BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CERN//INDICO//EN BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Global South Synchrotrons Project: Update and Prospects DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260609T160000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260609T161500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260606T093547Z UID:indico-contribution-815-10366@events.saip.org.za DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Galileo Violini (Centro Internacional de Física\, B ogotá)\, Michele Zema (University of Bari\, Italy)\nPartners of the initi ative\n\n African Light Source (AfLS)\n Greater Caribbean Light Sour ce (GCLS)\n Iranian Light Source (ILS)\n Puerto Rican Light Source ( PULS)\n Central Asian Synchrotron Light Source (CASLS) \n\nObjectives\n \nThe proposal aims to develop a network of lightsources in the Global Sou th. During the project period\, its primary objectives will be:\n\n Rai se Awareness and Garner Support: Promote the project to secure community\, societal\, and governmental backing. This will involve organizing worksho ps open to politicians\, the press\, and civil society to highlight its im portance.\n Enhance Synchrotron Science Output: Strengthen scientific p roductivity through collaboration with existing synchrotrons and by organi zing training workshops for technicians and users from academia and indust ry.\n Foster International Partnerships: Establish and deepen connectio ns with international organizations to ensure global support and cooperati on.\n Monitor and Evaluate Progress: Conduct regular assessments of sci entific outputs\, the training of young scientists\, the expansion of the user base\, and the level of industrial participation to track the project ’s impact.\n Increase Awareness in the Global South: Educate scientis ts\, governments\, and societies about the relevance of synchrotrons and t he opportunities they provide for scientific and industrial advancement.\n Private sector involvement. Even if such projects are intrinsically pu blic\, the potential economic impact may motivate a private participation. To trigger this may be an important aspect of previous item.\n New mat erials development and health impact for the obtaining of vaccines\, drugs against rare diseases and emerging diseases. The synchrotrons are not onl y facilities of characterizing materials\, but the synchrotrons represent a passion for discovery and developing of new strategies for health improv ement and better quality of the human beings.\n\nVisit the programme page on the IDSSD 2024-2033 website \nhttps://www.un-sciences-decade.org/en/end orsed-activities/advanced-light-source-facilities-empower-global-south-sci entists-sustainable-development?hub=63\n\nhttps://events.saip.org.za/event /274/contributions/10366/ LOCATION: URL:https://events.saip.org.za/event/274/contributions/10366/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:LAAAMP DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260609T154500Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260609T160000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260606T093547Z UID:indico-contribution-815-10365@events.saip.org.za DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Michele Zema (University of Bari\, Italy)\nLAAAMP is a Joint Programme of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics\ , the International Union of Crystallography\, the Abdus Salam Internation al Center for Theoretical Physics\, and the International Union of Pure an d Applied Biophysics\, originally funded by the Grants Programme of the In ternational Science Council.\n\nThe Grants Programme creates innovative in ternational initiatives of relevance to science and society led by ISC Mem ber Unions. It seeks to facilitate active collaboration between Scientific Unions and other members of the ISC community (for example ISC Regional O ffices\, Interdisciplinary Bodies\, Joint Initiatives\, Networks etc.) by addressing long-standing priorities for ISC members in developing science education\, outreach and public engagement activities\, and to mobilise re sources for international scientific collaboration.\n\nhttps://events.saip .org.za/event/274/contributions/10365/ LOCATION: URL:https://events.saip.org.za/event/274/contributions/10365/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Open Discussion with ISC Unions and their Regional Adhering Bodies DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260609T161500Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260609T171500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260606T093547Z UID:indico-contribution-815-10364@events.saip.org.za DESCRIPTION:https://events.saip.org.za/event/274/contributions/10364/ LOCATION: URL:https://events.saip.org.za/event/274/contributions/10364/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Building a renewable energy\, electrochemistry\, and materials res earch community in Puerto Rico DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260609T151500Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260609T154500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260606T093547Z UID:indico-contribution-815-10360@events.saip.org.za DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Jorge L. Colón (University of Puerto Rico\, Río Pi edras)\nA group of researchers in Puerto Rico from public universities (Un iversity of Puerto Rico\, Río Piedras\, Humacao\, Cayey\, and Mayagüez c ampuses) and private universities (Universidad Ana G. Méndez\, Cupey and Gurabo campuses) has jointly successfully obtained NSF and DOE funding for projects to recruit\, retain\, and graduate undergraduate and graduate st udents conducting renewable energy research using nanostructured materials . These projects improve and broaden participation in these critical areas of research by increasing the number of participants from groups historic ally underrepresented in materials research completing degrees in STEM. Th ese efforts are in collaboration with the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source (CHESS) at Cornell University in Ithaca\, New York\, the National M agnetic Laboratory (MagLab) in Tallahasse\, Florida\, the National Laborat ory of the Rockies in Golden\, Colorado\, the SLAC National Accelerator La boratory in Menlo Park\, California operated by Stanford University\, the San Francisco State University and the University of Texas at El Paso. A r apid transition to the use of renewable sources of energy (e.g.\, solar\, wind) is needed if the worst consequences of climate change are to be avoi ded. Tackling this challenge requires developing new and innovative ideas on clean energy production and storage for energy applications. From solar cells\, green hydrogen\, and batteries to fuel cells\, supercapacitors\, and other technologies\, materials science and electrochemistry are playin g a central role in their development. The education and innovative collab orative materials research effort of our growing research community in Pue rto Rico in collaboration with our partners will help to bring together an d develop a diverse and talented scientific interdisciplinary community. Examples of research efforts in the area of nanostructured electrocatalysi s for water splitting and fuel cells\, nanostructures for dye-sensitized s olar cells\, and hybrid supercapacitors will be presented.\n\nhttps://even ts.saip.org.za/event/274/contributions/10360/ LOCATION: URL:https://events.saip.org.za/event/274/contributions/10360/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR