IPL Complex Systems Group meets with IRD of France

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To 'explore possible collaborations' with Complex Systems researchers in the Philippines on issues of global significance, the IPL Complex Systems Group arranged for a meeting on 23 July 2012 with researchers from the Institut de Rechercher pour le Developpement (IRD), whose Philippine visit is sponsored by the French Embassy.

In the official communique from the French Embassy, the IRD contingent is composed of the following researchers with the following backgrounds and research activities:

• Dr. Régine LEFAIT-ROBIN, IRD-Thailand country director, and South East Asia coordinator
• Dr. Jean-Pascal TORRETON, IRD-Vietnam country director
• Dr. Serge Stinckwich, whose research activity focuses on Modelling of complex systems with applications in epidemiology and health / Climate change and natural hazards / Ecosystems and natural resources / bioeconomic and social models.

The meeting, held at the National Institute of Physics, was also attended by the Dr. Jose Ma. Balmaceda, Dean of the College of Science, University of the Philippines Diliman, and Dr. Helen Yap from the Marine Science Institute, a proponent of the Complex System Modeling of Coral Reef and Shoreline Communities.

The Group, through its Head, Dr. Johnrob Bantang, presented the main research thrusts of its Complex Systems Research in the Philippines. The talk included short descriptions of important research works that have been published in international journals.

The IRD has four centers in the Southeast Asian region, namely, Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, and Indonesia. Their research works are focused on important global concerns, particularly global warming, emerging diseases, biodiversity, access to water, migration, poverty, world hunger.

More information about IRD from their website.

Call for papers: 30th SPP Congress

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You are cordially invited to participate in the 30th Physics Congress of the Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas (SPP, Physics Society of the Philippines) to be held at the De La Salle Health Sciences Institute on 22-24 October 2012.

The theme for this year's Congress is Exploring physics research in the health sciences.

The Congress will include plenary, invited and contributed papers and workshops. All submissions will undergo a peer-review process prior to acceptance.

Please visit congress2012.spp-online.org for more details.

DOST kicks-off National Science and Technology Week at SMX Convention Center

Complex Systems Group to join exhibits

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The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) holds this year's National Science and Technology Week (NSTW) on 10-14 July 2012 at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City, with the theme: Science, Technology and Innovation: Working Together for Growth and Development.

The NSTW will feature scientific events that include awarding ceremonies for outstanding Filipino scientists and scientific meetings of the members of the National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST). Exhibits, demos and forums for the public are also included in the lineup.

The Complex Systems Group of the Instrumentation Physics Laboratory will man exhibits explaining research works on complexity. The exhibits are for viewing during the entire week at the SMX Convention Center.

More information about the NSTW here.