invocation National Anthem
	Welcome Remarks	Dr. Ofelia M. Carague President, Philippine State Universities and Colleges Computer Education and Systems Society (PSUCCESS)
9:45	ICT Certifications
	International Computer Driving Licence (ICDL)	Ms. Bing P. van Tooren President, PCS Foundation MIS Manager, ACNielsen Phils., Inc.
	Project Management (PM)	Mr. Patrick V. Ferrer President, Project Management Institute - Philippine Chapter
	Capability Maturity Model (CMM)	Ms. Joselyn T. Capistrano SCAMPI Assessor CMMI Authorized Lecturer
10:45	Panel Discussion
11:00	Voice over IP	Mr. Edmund R. Pike President, Technology Management Society of the Philippines Manager, BizDSL Products PLDT Business Solutions
12:00	Lunch Break
1:15	Workshop Proper on Mobilizing Knowledge to Increase Productivity in line with the Medium-Term Philippine Development Plan (MTPDP) 2005-2010
3:15	Coffee Break
3:30	Viewing of exhibit at The NBC Tent, Fort Global City, Taguig

SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES - OCTOBER 9, 2004, Saturday

Time	Activity	Invited Speaker
8:00	Registration
8:55	Invocation
9:00	Selling You	Mr. Carlos C. Manuel President & CEO CMTechnologies, Inc.
9:45	Coffee Break
10:00	Presentation of Workshop Outputs
10:45	Panel Reaction	Hon. Virgilio L. Peña Chairman, Commission on ICT Mr. Augusto Syjuco, Jr. Director-General, TESDA Mr. Salvador L. Lastrilla President, COMDDAP
11:30	Closing Ceremonies
12:00	Lunch

Some topics and speakers may change prior to the event.
The organizers reserve the right to effect changes as needed.

DELEGATE FEES:

Category	Fees
PCS/PSUCCESS/COMDDAP Member	Php 3,200.00
Endorsing agencies/cooperating organizations	Php 3,200.00
Non-member in government or academe sector	Php 3,600.00
Non-member in private sector	Php 4,500.00

ENTITLEMENTS:

• Access to all regular sessions (October 7-9, 2004).
• Free entrance to COMDDAP Expo
• Delegate’s kit
• Scheduled lunches and snacks
• Certificate of Attendance/Completion
• CD copy of Conference Proceedings after the event

PAYMENT INFO AND SPECIAL DISCOUNT:
1. Please make cheques payable to the PHILIPPINE COMPUTER SOCIETY. Payments may be made via deposit to the account of the Philippine Computer Society, Bank of Philippine Islands current account number 0071-0335-97, no later than October 4, 2004 or in person at the conference venue before the start of the proceedings on October 7, 2004.

2. If a delegate enrolls in all 3 series, he/she gets a 50% discount on delegate fees on the 3rd series. Get your Season 2 Ticket now!

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