Networking Friday on Science for All with Ciencia Viva
On March 5th, 2021, 1-2 PM UTC, we will have a very exciting Networking Friday on Science for Kids with Ciência Viva. This session will bring together young scientists who will share with us their ideas and projects for a better future. Rosalia Vargas, president of Cienvia Viva will open the session and then Ana Noronha will moderate a lively session on space, climate change and the ocean with young people from Ciência Viva projects.
Networking Friday with the Fulbright Portugal Program
On February 26th, 2020, 1-3 PM UTC, we learned more about America’s flagship international exchange program, the Fulbright Program, which is managed in Portugal since 1960 by the binational Fulbright Commission-Portugal. Through unique educational and cultural exchange programs, Fulbright’s diverse and dynamic network of scholars, alumni and partner institutions fosters mutual understanding between the United States and Portugal, shares knowledge across communities, and improves lives around the world. Established in 2017, the Fulbright Award in Space, Atmosphere, Ocean, Climate, Energy and Data Science / AIR Centre, with the support of FCT, offers the opportunity for U.S. Scholars to research in disciplines within the scope of AIR Centre’s research agenda – Marine Resources and Biodiversity; Healthy and clean Oceans; Earth observation from deep ocean to near Space; mitigation and adaptation to Climate Change; sustainable Energy systems and Data Science – with a focus on innovation and creative approaches in multi-national research networks.
Networking Friday with Simonetta Di Pippo (UNOOSA)
On February 19th, 2021, 1-2 PM UTC, we will have Simonetta Di Pippo, Director of UN Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA). Her presentation, titled "#buildbackbetter: Space technology for economic development", will dive into how space data, technology and applications can be a transformative force for economy, based on the initial findings of the Space Economy Initiative.
Networking Friday with David Obura (CORDIO East Africa)
On February 12th, 2020, 1-2 PM UTC, we will have David Obura, Founding Director of CORDIO East Africa. In this talk David will outline how coral reef biodiversity observation and monitoring networks, and networks of communities, practitioners and scientists engaged in coral reefs, may provide a foundation for the multiscale decision-making that will be needed to give reefs the best future possible. As a ‘canary in the coal mine’ for climate change, learning from coral reefs may also provide signposts towards sustainability relevant to other ecosystems that are critical for people and planet, from local up to global levels.
Networking Friday with Marco Tedesco (LDEO, Columbia University)
On March 5th, 2021, 1-2 PM UTC, we had Marco Tedesco, Lamont Research Professor, Marine Geology & Geophysics , Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO) at The Earth Institute at Columbia University, and Adjunct Scientist, NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS). He will discuss the cost of floods and how rising waters will reshape our lives and our economy. The moderator was Jose Luiz Moutinho, Chief Business & Networking Officer, AIR Centre
Networking Friday Thematic Special Session on Nanosatellites
On January 29th, 2021, 1-3 PM UTC, we held our first Thematic Special Session of the year, which focused on nanosatellites. The speakers were be Roger Walker (ESA - European Space Agency), Ernest Teye Matey (ANU - All Nations University, Ghana), Milton Kampel (INPE - Brazilian National Institute for Space Research) and Stewart Bernard (SANSA - South African National Space Agency). André Oliveira (CoLab +Atlantic, Portugal) was the moderator.
Networking Friday with Susana Barbosa (INESC TEC)
On January 22nd, 2021, 1-2 PM UTC, Susana Barbosa, senior researcher at INESC TEC (Institute for Systems and Computer Engineering, Technology and Science, Portugal), presented the SAIL campaign - new observations for the study of space-atmosphere-ocean interactions. The SAIL (Space-Atmosphere-Ocean Interactions in the marine boundary Layer ) project, aiming to measure the electric atmospheric field and evaluate the health of the ocean, was aboard the Sagres’ circumnavigation voyage, a 371-day around the world tour, which began on January 5th, 2020, but was cut short on March 2020 due to the pandemics.
Networking Friday with Craig McLean (NOAA)
We started our Season 2 on January 15th, 2021, 1-2 PM UTC, with Craig Mc Lean, Assistant Administrator for Oceanic and Atmospheric Research at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The moderator was Larry Mayer, Professor and Director of the Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping at the University of New Hampshire.
Networking Friday on the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development
On December 18th, 2020, 1-3 PM UTC, we had our last session of the year of 2020 and this was be a very special session on "The Ocean Decade: a framework for transformative change at the regional and national level". After years of thoughtful design and strongly participative preparation, the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development will start January 1st, 2021. It will be key to "reverse the cycle of decline in ocean health and gather ocean stakeholders worldwide behind a common framework that will ensure ocean science can fully support countries in creating improved conditions for sustainable development of the Ocean". The program will cover several aspects of the Ocean Decade.
Networking Friday on the Biodiversity of Cabo Verde
On December 11th, 2020, 1:00-2:30 PM UTC, we will have our penultimate session of the year and we will take this opportunity to welcome and congratulate Cabo Verde for its formal association to the AIR Centre's General Assembly and Board of Directors. For this special occasion, we invited two keynote speakers, Aline Rendall (INIDA) and Rui Freitas (UTA), to talk about the biodiversity of Cabo Verde.