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 The Holy Rosary Minor Seminary Auditorium was transformed into an agora of rich cultural dialogue last 21-23 October 2009 as scholars, educators, researchers, and appreciators of local history & culture filled the venue. The event, titled The 2009 National Conference on Bikol History and Culture: Illuminating the Path to the Future, aimed to promote and preserve Bicol culture through various discussions. The conference also provided an avenue for people who wished to gather additional insights on the richness of our region's history and heritage.
 Over a hundred delegates from all over the provinces of Bicol attended the conference (with special participation from a delegate of Pangasinan State University). The participants came from the Department of Education, Commission on Higher Education, elementary and secondary Schools, state colleges and universities, higher educational institutions, local government units, non-government organizations, publications, professionals, and business sectors.
The attendants were deeply immersed in historical and cultural topics such as archeology, linguistics, literature, religion, politics, economics, health, and even dance. Eighteen (18) speakers coming from The University of the Philippines, Sol Y Viento Phytotherapy Research Center, Third World Studies Center, Institute of Popular Democracy, Partido Senate University, Bicol University, Camarines Sur State Agricultural College, Catanduanes State College, and Ateneo de Naga University provided the rich discussion.
 The four AdNU participants who shared their research in the conference were Dr. Danilo Gerona (Institute of Bicol History and Culture) on "The Spanish Galleons in Kabikolan: Imperial Prosperity, Regional Misery (1565-1813)," Dr. Jesus Cyril Conde (Department of Literature and Languages) on "Outside the Penafrancia Tradition: Open Rationality and Multiple Beliefs in the Oral Literatures and Culture of Highland and Lowland Bicol," Adrian Remodo (Department of Philosophy) on "Sadiring Tawo: From Familial to Oligarchic Politics," and Dr. Bernadette Gumba (Department of Social Sciences) on "Gender Dynamics of Selected Rural Poor Households in Masbate."
The 2009 National Conference on Bikol History and Culture: Illuminating the Path to the Future was organized by the Universidad de Sta. Isabel Class 1965, Association of Social Science Educators, Researchers and Trainers (ASSERT), and the UP Diliman College of Social Sciences and Philosophy.
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