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JUNE   2004

"Jornadas IberoAmericanas sobre Tecnología de Materiales"

June 7 - 11, 2004

The International Cooperation Spanish Agency (AECI), the Organization of American States (OAS), and the Ibero-American Program on Science and Technology for Development (CYTED), offer scholarships for the  Jornadas IberoAmericanas sobre Tecnología de Materiales from June 7 to 11, 2004.

Venue: Centro de Formación de la Cooperación Española de Santa Cruz (Bolivia)

More information: Announcement (Spanish)

"III Jornadas Iberoamericanas sobre adsorbentes para la protección ambiental"

August 30 - September 03

The International Cooperation Spanish Agency (AECI), the Organization of American States (OAS), and the Ibero-American Program on Science and Technology for Development (CYTED),announce the  "III Jornadas Iberoamericanas sobre Adsorbentes para la protección Ambiental" from August to September 3 de 2004.

Venue: Centro de Formación de la Cooperación Española de Cartagena de Indias (Colombia)

Due date for registration:June 25, 2004

 

More information: Announcement (Spanish)

MAY  2004

“II Jornadas Iberoamericanas em Prospectiva e Vigilância Tecnológica"

May  17 - 21, 2004

The International Cooperation Spanish Agency (AECI), the Organization of American States (OAS), and the Ibero-American Program on Science and Technology for Development (CYTED), offer scholarships for the  “II Jornadas Iberoamericanas em Prospectiva e Vigilância Tecnológica" from May 17 to 21, 2004.

Venue: Centro de Formación de la Cooperación Española de La Antigua (Guatemala)

Due date for registration: : April 2, 2004

 

More information: Announcement (Spanish)

"Jornadas Iberoamericanas sobre el Enfriamiento Solar: Tecnología para el Desarrollo Económico y Social de la Región Iberoamericana"

May 17 - 21,  2004

The International Cooperation Spanish Agency (AECI), the Organization of American States (OAS), and the Ibero-American Program on Science and Technology for Development (CYTED), offer scholarships for the  "Jornadas Iberoamericanas sobre el Enfriamiento Solar: Tecnología para el Desarrollo Económico y Social de la Región Iberoamericana" from May 17 to 21, 2004.

Venue: Centro de Formación de la Cooperación Española de Cartagena de Indias (Colombia)

Due date for registration: : April 2, 2004

 

More information: Announcement (Spanish)

The Canon National Parks Science Scholars Program

Announcement of the  2004 competitions.

The Canon National Parks Science Scholars Program, the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the US National Park Service will be awarding eight US$78,000 scholarships for Ph.D. students throughout the Americas to conduct research for the conservation of national parks of the region.

Deadline : May 03,  2004

More Information: Canon National Parks Science Scholars Program

RICYT – Call for papers

Sixth Workshop on Science & Technology Indicators,

The Ibero American / Inter American Network for Science and Technology Indicators (RICYT) calls for the presentation of papers and posters for the Sixth Workshop on Science & Technology Indicators, which will take place in Buenos Aires on September 2004.

 The deadline for the presentation of papers is May 15th, 2004.

For more details, please visit

http://www.science.oas.org/ricyt/Novedades/taller.htm

E-mail: taller@ricyt.edu.ar

APRIL 2004

Megaconference Jr.

Call for Activities and Participation (May 6, 2004)

Megaconference Jr. is a new project designed to give students in elementary and secondary schools around the world the opportunity to communicate, collaborate and contribute to each other's learning in real time, using advanced multi-point video conferencing technology.

Deadline for proposals/activities: April 5, 2004

Deadline for registration: April 15, 2004

Date: May 6, 2004, from 7 am until 7 pm (EST).

The 12-hour duration will make it possible for schools from many time zones to participate during their regular school hours.

 

More Information : http://megaconferencejr.cciu.org/

NOVEMBER 2003

Second International Conference on Metrology

Trends and Applications in Calibrating and Testing Laboratories
Eilat, Israel    November 4-6 2003

This second conference is being organized by the National Conference of Standards Laboratories (NCSL), the Cooperation for International Traceability in Analytical Chemistry (CITAC), and the Israel Metrology Society (IMS).

 

Venue: Hilton Queen of Sheba Hotel, Eilat, Israel

More information :  Brochure   |  Seminars | Program

SEPTEMBER 2003

I Jornadas Iberoamericanas sobre Biodeterioro del Patrimonio Cultural Iberoamericano. Prevención, Restauración y Preservación

September 1 - 5

The International Cooperation Spanish Agency (AECI) and the Ibero-American Program on Science and Technology for Development (CYTED), offer scholarships for the "I Jornadas Iberoamericanas sobre Biodeterioro del Patrimonio Cultural Iberoamericano. Prevención, Restauración y Preservación".

Venue: Centro de Formación de la Cooperación Española en Cartagena de Indias (Colombia).

Due date: July 07 2003

More Information: Announcement (Spanish)

"I Jornadas Iberoamericanas sobre Bioingeniería"

September 1 - 5

 

The International Cooperation Spanish Agency (AECI) and the Ibero-American Program on Science and Technology for Development (CYTED), offer scholarships for the  "I Jornadas Iberoamericanas sobre Bioingeniería".

Venue:Centro de Formación de la Cooperación Española en La Antigua (Guatemala)

Due Date: July 16, 2003

More Information: Announcement (Spanish)

 

OCTOBER 2003

6th Latin American and Caribbean Workshop on Internet Technology Networks
October 20 - 25,  2003

The Latin-American Networking School Foundation (ESLARED) of Los Andes University, Merida, Venezuela,  invites technical personnel of institutions involved with networking technology from Latin America and the Caribbean to this workshop on Internet Technology Networks sponsored by  the OAS/IACD, InfoDev, FONACIT, UNESCO, FUNDACITE Merida, Internet Society, Universidad de Los Andes, Centro Nacional de Tecnologías de Información - Foro de Redes para América Latina y el Caribe(ENRED).
Venue: Los Andes University, Merida, Venezuela

More information : WALC 2003

First Latin-American Workshop of Software Engineering

The objective of IDS 2003 (Ingenieria y Desarrollo de Software)  is to generate a space for scientific discussion in the area of computer science. It will be open to all the Argentine and Latin American investigators, with the participation of the academic, industry and government sector.

 

Venue : La Rural - Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina

Due date for registration: September 5th.  2003

 

More Information: www.jornadasids.net

AUGUST 2003

CYTED Activities

For August and September

The Ibero-American Program on Science and Technology for Development (CYTED), announces its activities for the months of August and September.

More information : CITED

IX Jornadas Iberoamericanas de Informática

August  11 - 15

The International Cooperation Spanish Agency (AECI) and the Ibero-American Program on Science and Technology for Development (CYTED), offer scholarships for the "IX Jornadas Iberoamericanas de Informática".

Venue: Centro de Formación de la Cooperación Española en Cartagena de Indias (Colombia)

Due Date:June 19, 2003

More Information:Announcement (Spanish)

Encuentro CAMBIO TECNOLÓGICO, INNOVACIÓN Y DESARROLLO

August 21 - 22

The event  will examine the kinds of obstacles that the Latin American countries face as far as the effectiveness of the public policies in Science, Technology and Development.

Venue : Medellin -Colombia

 

More  informationn: Encuentro Internacional ITM

Jornadas Iberoamericanas sobre Desarrollo de Tecnologías para la Valorización de Desechos Agroindustriales (con Aplicación al Desarrollo Sustentable de Bíocombustibles).

August 25 - 29

The International Cooperation Spanish Agency (AECI) and the Ibero-American Program on Science and Technology for Development (CYTED), offer scholarships for the  "Jornadas Iberoamericanas sobre Desarrollo de Tecnologías para la Valorización de Desechos Agroindustriales (con Aplicación al Desarrollo Sustentable de Bíocombustibles).

Venue:  Centro Iberoamericano de Formación de la Cooperación Española de La Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala

Due date: July  11, 2003, in Washington, D.

Mayor información:Educational Portal of the Americas

I Jornadas Iberoamericanas sobre Diseño y Construcción de Invernaderos para Áreas Intertropicales

August 25 - 29

The International Cooperation Spanish Agency (AECI) and the Ibero-American Program on Science and Technology for Development (CYTED), offer scholarships for the "I Jornadas Iberoamericanas sobre Diseño y Construcción de Invernaderos para Áreas Intertropicales".

Venue: Centro de Formación de la Cooperación Española en Cartagena de Indias (Colombia).

Due Date: July  04, 2003

More Information: Announcement (Spanish) (73 Kb)

Jornadas Iberoamericanas sobre Recursos Didácticos y Metodológicos para la Transferencia de Tecnologías en el Sector de la Vivienda Social

August 25 - 29

The International Cooperation Spanish Agency (AECI) and the Ibero-American Program on Science and Technology for Development (CYTED), offer scholarships for the  "Jornadas Iberoamericanas sobre Recursos Didácticos y Metodológicos para la Transferencia de Tecnologías en el Sector de la Vivienda Social".

 

Venue: Centro de Formación de la Cooperación Española de Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia)

Due Date:July  10, 2003

More Information: Announcement (Spanish) (93Kb)

 

JULY 2003

II Encuentro Científico Internacional de Invierno - ECI

July  30- August 2

The most important institutions of Science and Technology of Peru and the scientists and engineers of the world, will meet in Lima, Peru to present their latest advanced researchs.

More information : ECI - Peru

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JUNE  2003

III Ibero- American Workshop  on integrated focus on Water Problems

June 9 - 13

The Inter-American Agency for Cooperation and Development of the OAS, the OAS Office of Science and Technology,  the Ibero-American Program on Science and Technology for Development (CYTED), and the International Cooperation Spanish Agency (AECI), offer scholarships for the "III Ibero- American Workshop  on integrated focus on Water Problems."

Venue: Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia.

More Information: Portal Educativo de las Americas

 

MAY  2003

The Canon National Parks Science Scholars Program

Announcement of the  2003 competitions.

The Canon National Parks Science Scholars Program, the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the US National Park Service will be awarding eight US$78,000 scholarships for Ph.D. students throughout the Americas to conduct research for the conservation of national parks of the region.

Deadline : May 15,  2003

More Information: Canon National Parks Science Scholars Program

 

APRIL  2003

Convocatoria de actividades de la CYTED

para los meses de marzo y abril del 2003

El Programa Iberoamericano de Ciencia y Tecnología para el Desarrollo (CYTED) anuncia las actividades programadas para los meses de marzo y abril del presente año, en la que se cuenta con una serie de jornadas, cursos y seminarios, reuniones de coordinación,  talleres y otras actividades.

 

Mayor información:CYTED - Actividades Programadas

 

International Symposium

 "Towards a new social contract in science and technology for an equitable development"

May 18 - 21, 2003

Symposium oriented to pursuit scientific and technological development in Colombia as a result of the recommendations of the Science, Education and Development Mission and the Science and Technology Law.

Deadline: April 25, 2003

More information: Antioquia University Bicentenary

 

Programme Alβan

Programme of Scholarships for Latin Americans in the European Union 

Academic year 2003/2004

The Programe Alβan Call for Scholarship applications, for higher education and specialised training, for the academic year 2003/2004, is now open.

  • Applications, paper format, may be sent in by mail (preferably registered) until 17th February 2003

  • Applications on-line, via the Portal Alβan, may be submitted until 10th March 2003.

For the application procedure, the following information should be consulted: the full text of the Call for Scholarship Applications 2003/2004, the Programme Alβan Guidelines for Applicants 2003 and the Application Form 2003/2004. These are available from section ‘Documents’ via the Portal Alβan

More information:
http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid/projects/alban/index_en.htm

 

Jornadas Iberoamericanas sobre Biomateriales para la Salud

The Inter-American Agency for Cooperation and Development (IACD) and the Office of Science and Technology of the Organization of American States offer fellowships for the "Jornadas Iberoamericanas sobre Biomateriales para la Salud" organized by the Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional (AECI) and the Ibero-American Program of Science and Technology for Development (CYTED). 

Place: Centro de Formación de la Cooperación Española en Iberoamérica, La Antigua, Guatemala.

Date: November 11-15, 2002.

Fellows will be selected from among applications submitted to the IACD before October 1st. 2002 through the ONE in each Member State.

This course will be delivered in Spanish and/or Portuguese.

More information:
http://www.educoas.org/esp/home2.asp?url=/esp/becas/becas_chba_cursos.htm

 

Week of the Inter-American Metrology System (SIM)

The Inter-American Metrology System (SIM), the regional metrology body of the Americas, which is comprised by the national metrology institutes (NMI) of the 34 OAS Member States, is organizing, in collaboration with the OAS, the National Institute of Standardization (INN) from Chile, and other region's NMIs, the following activities to be held in Santiago de Chile from October 27th to November 01st, 2002:

 

Week of SIM :

  • SIM Council meetings: October 27th and November 01st.

  • Seminar on Chemical Metrology: October 28-29th.

  • Technical visits to metrology laboratories: October 29th.

  • 8th.SIM General Assembly: October 30-31st.

Seminario Virtual  " Gestión de Materiales y Residuos Peligrosos"

SIMBIOSIS MÉXICO invita a profesores, investigadores y empresarios del área de biotecnología y tecnología de alimentos y de otras áreas de la química, a participar en el seminario virtual "Gestión de materiales y residuos peligrosos" que será presentado a través de la red de Simbiosis. Este seminario ha sido elaborado por la Dra. Elvira Santos Santos y la Q. Irma Gavilán García, profesoras de la Facultad de Química de la U.N.A.M., y responsables de la Unidad de Gestión Ambiental, expertas en el manejo y eliminación de residuos peligrosos, quienes responderán todas las preguntas recibidas en este foro.

Fecha: del 1 al 15 de Octubre del 2002 

El programa del seminario es el siguiente:

UNIDAD

TEMA

Introducción y Objetivos del Seminario

I

Marco institucional y jurídico de la gestión de las sustancias químicas en México

II

Definición y clasificación de materiales y residuos peligrosos

III

Fuentes de generación de residuos peligrosos

IV

Tipos de materiales y residuos peligrosos

V

Los materiales y residuos peligrosos en las instituciones educativas

VI

Tecnologías de tratamiento de residuos

VII

La minimización y su importancia

More Information:
http://www.simbiosis.unam.mx/

Contact:  Angela Sotelo: angela@servidor.unam.mx

 

Ibero-American Workshop on Integrated Approaches to Water Issues

The Inter-American Agency for Cooperation and Development (IACD) and the Office of Science and Technology of the Organization of American States offer fellowships for the "Ibero-American Workshop on Integrated Approaches to Water Issues" organized by the Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional (AECI) and the Ibero-American Program of Science and Technology for Development (CYTED).

Place: Centro Iberoamericano de Formación de Cartagena de Indias, Colombia

Date: September 2-6, 2002

Fellows will be selected from among applications submitted to the IACD before August 2nd. 2002 through the National Liaison Office (ONE) in each Member State.

This course will be delivered in Spanish and/or Portuguese.

More information:
http://www.educoas.org/nuevo/calshow.asp?idioma=2&id=213&idiomacal=2&tipo=N

Ibero-American Workshop on Evaluation, Usage and Factibility of the Use of Eolic Energy

The Inter-American Agency for Cooperation and Development (IACD) and the Office of Science and Technology of the Organization of American States offer fellowships for the "Ibero-American Workshop on Evaluation, Usage and Factibility of the Use of Eolic Energy" organized by the Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional (AECI) and the Ibero-American Program of Science and Technology for Development (CYTED).
Place: Centro Iberoamericano de Formación de Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia.

Date: September 16-20, 2002.

Fellows will be selected from among applications submitted to the IACD before August 16th. 2002 through the ONE in each Member State.

This course will be delivered in Spanish and/or Portuguese.

More  information:
http://www.educoas.org/nuevo/calshow.asp?idioma=2&id=212&idiomacal=2&tipo=N

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