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CC
hosts
1st ICT convention
The
Catanduanes College plays host this March 2 to
the 1st Catanduanes Information Technology
Convention co-sponsored by the provincial
government and featuring discussions on
information and communications technology (ICT).
More
than a hundred IT enthusiasts, government
officials, members of the academe and students
are expected to register for the convention to
be held Friday at the CC auditorium. Virac Mayor
Jose U. Alberto II and Catanduanes Gov. Hector
S. Sanchez will grace the opening program.
Speakers
drawn up for Track 1, which focuses on ICT in
government and business, are Engr. Mimosa
Mallillin of Geo-Surveys & Mappings, Inc. (GSMI),
who will talk on Geo-Information Systems (GIS)
and Geomatica; NEDA Dir. Marlene Rodriguez, RWAN
for Bicol Region; Prof. Gabrielle Iglesias of
the National College of Public Administration
& Governance, GIS for Local Land Use
Regulation; Rep. Leandro B. Verceles, Jr.,
e-Commerce Law; AFP Asst. J-2 Col. Roberto
Ricalde, e-Procurement; Continuing Education
Program head Engr. Geraldo Talisic of the Mapua
Institute of Technology, ICT in Education; IT
Works, Inc. president Ma. Teresa Valmonte,
Microsoft Office User Specialist; and, Cisco
Systems Phils. area academy manager Cristina de
Jesus, Cisco Networking Academy Program.
Track
2 of the convention features a discussion of
Windows 98/NT/2000, Office 2000, Education-Based
Software & training, Licensing,
Certifications, by Microsoft Phils.; Application
Programs for Educational Institutions &
Government (RPTA, Enrollment System, Library
Catalogue, etc.), Roy Valentine of Tek Corp.;
Future of Telecoms in Region V, Corporate
Manager J.P. Balboa of DigitelOne; Broadband
Technology, Broadband Phils. manager Lito
Chugani; GSM Technology, Globe Telecoms project
manager Joey Guerrero; WAP Technology, WAPworks,
Inc. president Roberto Duque; LAN/WAN
Technology, MICRO-D Intl. executive vice
president Francisco Rondillo; and, eServices,
Hewlett Packard Phils.
The
sponsoring group, dubbed as CATLINK for
"Converging Advanced Technologies to Link
Information Networks for Knowledge,"
attempts to bridge the gap posed by geographical
distance and isolation by bring public and
private access to current information and
communications technology in the most efficient
manner and thus provide windows of opportunity
to island-bred Catandunganons.
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