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1st PAERIP workshop in Cape Town, South Africa

The first PAERIP workshop will be held on November 11, 2011 at the Southern Sun Garden Court Eastern Boulevard Hotel in Cape Town, South Africa.

11 November 2011 - 11 November 2011
Austria
The event will be co-located with the 4th Euro-Africa Cooperation Forum on ICT Research (Nov. 14-15, 2011) so that participants can make the most of their stay in Cape Town.

The first PAERIP workshop will aim at promoting and enhancing African-European cooperation on Research Infrastructures, with a specific focus on FP7 instruments and other similar initiatives.

Main objectives will be to:
· Raise awareness on the PAERIP project objectives and activities
· Share lessons and experiences on research infrastructures
· Unveil early PAERIP findings on the analysis of existing research infrastructures in Africa
· Form partnerships and create synergies with relevant stakeholders and similar initiatives
· Create a platform for policy dialogue on research infrastructures

This workshop (held under the aegis of the European Commission) is organized by DST with the support of Sigma Orionis and all PAERIP Consortium Members.

Registrations are free of charge but, due to room capacity constraints, pre-registrations are requested and applications will be accepted on a case by case basis (up to 60 max.). You can register on http://store.sigma-orionis.com/login?conferenceid=50(opens in new window) .

Note: event participants are expected to cover their own travel and accommodation.

Agenda at a glance

08:30 am Registrations & Welcome of Participants

09:30 am Welcome & Opening Addresses

10:30 am Introduction to the PAERIP Objectives & Expected Outputs

11:00 am Coffee Break & Networking

11:30 am Lessons Learned and Experiences from ESFRI and First-Class Experts

12:30 am Presentation of the PAERIP Early Findings on Research Infrastructures

01:00 pm Networking Lunch

02:00 pm Roundtable Discussion: Sharing Experience

03:30 pm Workshop Conclusions

04:00 pm End of the Workshop


Side Events

The PAERIP Workshop has been designed as a side event to the “4th Euro-Africa Cooperation Forum on ICT Research” (Nov. 14-15, 2011 - Cape Town ICC), organized by the EuroAfrica-ICT EU-funded project under the aegis of the European and the African Union Commissions.

Event Organizer/Host:
DST with the support of Sigma Orionis and all PAERIP consortium members.

Contacts:
Karine Valin (karine.valin AT sigma-orionis.com)
Takalani Nemaungani (takalani.nemaungani AT dst.gov.za)

Web page:
http://www.paerip.org/node/28(opens in new window)
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