International Agricultural Technology Conference to be held in CL

BALANGA CITY, Bataan – The Philippine Association of Agriculturists Central Luzon Chapter (PAA CL) will hold its 1st International Agricultural Technology Conference tentatively scheduled from April 27 to 29, 2016 in Clark, Pampanga.

During the regular meeting here on Friday of the association’s officers presided by Bataan Peninsula State University (BPSU) Vice President for Research, Extension, and Auxiliary Services and PAA CL Vice President Rudy Flores, it was agreed to conduct the international conference as one of their major projects this year.

The main part of the conference will be the presentation of research studies on agriculture. “The staging of international conferences is an opportunity for faculty members of state universities and colleges (SUCs) where they get point credits for presenting their research studies. The credits they get can be used for promotion”, said BPSU Director for Extension Services and PAA CL Business Manager Dr. Hermogenes Paguia.

“Some faculty members of SUCs even attend international conferences abroad, which is costly, to get credits for their promotion. So the staging of PAA CL can help many SUC faculty members in the region”, he added.

The association estimated about 500 participants composed of agriculturists, researches, academicians, and students to attend the conference. Either Stotsenberg Hotel or Holiday Inn Hotel will be the venue.

Aside from Flores and Paguia, the meeting was attended other PAA CL officers Secretary, Dr. Norman G. De Jesus, Dean of the College of Agriculture Systems and Technology of Pampanga State Agricultural University (PSAU); Auditor, Dr. Arthur Dayrit, Division Chief for Research and Development of Department of Agriculture 3; PRO, Dr. Arturo Aligado, Campus Director BPSU Abucay Campus; Asst. Secretary Dr. Ernesto Supan, Asst. Dean College of Agriculture PSAU; and a representative of Treasurer, Dr. Josefina C. Mananguit, Vice President for Research, Extension and Auxiliary Services Bulacan State Agricultural College.