2021 Quincentennial Commemorations in the Philippines

Victory and Humanity, 1521-2021

The Early Philippine and Southeast Asian Boat-Building and Gold Crafting Technology

The Early Philippine and Southeast Asian Boat-Building and Gold Crafting Technology

Convened by the Fr. Saturnino Urios University
6-10 December 2021
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This session underscores the boatmaking, seafaring, and warfare as among the earliest technologies our ancestors mastered and developed.

Session Schedule

Panel A: Early Philippine Gold-Crafting Technology and Practice Part 1
6 December 2021 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
Moderated by: TBD
National Anthem
Prayer
Welcome Remarks
Fr. John Young President Fr. Saturnino Urios University
Dr. Rene R. Escalante Chair National Historical Commission of the Philippines
Acknowledgements and Introduction of Speaker
BEFORE 1521: Retrieving the Hindu-Buddhist Presence in Ancient Butuan
Dr. Florina Capistrano-Baker Ayala Museum
Health Break
Open Forum and Awarding of Certificates
Panel B: Early Philippine Gold-Crafting Technology and Practice Part 2
6 December 2021 2:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Moderated by: TBD
Acknowledgements and Introduction of Speaker
Philippine Precolonial Gold: Chaîne Opératoire and the Social Construction of Technology
Mr. Victor P. Estrella Ateneo de Manila University
Health Break
Open Forum and Awarding of Certificates
Video
Evaluation and Other Reminders
Panel C: Early Philippine Gold-Crafting Technology and Practice Part 3
7 December 2021 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Moderated by: TBD
Acknowledgements and Introduction of Speaker
Pre-colonial gold design and technology, with focus on the Butuan finds
Mr. Kenneth C. Esguerra Ayala Museum
Health Break
Introduction of Second Speaker
Baseline Predictive Modelling of Gold Trade with Butuan: engagement of the Archaeo RS-GIS Laboratory on human and environment interactions (extractive industries)
Dr. Michael Armand P. Canilao University of the Philippines Diliman
Health Break
Open Forum and Awarding of Certificates
Panel D: Early Philippine Gold-Crafting Technology and Practice Part 4
7 December 2021 2:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Moderated by: TBD
Introduction
The Philippines in Southeast Asian Perspective, as Seen Through a Golden Lens
Dr. John Miksic National University of Singapore
Open Forum
Panel E: Early Southeast Asian Maritime and Boatbuilding Tradition Part 1
8 December 2021 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Moderated by: TBD
Introduction
Lashed-lug boatbuilding in the Philippines: A detailed look at the Butuan Boats
Dr. Ligaya Lacsina University of the Philippines Diliman
Open Forum
Panel F: Early Southeast Asian Maritime and Boatbuilding Tradition Part 2
8 December 2021 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Moderated by: TBD
Acknowledgements and Introduction of Speaker
Pre-recorded Video Presentations
The Butuan Boats and Southeast Asian Shipbuilding Traditions
Dr. Pierre Yves-Manguin École française d'Extrême-Orient
Panel G: Early Southeast Asian Maritime and Boatbuilding Tradition Part 3
9 December 2021 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Moderated by: TBD
Introduction
Health Break
Precolonial Philippine Boats and Shipbuilding
Dr. Maria Bernadette L. Abrera University of the Philippines Diliman
The lashed-lug Punjulharjo boat from Rembang, Indonesia
Dr. Agni Mochtar Universiti Teknologi MARA
Open Forum
Panel H: Early Southeast Asian Maritime and Boatbuilding Tradition Part 4
9 December 2021 2:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Moderated by: TBD
Introduction
Maritime Exchange and Trade: An Avenue for Linking People and Sharing Culture
Dr. Mary Jane Louise Bolunia National Museum of the Philippines
Open Forum
Panel I: The Local Peoples in Pigafetta’s Writings
10 December 2021 2:00 p.m.- 5:00 p.m.
Moderated by: TBD
Introduction
The Peoples Encountered in Pigafetta's Magellan's Voyage, A Narrative Account of the First Circumnavigation
Dr. Felice Noelle Rodriguez Ateneo de Zamboanga University
Health Break
Open Forum
Awarding of Certificates
Closing Message
Fr. John Young
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