The 2nd BAGUIO SOCIAL SCIENCE SUMMIT

Theme
"Transformations in the Philippine Social Landscape: the Northern Panorama"

October 17-19, 2012

RCB Dome, University of Baguio

Baguio City, 2600 Philippines

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FOR INTERESTED PARTICIPANTS:
You may register via these options: (a) bank deposit or (b) on-site registration.
If you wish to register via bank transfer, please scan your bank-validated slip and email it to us as soon as you can.  If you opt to register on-site, please email us so that we can include you in the listing of participants.

You can also check the registration procedure at the lower portion of this page.  Thank you.


ABSTRACT submission is now CLOSED.

CONGRATULATIONS to those whose papers were accepted for presentation.  We hope to interact with you all this October!
The 2BSSS will feature 20 thematic sessions and 4 plenary sessions. 

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The 2BSSS is a national conference that aims to bring to Baguio City representatives from the academe, the government, the tourism sector, the youth sector, the religious sector, and civil society to engage in a scholarly exchange on the issues that currently shake the country’s social environs.  It is the Summit’s intent to provide a forum where various vantage points on the current social landscape of the country and projected directions of research can be shared and scrutinized.

We therefore invite scholars to present their researches (ongoing/finished) that are related to the subthemes below. 
Scholars from outside of the Philippines are also invited to attend.  Interested foreign presenters may also submit the abstracts of their studies on the identified subthemes.

SUBTHEMES:

a. modern religiosity and the Filipino public sphere

b. recent Philippine political shifts and trajectories

c. the Filipino diaspora and other mass movements

d. autonomy in the Cordillera and in Muslim Mindanao

e. studies on Philippine mountain cultures and ethnic minorities

f. displacements and forcible evictions, development projects and their impacts on local communities

g. reconstruction and conservation of tourism spaces, the social impacts of tourism

h. environmental protection and conservation

i. use of social capital and resilience of communities to disasters

j. internationalization of Philippine higher education and multicultural education

k. conditions of the LGBT community; women studies

l. online ethnography focusing on ICT and the youth

ABSTRACT Submission Details

a. 300-500 words
b. Text: Times New Roman (12" font size)
c. Abstract submission should identify the subtheme it falls under and should include the full name of the author and his/her institutional affiliation.  Organizers, however, have the right to redirect when needed your paper to a subtheme other than that which you have identified.
d. Submissions should be accompanied by author's academic profile (containing not more than 200 words).  It should contain author's full name, contact information (email, phone/fax, office address), and academic background.  The profile should also contain a photo of the author.

Abstract submissions and inquiries from interested participants may be addressed to:
Mr. Farland Valera
Department of Political Science
University of Baguio
Office Tel.:  (074) 442-4915 loc. 275
Telefax: (074) 442-5367; (074) 442-8749
Email: socsummitbaguio@gmail.com; socsummitbaguio@yahoo.com; masalikot@gmail.com

PLENARY SPEAKERS

Dr. Mark Joseph T. Calano
President, Philosophical Association of the Philippines
Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, Ateneo de Manila University

Prof. Liezl Astudillo
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology, De La Salle University-Manila

Dr. Gladys Marie Tamania
Associate Professor
Department of Social Sciences, Philippine Military Academy, Fort del Pilar, Baguio City

Dr. Siri Gamage
Senior Lecturer, Education Contextual Studies
School of Education, University of New England
Armidale, NSW, Australia



REGISTRATION PROCEDURE:
Registration rate for Students: Php1,500.oo (Present valid ID Card upon registration)
Early Registration Rate - Php 2,000.oo (Until September 27, 2012 only)
Early Registration Rate (Foreign Participants) - USD 65.oo
Regular/On-Site Registration - Php 2,500.oo

Please deposit your registration fee here:
Account Number: 003-3-003495370
Account Name: UNIVERSITY OF BAGUIO
Bank Name: METROBANK, Baguio Magsaysay Branch
                   Magsaysay Avenue, Baguio City

Scan and email the bank validated deposit slip together with your name and institutional affiliation.  Or, you may fax the same to the Finance Department of the University (indicate that the deposit slip is for the 2nd BSSS): (074) 442-8749
Keep your deposit slip and present it to the registration committee during the Summit.

IMPORTANT NOTICE:
Since the registration fee does not cover accommodations, participants are advised to book their hotels prior to their travel to Baguio City. If you choose to register on-site and your institution prepared a check for your registration fee, please ensure that it is issued to the University of Baguio.


HOTELS NEAR THE UNIVERSITY OF BAGUIO
Participants are advised to book their hotels prior to the Summit as the PEAK SEASON of tourism in Baguio City begins in October.

Baguio Benguet Community Credit Cooperative
Assumption Road, Baguio City 
(*most recommended for its affordable yet comfy rooms; located beside the University of Baguio, before SLU Hospital)
Tel: (074) 442-5872 / 444-4993 / 304-2946

CITYLIGHT HOTEL
245 Upper General Luna Road, Baguio City
http://www.citylighthotelbaguio.com/
Tel: (074) 442-8080
Mobile: 0915-926-6720

HOTEL VENIZ

Abanao Street (Beside Maharlika Center), Baguio City 2600, Philippines
Contact numbers:
Mobile 0917 506 0701
Trunk lines (074) 446 0700 - 03
Fax (074) 446 0704
Manila number (02) 871-1510
Email:  hotelvenizbaguio@yahoo.com 

http://www.hotelveniz.com/

MICROTEL INN & SUITES BAGUIO
Engineer's Hill, Upper Session Road, Baguio City (This Hotel is situated right beside the Victory Liner Station)
Tel: (074) 619-3333
Cell No.: 0922-816-8436 / 0927-516-4129
Email: baguio@microtel.ph
http://www.microtel-baguio.com/



BENGUET PRIME HOTEL
Session Road, Baguio City (Walking distance from the University of Baguio)
Tel: (074) 443-4846
http://baguiocityhotels.com/benguet-prime-hotel/

HOTEL 45
Bagong Bayan St., Bargy. Salud Mitra, Baguio City (near SM City Baguio)
Tel: (074) 446-6306 / 304-2963
Cell No.: (+63) 917-700-8805


BELFRANLT HOTEL
General Luna Road corner Magsaysay Avenue, Baguio City (beside Hotel Villa Rosal)
Tel: (074) 442-5012
http://bizshowcase.eyp.ph/belfranlthotel/

HOTEL VILLA ROSAL
General Luna Road corner Magsaysay Avenue, Baguio City (beside Belfranlt Hotel)
Tel: (074) 444-8523 / 443-8132
Email: hotel_villa_rosal@yahoo.com
http://hotelvillarosal.com/

CALALILY PENSION HOUSE
24 Sandico St., Baguio City (at the back of Baguio Post Office)
Tel: (074) 444-2841 / 423-1805
http://www.baguioboard.com/calily-pension-house-and-apartments.php

EL CIELITO HOTEL
50 North Drive, Baguio City (5-minute walk from SM City Baguio)
Tel: (074) 443-4846
http://www.elcielito-baguio.com/

For a comprehensive listing of hotels and inns in the City, please check this site:
http://www.virtualtourist.com/hotels/Asia/Philippines/Baguio_City/Baguio-1410806/Hotels_and_Accommodations-Baguio-TG-C-1.html

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The 2BSSS is jointly organized by:

The Department of Social Sciences and Humanities

The Department of Philosophy

The Department of Political Science
University of Baguio, Philippines