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Workshop on the participation of Angola in the AIR Centre

  • DATE
    April 25, 2019
  • Venue
    Hotel de Convenções de Talatona – HCTA
    Luanda, Angola
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  • Agenda
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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 Address
    José 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 GBIF
    Adilson Rodrigues | Exchange Office
  • 13:50-14:10 Presentation of the terms of reference and the national node selection process
    Francisco Bondo | Exchange Office
  • 14:15-14:30 Responsibilities and capabilities of a national GBIF node. Application template
    David Elizalde | Data Manager
  • 14:35-15:20 Presentation on the GBIF national node application process and focal point
    Helena 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
Workshop Opening
Minister Maria do Rosário Sambo, MESCTI
Rui Figueira, GBIF
Workshop participants
Joaquin Brito, AIR Centre
Susana Catita, MCTES
Ricardo Queirós, LIM/UAN
Workshop participants
Filomena Vaz Velho, INIP
Gilberto Gomes, GGPEN
Esperança da Costa, CB/UAN, e Joaquin Brito
Luanda, Angola
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