Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Y4IT 2007: Philippine Youth for Information Technology Congress


September 12, 13, & 14, 2007
SM City North EDSA, Quezon City
(Theaters 9, 10, 11, & 12)
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On September 12 - 14, 2007, the biggest information technology event in the country, the Philippine Youth for Information Techology (Y4IT 2007) will be held at SM City North Edsa, Quezon City.
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The main organizer of the event is the University of the Philippines Information Technology Center (UPITTC) headed by my colleague, Dr. Jaime "Jimmy" Caro. Jimmy is also the Assistant Vice-President for Development of the University of the Philippines and the president of the Computing Society of the Philippines or CSP (Note: I am the immediate past president of CSP).
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I will be giving the opening remarks on the third day of the event, Friday, September 14, 2007.
The I.T. event will feature lectures on the following topics:
  • Digital Entertainment
  • Machine Intelligence
  • Digital Libraries
  • Challenges in Automation
  • Information Security
  • Digital Video Production
  • Human Interfaces and Interaction
  • e-Government
  • e-Market Place
  • Network Business
  • ASP and e-Business
  • Job Structures in ITEnterprise
  • Resource Planning
  • Computational Biology
  • Mobile Learning
  • Success Stories in Animation
  • Technology Entrepreneurship
  • Best Practices in the e-Services Industry
  • Latest Trends in Hardware Technology
  • Emerging Technologies
  • 3D Animation
  • Biomedical Robotics
  • On-Line Gaming / MMORPG
Below is the schedule on the 3rd day:
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Third Day: September 14, 2007
SM City North Edsa, Quezon City
Theatre 12

08:00 to 09:00 Registration


09:00 to 09:15 Opening Ceremonies/National Anthem


09:15 to 09:30 Opening Remarks

Dr. Rafael P. Saldaña
Assoc. Prof., Ateneo de Manila University
Former President, Computing Society of the Philippines (CSP)


09:30 to 10:00 Keynote Speaker

Hon. Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan
Senator, Senate of the Phlippines

10:00 to 10:45 Ethics in Computer Science

Prof. Rommel Feria
Computer Science Department
University of the Philippines, Diliman


10:45 to 11:00 Break/Intermission

11:00 to 11:45 Success Stories in Animation

Mr. Ranulf Goss
Slycesoft Games Development


11:45 to 12:30
Mr. Jose Timoteo S. Vergel De Dios
Microsoft Philippines

12:30 to 01:30 Lunch Break

01:30 to 02:00 Intermission/Raffle

02:00 to 02:45 Broadband Technology

Invited, plenary speaker
Globe Telecom, Inc.

02:45 to 03:30 Best Practices in e-Services Industry

Mr. Albert Mitchell L. Locsin
Executive Director
Business Processing
Association Philippines (BPA/P)

03:30 to 03:45 Break/Intermission

03:45 to 04:30 Digital Video Production

Invited, plenary speaker from
UP Film Institute, University of the Philippines, Diliman

04:30 to 05:00 Distribution of Certificates
Visit the Y4IT website ( http://y4it.up.edu.ph/ ) for other schedules.
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9/11/07

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