Samenvatting
The COSPAR Capacity Building Workshops have been conceived to meet the
following objec-tives: i) to increase knowledge and use of public
archives of space data in order both to broaden the scope of research
programmes in developing countries and also to ensure that scientists in
those countries are aware of the full range of facilities that are
available to them, ii) to provide highly-practical instruction in the
use of these archives and the associated publicly-available software,
and iii) to foster personal links between participants and experienced
scientists at-tending the workshops to contribute to reducing the
isolation often experienced by scientists in developing countries. Since
2001 a total of eleven workshops have been successfully held in
different scientific areas (X-ray, Gamma-ray and Space Optical and UV
Astronomy, Mag-netospheric Physics, Space Oceanography and Planetary
Science) in nine developing countries (Brazil, India, China, South
Africa, Morocco, Romania, Uruguay, Egypt and Malaysia). To enable young
scientists who have participated in a Workshop to build on skills gained
there, the COSPAR Panel for Capacity-Building has initiated in 2008 an
associated Fellowship Programme. A total number of 14 institutes from
several european countries, USA, China and India are participating in
the programme offering those to carry out a 2-4 week research project
together with a resident scientist. We will discuss the modalities of
the workshops, the so-far gained experience, and the future including
collaborations with other institutions sharing the aim of increasing the
scientific activities in developing countries.
Originele taal-2 | English |
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Pagina's | 3895 |
Status | Published - 2010 |
Evenement | 38th COSPAR Scientific Assembly. Held 18-15 July 2010, in Bremen, Germany, p.6 - , Germany Duur: 15-jul.-2010 → … |
Conference
Conference | 38th COSPAR Scientific Assembly. Held 18-15 July 2010, in Bremen, Germany, p.6 |
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Land/Regio | Germany |
Periode | 15/07/2010 → … |