5TH AUSTRALIA-SPAIN RESEARCH FORUM - 5 years Bridging Australia and Spain i...
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5TH AUSTRALIA-SPAIN RESEARCH FORUM
5 years Bridging Australia and Spain in Research and Academia
Conference of the Association of Spanish Researchers in Australia-Pacific
INVITATION
We invite you to register to attend the 5th Australia-Spain Research Forum; hosted by the ANU Centre for Mental Health Research on behalf of SRAP - the Association of Spanish Researchers in Australia-Pacific (SRAP), and the Embassy of Spain in Canberra.
SRAP promotes and supports networking between Australia-Pacific and Spanish research institutes, and universities, and provides assistance and networking support for Spanish researchers in Australia-Pacific.
This year's forum celebrates SRAP's 5th Anniversary, and provides an opportunity to reflect on challenges and achievements, and to look to the future.
Places are limited, and so we encourage you to book now.
PROGRAM
(Subject to change, last updated 30/10/2019)
08.40 - 09.00 REGISTRATION AND ARRIVAL COFFEE
09.00 - 09.20 OPENING
Prof Russell Gruen, Dean, ANU College of Health and Medicine
Prof Mike Calford, Provost, ANU
H.E. Mr Manuel Cacho, Ambassador of Spain in Australia
09.20 - 09.45 PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS (Chair: Prof Luis Salvador-Carulla)
SRAP 5 Years on
A/Prof Sergio Leon-Saval, President, SRAP, Director Sydney Astrophotonics Instrumentation Laboratory, University of Sydney
09.45 - 10.45 SRAP ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND CHALLENGES (Chair: Ms Sara Carrillo de Albornoz)
SRAP activities and Australian partnerships
Dr Joaquín Valderrama-Valenzuela, Vice-President, SRAP, Research Scientist, National Acoustic Laboratories, Sydney
SRAP activities and international partnerships
A/Prof Ana Vila-Concejo, Geocoastal Research Group, School of Geosciences, University of Sydney
Deputy Director, One Tree Island Research Station, University of Sydney
SRAP social impact in media and communications
Dr Angel R. Sánchez, Senior Lecturer, Australian Astronomical Optics, Macquarie University, Sydney
11.15 - 12.35 SRAP FORUMS’ LEGACY (Chair: Dr Marina Trigueros)
Science
Dr Francisco Sánchez-Bayo, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney
Health and social sciences
Prof Luis Salvador-Carulla, Convenor, 5th Australia-Spain Research Forum, Head, Centre for Mental Health Research, Research School of Population Health, ANU
Arts and culture
Dr Paula Llull, Independent Art Writer and Curator
12.35 - 13.20 LUNCH
13.20 - 14.20 ENHANCING INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION BETWEEN AUSTRALIA, SPAIN, AND LATIN AMERICA (Chair: Mr Noel Campbell)
The role of funding agencies in research and development collaboration between Australia and Spain: The case of CDTI (Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology)
Mr Carlos Domene González, International R&D&i Advisor for the Spanish Innovation Agency in Australia
The role of universities in research and education in Australia, Spain and Latin America: The case of Loyola University
Prof Carlos García-Alonso, Professor of Operational Research and Information Systems, Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Research. Univ. Loyola Andalucia, Spain
The role of research organisations in enhancing collaboration between Australia, Spain and Latin America: The case of SRAP
A/Prof José Alberto Salinas-Pérez, Associate Professor of Quantitative Methods at Universidad Loyola Andalucia, Spain and Centre for Mental Health Research, Research School of Population Health, ANU College of Health and Medicine
The role of public health agencies in enhancing collaboration between Australia and Latin America: The case of ISPM
Dr Eduardo Lazcano-Ponce, Director, National School of Public Health, Mexico
14.20 - 15.10 COFFEE BREAK
15.10 - 16.10 ROUNDTABLE (Chair: Prof Carola García de Vinuesa)
Australian-Spanish collaboration in research and development: where next?
Mr Luis Sánchez-Vellisco, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Spain, Canberra
Mr David Ferrán, Counsellor (Education), Embassy of Spain, Canberra
Ms Raquel Romero, Director, Cervantes Institute, Sydney
A/Prof Sergio Leon-Saval, President, SRAP, Director Sydney Astrophotonics Instrumentation Laboratory, University of Sydney
Ms Anna Miller, General Manager, La Camara, Sydney
16.10 - 16.20 CONCLUDING REMARKS
Dr Joaquín Valderrama-Valenzuela, Vice-President, SRAP, Research Scientist, National Acoustic Laboratories, Sydney
INFORMATION FOR DELEGATES
What are my transport/parking options for getting to and from the event?
Parking on the ANU campus is very limited. Public transport is recommended.
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