Workshop on the participation of Angola in the AIR Centre
- DATEApril 25, 2019
- Venue
- Agenda
Within the context of the active participation of Angola in the AIR Centre, the Ministry of Higher Education Science, Technology and Innovation invited several relevant research institutions and firms to raise awareness among government officials, researchers and businesses of the benefits of being part of the AIR Center Network. The objectives of the Workshop were to identify opportunities for collaborating in projects and sharing infrastructures as well as discussing the institutional participation of Angola in the AIR Centre.
Agenda
- 8:00-9:00 Registation
- 9:00-10:00 Opening and Welcome AddressJosé Joaquin Brito | Chief executive Officer , AIR Centre
Maria do Rosário Sambo | Minister of Higher Education, Science, Technology and Innovation
Susana Catita | Advisor of the Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education of Portugal
Rui Figueira | Node Manager for GBIF Portugal
- THEME 1 - ANGOLA’S PARTICIPATION IN THE INTERNATIONAL ATLANTIC SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH CENTER (AIR CENTRE)
- 10:00-11:00 Presentation of the capacities and potential of Angolan institutions to integrate the AIR Centre
- Presenters› Namibe Academy of Fisheries and Marine Sciences
› Angola Cables
› Botany Center at the Agostinho Neto University (UAN)
› Management Office of the National Space Program (GGPEN), part of the Ministry of Telecommunication and Information Technology (MTTI)
› National Meteorology and Geophysics Institute (INAMET), part of MTTI
› Hydrographic Institute
› Tundavala Polytechnic Institute
› National Fisheries and Sea Research Institute
› Laboratory of Isotopic Hydrology of the National Technological Center (CTN)
› Instrumentation and Measurement Laboratory (LIM), Faculty of Engineering of UAN
- 11:00-11:30 Discussion and Brainstorming
- 11:30-12:30 Closing
- 12:30-13:30 Lunch
- THEME 2 - ANGOLA´S ACCESSION TO THE GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY INFORMATION SYSTEM (GBIF)
- 13:30-13:45 Introduction to the process of Angola’s accession to GBIFAdilson Rodrigues | Exchange Office
- 13:50-14:10 Presentation of the terms of reference and the national node selection processFrancisco Bondo | Exchange Office
- 14:15-14:30 Responsibilities and capabilities of a national GBIF node. Application templateDavid Elizalde | Data Manager
- 14:35-15:20 Presentation on the GBIF national node application process and focal pointHelena Gaspar | Director of the Exchange Office
- 15:20-15:40 Discussion and Brainstorming
- Discussants› Institute for Agronomic Research
› José Eduardo dos Santos University, Huambo
› National Institute of Biodiversity and Conservation Areas – INBAC
› Museum of Natural History
› National Directorate of Museums
› Higher Institute of Educational Sciences of Huíla
› Namibe Academy of Fisheries and Sea Sciences
› National Institute of Fisheries Research (INIP)
› Herbarium of Luanda
› National Center for Plant Genetic Resources
› Faculty of Sciences, Agostinho Neto University
- 15:40 Closing of the Workshop
