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8:00 – 8:30 AM
8:30 – 9:00 AM

Registration
Opening Program
National Anthem

1:30 – 3:15 PM

Welcome Remarks
Prof. Benito M. Pacheco, PhD
Vice-Chancellor for Research and Development, UP Diliman
Message
Prof. Caesar A. Saloma, PhD
Chancellor, UP Diliman
9:00 – 9:45 AM

9:45 – 10:00 AM
10:00 AM – 11:45 AM

Launch of the UP Diliman Webisodes Series
Viewing of 1st batch of webisodes
Coffee Break
Session 1: Influencing National-level Initiatives through Research
and Creative Work Programs
Home Economics Breaking Borders: Addressing Basic Needs
beyond the Home
• Dr. Aurorita T. Roldan
Dean, College of Home Economics
Technology Needs and Industry Capacity Assessment for
Philippine Tropical Fabrics (PTF) through the Value Chain
Approach
• Prof. Edison D. Cruz
Director, Technology Management Center
Research in Support of Educational Reforms
• Dr. Rosario I. Alonzo
Dean, College of Education
Philippine Rice Self-sufficiency Program: Pitfalls and Remedies
• Dr. Ramon L. Clarete
Dean, School of Economics

OPEN FORUM
Viewing of 3rd batch of webisodes
Moderator: Dr. Percival F. Almoro
College of Science
3:15 – 3:25 PM
3:25 – 4:55 PM

OPEN FORUM
Viewing of 2nd batch of webisodes
Moderator: Dr. Maria Crisanta N. Flores
College of Arts and Letters
11:45 AM – 1:00 PM
1:00 – 1:30 PM

Lunch Break
Special Session
A 20-year Case Study on Microbial Cellulose Technology
Utilization and Commercialization
• Dr. Gonzalo C. Serafica
Visiting Scientist, UP System
OPEN FORUM

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Session 2: Breaking New Grounds, Exploring Alternative
Perspectives
Emerging Asian Communities in Contemporary Philippines
• Dr. Eduardo T. Gonzalez
Dean, Asian Center
Strategic Environmental Assessment towards Sustainable
Development: Putting Environment and Natural Resources
into the Agenda of Planners and Decision-makers
• Dr. Mario R. Delos Reyes
Dean, School of Urban and Regional Planning
Pricing in Regulated Industries – Water, Power and Telecom
• Dr. Ben Paul B. Gutierrez
Dean, Virata School of Business
Preliminary Survey of the Philippine Creative and Cultural
Industries: An Intercollege Research Agenda for the Establishment
of the Proposed UP Sentro para sa mga Industriyang Likha
at Kultura (UP SILK) and the National Arts Complex
at UP Diliman: An Update
• Dr. Elena R. Mirano
Dean, College of Arts and Letters

Coffee Break
Session 3: Insighting: Implementing Socially-relevant Research
and Creative Work Programs
Research Updates in the Human Movement Science
at the College of Human Kinetics
• Dr. Ronualdo U. Dizer
Dean, College of Human Kinetics
Creative Research and Dissemination: Popularisasyon
mula saKolehiyo ng Pangmadlang Komunikasyon
• Dr. Rolando B. Tolentino
Dean, College of Mass Communication
The UP College of Fine Arts and the Bonifacio Art Foundation, Inc.
in the Creation of the Mind Museum
• Prof. Leonardo C. Rosete
Dean, College of Fine Arts
OPEN FORUM
Viewing of 4th batch of webisodes
Moderator: Dr. Eduardo T. Gonzalez
Asian Center

4:55 – 5:00 PM

Closing Remarks
Prof. Benito M. Pacheco, PhD
Vice-Chancellor for Research and Development, UP Diliman
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