The venue of the Convention is the Summit Ridge Hotel in Tagaytay City, Cavite.

Please see below for the map of the convention proper:

ACCOMMODATION

Please visit this website for the list of hotels in Tagaytay.Please take note that PSM doesn’t guarantee any discounts or preference towards the hotels listed here in this document. This is only to inform our participants what Hotels could be chosen based on their distance to the Convention venue. Participants who are attending to the Convention should be responsible for contacting any reservations and/or bookings to any of the hotels listed here.

COMMERCIAL EXHIBITS

The Congress offers excellent opportunities for companies  to exhibit and introduce their products and for participants to keep abreast with new technologies and innovations.  Limited slots for product presentations during the convention are available.  Sponsorships and Advertisement to be published in the souvenir program are welcome. Click here for packages and exhibitors booth layout.

For further details and arrangements, please contact:

Prof. PERCIVAL GARCIA
Chair, Exhibition Committee
Mapua Institute of Technology
SECURA International Corporation
Cityland Shaw Tower Mandaluyong
Mobile No.: (+63927) 4602372
Email: [email protected]

REGISTRATION

Participation in the Congress is open to all persons interested in microbiology and biotechnology. All persons planning to attend the Congress must register.

Registration rates for members as indicated are SUBSIDIZED. ONLY PSM Regular Members as of January 28, 2013 can avail of the SUBSIDIZED registration rates

Full registration fee entitlements:

• Attendance to all sessions
• Convention kit
• All Meals during the convention
• Raffle tickets and Freebies
• Fellowship night dinner

Accompanying persons are entitled to meals and fellowship night dinner only. Day Rates registrants are not guaranteed of convention kit. Senior Citizens are entitled to 20% discount

PRE-REGISTRATION

Submit completed Pre-registration Form together with your payment (either in cash, manager’s cheque, telegraphic transfer or money order, made payable to thePhilippine Society for Microbiology, Inc.) on or before Feb. 28, 2013 to:

MARIAN P. DE LEON, Ph.D. 
Museum of Natural History, U.P. Los Banos
College, Laguna 4031, Philippines
Tel. No.: (+63) 49 536 2864  / Mobile: (+63) 917 871 9264
email: [email protected]  / [email protected]

Registration fee may also be deposited to the PSM Account at Bank of the Philippine Islands (Los Baños Branch), Account No. 0913242548. Kindly fax deposit slip with your name legibly written to Dr. Marian Pulido-De Leon (+63) 49 536 5794 or email details to [email protected]

CANCELLATION and REFUND

The Congress Secretariat must be notified in writing. A refund of the registration fee, less 20% administrative charge, will be made for cancellations received on or beforeAPRIL 15, 2013. No refund will be made for cancellations received after this date.

LETTER OF INVITATION

Participants who wish to receive an official letter of invitation from the Society may request the Congress Secretariat. Such invitation, however, does not imply commitment on the part of the Organizing Committee to provide any financial support. Please contact:

Prof. Thaddeus M. Carvajal
Chair Secretariat
De La Salle University, Manila
2401 Taft Avenue, Manila, Philippines
Tel No: (+62) 2 536 0228  /  Mobile (+63) 928 506 9483
Email: [email protected]

INSURANCE

The registration fee does not include insurance of any kind. It is recommended that you purchase an insurance policy of your choice for the Congress.

TECHNICAL SESSIONS