The Philippine Computer Society (PCS), the country’s premier and largest organization of ICT professionals in the country, officially announces the launch of its annual major event, the ICT Professionals’ Congress.

Now on its 13th year and slated to be held on May 20-21, 2009 at the Hotel Dusit Thani, Makati City, the ICTPC shall feature plenary sessions on the major developments and directions of global and local technology providers, market leaders in wireless business data communication and next generation mobile solutions, and insights from top CIOs, information systems executives and certified professionals.

Valuable inputs from the education sector and government policy-makers on ICT matters are also part of the agenda, in the hope of addressing the disparity between curriculum and the actual human capital needs of the industry.

According to PCS President Lemuel “Lem” Braña, “This year’s ICT Professionals’ Congress has a line up of topics which are very relevant to today’s industry and socioeconomic situation, not only locally but also abroad.” 

“Through the 13th ICTPC, we hope to, once more, be the lead convenor of all the stakeholders of the ICT industry. Together, we can be more effective in overcoming the challenges of a globalized economy where ICT and ICT professionals are a very big part of,” said Braña. 

PCS is a founding member of the Information Technology Foundation of the Philippines (ITFP) as well as of the South East Asia Regional  Computer Confederation (SEARCC) the members of which include the national computer societies of Australia, Hongkong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia.

For more information on the event, please call 840-0985 to 86 or e-mail secretariat@pcs-it.orgThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .