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 In terms of inclusion, RedCLARA, through the ALICE2 project, has deployed enormous efforts to incorporate into its backbone those countries in Latin America which still cannot get connected to the world through the Advanced Internet network. Honduras in one of such countries, and it is within it that a deep movement –from the government and with the participation of higher education institutions- is being incubated to establish the first national academic network. The action is led by the Deputy Directorate of Science and Research of the Directorate for Competitiveness and Innovation belonging to the External Planning and Cooperation Technical Secretariat, SEPLAN, and we talked about this with Engineer Ivette Castillo de Colindres, its deputy director.
 Financed by the FP7 – Capacities, of the European Commission the CHAIN Project, in which RedCLARA is strongly involved, it aims to coordinate and leverage recent efforts and results with a vision of a harmonised and optimised interaction model for e-Infrastructure and specifically Grid interfaces between Europe and the rest of the world.
 The questionnaire that will serve for the ellanboration of the RedCLARA Compendium of Latin American National Research and Education Networks 2011 will be open online from January 11 to March 11.
 Launched in October 2009, COAR, the Confederation of Open Access Repositories, is uniting 59 institutions in 23 countries from Europe, Latin America, Asia, and North America. Its mission is to enhance greater visibility and application of research outputs through global networks of Open Access digital repositories.
 On July 2nd and 3rd, 2012, Lima will host the Second Conference of Information and Communication Technologies Directors from higher education institutions. People involved in ICT management in Latin American universities are invited to submit proposals related to this topic. The deadline to submit the material is April 15th, 2012.
 From this new delivery we highlight: RedCLARA participates in the European Policy Summit to discuss Latin America's challenges, and the interviews with Prof. Norbert Lossau, President of COAR, and Federico Ruggeri, project coordinator of CHAIN. Download DeCLARA nº29, here.
 Hosted by the Government of Tanzania through the Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology, Supported by the European Commission and African Union Commission and Technical Co-Sponsored by IEEE, IST-Africa 2012 will take place from 09 - 11 May 2012.
 The ‘God particle’, hailed as the holy grail of physics, may have been glimpsed for the first time.
 The First International Platform on Integrating Arab e-Infrastructure in a Global Environment, e-AGE, a conference organized by ASREN (Arab Status Research and Education Network), it is running from December 12 to 14, between 07:00 and 16:30 GMT, and can be followed by internet by clicking HERE.
 Applicants must produce a case study according to the eligibility requirements and criteria established in the call. The winner proposal and those that qualify as finalists will be distributed among ALICE2 and RedCLARA communities and will be highlighted in the RedCLARA press media. The deadline for submitting proposals is December 16th, 2011.
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