Showing posts with label Bohol. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bohol. Show all posts

Monday, June 1, 2009

Bohol Tour: Chocolate Hills (May 2009)

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Blog Link: http://raffysaldana.blogspot.com/2009/06/bohol-tour-chocolate-hills-may-2009.html

Date: 6 May 2009

Venue: Chocolate Hills, Carmen, Bohol, Philippines

Activity: Post-Workshop Tour of MODEL 2009 (Europe-Philippines International Workshop on Modeling, Simulation, and Grid Computing) held in Bohol, Philippines.

Notes:

"The Chocolate Hills is an unusual geological formation in Bohol, Philippines. It is composed of around 1,268 perfectly cone-shaped hills of about the same size, spread over an area of more than 50 square kilometres (20 sq mi). They are covered in green grass that turns brown during the dry season, hence the name.

The Chocolate Hills are a famous tourist attraction of Bohol. It is featured in the provincial flag and seal to symbolize the abundance of natural attraction in the province. It is in the Philippine Tourism Authority's list of tourist destinations in the Philippines; it has been declared the country's 3rd National Geological Monument and proposed for inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage List."

(Source: wikipedia.org)

A visit to Bohol is not complete without visiting the Chocolate Hills.

Link to more photos: http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Bohol/Carmen/blog-404238.html


From the photo collection of Raffy Saldana (http://raffysaldana.blogspot.com)

Bohol Tour: Philippine Tarsier (May 2009)

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Blog Link: http://raffysaldana.blogspot.com/2009/06/bohol-tour-philippine-tarsier-may-2009.html


Date: 6 May 2009

Venue: Loboc, Bohol, Philippines

Activity: Post Workshop-Tour, MODEL 2009: Europe-Philippines International Workshop on Modelling, Simulation, and Grid Computing.

Notes:

A visit to Bohol is not complete without seeing the famous Philippine Tarsier.

"The Philippine Tarsier (Tarsius syrichta), known locally as the Maumag in Cebuano/Visayan, is an endangered tarsier species endemic to the Philippines. It is found in the southeastern part of the archipelago, particularly in the islands of Bohol, Samar, Leyte, and Mindanao. Its name is derived from its elongated "tarsus" or ankle bone". ( Source: wikipedia.org )

Note: According to my colleague, Dondi Mapa, tarsiers should be viewed exclusively at the Tarsier Sanctuary in Corella, Bohol. This is the facility where tarsiers are properly treated and given enough space to roam.

Link to more photos: http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Bohol/blog-404226.html


From the photo collection of Raffy Saldana (http://raffysaldana.blogspot.com)

Bohol Tour: Exploring Hinagdanan Cave in Panglao, Island (May 2009)

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Blog Link: http://raffysaldana.blogspot.com/2009/06/bohol-tour-exploring-hinagdanan-cave-in.html


Tourist Spot: Hinagdanan Cave, Panglao Island, Bohol, Philippines

Date Visited: 6 May 2009

Notes: We visited Hinagdanan Cave as part of the Post-Workshop Tour, MODEL 2009 (Europe-Philippines Workshop on Modelling, Simulation and Grid Computing), May 4 -6, 2009, Bohol, Philippines

"Hinagdanan Cave is a cave on Panglao Island, in Bohol Province, Philippines. It is a naturally lighted cavern with a deep lagoon and many large stalactites and stalagmites.

The cave is lit by sunlight which filters through holes in the ceiling. The underground lake is a popular swimming spot, but it has been known to test for high levels of various pollutants, since it is fed by ground runoff. " (Source: wikipedia.org)

Link to photos: http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Bohol/Panglao/blog-404209.html


From the photo collection of Raffy Saldana (http://raffysaldana.blogspot.com)

Saturday, May 30, 2009

My New Travel Blog (First Entry: Pamilacan Island, Bohol)

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Blog Link: http://raffysaldana.blogspot.com/2009/05/my-new-travel-blog-first-entry.html





Photo Captions: It was a clear day when we landed on Pamilacan Island in Bohol, Philippines on May 10, 2009. From the photo collection of Raffy Saldana (http://raffysaldana.blogspot.com)


Today (May 31, 2009) I created a new travel blog using http://www.travelblog.org/

Below is the link to my new travel blog:


For my first entry, I wrote a blog on my trip to Pamilacan Island in Bohol, Philippines last May 10, 2009. Below is the link:
Have a good day!

Cheers,

Friday, May 8, 2009

7th PANDA Grid Workshop (4 - 8 May 2009, Bohol, Philippines)

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Link: http://raffysaldana.blogspot.com/2009/05/7th-panda-grid-workshop-4-8-may-2009.html

7th PANDA Grid Workshop
May 4 -8, 2009
Bohol, Philippines

Website: http://nuclear.gla.ac.uk/grid-workshop/


organised by

Ateneo de Manila University Grid and High Performance Computing Group

Sponsored also by EPSRC, IoP, PPARC,
the Royal Society of Edinburgh, and the Ministry of Education of Germany

Aim and Scope:

The aim of the workshop is to bring together grid administrators and software developers in an informal setting, involving open discussions. The focus will include grid maintenance and monitoring and data production with PandaRoot.

Organising committee:

Rafael P. Saldana (Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines)
Kilian Schwarz (GSI, Germany)
Dan Protopopescu (University of Glasgow, United Kindom)

Contact person:

Dr. Kilian Schwarz,
Gesellschaft fur Schwerionenforschung mb HInformationstechnologie
Planckstr. 1, D-64291
Darmstadt, Germany
Tel: +49-6159-71-2076
Fax: +49-6159-71-2986


Venues:

May 4 - 6, 2009

Holy Name University,
Lesage and Gallares Streets,
6300 Tagbilaran City,Bohol, Philippines

and

May 6 - 8, 2009

Amarela Resort
Panglao Island
Bohol, Philippines

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Monday, April 27, 2009

MODEL 2009: PROGRAM OF ACTIVITIES (As of 27 April 2009)

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Link: http://raffysaldana.blogspot.com/2009/04/model-2009-program-of-activities-as-of.html

MODEL 2009

Europe-Philippines International Workshop on Modeling, Simulation, and Grid Computing

May 4 - 6, 2008

Holy Name University, Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines

Organized by the Ateneo de Manila University Grid and High Performance Computing Group (Ateneo GRID)

in cooperation with the Computing Society of the Philippines (CSP)

Hosted by Holy Name University

Supported by the EUAsiaGrid Project (http://www.euasiagrid.org)


Website: http://www.math.admu.edu.ph/MODEL2009


Workshop Director: Dr. Rafael P. Saldaña


Contact Details:


MODEL 2009 Secretariat

Tel. (02) 4266011 loc. 5686

Fax: (02) 4266125

Mobile: 0928-5043121

E-mail: modelsecretariat@gmail.com


PROGRAM OF ACTIVITIES

Day 1. Monday, May 4, 2009

Venue: Holy Name University, Tagbilaran City

9:30 a.m - 12 noon. Arrival of Participants/ Registration (MODEL 2009/ PANDA Grid Workshop)

12:00 - 1:30 p.m. WELCOME LUNCH (MODEL 2009 and PANDA Grid Workshop Participants)
1:30 - 5:30: Parallel Session: PANDA Grid Workshop

1:30 - 3:00 Tutorial: Introduction to Grid Computing and Applications (Dr. Kilian Schwarz, Dr. Florian Uhlig: GSI Darmstadt, Germany)

3:00 - 3:30 Coffee Break/Snacks

3:30 - 5:30 Tutorial: Introduction to AliEn (Grid Environment)(Dr. Pablo Saiz: CERN, Switzerland)


Day 2. Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Venue: Auditorium, Holy Name University

9:00 - 10:00 Opening Session: MODEL 2009

Invocation

National Anthem

Welcome Remarks: Rev. Fr. Francisco T. Estepa, SVD, President, Holy Name University

Opening Remarks: Dr. Rafael Saldaña, Workshop Director, MODEL 2009, Ateneo de Manila University

Introduction of Speakers and Participants: Ms. Amie Rosarie C. Caballo, Dean, College of Computer Science, Holy Name University

10:00 - 10:15 Coffee Break/Snacks

10:15 - 11:00 Keynote Speaker: Dr. Kilian Schwarz (GSI, Darmstadt, Germany), Title: "Computing for FAIR"

11:00 - 11:30 Talk: “The EUAsiaGrid Project – Enabling a Common e-Science Infrastructure Between Europe and Asia” by Rafael Saldana, Project Leader for AdMU, EUAsiaGrid Project

11:30 - 12:00 Invited Talk: "Biomedical and Earth Science Applications of Grid Computing" by Engr. Weilong Ueng, Senior Engineer, Academia Sinica Grid Computing Center (Taiwan)

12:00 - 1:30 Lunch


Invited Talks/Presentations on Grid Computing

1:30 - 2:00 Dr. Dan Protopopescu (University of Glasglow, United Kingdom), “PANDA Grid”
2:00 - 2:30 Dr. Mohammad Al-Turany (GSI, Germany), “FairRoot”

2:30 – 3:00 Dr. Costin Grigoras (CERN, Switzerland), “MonaLisa for Grid and Site Monitoring”

3:00 - 3:30 Coffee Break/Snacks

PARALLEL SESSIONS

Session A: Tutorial: Introduction to gLite (Grid Middleware)
(3:30 5:30 p.m.)

Facilitators: Mr. Rey Vincent Babilonia (ASTI-DOST) and Engr. Rod Michael Coronel (Ateneo de Manila University)

Session B: Talks/Presentations on Modeling, Simulation and Scientific Computing
3:30 – 4:00 Prof. Jaderick Pabico (University of the Philippines-Los Banos), Title: “Dynamic Load Balancing with Learning Agents”

4:00 – 4:30 Dr. Felix Muga II (Ateneo de Manila University), Title: “Computing the Diameter of Circulant Networks”

4:30 – 5:00 Dr. Vena Pearl Bongolan (University of the Philippines-Diliman), Title: "Modeling the Interspike Interval of a Two-Cell Inhibitory Network"

5:00 – 5:30 Dr. Roden David (Ateneo de Manila University), Title: “A Cayley-Transformed Lanczos-Schur Algorithm for the Unitary Eigenvalue Problem”


Session C: PANDA Grid Workshop(1:30 – 5:30 p.m.)


06:00 - 08:00 p.m. WORKSHOP DINNER
Venue: Metro Center Hotel, Tagbilaran City


Day 3. Wednesday, May 6, 2009.


PARALLEL SESSIONS

Session A. Computational Science, Modeling, Simulation, Scientific Computing

8:30 – 8:55 a.m. Dr. Vivien Visaya (Ateneo de Manila University), Title: “Computational Topology”

8:55 – 9:20 Arian Jacildo and Dr. Eliezer Albacea (University of the Philippines-Los Banos), Title: “Parallel Linear Space Algorithms for the Longest Common Subsequence (LCS) Retrieval Problem”

9:20 – 9:45 Joseph Anthony Hermocilla and Dr. Eliezer Albacea (University of the Philippines-Los Banos), Title: “A Multiagent System Framework for Solving the Student Sectioning Problem”


9:45 – 10:10 Auza, Jaydee Garapan, and John Paul Yusung (University of the Philippines-Visayas Tacloban College), Title: “Solving Sudoku Puzzles Using Clonal Selection Algorithm With Simulated Annealing”

10:10 – 10:30 Coffee Break/Snacks

10:30 – 10:55 Roy Canseco (University of the Philippines-Diliman), Title: Dynamic Modeling of Overcurrent Protection Relays for Open-Loop Response to Electrical Phasorsin Power Systems”

10:55 – 11:20 Lizhier Coralde and Jaderick Pabico (University of the Philippines-Diliman), Title: “Browser-Based Weather Maps”

11:20 – 11:45 Andrei Coronel and Dr. Rafael Saldaña (Ateneo de Manila University), Title: “An Ontology Model for Breast Cancer Data Retrieval System”

11:45 – 12:10 Kevin Cristobal and Dr. Rafael Saldaña (Ateneo de Manila University), Title: “Enabling Ateneo Cluster Computers for Grid-Based Cancer Research”

12:10 – 1:00 Closing Lunch/Awarding of Certificates

Session B: Panda Grid Workshop

(9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon)

1:00 – 6:00 p.m. Post-Workshop Tour (Optional)

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Saturday, March 7, 2009

Call For Abstracts and Participation: MODEL 2009 - International Workshop on Modeling, Simulation, and Grid Computing (Bohol, Philippines)

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Link: http://raffysaldana.blogspot.com/2008/12/first-announcement-model-2009.html

Philippine Tarsier

Chocolate Hills

Panglao Beach
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Photo Caption: The Philippine Tarsier, Chocolate Hills and Panglao Beach are famous attractions of Bohol. The post-conference tour of MODEL 2009 will include visits to these tourist attractions. (Photos courtesy of wikipedia.org).
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MODEL 2009
International Workshop on Modeling, Simulation, and Grid Computing
May 4 - 6, 2009
Holy Name University, Tagbilaran City
Bohol, Philippines
Website: http://www.math.admu.edu.ph/MODEL2009

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS AND PARTICIPATION:

DEAR COLLEAGUE/S:

Warm Greetings.

We would like to invite you to participate in the International Workshop on Modeling, Simulation and Grid Computing (MODEL 2009) to be held on May 4 - 6, 2009 in Holy Name University, Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines.
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MODEL is a workshop series that is convened every two years since 1999. It started in November 1999 in Ateneo de Manila University (MODEL '99), followed by MODEL 2001 in MSU-Iligan Institute of Technology (Iligan City), MODEL 2003 in Philippine Science High School (Quezon City), MODEL 2005 in the University of Cebu (Banilad Campus, Cebu City), and MODEL 2007 in Boracay Regency Resort and Convention Center (Boracay Island, Aklan).

MODEL 2009 is being organized by the Ateneo de Manila University Grid and High Performance Computing Group (A-GRID) in cooperation with the Computing Society of the Philippines (CSP) and Holy Name University.
Workshop Objectives:

1. To provide a forum for exchange of ideas, information, and research outputs on modeling, simulation, scientific computing, cluster computing and Grid computing among academics, research scientists, industry practitioners, and students.

2. To promote the development of mathematical and computer modeling, simulation, scientific computing, cluster computing and Grid computing in the Philippines and neighboring countries.
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3. To promote research collaborations between Philippine institutions and international institutions.
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SCOPE:
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MODEL 2009 will feature tutorials on Cluster and Grid Computing by experts from Europe and Asia, keynote talks, special lectures by invited speakers, and research paper presentations on modeling, simulation, and scientific computing, cluster computing and Grid computing. It is supported by two international projects: the EUAsiaGrid project (http://www.euasiagrid.org/) funded by the European Commission and the Germany-Philippine Collaboration on Grid Computing Project, funded by the German Ministry of Education and Research.
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Topics include (but are not limited to):
  • Mathematical/Statistical/Computational Modeling
  • Computer Simulation
  • High-Performance Computing and Communications
  • Cluster Computing
  • Grid Computing
  • Numerical/Computational Methods
  • Mathematical and Scientific Software
  • Computational Science and Engineering
  • e-Science
  • Applications
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS:
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Extended Abstracts of up to two pages maximum (including Title, Authors, E-mail Addressess, Brief Overview, Methodology, Results and Discussion, Conclusion and Recommendation or Concluding Remarks) are being solicited from prospective participants.
Send abstracts to Dr. Rafael Saldana, e-mail: raffysaldana@gmail.com copy furnished computingsoc@gmail.com

Selected paper presentations in MODEL 2009 will be invited to be submitted for publication in a special issue of the Philippine Information Techology Journal (PITJ) , a joint publication of the Computing Society of the Philippines (CSP) and the Philippine Association of Information Technology Educators (PSITE).

A parallel event to MODEL 2009 is the holding of the PANDA Grid Workshop on May 4 - 9, 2009 in Tagbilaran City and Panglao Island, Bohol. The PANDA Grid Network is a group of scientists and ICT professionals engaged in grid computing. This group is based in Europe and holds a workshop every year. For the first time, the PANDA Grid Workshop will be held outside Europe, with Ateneo de Manila University Grid and High Performance Computing Group as the local partner.
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IMPORTANT DATES:
Deadline for Submission of Extended Abstracts: 5 April 2009
Notification of Acceptance: 10 April 2009
Deadline for Submission of Pre-Registration Forms: 15 April 2009
Workshop: 4 - 6 May 2009
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KEYNOTE AND INVITED SPEAKERS (Partial List):
  • Dr. Kilian Schwartz, Research Scientist, GSI, Darmstadt, Germany (Keynote)
  • Dr. Florian Uhlig, GSI, Darmstadt, Germany
  • Dr. Johan Meschendorp, Germany
  • Dr. Pablo Saiz, CERN, Switzerland
  • Dr. Dan Protopopescu, University of Glasglow, United Kingdom
  • Dr. Mohammad Al-Turany, Germany

PROGRAM OF ACTIVITIES (Tentative as of 7 March 2009):
Day 1. Monday, May 4, 2009
Venue: Holy Name University, Tagbilaran City
10 a.m – 12 noon. Arrival of Participants/ Registration (MODEL 2009)
09:30 - 12:00 Parallel Session: PANDA Grid Workshop
12 – 1:30 p.m. WELCOME LUNCH (MODEL 2009 and PANDA Grid Workshop Participants)
1:30 – 5:30: Parallel Session: PANDA Grid Workshop
1:30 – 3:00 Introduction to Grid Computing and Applications(Dr. Kilian Schwarz, Dr. Florian Uhlig: GSI Darmstadt, Germany)
3:00 – 3:30 Break
3:30 – 5:30 Tutorial: Introduction to AliEn (Grid Environment)(Pablo Saiz: CERN, Switzerland)
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Day 2. Tuesday, May 5, 2009
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9:00 – 10:00 Opening Session: MODEL 2009
Invocation
National Anthem
Welcome Remarks: Holy Name University President
Opening Remarks: Dr. Rafael Saldaña, Workshop Director, MODEL 2009, Ateneo de Manila University
Introduction of Speakers and Participants
10:00 – 10:15 Break
10:15 – 11:05 Keynote Speaker: Dr. Kilian Schwarz (GSI, Darmstadt, Germany)
Title: Computing for FAIR
11:05 – 12:00 Invited Speaker: Topic: EUAsia Grid Project
12:00 – 1:30 Lunch
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PARALLEL SESSIONS
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Session A. Grid Computing
1:30 – 2:00 Invited Speaker: Dr. Johan Meschendorp (Germany)
Title: Computing Model for PANDA
2:00 – 2:30 Invited Speaker: Dr. Dan Protopopescu (University of Glasglow, United Kingdom)
Title: PANDA Grid2:30 – 3:00 Invited Speaker: Dr. Mohammad Al-Turany (Germany)
Title: FAIRRoot
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Session B. Research Presentations on Modeling, Simulation and Scientific Computing Session
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Session C. Panda Grid Workshop
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3:00 – 3:30 Break
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Session A. 3:30 – 5:30 Tutorial: Introduction to gLite (Grid Middleware) (Resource Speaker from the EUAsiaGrid Project)
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Session B. Research Presentations on Modeling, Simulation and Scientific Computing
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Session C. PANDA Grid Workshop
06:00 – 08:30 p.m. CONFERENCE DINNER
Venue: Metro Center Hotel, Tagbilaran City
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Day 3. Wednesday, May 6, 2009.
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PARALLEL SESSIONS
09:00 – 11:30 a.m.
Session A. Cluster and Grid Computing
Session B. Research Presentations on Modeling, Simulation and Scientific ComputingSession
Session C: PANDA GRID Workshop
11:30 – 12:00 CLOSING SESSION (Awarding of Certificates)
12:00 – 1:00 LUNCH
1:00 – 6:00 p.m. Post Conference Tour (Optional)
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REGISTRATION FEES:
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Foreign Participants: USD 150
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Local Participants:
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  • Student Presentors/Student Authors: PhP 2,000
  • Non-Student Presentors/Authors: PhP 3,000
  • Students (Non-presentor/non-author): PhP 3,000
  • Regular Registration Fee (Pre-Registered): PhP 4,000
  • Walk-in Participants: PhP 5,000
  • Keynote and Invited Speakers: Free Registration Fee
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NOTES:
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1. Registration fee includes snacks, lunch, conference dinner, conference kit, CD ROM proceedings, and certificaties of participation.

2. Registration fee DOES NOT include transportation and hotel accommodation costs.

3. Participants have to book their own accommodation.

4. Participants are required to submit a Pre-Registration Form on or before April 15, 2009.

5. Walk-in participants will be charged PhP 5,000 and they are not guaranteed to receive conference kits and proceedings.

Please send the Pre-Registration form below if you are going to participate in MODEL 2009.
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FOR MORE INFORMATION, please contact:
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Dr. Rafael P. Saldaña
Workshop Director
MODEL 2009
Coordinator, Grid and High Performance Computing Group
School of Science and Engineering
Ateneo de Manila University
Mobile: 0928-5043121
Landlines: (02) 7090907, (02) 4266125
E-mail: raffysaldana@gmail.com
Skype: rpsaldana
Website: http://www.math.admu.edu.ph/ateneogrid
Blog: http://raffysaldana.blogspot.com/

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PRE-REGISTRATIONFORM
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Deadline for submission of Pre-Registration Form: 15 April 2009

Note:
The organizers will send you a billing statement and the mode of payment once you have submitted your Pre-Registration Form. Onsite payments will be accepted PROVIDED that a request in writing is sent to the Workshop Organizers.

MODEL 2009

International Workshop on Modeling, Simulation, and Grid Computing

May 4 - 6, 2009
Holy Name University, Tagbilaran City
Bohol, Philippines

Please check:

____ I/We are going to participate in MODEL 2009.
____ I/We would like present research paper/s in MODEL 2009.
____ I/We are attaching our extended abstract.

Contact Details:

Name:_______________________________
School/Company:_______________________________
Position in School/Company: ______________________________
Telephone Number: ______________________
Fax Number: ____________________________
Mobile Number: _________________________
E-mail Address/es: _______________________________________
Website: _________________________________________________

Pls. send this reply form to:

Dr. Rafael P. Saldaña
e-mail: raffysaldana@gmail.com, fax: (02) 7090907 or (02) 4266125.

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Related Links:

1. About the Island of Bohol