a little about our past

Convergex Asia was established in Cabanatuan City by Melvin Ferrer and Ma. Elisa Soco in January 2000. Formerly as Maelisoft Technology, the initial objective of the events management startup was to promote the latest technologies in the province of Nueva Ecija, particularly in the field of Information Technology.

It's first-ever event was the 1st Nueva Ecija IT Expo 2000, which was supported by the following sponsors and partners: Cisco Systems, HatchAsia.com, Microdata Systems, Piltel, Villman Computers, Blas Edwards, Globe Telecoms, Wordtext Systems, MediaG8way, National Panasonic, Philippine National Police, TESDA Nueva Ecija, DTI Nueva Ecija and NE Pacific Mall.

This was participated by 1,300 college students in different colleges and universities within Nueva Ecija.

Highlight of the said event was having the support of Sen. Ramon Magsaysay, Jr. as Guest of Honor and Speaker. Another distinguished Guest of Honor was then NTC Comm. and now Nueva Ecija Gov. Aurelio Umali.

Also in that year, it was another accomplishment where the 1st Nueva Ecija Technology Congress 2000 was held. This was supported by the following: Net25 TV, De La Salle University, HatchAsia.com, John Clements IT Consulting Group, and DLSU - College of Saint Benilde.

Highlight of the event was the support of Sen. Loren Legarda as Guest of Honor and Speaker.

In 2002, more than 11,000 students participated in the 1st Nueva Ecija Interactive Science Exhibit. Some of the partners and sponsors who supported the exhibit: Philippine Science Centrum, Microsoft, Cisco Systems, Department of Science and Technology, DepEd - Nueva Ecija, DA - Phil. Carabao Center, Solar Electric Co., Pizza Hut, A&W Restaurant, Greenwich and Megacenter Mall.

Highlight of the said event was the support of DOST Sec. Estrella Alabastro as Guest of Honor and Speaker.

2004 was another milestone for Convergex. For this was the start of the Innovations Expo which became the foundation of bringing the latest local technologies and innovations to more places in the countryside.

Almost 12,000 participated in the 3-day event and was supported by the following: Filipino Inventors Society, Department of Science and Technology, Department of Energy, DepEd - Nueva Ecija, Digitel, Level-Up!, ACSAT, DigitalFilipino.com, Pizza Hut, Greenwich, Mr. Donut, DWNE Radio, Net-25 TV and Nueva Ecija National High School.

One of the highlights of the event was the support of then DOE Sec. Vincent Perez as one of our Guests of Honor.

And for the very first time, DOST Sec. Estrella Alabastro supported us again and had a greater impact on all of us with her very presence as our Guest of Honor and Speaker.

The next 2 years was another feat for our startup: bringing the Innovations Expo to 4 cities in Central Luzon with a total of almost 20,000 participants:

• Zambales National High School, Iba, Zambales
• Cabanatuan East Central School, Cabanatuan City
• Tarlac Convention Center, Tarlac City
• Liwag National High School, Gapan City

This technology roadshow featured the latest technologies, researches, inventions, innovations and collaborations from the following institutional partners and corporate sponsors:

• Central Luzon Industry and Energy Research and Development Consortium
• DA - Phil-Sino Center for Agricultural Technology
• DOST - Advanced Science and Technology Institute
• DOST - Philippine Council for Advanced Science and Technology Research and Development
• DOST - Philippine Industry and Energy Research and Development
• DOST - Philippine Nuclear Research Institute
• De La Salle University
• Digitel Philippines
• Filipino Inventors Society
• Globe Telecoms
• MediaG8way
• Polytechnic University of the Philippines
• Smart Communications
• Technological University of the Philippines
• University of the Philippines

In terms of the topics and technologies presented: agricultural innovations from DA-PhilScat, educational software from DOST-ASTI, internet access from Digitel, inventions from FIS and TUP, researches from DOST-PCIERD, DOST-PNRI, CLIERDEC, robotics from DLSU-CCS and UP-COE and mobile service from Globe and Smart.

Now with the unlimited technopreneurial opportunities being opened by the Internet for the global village, our startup will leverage its initial success to reach more people without geographical limitations.

"Knowledge is growing so fast that 90% of what we will know in 50 years time, will be discovered in those 50 years." - thetech.org

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