You are cordially invited to:

An STS (Science, Technology and Society) Forum
10-12 am, July 10, 2008
College of Science AuditoriumUP DilimanQuezon City

“A Contaminated World: A Forum on the Aerial Spraying of Pesticides”

The long-lasting effects of pesticides in the environment are known to science and this knowledge has informed environmental movements. This July the Philippine Supreme Court will be taking the case of a local government ordinance to ban the aerial application of pesticides that is being contested by growers of bananas for export. The forum will discuss the documented effects on people of pesticide application by air, the legal arguments, and the role of scientific evidence.

Program

Welcome Remarks: Dr. Fidel Nemenzo
Science and Society Program
College of Science, UP Diliman

Speakers:
- Lia Esquillo, Interface Development Interventions
- Ms. Cecilia Moran, Mamamayan Ayaw sa Aerial Spraying
- Councilor Leo Avila III, Chair, Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, Davao City
- Dr. Lynn Panganiban, Head, National Poison Control and Management Center, UP Manila
- Dr. Perry Ong, Director, Institute of Biology, College of Science, UP Diliman
- Atty. Marvic Leonen, Dean, College of Law , UP Diliman

Moderator: Dr. Maria Mangahas, Department of Anthropology, College of Social Sciences and Philosophy, UP Diliman