Developing a strategy to strengthen Latin American Scientific Collaborations and their impact.
At the III Ministerial meeting of Science and Technology of Ibero-America, held 29-30 October in Guatemala a Ministerial Declaration included the need to further and support the scientific activities of researchers at existing infrastructures and the development of new ones, through specific mechanisms such as the Latin American Strategy for Research Infrastructures (LASF4RI)[1]. This document was further ratified at the High-Level Meeting of Heads of State held 15-16 November in Guatemala through the approval action plan, item C.7[2].
Considering that many Heads of Research Council (HORC) from Latin-America plan to attend to the Annual Meeting of the GRC (Global Research Council) in São Paulo, Brazil next May 1-3, the ICTP and the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) will organize on April 30 and May 1st a Workshop to discuss the LASF4RI considering Research Infrastructures in all areas of science.
During the second day the aim is to have members of the Latin American scientific communities in Particle Physics, Astronomy, and Cosmology provide input for discussion and establish the next steps towards a strategic scientific forum in order to coordinate Latin-American activities in the area.
Workshop on LASF4RI Dates: 30 April - May 1 2019 Venue: Sao Paulo, Brazil | |
Day 1, April 30. A Discussion on Research Infrastructures in Latin-America | |
08:30-08:55 | Registration |
08:55-09:00 | Welcome to IFT/UNESP & ICTP-SAIFR Marcelo Yamashita (IFT-UNESP) Nathan Berkovits (ICTP-SAIFR) |
09:00-09:30 | Introduction to LASF4RI Fernando Quevedo (ICTP) |
09:30-10:00 | FAPESP Strategy for Research Infrastructures, C.H. Brito Cruz, Science Director, Fapesp |
10:00-10:30 | STFC and GSO Strategy for Research Infrastructures, M. Thomson (STFC) |
10:30-11:00 | Coffee break |
11:00:11:30 | Unesco Perspectives, Lidia Brito, Director, UNESCO Montevideo Office |
11:30-12:00 | The Sirius Synchrotron Light Source: an open research infrastructure Antonio José Roque da Silva, Director-General, National Center for Research in Materials and Energy (CNPEM), Brazil |
12:00-12:30 | ESFRI Strategy for Research Infrastructures, G. Rossi, U Milano |
12:30-14:00 | Lunch |
14:00-14:30 | Fermilab and the P5 Process, Nigel Lockyer, Fermilab Director |
14:30-15:00 | CERN and the European Strategy in Particle Physics, Salvatore Mele, CERN |
15:00-15:50 | How Latin American research funding agencies could work together on sharing and strategizing on Research Infrastructures? (Part I) Oscar Cóbar Pinto, General Secretary, CYTED (session chair) João Luiz Azevedo, President, CNPq, Brazil Sebastián Eslava, Director of Innovation and Technological Development, Colciencias, Colombia Claudia M. Guerrero Monteza, Directora de Cooperación Internacional, SENACYT, Panamá Benjamín Marticorena Castillo, CONICYT, Peru |
15:50-16:15 | Coffee break |
16:15-17:00 | How Latin American research funding agencies could work together on sharing and strategizing on Research Infrastructures? (Part II) Oscar Cóbar Pinto, General Secretary, CYTED (session chair) Andres Lopez, NCP of CONICYT for Research Infrastructure, Chile Martha Rosas, Acting Director for International Cooperation in CONACYT Mexico Ronald Shellard, CLAF Jorge Tezon, Gerente de Desarrollo, CONICET, Argentina |
17:00-18:00 | Open discussion for next steps - C.H. Brito Cruz and F. Quevedo |
18:00 | End of Day 1 |
Day 2, May 1st. Work of the Preparatory Group (open meeting) | |
09:00-09:30 | Introduction – Rogerio Rosenfeld |
09:30-10:00 | European-LA cooperation in HEP, L. Maiani (Universitá di Roma) |
10:00-11:00 | Reports from country representatives I |
11:00-11:30 | Coffee break |
11:30-12:30 | Reports from country representatives II |
12:30-14:00 | Lunch |
14:00-14:30 | ANDES (Xavier Bertou) |
14:30-16:00 | Procedures and timelines for the proposal of a strategy |
16:00-16:30 | Coffee break |
16:30-17:30 | Written outline for a proposal |
17:30-18:00 | Closing – Marcela Carena |
[1] https://www.segib.org/wp-content/uploads/Declaracion-III-Reunion-de-Ministros-y-Altas-Autoridades-en-Ciencia-Tecnolog--a-e-Innovacion_ES.pdf
[2] https://www.segib.org/wp-content/uploads/III-PROGRAMA-DE-ACCION.pdf