6th Mindanao Conference on IT Education (MCITE 2008)

Congratulations to the Philippine Society of IT Educators - Region XII through its president, Ms. Susan Suarez, for sponsoring this year's Mindanao Conference on IT Education.  

The Mindanao Conference on IT Education was initiated by the IT Educators in Davao City six years ago with the objectives to provide opportunities for Mindanao-based IT Educators, researchers and administrators to attend conferences and keep themselves updated on the trends and development in IT as well as to provide venue for students and faculty to present and showcase their projects and researches in Information Technology.

It was observed that conferences held in Visayas and Luzon get only few participants from Mindanao due to the high costs of attending one.  As an alternative, the IT educators in Davao City through the Council of Deans in IT Education, PSITE XI and CHED, initiated the Mindanao Conference on IT Education or MCITE.  The first conference was held in December 2002 and the response was overhelming with almost 200 participants.   

This year's conference is sponsored by PSITE - Region XII and in collaboration with PSITE XI, which is currently headed by Mr. Rogie Masangkay of Davao del Norte State College, Panabo City.      

It will be held on 4-5 December 2008 at SMC Hall, College of Engineering and Technology Bldg., Notre dame of Marbel University, Alunan Ave., Koronadal City.