Volume 2 Issue No.

1 January-March 2011

IFSSO Co-Sponsors International Symposium in Japan

The International Federation of Social Science Organizations
(IFSSO) and Nagoya University co-sponsored the International
Symposium on “Social Environment in Contemporary East
Asia in the Age of Globalization” last February 21-22, 2011 in
Nagoya, Japan. The venue of the symposium was at the
Environmental Studies Hall of Nagoya University. Symposium
participants came from China, Japan, Mongolia, South Korea,
Taiwan, and the Philippines.
Dr. Kazuhisa Nishihara, an official of IFSSO-Japan and
Coordinator of the International Symposium, delivered the
Opening Remarks. He explained that the focus of the
Symposium was on international and interdisciplinary studies
on ageing, agriculture, and multicultural situations.
Dr. Nestor Castro, IFSSO Secretary General, gave the
Opening Address. He talked about the objectives of IFSSO
and what it is currently doing especially in the Philippines where
the IFSSO Secretariat is currently based.
Prof. Teruyuki Komatsu, IFSSO President, read his Keynote
Second day of the IFSSO Symposium at Nagoya University Speech. He reiterated the relevance of conducting discussions
about the changing socio-cultural environment due to globalization.
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FEATURE
Dr. Dundin Zaenuddin Appointed as IFSSO Focal Person for Indonesia
The International Federation of Social Science Organizations (IFSSO) appointed Dr. Dundin Zaenuddin as its Focal Point
Person for Indonesia last November 26, 2010. Dr. Dundin is currently the Director of the Research Center for Regional Resources
(PSDR) of the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI). He replaced Dr. Yekti Maunati as the Director of the said office.
Dr. Dundin has a Master’s degree in Sociology from Flinders University, Australia and a Doctorate in West Asia Regional
Studies from the University of Indonesia. LIPI is a full member organization of IFSSO.
Preparations for 2011 IFSSO General Conference Now on Full Swing
The International Federation of Social Science Organizations (IFSSO) is on its full swing in undertaking the necessary
preparations for the 20th General Conference, which will be held in Batangas City, Philippines on April 18-20, 2011. The
theme of the Conference is “Social Science Perspectives on Human Security.”
IFSSO has officially released its Call for Papers for the Conference. It is welcoming individual paper presentations as well
as organized panels with three to four speakers per panel. The IFSSO Secretariat encouraged the submission of proposed
papers that contribute to the debate on theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of Human Security. The
deadline for the submission of abstracts of papers is on May 31, 2011 while full papers are due on June 30, 2011. To date,
the IFSSO Secretariat has already accepted several paper propsals coming from Burkina Faso, Japan, the Philippines, Sri
Lanka, and Tanzania.
The Lyceum of the Philippines University, the host of this year’s IFSSO Conference, has organized the necessary committees
for the conference, namely:
• Executive Committee: President Peter P. Laurer as Chair; Dr. Esmeralda R. Javier and Dr. Flora V. Javier as Co-
Chairs; and Dr. Fe R. Medina, Dr. Dexter R. Buted, Mr. Erick Badillo, Ms. Elsa Boniel, and all the Deans of colleges as
Members;
• Steering Committee: Dr. Leon R. Ramos, Jr. as Chairman; Dr. Amada G. Banaag, and Dr. Reynalda B. Garcia, and
Engr. Edgar T. Benavidez as Co-Chairs; and Ms. Lucilla M. Portugal, Ms. Amy de los Santos, Ms. Arlene J. Ona, Atty.
Nancy Bernardo, Ms. Elna Lopez, Dr. Imelda An, and Dr. Arnold Ditan as Members; and
• Working Committee: Dr. Amada G. Banaag as Overall Chair; Dr. Reynalda Garcia, Dr. Cecil Pring, and Dr. Rose
Alday as Co-Chairs; and Atty. Nancy Bernardo and Ms. Elna Lopez as Members.
Under the Working Committee are several Sub-Committees, namely:
• Audio Visual Technology: Mr. Alex Madlangbayan as Chair; Mr. Charnelle Hernandez and Ms. Janine Velasquez as Co-
Chairs; and all Computer Science Faculty as Members;
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Fourteen papers were presented
during the International Symposium,
namely:
• “Chinese Trainees/Chinese Workers
in Japanese Rural Areas: Overview
for Understanding the Multicultural
Situations in East Asia” by Kazuhisa
Nishihara (Nagoya University);
• “Tourism and Comparison in Pre-War
Japan and Taiwan” by Junichiro
Abe (Japan);
• “Constructing the Local
Multicultural Society: A Case of
Filipino Migrants in Nagoya, Japan”
by Ryogo Abe (Nagoya University);
• “Japanese Refugee Policy and
Burmese Refugees” by Yasuhiro
Hitomi (Hokkaido University);
• “The Diffusion of Anti-
Discrimination Legislation: Focuses
on Disability Rights Movements
Among the USA, Hong Kong and
Korea” by Yuri Goto (Japan Society
for the Promotion of Science);
• “Ambiguity in the Rights of
‘Marginalized’ Others: On the
Status of Korean Adoptees in
Sweden” by Mari Shiba (Nagoya
University);
• “Identity Strategies in Multicultural
Classroom: The Case of South-
American Children at Japanese
Elementary School” by Marco
Scottile (France);
• “Western-Style Multiculturalism:
The Only Way Forward?” by Sheri
Love Yasue (Nagoya University);
• “Reluctant Hosts and Unsettled
Migrants in East Asia” by Tseng
Yen-Fen (National Taiwan
University);
• “Migration and Citizenship Regimes
in Asia” by Hideki Tar umoto
(Hokkaido University);
• “’Glocalization’ and Contemporary
Asian Culture” by Kiyomitsu Yui
(Kobe University);
• “Caring for the Elderly in the East
Asian Countries” by Kim Ik-ki
(Dongguk University);
• “Globalization and the Problems of
Agriculture and Farming Village in
East Asia” by Zhang Yu-lin; and
• “Migration of Women in
Intermarriages in/around China”
by Saihanjuna (Inner Mongolia,
China).
IFSSO President invited the
symposium participants to the coming
IFSSO General Conference which
focuses on “Social Science Perspectives
on Human Security.” This conference
will be held on November 18-20, 2011
at the Lyceum of the Philippines
University in Batangas City, Philippines.

Preparations for 2011 IFSSO General Conference Now on Full Swing

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• Board and Lodging – Local and International
Participants: Dr. Mark Celis as Chair; Ms. Angel Vizconde
as Co-Chair; and all CITHM Department Faculty as
Members;
• Cultural Presentations: Mr. Eric Orolfo as Chair; and
all members of the LPU Dance Troupe as Members;
• Discipline and Security: Chief Mate Hermogenes A.
Aguba as Chair; Ms. Melou Bautista and LPU’s Chief
Security as Co-Chairs; and OCC/LIMA and Criminology
Faculty as Members;
• Documentation: Ms. Tet Javier as Chair; Ms. Rona
Mauhay as Co-Chair; and Ms. Mylen Palay and Ms. Beverly
Caiga as Members;
• Evaluation: Dr. Imelda An as Chair; Ms. Sofia Vizco as
Co-Chair; and Ms. Mamir Malabanan and Ms. Analie
Pateña as Members;
• Finance: Mr. Erick Badillo as Chair; Ms. Elsa Boniel as
Co-Chair; and Ms. Norma Ayag as Member;
• Food and Beverages: Ms. Siony Barreto as Chair; Ms.
Emily Linatoc as Co-Chair; and Ms. Paz Reyes and Ms.
Angel Vizconde as Members;
• Local Individual and Corporate Sponsors: Ms. Elsa
Boniel as Chair; Ms. Malou Magadia as Co-Chair; and
Mr. Danny Tatao as Member;
• Marketing and Promotion: Ms. Arlene J. Ona as Chair
and all External Affairs Staff as Members;
• Participants’ Tour: Dr. Mark Celis as Chair; Mr. Jhun
Jhun Barlan as Co-Chair; and all Tourism Faculty as
Members;
• Physical Arrangement: Engr. Edgar T. Benavidez as
Chair; Mr. Ruben Silang and Chief Mate Arnulfo Orence
as Co-Chairs; and Mr. Demetrio Bautista as Member;
• Plenary Session and Poster Presentation: Dr. Reynalda
B. Garcia as Chair; Dr. Amada G. Banaag as Co-Chair;
and all Research Center Staff as Members;
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• Programs and Invitations: Ms. Amy de los Santos as
Chair; Ms. Everlyn de Castro as Co-Chair; and Ms. Aniway
Castañeda and Ms. Eingie Gonda as Members;
• Reception for Government Officials – Local and
International: Dr. Dexter R. Buted as Chair; Dr. Alex
Ylagan and Dr. Edgardo Panopio as Co-Chairs; and Mr.
Red Beredo as Member;
• Reception for IFSSO Board: Dr. Cecil Pring as Chair;
Dr. Annie Valdez and Mr. Joseph Deligero as Co-Chairs;
and Ms. Baby Manalo and Dr. Nor ma Meñez as
Members;
• Reception for Inter national Speakers and
Participants: Dr. Rose Alday as Chair; Chief Mate
Hermogenes A. Aguba as Co-Chair; and Ms. Melou
Bautista and Mr. Olympio Garcia as Members;
• Reception for National Speakers and Participants:
Dr. Amada G. Banaag as Chair; Ms. Aida Castillo as Co-
Chair; and Dr. Cherry Tamayo and Ms. Alona Panaligan
as Members;
• Shuttle Ser vice for Local and Inter national
Participants: Dr. Conrad Dotong as Chair; Dr. Edgar
T. Benavidez and Dr. Jake Laguador as Co-Chairs; and
Second Mate Edwin M. Agena and Engr. Ronnie
Masangcay as Members; and
• Ushers and Usherettes: Mr. Arnie Villena as Chair and
Chief Mate Arnulfo Orence as Co-Chair.
LPU’s Freedom Hall will serve as the venue for the
Conference’s Plenary Sessions. The Freedom Hall is a 1,000-
capacity air-conditioned auditorium. Simultaneous Panel
Sessions will be held at the University’s Audio-Visual Rooms
and Case Rooms located at the 3rd and 4 th floor of the
University’s SHL Building. Conference speakers will be
billeted at the newly-constructed International Dormitory of
the Lyceum International Maritime Academy. Several shuttle
vehicles will be made available to fetch guests and speakers
to and from Manila.