November 2017
First meeting of the Network of Argentine Scientists in Australia
The founding meeting was held on 17 November 2017 at the Argentine Ambassador's residence in Canberra, with seventeen scientists attending in person and fourteen more by teleconference.
The first meeting to establish and coordinate the network of Argentine researchers, scientists and engineers in Australia was held at the residence of the Argentine Ambassador to Australia, Dr Hugo Gobbi (Red Hill, Canberra, ACT), on 17 November 2017.
Seventeen scientists and researchers from many fields, and from different Australian cities and academic institutions, attended in Canberra. Fourteen more joined by teleconference.
The meeting discussed the aims of the network and of the RAICES Program; participants presented their research lines and their experience collaborating with institutions in Argentina, and the next steps in forming the network were outlined.
The meeting ended with an asado hosted by Ambassador Gobbi.
