NATIONAL INNOVATION CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION (NICE2013) The 2nd Annual Convention of National Association of UNESCO Clubs in the Philippines

(NAUCP), Inc. Theme: Water Education: Developing Innovative Solutions for Sustainable Future in celebration of 2013-United Nations International Year of Water Cooperation January 26-29, 2013 Sol y Viento Mountain Hot Springs Resort Brgy. Pansol, Calamba City, Laguna TENTATIVE PROGRAM & AGENDA
(Note: The Organizers reserve the right to change the name of the speakers listed in the program without further notice. For updated program please visit the website regularly at www.nice2013.weebly.com)

Day 1 SATURDAY (January 26, 2013) 8:00 12:00 Registration of Delegates Opening of UNESCO Club Exhibits on UN International Year of Sustainable Energy for All 1:00-3:00 Opening Ceremony (Rizal Hall) Doxology and National Anthem Welcome Address - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - HON. JEORGE ER EJERCITO ESTREGAN Governor, Province of Laguna Solidarity Messages - - - - - - - - - - - - - - HON. VIRGINIA A. MIRALAO Secretary-General, UNESCO NatCom USEC. LEON FLORES III Chairman, National Youth Commission Introduction of the Guest of Honor MR. SHIERWIN HALILI-TAAY President , NAUCP Keynote Address - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - His Excellency Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III President, Republic of the Philippines Awarding Ceremony ------------------------- Outstanding UNESCO Club Outstanding Youth Leader Outstanding LGU-Advocates for UNESCO Club Most Outstanding UNESCO Club for 2012 Most Outstanding Youth Leader for 2012 Closing Remarks ------------------------------ PROF. SERAFIN A. ARVIOLA JR. Chairman, NAUCP, Inc. PROF. BERT J. TUGA Master of Ceremony 3:00-3:30 Coffee Break

4:00-6:00 Launching of 2013-United Nations International Year of Water Cooperation (IYWC) Video Presentation on IYWC Reading of Message of UN Secretary-General Ban Chi Moon on IYWC Message of United Nations Resident Coordinator in the Philippines MS. LUIZA CARVALHO Message of the Secretary of Department of Environment and Natural Resources SEC. RAMON PAJE
Note: Participants may enjoy the resorts amenities such as the swimming pool during the NAUCP Annual Assembly.

7:00-8:00

Dinner

8:00 10:00 NAUCP 1st Annual General Assembly for UNESCO Club The Presidents Report TAAY MR. SHIERWIN-HALILI

President Presentation of 2012 Board Resolution Membership & Accreditation Dr. Fatima Rocamora Constitutional Amendments Mr. Elmer Jimenez Resource Generation Prof. Bert J. Tuga Election of Board of Directors Election of NAUCP OFFICERS Action-Planning of the newly elected NAUCP BOD and Officers Day 2 SUNDAY (January 27, 2013) 6:00 8:00 8:00 9:00 Breakfast at Lola Nenas Restaurant NICE2013 Background / Rationale / Getting-To-Know-You Exercises House Rules - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - PROF. SERAFIN ARVIOLA JR. NICE2012 Conference Director Conference Orientation MR. CHRISTIAN SALES Laguna Tour Orientation Head, NICE 2013 Program Action-Planning Orientation Orientation about UNESCO, UNESCO Clubs and NAUCP 9:00 10:30 Plenary Session 1 (Rizal Hall) The State of Philippine Water Resources: Issues and Prospects HON. RENE CARTERA VILLA - Chairman, Local Water Utilities Administration The State of Philippine Water Resources HON. MARY ANN LUCILLE L. SERING Secretary, Climate Change Commission Climate Change & Water Resources: Interconnectedness and Disparities

Committee

HON. NERIUS ACOSTA Presidential Adviser on Environmental Protection Best Practices is Water Management: The Case of Laguna Lake Development Authority MS. CARLA MAY BERINA KIM, Head, Sustainable Development, Manila Water Company, Inc.; & Executive Director Manila Water Foundation Lakbayan Program: Heightening Awareness by Immersing Stakeholders in the Water Trail

10:30-11:00

Coffee Break

11:00-12:30 Paper Presentation on Best Practices on Water Education for Sustainable Development Youth & Students Mr. Elmer Jimenez Rizal Hall UNYAP DLSU UNESCO Club Workshop Chair UNESCO Youth Peace Ambassador Program, Bangkok Thailand Mr. Justin Joseph Vinsons & Ms. Aileen Velasco Philippine Delegates UNESCO Looking Beyond Disaster Forum, Sendai, Japan Ms. Paraluman Torregonza & Mr. Chris John Lorena Philippine Delegates Higher Education for Visually Impaired Students in the Philippines Ms. Lench Ann S. Perilla, BSE-Social Science, Philippine Normal University Prof. Ronald Gonzales LEAD UNESCO Club, Calamba City Workshop Chair

Educators Bonifacio Hall

Strategies in Teaching Sustainable Development Concepts Prof. Eljie Mabunga Philippine Normal University-CTL Strategies in Mainstreaming ESD in Community Extension Programs Prof. Alein Navares Cebu Institute of TechnologyUniversity Waater Management & Education for Sustainabe Future Ms. Dolapo Fakuade, UNESCO Peace and Looking Beyond Disaster Ambassador, Director, Resilespur Consulting Ltd. England

LGU, GO & NGO Practitioners- Atty. Pearl Evardone Aguinaldo Hall UNESCO Young Professional Network Workshop Chair

Promoting Water Education through Sagip Laguna Lake Project Ms. Fatima Villasenor Head, Laguna Youth Development Affairs Office Promoting Skills Competitiveness for Employment in Taguig City Mr. Norman Mirabel Head, Public Employment Service Office-Taguig City Advocating UNESCOs Goals in Local Governance among the Youth Mr. Shierwin Halili-Taay Head, Provincial Employment, Sports, Culture, Advocacy for Youth Development Office (PESCAYDO-Aurora Province) 12:30-2:00 2:00-3:30 Perspectives LUNCH BREAK Plenary Session 2 (Rizal Hall) Water Education and the Millennium Development Goals: National

HON. ARMIN LUISTRO - Secretary, Department of education (DepEd) Water Education in the K-12 basic Education Curriculum HON. JOEL VILLANUEVA - Director General, TESDA Water Education in the TESDA Accredited Curriculum HON. PATRICIA LICUANAN - Chairperson, Commission on Higher Education & Chairperson, UNESCO EdCom Committee Water Education in the Philippine Higher Education Institutions

OPEN FORUM 3:30-4:00 4:00 -6:00 Coffee Break Skills Development Workshops Youth & Students Rizal Hall

Mr. Elmer Jimenez UNYAP DLSU UNESCO Club Workshop Chair

Committee for ASEAN Youth Cooperation Volunteers Mr. Faizul H. Ibrahim - Brunei Focal Point, Committee for ASEAN Youth Cooperation Volunteers (CAYC). Human Rights Caravan for Young People Mr. Virgilio Dolina, Director for Youth Development, I AM SAM Foundation Harnessing Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship among the Net Generation" Mr. Jae Woo Jang & Mr. Scott Platt Salcedo, Founders The Mind Movers Project, UNESCO Club of Global City

Educators Bonifacio Hall

Prof. Ronald Gonzales LEAD UNESCO Club, Calamba City Workshop Chair


Northwestern

UNESCO RICE Project at Oriental Mindoro Prof. Ronald Allan Mabunga, National Coordinator, UNESCO ASPnet Philippines Sagumayon River Management: Multi-Stakeholders Initiative Prof. Rowena Zoilo, NSTP Program, Bicol University LNU: " A University with Social Conscience, Making Every Drop Counts" Prof. Celeste Castro, Adviser, UNESCO Club of Lyceum of Philippines, Dagupan City

LGU, GO & NGO Practitioners- Atty. Pearl Evardone Aguinaldo Hall UNESCO Young Professional Network Workshop Chair BYEEnihan v2012 JUANted: Environmental Heroes Project Prof. Jonathan Jaime Guerero, Community Extension Program, Bicol University Project Poblacion: People Onward Building Lives as a Community Immersed in Ocean Nurturing Ms. Cheradee Ann M. Cabanlit & Ms. Jaymee Marie C. Libron CIT University Industrial Engineering Council

6:00 7:00

Travel to Sta. Cruz, Laguna

7:00 9:00 Governors Ball & Welcome Dinner Hosted by Provincial Government of Laguna Cultural Center of Laguna, Santa Cruz, Laguna 10:00 LIGHTS OUT

Day 3 MONDAY (January 28, 2013)

OPTIONAL TOUR Note (Participants will just stay at the Hotel to use the swimming pool if they opted not to join the Optional Tour of Pagsanjan Fall and Pila Heritage Sites)

7:00 8:00

Breakfast

8:00 10:00 Travel to Pagsanjan, Laguna 10:00 10:30 10:30 12:00 Snacks Boat Ride to Pagsanjan Falls Swimming & Lunch

Pagsanjan Falls is probably the most famous natural attraction in Laguna. Pagsanjan, Laguna is the jump-off point to Pagsanjan Falls. Participants will ride a rented banca or small boat to take you to the falls or "shoot the

rapids." Skilled and accredited boatmen will take the delegates on a scenic boat ride at Magdapio River in order to reach the main falls
1:00- 3:00 Visit to Pila Heritage Sites

In Pila, Laguna, rows of old houses (Spanish era houses and houses built in the early 1900s) and ancient trees dot the town center or plaza, where the grand church San Antonio de Padua (built in the 1800s) is also located. Pila, Laguna was declared by the National Historical Institute as a national historical landmark and the Pila Heritage Site is preserved and protected by the NHI.
Break Travel Back to Hotel Preparation for the Cultural Solidarity Night Dinner Cultural Solidarity Night at the Pool Side Area

3:00-3:30 3:30-5:00 5:00 6:00 7:00 8:00 8:00-10:00

Day 4 January 29, 2012 (TUESDAY) 8:00-10:00 Plenary Session 3 (Rizal Hall) Innovative Solutions Addressing Education Gaps in Theory and Practice MR. VIRGILIO DOLINA Plenary Chair NAUCP Board Member HON. JUAN EDGARDO ANGARA Congressman, Lone District of Aurora Chairman, Committee on Basic Education, House of Representatives Innovative Legislation Addressing Education Gaps DR. NORMA SALCEDO Executive Director, Literacy Coordinating Council of Philippines (LCC) The Role of LCC in the Achievement of UN MDG on Universal Access to Quality Education Dr. ESTHER B. OGENA President, Philippine Normal University The Role of Pre-Service Teacher Training in the Pursuit of Universal Access to Quality Education Coffee Break

10:00-10:30 10:30-12:00

Plenary Session 4 (Rizal Hall) Harnessing the Power of Volunteerism for Positive Change through the Edsa People Power Provincial Councils PROF. ALEIN NAVARRES PLENARY CHAIR Adviser, UNESCO Club of CIT-IE HON. CESAR N. SARINO - Chairman, Philippine Postal Corporation and EPPC Commissioner

HON. EMILY A. ABRERA Chairman, Cultural Center of the Philippines and EPPC Commissioner HON. ANTON LIM Founding President Yellow Boat of Hope Foundation and EPPC Commissioner HON. OGIE ALCASID President, Organisasyon ng Pilipinong Mang-aawit (OPM) and EPPC Commissioner

12:00 2:00 Lunch & Check-out of delegates 2:00 4:00 Taay Keynote Message "Bam" A. Aquino IV Closing Program Opening Remarks Mr. Sheirwin Halili Outgoing President of NAUCP Mr. Paolo Benigno President HapPinoy Microventures Inc. Quezon City Oath-Taking of NAUCP Officers Closing Remarks Arviola Jr. Prof. Serafin A. Outgoing NAUCP Chairman