Past Events

• 5-10^th August 2012 : 34th International Geological Congress (IGC) - Brisbane, Australia 

• 8 - 14^th January 2011 - CAG23: "Geoscientific information infrastructures in Africa" - WS6 Joint Workshop: OneGeology-AEGOS-GIRAF (12^th of January 2011)

• 2009-2010 - Earth Science Education Initiative in Africa :

The overall intention of this Initiative is to support the development of the next generation of earth scientists in Africa who are equipped with the necessary tools, networks and perspectives to apply sound science to solving and benefiting from the challenges and opportunities of sustainable development.

Five regional workshops will be organized to assess regional capacities and needs in earth science education, research and industry underlining existing centers of excellence through conversation with relevant regional and international experts including representatives of Universities, Applied Schools, Geological Surveys, Industry, and Government and plotting the way ahead for earth science education :

- Assiut, Egypt (October 28-29^th, 2009)

- Luanda, Angola (November 12-13^th, 2009)

- Cape Town, South Africa (November 26-27^th, 2009)

- Dakar, Senegal (December 9-10^th, 2009)

- Kinshasa, DRC (February 1-2^th, 2010)

• 26-30/10/2009 : GISAfrica2009 International Conference "Geospatial information and sustainable development in Africa; facing challenges of global change" - Kampala, Uganda

• 25-26/03/2009 : Euro-Africa Cooperation Forum on Information and Communication Technologies Research - Brussels, Belgium