[wanabidii] Science*Policy*Africa Volume 19 Number 1

11-3-2015

 

Dear All,

 

Greetings from the African Academy of Sciences.

 

The AAS secretariat is happy to send to you the Volume 19 Number 1 issue of the Academy's newsletter, “Science*Policy*Africa”.  In this issue, there is:

1.      Message from the President

2.      From the ED’s desk

3.      Call for nominations for the “2015 Olusegun Obasanjo Prize for Scientific Discovery and/or Technological Innovation”

4.      Africa Union Summit requests AAS and NPCA to establish the “Alliance for Excellence in Science in Africa” (AESA)

5.      Two AAS Fellows Awarded the African Union Kwame Nkrumah Continental Scientific Awards 2014 Edition

6.      Announcement of the 10th General Assembly of AAS

7.      Prof Ben-Erik van Wyk awarded prestigious SAAB Gold Medal

8.      Prof Abdel-Shafy Fahmy Obada awarded Egypt state medal

9.      New AAS Fellows in 2014

10.  Understanding the fundamentals of science of climate change in Africa

11.  African engagement with solar geoengineering

12.  Inaugural CIRCLE workshops held at AAS secretariat

13.  Call for Applications: Proposal Development Workshop for Early to Mid-Career African Scientists, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, July 13-16, 2015

14.  News

15.  Opportunities

 

The next issue, Volume 19 Number 2, of  “Science*Policy*Africa”  will be out in June 2015. Contributions to this issue must be sent to The Editor at b.gyampoh@aasciences.org not later than 20 May 2015. The author guidelines is attached for your information.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Henry Neondo

For the

 

AAS Communications Office

 

       The African

Academy of Sciences

 

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