Secretary dela Peña Meets with UPIEAA Board to Discuss Upcoming 2017 UPIEAA Symposium

In a rare ‘alignment of planets’, the UPIEAA board was able to wangle a meeting with Department of Science & Technology Secretary Fortunato ‘Boy’ dela Peña last March 15 at the UP Engineering Faculty Lounge. Secretary dela Peña, always very busy, found rare free time to shoot the breeze with the UPIEAA directors who asked for his help in thinking about the October UPIEAA Symposium – its theme, possible topics, possible speakers, etc. Boy was able to suggest a number of possible topics where the expertise lay with DOST officials or the department’s contacts, especially with regard to local success stories in the area of food technology. Also in attendance was former director Liza Ting. Though Liza had to step down as director based on the maximum two-term rule in the by-laws, she was immediately invited to head the 2017 Symposium planning committee.

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