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San José, Costa Rica, became the epicenter of advanced computing during the Annual Meeting of the Advanced Computing Network of Latin America and the Caribbean (SCALAC), a member entity of RedCLARA, from August 7–9. This event brought together prominent SCALAC members from various countries to explore advancements, tackle challenges, and plan future collaborations in high-performance computing (HPC).

From 8 August to 30 October, you have a limited time to take advantage of   special rates for the TICAL2024 Conference. The event is scheduled from 3-5 December at the Barra Windsor Hotel in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The first meeting of the National Committee of the Copernicus Academy Uruguay took place in Montevideo on 20 August, in the framework of the BELLA II project and the establishment of the Copernicus Academy Uruguay.  The event was organized by the Uruguayan Academic Network (RAU), the Uruguayan Agency for International Cooperation (AUCI), the National Emergency System (SINAE), and RedCLARA.

The functionalities of the “Diploma” project, an initiative by RedCLARA that facilitates regional academic dialogue and the interoperability of student and professional credentials, along with other educational services deployed on LACNet's blockchain networks, were discussed in one of the podcasts from the “Café LACChain” series, titled “Education in the Web3 Era.”

The Board of Directors of LA Referencia, composed of representatives from the countries that make up the network, has elected Robinson Zapata-Pino (SENACYT - Panama) as President and Patricia Muñoz (ANID - Chile) as Vice President for a two-year term.

The impact of digital transformation on health data governance systems and the tools needed to create systems that benefit the patients were some of the topics addressed during the RUTE-AL Webinar "Health Data Governance in LAC," held on Wednesday, 31 July.