Program
Science Diplomacy Training Program for Policy Makers in the Americas
Workshop agenda (Spanish – English)
Workshop Topic: Introduction to Science Diplomacy
Date:
- 16-18 October 2023, Field Trip to the Coiba AIP Scientific Station
- 19-21 October 2023, Science Diplomacy Workshop
- 20 October 2023, Science Diplomacy Forum
Location: Panama City, Panama
The inaugural Introduction to Science Diplomacy training workshop is organised by the Science Diplomacy Center (SDC) and sponsored by the National Secretariat of Science, Technology, and Innovation (SENACYT), Panama. The program, including its associated training workshops, aims to enable government officials, science advisors, and experts in the Americas to support national and multilateral science-policy processes. Likewise, it aims to foster dialogue and collaborations that can effectively address shared global challenges faced by the Americas.
Objectives
- To support key decision makers, and government officials in the region with an introduction to science and innovation diplomacy knowledge, skills, tools and networks to jointly tackle key priority topics related to global change challenges in a perspective of the Americas.
- To promote and facilitate regional dialogue and international cooperation on shared challenges and understand and discuss effective governance mechanisms for science and innovation diplomacy, among participating professionals, institutions and countries.
- To promote understanding of the role of science in policy priority areas for the region and foster understanding of the dynamics of the intergovernmental processes relevant to transboundary and multi-stakeholder global change (e.g. UNFCCC, CBD, etc) and other multilateral instruments.
- To nurture an Inter-American science and innovation diplomacy network and community of policy and practice associated with the IAI Science Diplomacy Center.
Workshop Content & Thematic Areas
The main topic of the workshop will be an Introduction to Science Diplomacy, including:
- Science and innovation Diplomacy concepts, tools, instruments, history, examples.
- Science and innovation Diplomacy in the Americas.
- Intergovernmental processes relevant to global change
- National Science Diplomacy Strategies
- Emerging Issues in Innovation Diplomacy
- Science Advice to support policy processes
Participants
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| Maritza Jadrijevic Girardi Ministry of the Environment Chile Bioprofile |
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| Eneida Zanquetta de Freitas Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI) Brazil Bioprofile |
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| German Daniel Quesada Paniagua Department of Sustainable Development and Environment, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Costa Rica Bioprofile |
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| Kenneth Rafael Marroquín López Ministry of Foreign Affairs Guatemala Bioprofile |
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| Norman Octavio Mendoza Domínguez Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Guatemala Bioprofile |
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| Leonardo Pineda Instituto de Hidrología, Meteorología y Estudios Ambientales – IDEAM Colombia Bioprofile |
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| Antônio Marcos Mendonça Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation Brazil Bioprofile |
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| Zunilda Medina National Council of Science and Technology CONACYT Paraguay Bioprofile |
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| Karen Dennis Ministry of Environment Uruguay Bioprofile |
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| Matías Paolino Ministry of Foreign Affairs Uruguay Bioprofile |
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| Lilliam Casillas Martinez Center for Inclusive Teaching and Learning, University of Puerto Rico-Humacao Puerto Rico Bioprofile |
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| Andrea Weilder de Albertini National Council of Science and Technology CONACYT Paraguay Bioprofile |
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| Marcos Oliveira FAPESC Brazil Bioprofile |
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| Anne-Teresa Birthwright Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research Jamaica Bioprofile |
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| María Inés Carabajal Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research Argentina Bioprofile |
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| Nathalia Diazibeth Tejedor Flores Center for Multidisciplinary Studies in Sciences, Engineering and Technology (CEMCIT-AIP) Panama Bioprofile |
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| Luisa Morales APANAC Panama Bioprofile |
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| Maribel Pinto Ministry of Environment Panama Bioprofile |
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| Ediner Fuentes-Campos SENACYT Panama Bioprofile |
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| Carlos A. Alvarado Escala Scientific Diplomacy of the International Cooperation Directorate, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Panama Bioprofile |
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| Grimaldo Elías Ureña Panama Bioprofile |
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| Denisse Loayza de Jaén Renewables, Geosciences Engineering and Commercial Engineering, Universidad Latina Panama Bioprofile |
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| Carlos Maynor Salinas SENACYT Panama Bioprofile |
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| Juan Mate Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Panama Bioprofile |
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| José Antonio Castillero Gálvez SENACYT Panama Bioprofile |
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| Reynaldo Lee Varela SENACYT Panama Bioprofile |
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| Mirella Martínez FSU – Panamá Panama Bioprofile |
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| Aura López CIEDU AIP Educational Research Center Panama Bioprofile |
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| Katherine Martinez Ministry of Environment Panama Bioprofile |
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| Sara Solís INDICATIC Panama Bioprofile |
| Grimaldo Elías Ureña INDICATIC Panama Bioprofile |
| Luis Fernando Alvarado Gamboa Ministry of Environment and Energy Costa Rica Bioprofile |
| Daniel Cabrera Vice Ministry of Climate Change and Sustainability Dominican Republic Bioprofile |
| Gabriela Perezmella Vice Ministry of Climate Change and Sustainability Dominican Republic Bioprofile |
| Lourdes Bntez de Gonzalez Ministry of Foreign Affairs Paraguay Bioprofile |
| Fiorella Huapaya de Cancillería Ministry of Foreign Affairs Peru Bioprofile |
| Roger Morales Ministry of Environment Peru Bioprofile |
| Hilario Espinosa Belmont Forum Panama Bioprofile |
| Gabriela Duarte International Institute for Sustainability Brazil Bioprofile |
Speakers
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| Kimberly Montgomery American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) USA Bioprofile |
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| Carlos Eduardo Higa Matsumoto Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation Brazil Bioprofile |
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| Carol Franco Virginia Tech, Blacksburg VA USA Bioprofile |
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| Marga Gual Soler Geneva Science and Diplomacy Anticipator (GESDA) Switzerland Bioprofile |
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| Alma Cristal Hernández-Mondragon Center for Research and Advanced Studies México Bioprofile |
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| Gabriela Gomes Coelho Ferreira University of Sao Paulo Brazil Bioprofile |
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| Franklin Carrero-Martinez National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) USA Bioprofile |
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| Luisa F. Echeverría-King Universidad Simón Bolívar in Barranquilla Colombia Bioprofile |
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| Pedro Coss Sanz Dominican Republic Bioprofile |
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| Rolando Gittens Institute of Scientific Research and Services of High Technology (INDICASAT AIP) Panama Bioprofile |
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| Ivonne Torres University of Panama Panama Bioprofile |
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| Ligia Castro de Doens MiAMBIENTE Panama Bioprofile |
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| Yill Otero Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Panama Bioprofile |
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| Luz Cumba Garcia AAAS Fellow at USAID USA/Puerto Rico Bioprofile |
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| Edgardo Díaz-Ferguson Coiba Scientific Station (COIBA AIP) Panama Bioprofile |
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| José Simpson Polo Minister of the Presidency Panama Bioprofile |
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| Nicolas Trujillo Scientific Diplomacy Program, Ministry of Sciences Chile Bioprofile |
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| María Dolores Penna de Almeida Cunha Embassy of Brazil Panama Bioprofile |
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| Anabella Vásquez Fábrega SENACYT Panama Bioprofile |
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| Diana Laguna Caicedo Ministry of Environment Panama Bioprofile |
