- María José López Pourailly
During TNC 2008, Networks will create a real-time virtual te
Members of the EXPReS project (Express Production Real-time e-VLBI Service) on May 22nd will use multiple data networks to connect telescopes in South America, North America, Africa and Europe to a central data correlator in the Netherlands, simulating a telescope over 13,000 kilometers in diameter. This real-time virtual telescope will be possible thanks to the capacities of the interconnected RedCLARA, GÉANT2, Netherlight, Belnet, Internet2 and StarLight advanced networks.

Started in January, the
Networks of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and other relevant cooperation institutions are invited to prepare applications for grant funding under the new programme on higher education cooperation for Latin America (LA). Projects will include "Joint Partnerships" of European and LA institutions and "Structural Measures" that aim to reform education systems in LA (c.f. 
