To be held between September 3 and 5, at the Centro Internacional de Convenciones y Exposiciones Las Américas, in the city of Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, the traditional TICAL Conference and the 2nd Latin American e-Science Meeting opened its calls to present papers on the theme "Digital Transformation in Institutions of Higher Education, Science and Culture", and invite the interested parties to apply between February 26 and May 7, 2018 at 24:00 GMT (closing time of both calls). The papers must be sent in strictly compliance with the format established in the Authors' Guide of both events (download it at: http://redclara.net/images/stories/doc/Guia_Autores_TICAL2018_eCiencia2018.doc).
Aiming to discuss scientific data management best practices developed by research institutions in Latin America and the Caribbean, the World Data System (WDS) will hold on April 17 and 18, in Rio de Janeiro, the Latin American and Caribbean Scientific Data Management Workshop.
Within the framework of the HORIZON 2020 Program for Research and Innovation of the European Commission and counting on the support of the Latin American and Caribbean Network of National Contact Points for the H2020 Program (LAC NCP Network), we invite you to participate in the "INFO DAY H2020: Work Programs 2018-2020 EU-CELAC, LAC NCP Network", to be held on December 12, 2017 from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm UTC / GMT.
What are the most common practices for the management and preservation of scientific data? And the barriers and incentives to share them? How are the practices for data management in Latin American countries? These and other questions will be discussed and answered in the Virtual Cycle on Management of Scientific Data, organized by RedCLARA, which will take place on four different dates between the end of November and the beginning of December.