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Guide for Speakers
Guide for Posters
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Overview  |  Call for Papers  |  Young Scientists' Forum  |  About the Host  |  Exhibits & Sponsors  |  Scientific Program  |  Maps to the Venue  |  Call for New Members  |  Registration  |  Inquiries | List of Hotels

What: 33rd PSBMB Annual Convention
When: 7-8 December 2006, Thursday-Friday
Where: West Visayas State University, Iloilo City, Iloilo

Call for Papers
(now peer-reviewed extended abstracts, for inclusion in Convention Proceedings CD)

New: Preliminary list of accepted posters.

New: Guide for invited speakers, guide for posters.
 

PSBMB members and interested participants are invited to send in their papers for oral or poster presentations. Papers must contain new data that has not been presented in any scientific conference in the Philippines.

Participants are invited to submit papers for oral and poster presentation. The extended abstract should be formatted according to the following guidelines (also see template in MS Word or Rich Text Format):
 

• MS Word (.doc) or Rich Text Format (.rtf) written in English on an 8.5"x11" template with 1" margin on all sides
   

• Text should be12-point Times New Roman, singly-spaced and justified paragraphs
   

• Title of the paper in boldfaced capital letters and centered
   

• Name of the author(s) centered and two-line spaces from the title; presenter’s name should be underlined
   

• Author(s) affiliation are centered and one line space from the name of the author(s)
   

• No more than four pages including figures, tables, and references. Please see the website for a template for the extended abstract.
   

Send extended abstracts via email as Word document, RTF, or text attachments not later than 30 15 September 2006 by email, CD, or diskette to:
 

Dr. Cynthia P. Saloma
Co-Chair, Scientific Program Committee
33rd PSBMB Annual Convention
National Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology

College of Science

University of the Philippines-Diliman

Quezon City
E-mail : cpsaloma@gmail.com
 

Authors of accepted papers will be notified not later than 15 October 2006. Only papers of authors who register by 31 October 2006 will be included in the program and proceedings.

Young Scientists' Forum (YSF)
 

Click here for  the list of YSF Participants.

New: Guide for YSF.

The Young Scientists’ Forum (YSF) was established in 1995 as a competition for outstanding undergraduate student research work. Interested participants are requested to send their abstracts for inclusion to the forum. (See call for papers above) Please indicate if the abstract is for the YSF. Extended to 30 September 2006.)

About the Host


 

The West Visayas State University is a premier institution of higher learning in Western Visayas Region of the Philippines. Its character dictates the advancement of knowledge through instruction, research, extension, and production. It enjoys Level IV recognition among State Universities and Colleges in the Philippines.

It has 67 programs offered in the baccalaureate, masters, and doctorate levels in its main campus and four external campuses. Among its programs, eight are awaiting Level III Accreditation; four has Level II Accreditation while the rest preparing for Level I accreditation visits by the Accrediting Agency for Chartered Colleges and Universities in the Philippines (AACCUP).

For more information about the West Visayas State University, please visit www.wvsu.edu.ph

For more tourism information on Iloilo please visit Lakbay.net or WOW Philippines

Trade Exhibits and Sponsors
 

The convention is an excellent opportunity for commercial organizations to exhibit their products and services. The PSBMB invites the country’s leading laboratory suppliers and distributors to exhibit their laboratory instruments, books, and chemicals and give exhibitor’s lectures. Space will be provided for the exhibitors.

The sponsorship form (MS Word or RTF) provides a listing of  opportunities available at the 33rd PSBMB Convention.

Please contact us and we will be glad to discuss with you the various sponsorship opportunities.:

Sponsorship (Manila)

Dr. Nina Rosario L. Rojas
Department of Chemistry
Loyola Schools, Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City
Telefax +63 2 4261323
Phone +63 2  4266001 local 5632
Email nrojas@ateneo.edu 
 

Sponsorship (Iloilo)

Dr. Noel Binayas
West Visayas State University

Cellphone  +63 917 3042468
Email noelbenice@yahoo.com

Dr. Fred P. Guillergan
West Visayas State University

Cellphone  +63 921 4773329
Email fpgsci2@yahoo.com.ph

Scientific Program
 

Preliminary Scientific Program  (subject to change): PDF.

Preliminary list of accepted papers for poster presentation: PDF.

Maps of the Venue
 

Venue maps are not yet available.

Call for New Members
 

Membership to the PSBMB is open to professionals in the field of biochemistry and molecular biology from academic, research and industrial institutions. For more information, please see the membership form (MS Word, RTF or PDF file).

Registration

You can register for the 33rd PSBMB Annual Convention online.
 

* Students must present valid ID or other proof of school registration.

Payment should be done in cash or by check addressed to PSBMB through the secretariat or via the Bank of the Philippine Islands (Account No. 3080-0037-48, BPI Loyola-Katipunan Branch, Quezon City). All early bird registrants must submit the completed registration form and a copy of the deposit slip to the Secretariat on or before 31 October 2006. Fax or electronic copies are acceptable for pre-registration, but the original deposit slip should be submitted at the registration desk on the day of the convention.

Inquiries
 

Please forward your inquiries here.

List of Hotels

Click here to view the list of hotels and their rates.