IEshikawa X - Nexus: X Marks the Spot

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IEshikawa is an annual event composed of seminars, workshops and competitions which furthers the calibre of Industrial Engineering in the Philippines. It is an avenue for students to constitute innovations for the betterment of our society and to grasp the essence of the profession in the advancement of our country’s numerous industries.

It is organized by the UP Circle of Industrial Engineering Majors (UP CIEM) which is a duly recognized academic organization under the Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research of the College of Engineering, University of the Philippines Diliman.

During the 8th instalment of IEshikawa, Boy Abunda saw the marvel of our cause and became one of our prime speakers. IEshikawa 9 assembled students from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. It can only get better so join us as we make it grander.

Day	Day 1: Explicate	Day 3: Exemplify
Date and Time	3:30 to 8:35 pm on November 20, 2015	7 am to 5:30 pm on November 21, 2015
Contact	http://tinyurl.com/IEshikawaXRegistrationDay2	http://tinyurl.com/IEshikawaXRegistrationDay3
Venue:	Melchor Hall, College of Engineering, University of the Philippines Diliman	1.       Henry Lee Irwin Theater, Ateneo De Manila University 2.       University of the Philippines Diliman

DLSU HackerCup 2015: Launching Great Apps From Today's Ideas

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The De La Salle University Center for Complexity and Emerging Technologies (DLSU ComET), in partnership with the DLSU College of Computer Studies and 8Layer Technologies Inc., will be hosting the DLSU HackerCup 2015 on November 21-22, 2015 at the Henry Sy Sr. Hall, DLSU - Manila. This event is an annual student hackathon where teams of 3-5 members are to challenge themselves on a 24-hour competition of turning caffeine, food, energy drinks, and oxygen into software or hardware hacks that could help the modern day Filipino.

This year, DLSU HackerCup opens its doors to all currently enrolled undergraduate students in the Philippines. This will be the first time that DLSU HackerCup becomes an intercollegiate programming competition where students from different schools can team up and put their skills to the test and code for the benefit of the country.

Participants who wish to join must register online from October 12, 2015 to November 3, 2015. Due to limited slots, the teams will be screened by the event organizers based on their application. The final list of participants will be released on November 6, 2015.

For more information, refer to the official DLSU HackerCup 2015 website, www.hackercup.co

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DOST- ICT Office and GISB Inks MOU for Improved Farm Production Through e-Agriculture Solutions

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The Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Office of the Department of Science and Technology and Social ICT Solutions provider, Grameen Intel Social Business Ltd. (GISB) recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to partner in the development of e-Agriculture Solutions to provide a set of mobile and computer-based agriculture applications that will help small farmers improve their livelihood by addressing key farming needs from cultivation to harvest.

This partnership is in line with the Tech4ED project of the DOST ICT Office that promotes the development of an eFilipino towards an inclusive and integrated society through Information and communication.

In this digital era, technology has contributed greatly to the growth and development of society including the agricultural sector. Both organizations have the same goal of harnessing ICT for the improvement of various farming and agricultural strategies, the MOU signing happened on 23 September 2015, during the Digital Strategies for Development Summit (DSDS) at the Waterfront Hotel in Cebu City.

Grameen Intel Social Business Ltd. (GISB) is a Social ICT Business that focuses on applying technology to help the world’s impoverished population. It is a joint venture of Grameen Trust and Intel Corporation established in 2007 by Intel chairman Mr. Craig and Nobel Peace Laureate Muhammad Yunus.