Officers of the Philippine Society of Information Technology Educators (PSITE) – Region 10 attended the 3rd International Conference on Computing and Information Sciences (CISCon 2024) held at Caraga State University’s Main Campus in Butuan City from October 28 to 31, 2024. The visit aimed to conduct a benchmarking activity in preparation for the upcoming 1st Global Conference on IT Education (GCITE), which PSITE-Region 10 will organize in April 2025 as its first international research activity.

Several key officers of PSITE-Region 10 participated in the benchmarking activities:

1. Dr. Markdy Y. Orong (Misamis University) – Provincial Coordinator of Misamis Occidental

2. Roshelie S. Pescadero (Camiguin Polytechnic State College) – Vice-President-External

3. Dr. Sales G. Aribe Jr. (Bukidnon State University) – Auditor and Technical Panelist at CISCon 2024

In addition to the benchmarking activity, two officers from Northern Bukidnon State College also presented their research papers during CISCon 2024 under Track 2: Digital Innovation, ICT, and Technopreneurship:

1. Charlene O. Bulahan-Undag

Paper: IoT-Based Energy Monitoring System with Web and Mobile Applications

2. Phoebe Ruth Alithea B. Sudaria

Paper: IoT-Based Fire Management System with Feedback Control Module for Fire Disaster Risks Reduction

These contributions demonstrate the active involvement of PSITE-Region 10 in advancing research and innovation in the field of Information Technology.