Meeting: Loyola Schools Faculty Day and SOSE Research Symposium

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Link to this blog post: http://raffysaldana.blogspot.com/2009/11/meeting-loyola-schools-faculty-day-and.html

From. Ms. Marivi Cabason, Assistant to the Dean, School of Science and Engineering:

Please be reminded of the following upcoming activities:

1. LS Second Semester Faculty Day
Friday, Nov. 13, Leong Hall Auditorium

Program:

7:30 - Mass

8:00 - Registration

8:30 - Talks by Fr. Ben, Dr. Cuyegkeng, Dr. Tony La Vina, Mrs. Toni Gonzaga (tentative), Mr. Eduardo Calasanz on the environment, climate change, role of teachers and academics in disaster response, and the university response

12:00 - Lunch break

1:30 - Topics on quality assurance, research, library resources, etc.

3:00 - Break out by school

All full-time and part-time faculty are enjoined to attend.

2. SOSE Faculty Research Symposium

Monday, Nov. 16, 4:30 pm, Faura AVR

Updates on research, innovation and directions of the school, and LSR.
All are enjoined to attend. Dinner will be served after the symposium.
Please sign up with your department secretary for the headcount.

Thanks,

Marivi Cabason
Assistant to the Dean
School of Science and Engineering

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Philippine Grid Computing 2008

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Website:

http://www.psigrid.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=76&Itemid=1


Philippine Grid Computing 2008

The Advanced Science and Technology Institute will hold the Philippine Grid Computing 2008 Forum and Workshop on December 16, 2008.


8:00-9:00
Registration

9:00-9:15
Opening Ceremonies

9:15-9:45
Plenary Session I (Introduction on Grid Computing and PSiGrid Initiative)

9:45-10:15
Plenary Session II (Applications by UP-CSRC and Ateneo)

Speakers:

9:45 - 10:00 Dr. Rafael P. Saldaña
Coordinator
Grid and High Performance Computing Group
School of Science and Engineering
Ateneo de Manila University

10:00 - 10:15 Dr. May Lim
Coordinator
Computational Science Research Center
University of the Philippines-Diliman

10:15-10:30
Coffee Break

10:30-11:00
Plenary Session III (International Collaborations: EUAsiaGrid and PRAGMA)

11:00-11:30
Plenary Session IV (PCASTRD Funding)

11:30-12:00
Open Forum

12:00-1:00

Lunch Break

1:00-1:30
Rocks Cluster Installation Workshop
Bioinformatics Workshop (BioSLAX)

1:30-2:00
Rocks Cluster Installation Workshop
Bioinformatics Workshop (Bio Roll)

2:00-2:30
Rocks Cluster Installation Workshop
Bioinformatics Workshop (BioBoost)

2:30-3:00
Rocks Cluster Installation Workshop
Bioinformatics Workshop (Bioinformatics Services)

3:00-3:15
Coffe Break

3:15-3:45
gLite Users Echo Training (GILDA and Security)
Reconfigurable Computing Demo/Seminar

3:45-4:15
gLite Users Echo Training (IS and WMS)
Reconfigurable Computing Demo/Seminar

4:15-5:00
gLite Users Echo Training (Job and Data Management)
Reconfigurable Computing Demo/Seminar

5:00-5:15

Closing Remarks

Legend:
ASTI Training Room

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Back in the Philippines

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Notes:

1. I arrived last night in Metro Manila from a two week conferences/meetings/visits in Taiwan (SEAP 2008, PRAGMA Institute, EUAsiaGrid All-Hands Meeting, NCHC visit, Academia Sinica Visit) aboard Philippine Airlines Flight PR 899.

2. Notable experiences:

a. I almost panicked at the Taoyuan International Airport when I misplaced my passport and boarding pass after checking-in my luggages. Luckily, I found my passport and boarding pass in one of my hand-carry bags.

b. I passed by the duty free shop beside gate B4 before boarding the plane PR 899. When I was inside the plane I realized that my wallet was missing. The wallet contains my credit cards, university ID, and some cash... Again, luckily, the my wallet was found by the duty free free personnel and was returned to me personally inside the airplane.

To the duty free people and PAL staff in Taoyuan airport, THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!

Raffy Saldaña
in Quezon City, Philippines
15 December 2008
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Visit to the Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan

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Photo Caption: Dr. Suhaimi Napis of Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) and Dr. Rafael P. Saldaña of Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU, Philippines) together with a robot used in genomics research.

Photo Caption: The Genomics Research Center Building in Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan. (Source: http://www.genomics.sinica.edu.tw/)

Notes:

After the last session of the EUAsiaGrid All-Hands Meeting, I together with other EUAsiaGrid partners visited the Genomics Research Center in Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan. Our host is Dr. Ying-Ta Wu.

Below is the link to photos taken during our visit to the Genomics Research Center in Academia Sinica:

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Genomics Research Center Website: http://www.genomics.sinica.edu.tw/index.php?v=2

Excerpts from the Website:

"The Genomics Research Center (GRC) of Academia Sinica was founded in January 2003, with major emphasis on the discovery and functional study of certain genes of biological significance and development of innovative technologies and therapeutic strategies. Dr. Winston Chen is currently the Director. Dr.Chi-Huey Wong, currently the President of Academia Sinica, was the first Center Director.

Research in the life science has entered a new era after identification of the human genome and the genome sequences of other species. The challenge that lies ahead is to understand the functions of certain genes and apply that knowledge to development of new technologies and medicines. Academia Sinica is making great efforts to integrate domestic and international resources to foster innovative scientific research in areas related to genomics and proteomics. The GRC is expected to become a center of excellence for genomic research and education. Through the process of using breakthrough discoveries and inventions in the commercial realm, the Center has established a biotechnology incubator to advance the development of biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry in Taiwan.

The GRC’s research programs consist of five major areas: Functional Genomics, Chemical Biology, Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Bioinformatics, and Key Technology. There is also an Incubation Center for pursuing technology transfer and collaboration with peer institutions. In addition, Academia Sinica has established several national genomic core facilities (e.g. mouse mutagenesis and disease models, genotyping, microarrays, mass spectrometry and proteomics, X-ray and NMR for structural genomics, MRI, and bioinformatics) to support these research programs."

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Photos, Day 2, December 13, 2008, EUAsiaGrid All-Hands Meeting, Taipei, Taiwan

. L-R: Prof. Marco Paganoni of INFN (Italy) and Prof. Ludek Matyska of Masaryk University (Czech Republic)

Mr. Eric Yen of Academia Sinica Grid Computing Center (ASGC, Taiwan)

Mr. Jason Shih of Academia Sinica Grid Computing Center (ASGC, Taiwan)

Dr. Yannick Legre of HEALTHGRID (France)

Dr. Jan Kmunicek of CESNET (Czech Republic)

Dr. Alex Voss of NCeSS (Manchester, United Kingdom)

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PROGRAMME

Saturday, 13 December 2008

09:00 - 10:30 WP3 - I

10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break

11:00 - 12:30 WP3 - II

12:30 - 14:00 Lunch

14:00 - 15:30 WP1

15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break

16:00 - 17:30 Wrap-Up Session
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Photos: EUAsiaGrid Project Meeting, 12 December 2008, Taipei, Taiwan

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Click on the link below to view photos taken during the first day of the EUAsiaGrid All-Hands Meeting held on 12 December 2008 at the Activity Room Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.

http://booleanlogic.multiply.com/photos/album/221/Day_1_EUAsiaGrid_Project_Meeting_Academia_Sinica_Taipei_Taiwan_1...

Suggestion: Choose the 'Slideshow' option.

Related Links:

EUAsiaGrid Project Website: http://www.euasiagrid.org/

Other blog entries:

http://raffysaldana.blogspot.com/2008/12/euasiagrid-project-meeting-day-1.html

http://raffysaldana.blogspot.com/2008/12/talk-on-gilda-grid-infn-laboratory-for.html

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