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Astronomy in Africa 2019


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The Astronomy in Africa Business meeting was hosted at the South African
Astronomical Observatory in Cape Town on 25-26 March 2019. The meeting focused
on strategy, policy, and governance issues related to the field and plan the
future of astronomy on the continent. It also relaunched the African
Astronomical Society (AfAS), a professional astronomy society, with a clear
mandate.

The discussions leveraged on the massive international projects such as the
Square Kilometre Array (SKA) and African VLBI Network which will soon have
African countries and scientists leading cutting edge research. These are
complemented by capacity building efforts training young Africans in astronomy,
engineering and related fields, such as the DARA Newton Fund program. The
African science community and international commitment to astronomy in Africa
recently received a boost when Cape Town was chosen to host the biggest
conference in astronomy, the International Astronomical Union General Assembly
(IAU GA), in 2024. This will be the first time that the GA is hosted in Africa
since the founding of the IAU in 1919 and presents an opportunity for the
continent to demonstrate to the world its prowess in one of the most technical
scientific fields.

Around 80 delegates from 20 different countries were present at the Astronomy in
Africa meeting in Cape Town, including astronomy researchers and stakeholders
from government and research institutions. Anyone interested in Astronomy in
Africa could provide input online. An informal day of discussions and networking
to explore collaborative opportunities between space and astronomy communities
preceded the meeting on Sunday, 24 March.

Participants of the Astornomy in Africa meeting in Cape Town, Mar 25-26, 2019

 

        



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