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IIEE CAMARINES NORTE CHAPTER HOSTS 11TH IIEE
BICOL REGIONAL CONVENTION
More than one hundred forty members and two hundred
sixty nine student members coming from the different
chapters of the region participated in the 11th IIEE Bicol
Regional Conference held on July 22-24, 2010 at the
Villa Mila Garden Resort and Conference Center, Daet
Camarines Norte hosted by the Camarines Norte Chapter.
Different activities were conducted before the formal
opening of the conference. Among of these events were
motorcade, skills olympics, tree planting and Palarong
Panlahi.
In behalf of Hon. Mayor Tito S. Siron, Mayor of Daet,
Camarines Norte, SANTIAGO M. MELLA JR, his Municipal
Administrator, served as the Guest and Keynote Speaker
during the formal opening of the convention. He extended
his congratulations to the chapter for hosting such a
valuable event that promotes professional development
among members.
Several topics were discussed during the technical
sessions; (1) CPE Implementing Rules, (2) Substation
Design; (3) Short Circuit Calculation; (4) Fundamentals
of Energy Efficient Lighting System Design; (5)
Hazardous and Toxic Waste Management; (6) Effects of
Poor Power Quality on the Operation and Performance
of Electric Motor; (7) Biogas Diversity Sytem; and (8)
Renewable Energy for Electricity Generation.
By: Engr. Armin Jesus R. Nagera, Region V Governor
The Chapter Presidents’ Meeting was part of the event
Part of the two day event were different technical product
presentations from the different notable companies such
as Hytech Power, Inc., CANORECO and Access Frontier
Technologies.
The conference also hosted the Chapter Presidents
meeting where chapter representatives from the region
discussed matters regarding member benefits, and the
Institute's internal operation and external linkages.
Also, the 7th Regular Board Meeting was held in the
CANORECO office.
The closing ceremonies capped the two
day conference. Engr. Lorenzo Canlas,
Jr., 1999 Camarines Norte Chapter
President and the General Manager
of CANORECO served as keynote
speaker of the event. Engr. Armin
Jesus Nagera, Bicol Regional Governor
extended his warmest appreciation to
all the exhibitors, guests, delegates,
officers and the working committee of
11th Bicol Regional Conference who
made the event a success.
The IIEE National Officers with Engr.
Armin Jesus Nagera, Bicol Region Governor
during the Opening Ceremonies of
Exhibits
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