Exhibitors from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao will converge at Robinsons Place, Dumaguete Business Park for the 7th Visayas Islands Science and Technology Fair (VISTF) that will run from September 28-30, 2010. {{more}}
This will be the first time that a fair of this kind and scale will be held in Negros Oriental.
The main attraction will be the exhibits featuring technologies, products, and services from the various councils and institutes of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) as well as their client forms and partner organizations. The exhibits will be open to the viewing public during mall hours. The opening ceremonies will start at 2:00 PM on September 28. This will be immediately followed by a press conference.
The VISTF will also include other related activities, including an S&T Conference on Climate Change Adaptation. This will be held at Bethel Guest House on September 30, 2010 (8:30 AM-4:00 PM). The conference will be open to the public but there will be a minimal registration fee.
For local media and public information officers, the DOST will conduct a one-day S&T Advocacy Writeshop with a resource person from the Science and Technology Information Institute. It will be held on September 27 (8:30 AM-4:00 PM) at the Grade School Building AVR, St. Paul University Dumaguete. Participation is by invitation but registration will be free.
The 7th VISTF is being organized in collaboration with the Negros Oriental Business Development Foundation, the Negros Oriental Provincial Government, the Dumaguete City Government, and other local partners and sponsors.
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