URSI BEJ Session "Large Scale Science Projects: Europe-Africa Connects"

General Info

Start date:2013-09-10

End date:

In order to strengthen the science connections between Europe and Africa and connect the International Union of Radio Science (URSI) and IEEE, the URSI commissions B, E and J organize a special 1,5 day session during AFRICON 2013 entitled "Large Scale Science Projects: Europe-Africa Connects", emphasizing each of the scientific commissions (10-11 September). This session is supported by the African-European Radio Astronomy Platform (AERAP).

IEEE AFRICON is the premier biennial event of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in Africa. This flagship conference provides a platform for academics and industry professionals to share ideas and present their latest research. Co-sponsored by the IEEE Region 8 and the IEEE South Africa Section, Africon 2013 will be hosted in the island of Mauritius from 9 - 12 September 2013.

In order to strengthen the science connections between Europe and Africa and connect the International Union of Radio Science (URSI) and IEEE, the URSI commissions B, E and J organize a special 1,5 day session during AFRICON 2013 entitled "Large Scale Science Projects: Europe-Africa Connects", emphasizing each of the scientific commissions (10-11 September). This session is supported by the African-European Radio Astronomy Platform (AERAP).

Key note speakers:
Dr. Girish Kumar Beeharry (University of Mauritius)
Prof. Per Simon Kildal (Chalmers Technical University, Sweden, Distinguished Lecturer of IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society)
Prof. Howard Reader (Stellenbosch University)
 

For more details of IEEE AFRICON 2013 we advise you to check out the conference website www.africon2013.org
 
For any questions about the URSI session please contact aspo@astron.nl

Registration: www.africon2013.org/registration/  There are discounted rates for IEEE or URSI members.

The preliminary programme can be found here: http://www.ursi.org/en/files/africon2013programme.pdf