Maningning Miclat Art Awards 2018: Deadline for Submission of Entries Extended Up To July 31

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The Maningning Miclat Art Foundation, Inc. (MMAFI), in cooperation with District Gallery and Far Eastern University, is pleased to announce the extension of submission of Online Entries to the 2018 Maningning Art Competition to July 31, 2018.

Entries must be submitted to maningning2018@gmail.com. Image file of the entry must be high-quality, high-definition, and in JPG format. Artist name, title, dimension, medium, and year of the artwork must be included. Passport photo, biodata, birth certificate, and entry form must be attached in email. File name format is [title]_[size in cm]_[year].JPG (Example: TroubleInParadise_160cmx184cm_2018.JPG)

Artists of shortlisted entries will be informed via email on August 13.

Actual artwork of shortlisted entries must be submitted with a passport photo, biodata, copy of birth certificate, and notarized entry form to FEU President’s Committee on Culture Office no later than August 28. The painter is responsible for transporting and submitting entries to FEU. The painter hereby releases the Maningning Miclat Art Foundation, District Gallery, and FEU from any claims of damage to artwork due to storage or transport in connection with the competition.

Shortlisted entries will be unveiled and exhibited at the Exhibit Hall of the Institute of Architecture and Fine Arts at Far Eastern University from September 3 to September 28. Awarding will be at FEU on September 28 back to back with the performance art, “Ginugunita Kita.” All submitted artworks will be available for sale.

The top prize to be chosen by the Board of Judges will be awarded as follows: A Julie Lluch Sculpture trophy, Php28,000.00, Miclat book collection, and a solo exhibit at District Gallery.

All entries must be claimed by the buyer, with painter present on September 29 from 8:00am to 5:00pm at FEU. Likewise, paintings not sold must be claimed by the artists on the same day.


For further inquiries, send an email to: maningningfoundation@gmail.com

AWS Hackdays 2018 Philippine Champion to Compete in Jakarta

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Team Makati Boyz wins with their intelligent Customer Relations application aims to help the local e-commerce sector improve customer experience through inclusive in-store technology.

Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company, announced Team Makati Boyz as the winner of country level AWS Hackdays 2018 in the Philippines, with its intelligent customer relations application, which intends to leverage image and video recognition to improve business insights for customer retention. The team will receive an all-expense paid trip to Jakarta, Indonesia, where they will represent the Philippines in the hackathon’s grand finale on 19-20 September 2018.

AWS Hackdays is an annual education and hackathon event held across six countries in Southeast Asia, which saw competing teams build artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) based solutions around the themes of transportation; media and entertainment; e-commerce; and fintech. The Philippine leg of the competition saw a total of 18 teams comprising 61 participants, who used AWS services including Amazon SageMaker, Amazon Polly, Amazon Rekognition, and Amazon Lex, to build their solutions within 12 hours. These solutions were then evaluated by a judging panel based on their innovation, business impact, implementation, and user experience.

A total of 18 teams and 61 participants joined AWS Hackdays 2018’ Philippine leg to develop solutions using AWS technology

“We would like to congratulate Team Makati Boyz on their well-deserved win with the impressive solution they built in under 12 hours using Amazon Artificial Intelligence and Amazon Machine Learning  services. Through the AWS Hackdays, we look to educate developers across the region on the opportunities to build innovative solutions with AI and ML. By harnessing AWS technologies, especially Amazon SageMaker to build, train, and deploy ML models; Amazon Polly to build speech-enabled applications; and Amazon Lex to build chatbots, these solutions can help contribute to ongoing advancement of Southeast Asia in the region, and inspire the next generation of talented developers,” said Nick Walton, Managing Director for ASEAN, AWS.

Team Makati Boyz, Marco Valmores (L), Gonzalo Relova (C), Raphael Quisumbing (R), and Joseph Sergovia (not in photo) will be representing the Philippines’ at the Grand Finale in Jakarta, Indonesia.

“When considering our project, we first had to identify the top issues and trends facing the E-commerce sector in the Philippines. We realized that while virtual stores are growing in popularity, in-store locations still provide valuable insights to customer experience. The idea banks on using the stores’ CCTV cameras that capture images and moods of walk-ins to enhance data on customer behavior through improved demographic and psychographic matching. With AWS technologies, such as the Amazon Rekognition, we were able to build our solution by adding image and video analysis to our application. We expect to develop it even further after this competition,” said Raphael Quisumbing of Team Makati Boyz.

At the AWS Hackdays 2018 grand finale in Jakarta, Indonesia, Team Makati Boyz will  compete with the winners from Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand for the coveted grand prize – an all-expense paid trip to attend the world’s top cloud conference - AWS re:Invent 2018 in Las Vegas, USA on 26-30 November 2018.

PSYSC: Are You Ready for Action This Camp 2018?

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Join us, and let’s get physical this July at the National Youth Science, Technology,  Environment Summer Camp 2018!

The Philippine Society of Youth Science Clubs (PSYSC) calls on all junior and senior high school science and sports enthusiasts! If you are ready for some action, then set your goals high because we will make you full and fueled with various exciting activities in store just for you!

Don’t miss this chance to be part of the National Youth Science, Technology, and Environment Summer Camp 2018 this July 26-29, 2018, at D’Leonor Inland Resort and Adventure Park, Davao City, as we charge and tackle the topic of Human Kinetics!
This year, we’ll go beyond our limits!
So, wait no more because time is running short! For inquiries, please don’t hesitate to contact us directly through our event secretariat, Ms. Julia Jumalon, at (0997) 586 6239 / (02) 332 8151.

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CAMP 2018 is organized by the Philippine Society of Youth Science Clubs (PSYSC). Considered the largest umbrella organization of science clubs in the Philippines, PSYSC has been promoting its thrust of public understanding of science, technology, and the environment for 47 years now.

Let’s get physical this July! #ReadySetGo #CAMP2018