| Date |
Event |
Organizer(s) |
Remarks |
| September
22-27 |
Semana
latino-americana:
Cultural exhibits and
performances, film showings;
lectures (by ambassadors and/or
attachés |
Universities |
Market
will be mainly university
students.
Rational for dates:
most national days of
Latin American countries fall in
September. |
| September |
Presentation
of research on Philippine-Latin
American trade relations |
PIDS |
Part
of the celebration of September
as policy research month. |
| November |
Cultural
exhibit of artifacts from Mexico
(part of the celebrtion of the
50th anniversary of
RP-Mexico diplomatic relations) |
NCCA,
National Museum |
PACLAS
members, especially the
universities, will promote this.
They can also extend
assistance in setting it up, if
needed. |
| November |
Conference
in commemoration of the 50th
anniversary (cf. above),
involving Filipino and Mexican
academics |
ADMU |
Yet
to be firmed up |
| Year-round |
Lecture
series by experts on Latin
America |
Universities |
A
wide range of topics and
disciplines is envisioned, from
economics and business to
culture and the arts. |
| |
Coordination
with embassies of Latin American
countries for the dissemination
of information on their library
collections and other material;
in turn, to promote Philippine
heritage and trade relations
with Latin American countries |
Universities |
|
| |
Development
of PACLAS website |
PIDS,
UST |
PIDS
will take care of the
technology; UST of the
registration fee |
| |
Development
of database on Latin American
experts in the Philippines and
bibliography on Latin America |
All
PACLAS members |
|
| |
Football
league |
Universities |
Teams
will represent different Latin
American countries |
| |
Curricular
research focusing on courses of
Latin America and the Spanish
language; promotion of these
courses |
Universities |
|
| |
| PACLAS
would like to get information on
the top ten universities (and
their disciplinary strengths) of
each Latin American country,
grants for research projects
(specialized or curricular)
about Latin America, and
possibilities of academic
exchanges; and to promote the
Philippines (e.g., culture,
trade) in Latin America. |
