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May 27, 2011: Centro Escolar University, Manila 
Burke, Brett, Salcedo and expedition leader Gosliner were invited to speak at the Philippine 
Society for Educational Research and Evaluation, Inc. (PSERE) international conference on “Glob¬ 
al Response to Sustainability through Research” which was part of PSERE’s 19* annual assembly. 
Hosted by Centro Escolar University, the CAS session reached an audience of over 160 profession¬ 
al scientists, students and university faculty. Angel Alcala, renowned marine biologist at the Philip¬ 
pine Council for Aquatic and Marine Research and former Secretary of DENR and Academy Fel¬ 
low, gave the plenary session address. 
May 31, 2011: Ateneo de Naga University, Naga City, Camarines Siir Province 
This outreach presentation was made to 32 Mt. Isarog National Park officials, university fac¬ 
ulty and students, and high school educators. The program included an overview of local forest 
ecosystems and conservation issues of Mt. Isarog by Yolda Abante, Protected Area Superintendent 
for Mt. Isarog, an overview of the Hearst expedition and an education workshop for teachers by 
Burke and Brett, and preliminaiy findings of the terrestrial biodiversity survey of Mt. Isarog by 
CAS botanist Frank Almeda and Filipino botanist Benito Tan. Closing remarks were made by the 
Director of the Environmental Conservation and Research Department at Ateneo de Naga Univer¬ 
sity. Stephanie Stone and Jennifer Olney of the C AS and U.S. media team and Salcedo also attend¬ 
ed. 
June 6, 2011: Quezon City 
Wliile not technically an outreach event, it is worth noting that as a result of the expedition’s 
science, education and conservation efforts, the Honorable Angelo B. Palmones, member of the 
House of Representatives, Republic of the Philippines, and members of his AGHM Party List, host¬ 
ed a dinner for the CAS delegation and Filipino scientists, and presented each participant with a 
certificate and a Congressional Medal of Excellence in Research and Development. This honor 
demonstrated the high level of interest in and appreciation of the expedition and its collaborative, 
inclusive approach. Throughout the expedition, there was significant and consistent Philippine TV, 
radio and print media attention. 
June 8, 2011: Expedition Capstone Symposium, University of the Philippines 
Diliman, Quezon City, Metro Manila 
The capstone symposium took place just two and three days after the expedition teams 
returned to Manila or their home Philippine institutions at the end of the fieldwork. The goal of the 
symposium was to present preliminary findings, lessons learned, and conservation recommenda¬ 
tions based on those findings. Presentations were made by both CAS and Filipino expedition par¬ 
ticipants (see Fig. 12). This was an unprecedentedly quick and inclusive approach compared to 
most expedition communication techniques. The all-day symposium attracted the media and the 
participation of high-level officials, such as the President of the University of the Philippines, who 
hosted the event, the Executive Director of CAS, cabinet level Secretaries and Directors (see Fig. 
13). Over 250 people attended the symposium. 
After the Expedition 
As shown in Tables 3 and 4, interest in the expedition continued after CAS scientists returned 
home. Gosliner and Burke (2013) outlines the invited presentations and media coverage resulting 
from the expedition. Of special note is the June 30, 2011 CAS NightLife event that had the expe¬ 
dition as its theme, with expedition team members displaying specimens and images and talking to 
