The countdown has begun: There is less than a month to go until TICAL2021 and the 5th e-Science Meeting
With the confirmed participation of international experts and authorities, and the anticipated launch of the BELLA Project's connectivity, the 11th TICAL Conference and the 5th Latin American Meeting are fast approaching. The events will begin on the morning of Monday, August 30, and will run until Thursday, September 2, virtually and free of charge for the second year running.
The task of rethinking the university, driven by digital technologies, will be undertaken by a qualified team of international experts. Those who have already confirmed their participation in TICAL2021 include Paweł Świeboda, Director General of the Human Brain Project; Francesc Pedró, Director of the UNESCO International Institute for Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNESCO IESALC); Martin Hilbert, Professor at the University of California, Davis; César A. Hidalgo, Director of the Center for Collective Learning at the Institute of Artificial and Natural Intelligence of the University of Toulouse; and Marcos Pontes, Brazilian Minister of State for Science, Technology and Innovation.
In addition to the plenary sessions, where international panelists will share their experiences and knowledge with the conference audience, TICAL and e-Science will offer attendees a varied program of activities, including presentations in parallel sessions, training workshops, roundtables, and the official launch of the connectivity of the BELLA Project (Building Europe Link to Latin America), a base infrastructure – supported by the European Commission and the academic networks GÉANT, GARR, FCCN, DFN, RedIRIS, RENATER, RENATA, REUNA, RNP, CEDIA , and RedCLARA – that will directly connect Europe with Latin America via the EllaLink submarine cable.
Remember: Registration is free and can be done right now at tical2021.redclara.net, where you can also find more information about the panelists, the program, and preparations for the most important meeting of ICT directors in Latin America. Secure your participation now and join us for this event.
Additionally, we invite you to participate in several sessions and presentations which will be led by Ecuadorian institutions, such as IKIAM University, which will present its research work on Interconnected Data Laboratory, Ecuador, in addition to its presentation entitled: Amazonia science and culture, dissemination of cultural heritage in times of COVID using Web 2.0 tools, Ecuador.
Furthermore, we will have a CEDIA delegation present at the congress, in the TICALSec sessions (Cybersecurity Sessions) in which our CSIRT will participate in the event: Meeting of Academic and Institutional CSIRTs of the National Networks of Higher Education Institutions (RNIEs) that are members of the CLARA Network
To conclude our participation, we will have the presence of the President of the Corporation, Dr. Cecilia Paredes, in the round table: Women in the Network.
We're waiting for you!
Source: RedCLARA
