The Inter-American Network of Academies of Sciences (IANAS), in a partnership with the Academy of Medical, Physical and Natural Sciences of Guatemala, hosted in Guatemala City, on July 26-28 of 2009, the IANAS “Science Funding Landscape Workshop”.
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Guatemala City
Guatemala – July 2009
IANAS “Science Funding Landscape Workshop”
The Inter-American Network of Academies of Sciences (IANAS), in a partnership with the Academy of Medical, Physical and Natural Sciences of Guatemala, hosted in Guatemala City, on July 26-28 of 2009, the IANAS “Science Funding Landscape Workshop”. This workshop was organized with the support of the Guatemalan National Council for Science and Technology (CONCYT), the International Development Research Centre (IDRC); and the InterAcademy Panel on International Issues (IAP).
The major objectives of this workshop were to: (a) increase the linkages between the National Academies of Sciences in the region, National S&T Councils (or equivalent organizations) and granting agencies and programs that provide support to S&T in the Americas; and (b) provide guidance and grantsmanship support to optimize opportunities, in particular for early and mid-career scientists.
The workshop brought together representatives from 22 countries of the Americas: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil; Canada; Chile; Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico; Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, United States of America; and Venezuela. The rich mix participants included Presidents or high-level officials of 10 National S&T Councils (or equivalent organizations); 11 Rectors or official representatives from major national universities; 11 high-level officials of regional and international granting agencies and programs; and outstanding young scientists coming from different areas of knowledge.
During the discussions held in the 3 days of the workshop, the organizations providing funding opportunities in the region had the space to present their vision and programs, and the representatives from the developing countries had the opportunity to present the effective needs of their countries. Through a dynamics that stimulated the interaction between participants, the workshop proved to be an extremely successful opportunity for the developing countries to become aware of existing opportunities, and for the granting agencies to become more acquainted with the real needs of each of the participating countries.
Programme
IANAS “Science Funding Landscape Workshop”
Guatemala – July 2009
July, 26th
Bristol Pluss Room
19:00 – 19:15 Welcome
- Maria Del Carmen Samayoa, President of the Academy of Medical, Physical and Natural Sciences of Guatemala;
- Rosa María Amaya de López, National Secretary of Science and Technology
- Oscar Cobar, Rector of University of San Carlos
Keynote Conference
19:15 – 20:00 IANAS Today and things to come in Guatemala
Juan Pedro Laclette; IANAS Co-Chair
20:00 Dinner
July, 27th
Bristol Pluss Room
Opening Ceremony
08:00 – 09:00 Welcome Address
- Carmen Samayoa, President of the Academy of Medical, Physical and Natural Sciences of Guatemala;
- Juan Pedro Laclette, IANAS Co-Chair;
- Hernan Chaimovich, IANAS Co-Chair;
- Rosa María Amaya de López, National Secretary of Science and Technology;
- Howard Alper, IAP Co-Chair
- David O’Brien, IDRC
Plenary session 1
09:00 – 09:45 Science, Scientists and Growth within South America and the Caribbean:
Bottle Necks and Opportunities.
Hernan Chaimovich, IANAS Co-Chair, Vice-President of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences
Plenary session 2
09:45 – 10:30 Science Funding Strategies in Latin America: their Role in Cooperation and Development of Small Scientific Communities.
Gabriel Macaya; President of the National Academy of Sciences of Costa Rica
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break
Plenary Session 3
11:00 – 12:30 Funding Science in the Americas
Brazilian Federal Agency for Support and Evaluation of Graduate Education (CAPES)
“Funding Sciences in the Americas: the case of Brazil”.
- Jorge Almeida Guimarães, President
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
” Funding Science and Supporting Innovation: An Introduction to IDRC”
- David O’Brien, Senior Program Officer – Innovation, Policy and Science / Challenge Fund
National Science Foundation (NSF)
“Funding International Science at the National Science Foundation”
- Harold Stolberg, Regional coordinator, Office of International Science and Engineering (OD/OISE)
12:30 – 14:30 Lunch
Plenary Session 4
14:30 – 16:00 Funding Science in the Americas
National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT), Mexico
“Some elements for the scientific integration of the Latin-American and Caribbean area”
▪ José Antonio De La Peña Mena, Deputy Director for Science, Conacyt, Mexico
Organization of American States – OAS
“OAS/DSTI activities and OAS/FEMCIDI project financing”
▪ Oscar Harasic, Principal Specialist, Department of Science, Technology and Innovation
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
“CANADA’S FUNDING OF UNIVERSITY R&D in NATURAL SCIENCES & ENGINEERING”.
▪ Margaret McCuaig-Johnston, Executive Vice-President
16:00 – 16:30 Coffee break
16:30 – 19:00 Exchange time
Dinner Lecture
19:00 – 19:45
STI: Opportunities for Research, Development and Societal Benefit
- Howard Alper; IAP Co-Chair
July, 28th
| July, 28th – Morning session (9:00 – 11:00) Roundtable 1 | July, 28th – Afternoon session (14:30 – 16:30) Roundtable 2 | ||||||
| Roundtable A Bristol I Room | Roundtable B Bristol II Room | Roundtable C Oxford Room | Roundtable D Bristol I Room | Roundtable E Bristol II Room | Roundtable F Oxford Room | ||
| Chair: Hernan ChaimovichNational Council of Scientific and Technological Research (CONICET)Marta Graciela Rovira, PresidentState Department, USATimothy J. DeVoogd, Jefferson Fellow | Chair: Gabriel Macaya United Nations Development Programme UNDP RBLACEmma Torres, Senior Adviser, UNDP Regional Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean | Chair: Juan P. LacletteTWAS Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean (TWAS-ROLAC) . Rafel Vicuña United Nations Environment Programme/Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNEP/ROLAC)Graciela Metternicht, Regional Coordinator for Latin America and the Caribbean, Division of Early Warning and Assessment | Chair: Hernan ChaimovichFogarty International Center/National Institutes of Health – NIH . Norka Ruiz Bravo, special advisor to the NIH director and former deputy director for extramural research | Chair: Gabriel MacayaPan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO)Elia Lara, PAHO representative in Guatemala | Chair: Juan P. LacletteNational Counsel of Technological and Scientific Development (CNPq)José Oswaldo de Siqueira, Director of Tematic and Setorial Programmes ICSU Regional Committee for Latin America and the Caribbean. José Antonio De La Peña Mena, Deputy Director for Science, Conacyt Mexico | ||
| 16:30 -17:00 | Coffee break | ||||||
| 17:00 – 19:00 | Exchange Time | ||||||
| 11:00-11:30 | Coffee break | 19:00 – 19:45 | Dinner Lecture | ||||
| 11:30-12:30 | Exchange time | ||||||
| 12:30–14:30 | Lunch | 19:45 – 20:00 | Closing Ceremony | ||||
List of Participants
List of Participants
| ArgentinaMarta Graciela Rovira President National Council of Scientific and Technological Research (CONICET) E-mail: [email protected]BoliviaBeatriz Barrera Head of Institutional Planning Royal and Pontifical Major University of Saint Francis Xavier of Chuquisaca E-mail: [email protected]Patrícia Taboada-Serrano Professor Bolivian Catholic University E-mail:[email protected] /[email protected]BrazilHernan Chaimovich Co-Chair IANAS E-mail: [email protected]Jorge Almeida Guimarães President Brazilian Federal Agency for Support and Evaluation of Higher Education (CAPES) E-mail: [email protected]José Oswaldo de Siqueira Director of Thematic and Setorial Programs National Counsel of Technological and Scientific Development (CNPq) E-mail: [email protected]Marcos Cortesão Executive Secretary IANAS E-mail: [email protected]Paula Melcop Secretary IANAS E-mail: [email protected]CanadaDavid O’Brien Senior Program Officer, Innovation, Policy and Science / Challenge Fund International Development Research Centre (IDRC) E-mail: [email protected]Howard Alper Chair InterAcademy Panel on International Issues (IAP) E-mail: [email protected]Margaret McCuaig-Johnston Executive Vice-President Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) E-mail: [email protected]ChileRafael Vicuña Representative of TWAS ROLAC TWAS Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean (TWAS-ROLAC) E-mail: [email protected]ColombiaJairo Humberto Restrepo Vice-Rector of Research University of Antioquia E-mail:[email protected]Juan Gabriel Ramirez Rojas Graduate Student University of the Valle E-mail: [email protected] /[email protected] /[email protected]Costa RicaEric Fuchs Professor University of Costa Rica E-mail: [email protected] /[email protected]Gabriel Macaya President National Academy of Sciences of Costa Rica E-mail: [email protected]Leiner Vargas Alfaro Representative of the National Council for Scientific and Technological Research (CONICIT) E-mail: [email protected]Henning Jensen Research Vice-President / Professor University of Costa Rica E-mail: [email protected] /[email protected]CubaAurora Perez Gramatges Professor Graduate Institute of Technologies and Applied Sciences E-mail: [email protected] /[email protected]EcuadorMaría Soledad Benitez Microbiology Professor Army Polytechnic University / Major Life Sciences Department – Biotechnology E-mail: [email protected]/ [email protected]El SalvadorMercedes Tatiana Quintero Pérez Professor, Chemistry and Pharmacy Faculty University of El Salvador E-mail: [email protected]GuatemalaArmando Cáceres Professor University of San Carlos of Guatemala E-mail: [email protected]Barbara Moguel Guatemalan National Committee University of San Carlos of Guatemala E-mail: [email protected]Christine A. Luttmann Trade Commissioner Canadian Embassy E-mail: [email protected]Claudia Hernandez Trade Commissioner Canadian Embassy E-mail: [email protected]Claudia Ramirez Management Assistant National Bureau of Science, Technology and Innovation (SENACYT) E-mail: [email protected]Dayrin Ortiz Guatemalan National Committee University of San Carlos of Guatemala E-mail: [email protected] /[email protected]Edgar Franco Rivera Professor University of San Carlos of Guatemala E-mail: [email protected]Elia Lara PAHO representative in Guatemala Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) E-mail: [email protected]Enrique Acevedo Director Maga Parpa E-mail: [email protected]Francisco Pérez Sabino Professor University of San Carlos of Guatemala E-mail: [email protected]Hugo Figueroa National Council for Science and Technology (CONCYT) E-mail: [email protected]Ivan Azurdia Bravo Director Energy Consultants E-mail: [email protected] /[email protected]Ivonne Rivera Sub director of Management National Bureau of Science, Technology and Innovation (SENACYT) E-mail: [email protected]Julio Cabrera Medical Doctor General Hospital E-mail: [email protected] | Lucie De Blois Trade and Investment Program Manager Canadian Embassy E-mail: [email protected]Manuel Bastarrechea Guatemalan National Committee E-mail: [email protected]María Del Carmen Samayoa President E-mail: [email protected]Mario Alberto Puga Torres Chief of Mission Mexican Embassy in Guatemala E-mail: [email protected]Oscar Cobar Dean of Pharmacy Faculty University of San Carlos of Guatemala E-mail: [email protected]Rosa María Amaya de López National Secretary of Science and Technology of Guatemala National Council of Science and Technology (CONCYT) E-mail: [email protected]Sully Velasquez Professor University of San Carlos of Guatemala E-mail: [email protected]HaitiFritz Deshommes Vice Rector for Research State University of Haiti E-mail: [email protected]Guercy Antoine Professor State University of Haiti E-mail: [email protected]Marie-Claire Nadine Henry Joseph Assistant Director of the Directory of Higher Education and Science Research National Ministry of Education of Haiti E-mail: [email protected] /[email protected]HondurasGustavo Adolfo Fontecha Sandoval Professor National Autonomous University of Honduras E-mail: [email protected] /[email protected]JamaicaArnoldo Ventura Adviser Office of the Prime Minister E-mail: [email protected] /[email protected] /[email protected]Michael Alexander Taylor Senior Lecturer University of the West Indies (UWI) E-mail: [email protected]Ronald Young Oro-Vice-chancellor, Graduate Studies & Research University of the West Indies (UWI) E-mail: [email protected]MexicoGraciela Metternicht Regional Coordinator of the Division of Early Warning and Assessment, United Nations Environment Program United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) / Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean (ROLAC) – PNUMA/ORPALC E-mail: [email protected]José Antonio De La Peña Mena Deputy Director for Science CONACYT Mexico / ICSU Chair ICSU Regional Committee for Latin America and the Caribbean (ICSU-ROLAC) / National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT) Mexico E-mail: [email protected]Juan Pedro Laclette Co-Chair IANAS E-mail: [email protected]Nicaragua Erick Sandoval Palacios Microbiology and Molecular Diagnosis Laboratories response Research Centre of Aquatic Ecosystems of the Center American University E-mail: [email protected] /[email protected]Leonardo Mendoza Blanco Vice Rector for Research Autonomous University of Leon (UNAN-León) E-mail: [email protected] / [email protected]Salvador Montenegro-Guillón Counselor Nicaraguan Council of Science and Technology (CONICYT) E-mail: [email protected]PanamaArmando Alberto Durant Archibold Professor University of Panama E-mail: [email protected]Víctor Sánchez Dean of the Mechanic Engineering Faculty Technological University of Panama (UTP) E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]ParaguayGabriel Ignacio Parra-González Post-doctoral fellow Cleveland Clinic Foundation E-mail: [email protected] / [email protected]Miguel Angel Volpe Borgognon Counselor National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT) E-mail: [email protected]PeruFrancisco José Peirano Blondet Associate Researcher Cayetano Heredia Foundation E-mail: [email protected]Gerard Chapelle Director of the National Council of Science, Technology and Technological Innovation (CONCYTEC) and of the National Fund for Scientific and Technological Development (FONDECYT) E-mail: [email protected]Jorge Angulo Cornejo Investigator and past Director of the Post Graduate School Major National University of San Marcos E-mail: [email protected] /[email protected]Norka Ruiz Bravo Special advisor to the NIH director and former Deputy Director for Extramural Research Fogarty International Center / National Institutes of Health (NIH) E-mail: [email protected]Trinidad and TobagoJo-Anne Nina Sewlal Professor University of the West Indies (UWI) E-mail: [email protected]United States of AmericaEmma Torres Senior Adviser, UNDP Regional Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean United Nations Development Program (UNDP RBLAC) E-mail: [email protected]Harold Stolberg Regional coordinator, Office of International Science and Engineering (OD/OISE) National Science Foundation (NSF) E-mail: [email protected] /[email protected]Oscar Harasic Senior Specialist Organization of American States – OAS E-mail: [email protected]Timothy J DeVoogd University Professor, Jefferson Fellow at the US State Department USA State Department E-mail: [email protected]VenezuelaFelix Tapia Coordinator Central University of Venezuela E-mail: [email protected]José Rafael Camacho Professor University Simon Bolivar E-mail: [email protected] |
Presentations
IANAS “Science Funding Landscape Workshop”
Guatemala – July 2009
July, 26th
Bristol Pluss Room
Keynote Conference
IANAS Today and things to come in Guatemala
▪ Juan Pedro Laclette; IANAS Co-Chair
July, 27th
Bristol Pluss Room
Plenary session 1
Science, Scientists and Growth within South America and the Caribbean: Bottle Necks and Opportunities.
▪ Hernan Chaimovich, IANAS Co-Chair, Vice-President of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences
Plenary session 2
Science Funding Strategies in Latin America: their Role in Cooperation and Development of Small Scientific Communities.
▪ Gabriel Macaya; President of the National Academy of Sciences of Costa Rica
Plenary Session 3
Funding Science in the Americas
Brazilian Federal Agency for Support and Evaluation of Graduate Education (CAPES)“Funding Sciences in the Americas: the case of Brazil”.
▪ Jorge Almeida Guimarães, President
International Development Research Centre (IDRC) ” Funding Science and Supporting Innovation: An Introduction to IDRC”
▪ David O’Brien, Senior Program Officer – Innovation, Policy and Science / Challenge Fund
National Science Foundation (NSF) “Funding International Science at the National Science Foundation”
▪ Harold Stolberg, Regional coordinator, Office of International Science and Engineering (OD/OISE)
Plenary Session 4
Funding Science in the Americas
National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT), Mexico “Some elements for the scientific integration of the Latin-American and Caribbean area”
▪ José Antonio De La Peña Mena, Deputy Director for Science, Conacyt, Mexico
Organization of American States – OAS “OAS/DSTI activities and OAS/FEMCIDI project financing”
▪ Oscar Harasic, Principal Specialist, Department of Science, Technology and Innovation
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
“CANADA’S FUNDING OF UNIVERSITY R&D in NATURAL SCIENCES & ENGINEERING”.
▪ Margaret McCuaig-Johnston, Executive Vice-President
STI: Opportunities for Research, Development and Societal Benefit
▪ Howard Alper, IAP Co-Chair
July, 28th
| July, 28th – Morning session Roundtable 1 | July, 28th – Afternoon session Roundtable 2 | ||||||
| Roundtable A Bristol I Room | Roundtable B Bristol II Room | Roundtable C Oxford Room | Roundtable D Bristol I Room | Roundtable E Bristol II Room | Roundtable F Oxford Room | ||
| Chair: Hernan ChaimovichNational Council of Scientific and Technological Research (CONICET)* Marta Graciela Rovira, PresidentState Department, USA*Timothy J. DeVoogd, Jefferson Fellow | Chair: Gabriel MacayaUnited Nations Development Programme UNDP RBLAC*Emma Torres, Senior Adviser, UNDP Regional Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean | Chair: Juan P. LacletteTWAS Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean (TWAS-ROLAC)* Rafel VicuñaUnited Nations Environment Programme/Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNEP/ROLAC)*Graciela Metternicht, Regional Coordinator for Latin America and the Caribbean, Division of Early Warning and Assessment | Chair: Hernan ChaimovichFogarty International Center/National Institutes of Health – NIH* Norka Ruiz Bravo, special advisor to the NIH director and former deputy director for extramural research | Chair: Gabriel MacayaPan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO)*Elia Lara, PAHO representative in Guatemala | Chair: Juan P. LacletteNational Counsel of Technological and Scientific Development (CNPq)*José Oswaldo de Siqueira, Director of Tematic and Setorial ProgrammesICSU Regional Committee for Latin America and the Caribbean*José Antonio De La Peña Mena, Deputy Director for Science, Conacyt Mexico | ||
Report
IANAS “Science Funding Landscape Workshop”
Guatemala City, Guatemala
July 26-28, 2009
REPORT
The Inter-American Network of Academies of Sciences (IANAS) and the Academy of Medical, Physical and Natural Sciences of Guatemala hosted in Guatemala City, on July 26-28 of 2009, the IANAS “Science Funding Landscape Workshop”. The workshop was supported by the Guatemalan National Council for Science and Technology (CONCYT), the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the InterAcademy Panel on International Issues (IAP).
The goals of this workshop were to: (a) increase the linkages between the National Academies of Sciences in the region, National S&T Councils (or equivalent organizations) and granting agencies and programs that provide support to S&T in the Americas; and (b) provide guidance and grantsmanship support to optimize opportunities, in particular for early and mid-career scientists.
The workshop brought together representatives from 22 countries of the Americas: Argentina; Bolivia, Brazil; Canada; Chile; Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico; Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, United States of America; and Venezuela. Participants included Presidents or high-level officials of 10 National S&T Councils (or equivalent organizations); 11 Rectors or official representatives from major national universities; 11 high-level officials of regional and international granting agencies and programs; and outstanding young scientists selected from 15 less developed countries (one each) of the Americas and the Caribbean Region.
During the discussions held in the 3 days of the workshop, the organizations providing funding opportunities in the region had the space to present their vision and programs, and the representatives from the developing countries had the opportunity to present the effective needs of their countries. Through a dynamics that stimulated the interaction between participants, the workshop proved to be an extremely successful opportunity for the developing countries to become aware of existing opportunities, and for the granting agencies to become more acquainted with the real needs of each of the participating countries.
The reccomendations from the Workshop included:
- A mandate for IANAS to organize a web information system that will include the needs of the S&T communities and the opportunities for funding;
- A mandate for IANAS to find chanells to increase mobility of young scientists from the less developed countries of the region;
- A mandate for IANAS to empower the Academies of Science from the less developed countries of the region to formulate Stretegic State Plans for S&T.
The evaluation of the workshop by the participants was collected electronically and demonstrated that the participants were convinced of the success of the initiative, and very gratefull for the experience.
