18TH PSS NATIONAL CAVE CONGRESS

THEME: Synergy:Harmonizing Efforts Towards Sustainable Karst, Cave and Risk Management
May 1-5, 2018
Jovellar, Albay

DATE TIME ACTIVITY LOCATION AGENCY

April 28 8 AM-5 PM  Arrival of PSS staff  Legaspi PSS
 Set up venue DOT
 Organization briefing  LEGASPI/Jovell DENR
ar LGU Jovellar

 Legaspi
Convention
Center
END OF DAY
April 29 8 AM-5PM  Continue venue set up  Legaspi PSS
 Early Registration DOT
 Legaspi DENR
Convention LGU JOVELLAR
Center
END OF DAY
April 30 8 AM-5 PM  Continue venue set up  Legaspi/ PSS
 Early Registration Jovellar DOT
DENR
 Legaspi LGU JOVELLAR
Convention
Center
END OF DAY
May 1 6AM- 9AM  Arrival and PSS
Registration of LGU Jovellar
Participants
9AM-11AM  Opening Program PSS
SEE ANNEX A.1 DOT
DENR
LGU Jovellar
11AM-12 Noon  Press Conference PSS
Legaspi DOT
Convention PIA
Center LGU Jovellar
12 Noon-1 PM Hosted Meal City LGU
City LGU Legaspi Legaspi
1 Pm-2:30 PM 1st Plenary Presentation
Carbon Sequestration and
Climate Proofing Urban Karst PSS
Areas
Prof. Kyungsik Woo
 2:30 PM-4:00 2nd Plenary Presentation
PM Sustainable Tourism
Development in Karst Areas
Prof. John Paolo R. Rivera
Andrew Tan School of Tourism
at Asian Institute of
Manangement
4:00 PM-5:00 Q&A
PM
6:00 PM- 8:00 Hosted Meal Provincial
PM Governor’s Night Government
END OF DAY 1
May 2 8:00 AM- 9:30 3rd Plenary Presentation
AM Role of Communities in Karst,
Caves Conservation
RD Karina Rosa Tiopes
DOT
9:30 AM-11:00 4th Plenary presentation
AM Functions of government in PSS
Karst and Cave Conservation
Mr. William Granert
Soil and Water Conservation
Foundation
11:00-12:00 Q&A
Noon
12:00 Noon- Hosted Meal LGU Camalig/
1PM LGU Camalig/DENR R5 DENR R5

1:00 PM-2:30 5th Plenary Presentation Legaspi

PM Foreign Assisted Karst Convention
Management Projects Center
Mr. William Granert
Soil and Water Conservation
Foundation
2:30-4:00 PM th
6 Plenary Presentation PSS
New Studies and Findings on
cave Biodiversity
Bonifacio V. Labatos, Jr.
Director
Centre for Aquatic research
and Conservation, Los Baños,
Laguna
th
4:00 PM- 5:00 7 Plenary Presentation
PM Cmdr. Peter Negrido
Rescue Reecon Group, PCG
5:00 PM-6:00 Q&A
PM
 6:00 PM-7:00 DINNER Legaspi NA
PM Participants provide for
themselves
END OF DAY 2
May 3 8:00AM-12 Transfer of Participants to Legaspi- PSS
Noon Municipality of Jovellar Jovellar LGU Jovellar
12:00 Noon- LUNCH NA
1:00PM Participants provide for
themselves
1:00 PM-5:00 Break up Sessions PSS
PM Intro to Caving
Cave Survey and Mapping Municipality
Cave Management of Jovellar
SRT
SPAR
6:00 pm-8:00 Hosted Meal LGU Jovellar
pm Welcome Dinner
LGU Jovellar
END OF DAY 3
May 4 8:00 AM-12:00 Continue break up sessions Municipality PSS
Noon of Jovellar
12:00 Noon- LUNCH NA
1:00 PM Participants will provide for
themselves
1:00PM-5:00 Continue break up sessions PSS
PM
6:00 PM- 8:00 Hosted Meal Congressional
PM Congressman Fernando V. Office
Gonzales Night
END OF DAY 4
May 5 8:00 AM-12:00 Field Exercises Cave Location PSS
Noon
12:00 Noon- Lunch on site NA
1:00 PM
1:00 PM- General Reviews PSS
3:00PM
3:00 PM-6:00 Return to Base Camp Municipality
PM Prep for Closing Program of Jovellar
6:00 PM-10:00 Closing Program LGU Jovellar
PM Socials
Hosted Dinner
LGU Jovellar
END OF DAY 5
May 6 6:00 AM Transport participatns to Jovellar- PSS
Leagspi Legaspi
HOMEWARD BOUND
END OF CONGRESS