PIChE Celebrates 3rd Chem Eng Week

In accordance with proclamation No. 1365, declaring the third week of September of every year as Chemical Engineering Week, the Philippine Institute of Chemical Engineers (PIChE) will launch a nationwide celebration on September 13-20, 2008. The activity aims to promote greater public awareness on the Chemical Engineers’ role in the country’s industrial growth.

Local chapters in Baguio, Bataan, Cavite, Manila, Batangas, Legaspi, Cebu, Bacolod, Iloilo, Tacloban, Iligan, Cagayan de Oro, General Santos and Davao will simultaneously open with a motorcade on September 13. The theme of this year’s event is “Chemical Engineers: Trailblazers of Progress”.

In Davao City, the schedule of activities is as follows:

September 13
12:00 NN – Mass (Ateneo de Davao University – Jacinto Campus)
1:00 PM – Motorcade (Assembly: Ateneo de Davao University)
2:00 PM – Bowling (Fairlanes)

September 15
3:40 PM – Lecture Forum: Industrial Process Control
(Ateneo de Davao University, Jacinto Campus, Room B400)

September 17
3:40 PM – Lecture Forum: Energy Security
(University of Mindanao, Matina Campus, Audio Visual Room)

September 19
3:40 PM – Soirée of Chemical Engineers and Students

September 20
6:00 AM – 2nd Coastal Water Monitoring (Davao City Coastal Areas)

September 27
8:00 AM – Envilink Debate and Symposium
(Mindanao Kokusai Daigaku, Audio Visual Room)

For inquiries, please leave a comment and we will refer your queries to PIChE Davao officers.