“Leveraging new funding opportunities for African-European Radio Astronomy partnerships”

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“Leveraging new funding opportunities for African-European Radio Astronomy partnerships - Realising the objectives of the European Parliament’s Written Declaration 45” workshop will present recent policy developments in EU-Africa cooperation in the field of radio astronomy and explore the new opportunities that this cooperation can offer to industry, particularly the European ICT, energy and space sectors. During the workshop, African and EU policy makers will discuss the policy basis for radio astronomy cooperation and industry representatives will highlight their success stories in working with African radio astronomy projects.In addition, the workshop will celebrate the launch of the African-European Radio Astronomy Platform (AERAP). The workshop will take place on May 29th 2012 in Brussels. Further information on AERAP can be found at http://www.aerap.org/

Radio astronomy is recognised as an area with great potential for growth in Africa and is an area of great strategic importance for the future of research in Europe. The “Leveraging new funding opportunities for African-European Radio Astronomy partnerships - Realising the objectives of the European Parliament's Written Declaration 45 ” workshop will present recent policy developments in EU-Africa cooperation in the field of radio astronomy and explore new opportunities that such cooperation can offer to industry, particularly the ICT, energy and space sectors. During the workshop, African and EU policy makers will discuss the policy basis for radio astronomy cooperation and industry representatives will highlight their success stories in working with African radio astronomy projects.

The workshop will also celebrate the launch of the African-European Radio Astronomy Platform (AERAP). AERAP is a new stakeholder forum convened to define priorities for radio astronomy cooperation between Africa and Europe. It will provide a framework for stakeholders from industry and academia to define research action plans across the wide range of technological areas that will be essential for the future of radio astronomy. This framework will enable major research and technological advances that will drive socioeconomic development and competitiveness in both Africa and Europe.

AERAP will be structured around a network of key stakeholders who come together in regular meetings to work on developing and updating agendas for radio astronomy cooperation. These agendas will be developed through dialogue with industry, research institutes and the public sector from across EU Member States and African nations and will aim at better aligning the priorities of the radio astronomy community with the instruments of the researchers with those of industry.

The overall goals of the platform will be to strengthen research and innovation in Europe and Africa, improve knowledge transfer and stimulate competitiveness across both continents.

“Leveraging new funding opportunities for African-European Radio Astronomy partnerships - Realising the objectives of the European Parliament’s Written Declaration 45” workshop will take place in Brussels on May 29th 2012.

Further information on AERAP can be found at http://www.aerap.org/
 

Radio astronomy is recognised as an area with great potential for growth in Africa and is an area of great strategic importance for the future of research in Europe. The “Leveraging new funding opportunities for African-European Radio Astronomy partnerships - Realising the objectives of the European Parliament's Written Declaration 45” workshop will present recent policy developments in EU-Africa cooperation in the field of radio astronomy and explore the new opportunities that this cooperation can offer to industry, particularly the European ICT, energy and space sectors.

During the workshop, African and EU policy makers will discuss the policy basis for radio astronomy cooperation and industry representatives will highlight their success stories in working with African radio astronomy projects.In addition, the workshop will celebrate the launch of the African-European Radio Astronomy Platform (AERAP).

The workshop will take place on May 29th 2012 in Brussels.

Further information on AERAP can be found at http://www.aerap.org/

Registration is now closed.

Event is free of charge but participants are expected to cover their travel and accommodation cost

The seminar is aimed at industry in Europe and Africa, particularly the ICT, energy and space sectors, as well as policymakers from both continents. It will also be of great interest to researchers, universities and think thanks who work with the EU research policies or in the field of radio astronomy. It will also be of significant interest to media and non-government organizations who wish to learn more about developments in the EU’s international science collaboration, African radio astronomy projects and the role of funding mechanisms and the private sector.

Event is free of charge but participants are expected to cover their travel and accommodation cost

 

Dates: 29 May 2012
Time: 9h30 to 17h00 Location: Stanhope Hotel, Brussels
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Event is free of charge but participants are expected to cover their travel and accommodation cost

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• Background Presentation on Funding Opportunities - Daan du Toit
• Elena Righi Steele - Research Infrastructures and Horizon 2020
• Astronomy for Capacity Building - Professor George Miley
• The Development of Global VLBI - Huib Van Langevelde
• National Funding Instruments of South Africa - Takalani Nemaungani