DEPARTMENT of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan is expected to keynote the Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers (Pice) 48th National Convention and Technical Conference at the SMX Convention Center in Bacolod City on Friday, November 11, 2022.
The two-day hybrid convention will bring in over 4,000 delegates from all over the country with another 12,000 that signed up for the online sessions.
This year’s convention with the theme, “Civil Engineering and its Specializations: Responding to Our New Normal and Foreseeing our Futures,” is the first national gathering of the organization post the pandemic.
On Thursday, three sports tournament will kickoff starting with the golf tournament in the morning and the bowling and billiard competitions in the afternoon at the Negros Golf and Country Club in Barangay Bata, Bacolod.
The formal rites on Friday will start with the opening of the Construction Technologies, Services and Building Materials Exhibit by Pice National President Engineer Ador Canlas and the national board of directors.
Negros Occidental Vice Governor Jeffrey Ferrer is expected to grace the event to give a welcome message while Engineer Eugenio Pipo Jr., the 2022 PRC Most Outstanding Civil Engineer and former Pice national president, will give an inspirational message.
Former secretary of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Dr. William Padolina will have a special lecture entitled “Pagtatanaw 2050: Science, Technology and Innovation Foresight for the Philippines and Potential Implications for Infrastructure,” in the afternoon.
Another interesting lecture on “How far are we from understanding the nature of earthquakes, hazards and risks? Lessons from the 27 July 2022 Northwestern Luzon Magnitude 7 earthquake,” that will be presented by Engineer Rhommel Grutas of DOST- Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology.
There will also be the awarding of the Lakambining Inhinyera and winners for Pice National Awards for 2022 during the Plenary Session. (PR)