The chair of the Peace Studies Department, Dr. Herbert Rosana together with a senior BAPS student participated in the Asia-Pacific Peace Research Association (APPRA) Conference in Hualien, Taiwan, September 9-12, 2009. They presented the output of the summer field research of the department entitled: "The Emerging Nature-Tourism in Caramoan: Stakeholder's Perception of Benefits and opportunities." The theme of this years conference was "Innovation and Change: Peace Research, Studies and Education in Asia-Pacific". The conference was chaired by John Synott of Australia. The conference was successfully concluded with almost 40 scholarly papers presented at various panels. The conference was made possible through the assistance provided for by the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy (TFD), The Taiwan International Studies Association and the National Dong Hua University (NDHU).
The participants of the APPRA 2009 Conference posing with the welcoming faculty members of the College of Indigenous Studies of NDHU which serve as the venue of the conference. The faculty and staff of the college performed an indigenous dance to welcome the participants.
The Filipino participants from left, Jose Romulo of Bicol Unversity, Loreta Castro of Mirriam College, Al Fuertes of George Mason University (US), Lourdes de la Torre of the Antonio Technological College of the Philippines, and Herbert Rosana of Bicol University.
In front of the MUrakami Inn, Hualien, Taiwan, from Left, Lukasz Zablonski, Poland (based in Japan), Peter Wastoby, University of Queensland, and Herbert Rosana from Bicol University, the Philippines.
Dr. Herbert Rosana and Mr. Jose Romulo Federico doing their presentation at Session B
The Campus of the National Dong Hua University, Hualien, Taiwan.
The Plenary
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