The BELLA-T Latin American e-Science Meeting (to be held in the framework of TICAL2017, in San Jose, Costa Rica, fron July 3 to 5) seeks to offer a new space for the exchange of knowledge and good practices in the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) within the scope of research, with the view to contributing to the improvement and optimization of Management and work of the scientific groups in the region. To this end, BELLA-T calls the Latin American researchers to present works that show their experiences in the development of collaborative initiatives involving the use of ICT (advanced networks, databases, repositories, visualization, supercomputing, among others) in the areas of Biodiversity, e-Health, Environment, Astronomy, Art and Culture in Network and High Energy Physics, considered as priority.

What is Autism today? And what will it be tomorrow? Why is every person with Autism different? Is it correct to speak of Autism as a condition or should we speak of Autism as a set of different conditions? These and many other questions will be discussed on Wednesday, May 24, 2017 on the Virtual Day "The Future of Autism."

On March 6, 2017 has been opened the Call for Tender for Telecommunications Infrastructure and Services to connect the national research and education networks (NRENs) of: Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia, as well as infrastructure for Chile and a submarine connection between Colombia and Brazil.

The impacts of autism, the emotional aspects of the condition, its sensory disorders and many other issues related to it will be discussed on Saturday, February 11, in the Webinar "Understanding autism from a paradigm shift".