THE 20th INTER-UNIVERSITY SEMINAR ON ASIAN MEGACITIES
The 20th Inter-University Seminar on Asian Megacities (IUSAM) 2015, hosted by the University of the Philippines College of Architecture (UPCA), was held last August 27 to 29, 2015 at Benitez Hall, University of the Philippines Diliman Campus in Quezon City, Philippines. This annual international conference was attended by various academic institutions all around Asia such as Keio University, Chuo University and Fuji Women's University from Japan, Seoul National University, Kyonggi University and last year's host, Hanyang University from the Republic of Korea, Pacific National University from Russia, Tianjin University from the People's Republic of China, and The Chinese University of Hong Kong. The students of Dr. Edson Roy Cabalfin (Keynote Speaker) from the University of Cincinnati also attended the said conference as part of their Southeast Asian Educational Tour. IUSAM 2015 was also attended by delegates from Université de Bourgogne in France and Universitat Internacional de Catalunya in Spain.
A Welcome Dinner for Faculty of the participating schools and universities was held on the night of August 26. The conference proper, held last August 27 and 28, comprises of a total of 3 paper presentations for the Plenary Sessions and 36 submitted papers for the Parallel Sessions that were divided into two (2) tracks based on the theme “Urban Dynamism and the Social Network” (see Program of Activities and Paper Abstracts). Professors from the participating schools and universities were assigned as moderators and reactors for the 12 Parallel Sessions. Visitors from other countries were treated for a Campus Tour of UP Diliman on the afternoon of Day 1 (August 27). The traditional Fellowship Dinner was held on the evening of Day 2 (August 28) wherein it was announced that the next year's conference will be hosted by Fuji Women's University from Japan. The last day (August 29) was allotted for the Technical Tour to the old (Intramuros) and contemporary (Rizal Park Complex) centers of the City of Manila.
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UP COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE TO HOST IUSAM 2015
The 20th Inter-University Seminar on Asian Megacities (IUSAM) 2015 will be held on August 27 to 29, 2015 at Benitez Hall, University of the Philippines Diliman Campus, Quezon City, Philippines. The annual international conference will be hosted by the University of the Philippines College of Architecture. The theme for the conference is “Urban Dynamism and the Social Network”.