The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) through the Technology Application Promotion Institute (TAPI) will be holding the 2010 Visayas Cluster Invention Contest, otherwise known as the Visayas Island Invention Contest and Exhibits (VIICE) 2010. This year's VIICE is themed "Filipino Inventions and Innovations: The Way Forward" and will be hosted by DOST Regional Office VI on August 12-14, 2010 at Amigo Mall, Iloilo City.

The contest is open to all inventors, makers, designers, and creative researchers who are Filipino citizens residing in the Visayas. They are eligible to join in any of the six contest categories: (1) Invention Category (Tuklas Award); (2) Utility Model Category; (3) Industrial Design Category; (4) Creative Research Category (Likha Award); (5) Student Creative Research Category (Sibol Award) for High School; and (6) Student Creative Research Category (Sibol Award) for College.

For the VIICE 2010 rules and guidelines, you may contact the following telephone nos. (033) 320-0093 or 320-0907 and look for Ms. Lea A. Tabligan or Ms. Paula C. Huelar. You may also email dost6_ph@yahoo.com for more details.

The deadline of submission of entries is at 5:00 PM on July 16, 2010, at any of the DOST Provincial Science and Technology Center nearest you.