LAAAMP at UNGA Science Summit

Three special sessions on AfLS, GCLS/LAMISTAD and SMLS are scheduled on Thursday, 26 September for the United Nations General Assembly Science Summit 2024. Click on Read more to see the full programme and attend the conference.

AfLS - GCLS/LAMISTAD - SMLS Sessions for UNGA Science Summit 2024

Session 1 at 12h GMT

Synchroton Light Sources, Global Science Diplomacy, and UN SDGs with Dr Lidia Arthur Brito, Assistant Director-General for Natural Sciences, UNESCO. (Zoom link)

Session 2 at 16h GMT

LAMISTAD, a Synchrotron for the Greater Caribbean: Past, Present and Future presented by Prof. Víctor Castaño, Coordinator of Foresight and Strategic Projects, National Autonomous University of Mexico, and vice chair, GCLS/LAMISTAD. (Zoom link)

Session 3 at 18h GMT will consist of

The crXstal project at University of West Indies - Mona, presented by Prof. Marvadeen Singh-Wilmot, Department of Chemistry, University of West Indies,
Mid-scale Research and Training Programs for Partnerships with US Synchrotrons presented by Dr. Guebre X. Tessema, Division of Materials Research, US National Science Foundation
The experience of LAAAMP by Dr Sekazi Mtingwa
Roundtable: Discussion on Prospects for a Partnership Group of Synchrotron Light Source Facilities in the Global South by Klaus Attenkofer (ALBA Synchrotron), Jorge Colon (UPR), Christine Darve (ESS), Andrea Lausi (SESAME), Galileo Violini (GCLS/LAMISTAD)  (Zoom link)