Future Events:
RISE Meeting 2013. South Africa. (Oct 25-26, 2013)
Past Events:
Lori Mulcare on "The Regional Initiative in Science and Education (RISE): Partnerships and Progress." Indaba breakfast convened by the Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies and the Princeton University Program in African Studies. Princeton, New Jersey. (April 10, 2013)
Alan Anderson attends Annual WaterNet Symposium (SSAWRN). Johannesburg, South Africa. (October 31-November 2, 2012)
RISE Meeting 2012. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. (October 12-13, 2012)
Alan Anderson visits AUST-Abuja (AMSEN). Abuja, Nigeria. (September 25-30, 2012)
Lori Mulcare on "Doing Science with Africa: Regional Initiative in Science and Education (RISE)" at the American Chemical Society's Annual Meeting. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (August 20, 2012)
Phillip Griffiths and Arlen Hastings attend launch of the RISE-AUST Partnership at the African University of Science and Technology. Abuja, Nigeria. (August 8, 2012)
Phillip Griffiths teaches short course on Algebraic Functions and their Integrals at the African University of Science and Technology. Abuja, Nigeria. (August 6-10, 2012)
Mohamed Hassan on "Promising Model for Promoting Quality Research and Education in Africa: Regional Initiative in Science and Education (RISE) Model" at the African Development Bank's first Africa Forum on Science, Technology and Innovations (STI) for Youth Employment, Human Capital Development and Inclusive Growth. Nairobi, Kenya. (April 1, 2012)
Diana Davies, Phillip Griffiths and George Rading on "Doing Science with Africa: Partnership Opportunities with the Regional Initiative in Science and Education (RISE)" at the AIEA Annual Conference. Washington, DC. (February 20, 2012) Handout here and here. PowerPoint here.
Alan Anderson visits Kenya (AMSEN, RISE-AFNNET); Tanzania (RISE-AFNNET, SABINA); Uganda (RISE-AFNNET, SSAWRN). (October 16-19, 2011)
RISE Meeting 2011. Kampala, Uganda. (October 14-15, 2011)
Pan-African School of Materials (PASMAT), a collaboration between RISE-AMSEN and AUST-Abuja, Abuja, Nigeria (September 6-17, 2011)
Arlen Hastings and Lori Mulcare visit the RISE networks: Kenya (RISE-AFNNET, AMSEN); Uganda (AFNNET, SSAWRN); Tanzania (AFNNET, SABINA, WIO-RISE); Mozambique (SSAWRN, WIO-RISE); South Africa (AMSEN, SABINA, SSAWRN); Botswana (AMSEN, SSAWRN). (June 12-24, 2011)
[RISE featured in] Carlos Ordonez's "Pan-American Initiatives in Scientific Cooperation with the ICTP: An Update" at Sociedade Brasileira de Fisica Annnual Meeting. Iguazu, Brazil. (June 5, 2011)
Alan Anderson visits Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Dar es Salaam. Zanzibar, Tanzania. (April 6-9, 2011)
Phillip Griffiths on "Regional Networks of Scientific Excellence in sub-Saharan Africa" at the Education, Science and Technology Colloquium, Princeton University. Princeton, New Jersey. (March 31 - April 1, 2011)
Phillip Griffiths on "Africa's Next Generation of Knowledge Workers: The Role of Networks" and John David Kabasa on "RISE-AFNNET Innovation System: A Case Study of the AFRISA ACP3 Model for Transformative Higher Education Networks in Africa" [RISE case study here] at the Regional Workshop on Sustainable Financing and Governance of Higher Education Regional Initiatives in Africa. Organized by 2iE, the World Bank, the African Development Bank, the Agence Française de Développement, the African Capacity Building Foundation, the French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, and the African Union Commission. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. (March 21-23, 2011)
Phillip Griffiths and RISE leaders attend Carnegie Networks Meeting. Nairobi, Kenya. (November 15-16, 2010)
Alan Anderson visits Okavango Research Institute. Maun, Botswana. (November 8-12, 2010)
Jacob Palis (talk here and here), Mohamed Hassan and Arlen Hastings (talk here) on "Supporting Science in the Developing World" at ICTP after 45: Science and Development for a Changing World. Trieste, Italy. (November 8, 2010)
RISE Meeting, Forum and Conference 2010. Benoni, South Africa. (October 4-8, 2010)
Alan Anderson visits Uganda MSI grant recipients. Kampala and surrounding areas, Uganda. (July 18-23, 2010)
Phillip Griffiths on "Globalization of Science for the Benefit of All" at The Roles of Science in Meeting Global Challenges: Broadening the Base and Organizing the Summit. Convened by the Global Colloquium of University Presidents. Yale University. (January 14-15, 2010)
Phillip Griffiths on "Training the Next Generation of Knowledge Workers in STI" and Harold Varmus on "The Global Science Corps" at the Global Forum on STI Capacity Building Partnerships for Sustainable Development. Convened by The World Bank. Washington, DC. (December 10-11, 2009)
Phillip Griffiths on "African Scientists Doing African Science in Africa: Why Should We Care?" Institute for Advanced Study After Hours Conversation. Princeton, NJ. (November 9, 2009)
Alan Anderson visits Kenya (AMSEN, RISE-AFNNET); Tanzania (RISE-AFNNET, SABINA, WIO-RISE); Uganda (RISE-AFNNET, SSAWRN). (November 8-19, 2009)
Arlen Hastings visits Malawi (SABINA); Namibia (AMSEN, SABINA); South Africa (AMSEN, SABINA). (October 15-27, 2009)
RISE Meeting 2009. Nairobi, Kenya. (September 28-29, 2009)
Phillip Griffiths to Meeting of the Technical Committee for the Uganda MSI. Kampala, Uganda. (September 21-25, 2009)
Mohamed Hassan and RISE presenters at "Regional and Interregional Cooperation to Strengthen Basic Sciences in Developing Countries." SIDA, ISP - Uppsala University, Addis Ababa University and the African Union Commission. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. (September 1-4, 2009) (presentations here)
Phillip Griffiths on "Science and Technology in the Developing World: The Institute's Role" (filmed presentation here). Institute for Advanced Study Public Lecture. Princeton, NJ. (May 1, 2009)
Alan Anderson visits Mozambique (SSAWRN, WIO-RISE); Namibia (AMSEN, SABINA); South Africa (AMSEN, SABINA, and SSAWRN). (April 19 - May 1, 2009)
Arlen Hastings on "The Carnegie - IAS Regional Initiative in Science and Education (RISE)." Indaba breakfast convened by the Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies and the Princeton University Program in African Studies. Princeton, New Jersey. (April 15, 2009)
"New Partnerships for Science in the Cradle of Humanity." AAAS Annual Meeting 2009. Chicago, Illinois. (February 12-16, 2009)
Phillip Griffiths and Arlen Hastings on "IAS and the Globalization of Science." Institute for Advanced Study's Friends Forum. Princeton, NJ. (December 3, 2008)
Symposium on the African Woman and Mathematics. Organized by AMMSI. Maputo, Mozambique. (November 29-30, 2008)
RISE Inaugural Meeting. Nairobi, Kenya. (October 6-7, 2008)
Arlen Hastings on RISE (talk, powerpoint) in "Sustainability Through Broad-Based Access to S & T" panel. Promoting Mutual Security and Development through BioScience Cooperation workshop convened by CUBRC - Center for International Science and Technology Advancement. Washington, DC. (June 17, 2008)
Phillip Griffiths on "Regional Networks to Strengthen Higher Education in Africa." University Presidents Summit convened by the US State Department. Washington, DC. (April 30, 2008)
Mohamed Hassan on SIG. Increasing the Competitiveness in the African Middle Income Countries: How Can the Multilateral Development Banks Best Support the African MICs? workshop by The World Bank and the African Development Bank. Cairo, Egypt. (March 11-12, 2008)
Phillip Griffiths on "Science and Technology for Sustainable Development: The African Context" at the AAAS Annual Meeting. Boston, Massachusetts. (February 2008)
Wandera Ogana on "Promoting Mathematics in Africa Through the African Mathematics Millennium Science Initiative (AMMSI)". Conference on Higher Education and Research in Developing Countries. Oslo, Norway. (February 12-13, 2008)
RISE Planning Workshop: The Carnegie-IAS Regional Initiative in Science and Education in Africa. Nairobi, Kenya. (June 3-5, 2007)
Mohamed Hassan on "Building Science, Technology and Innovation Capacity for Sustainability in Africa". G-8 UNESCO World Forum. Trieste, Italy. (May 10-12, 2007)
Global Forum on Building Science, Technology, and Innovation Capacity for Sustainable Growth and Poverty Reduction. Convened by The World Bank, in partnership with CIDA, DFID, Global Research Alliance (GRA), Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), SIG, UNCTAD, and UNESCO. Washington, DC. (February 13-15, 2007)
Phillip Griffiths on the Millennium Science Initiative. TWAS General Conference, Brazil. (September 5, 2006)
Setting up a World-Class Science Institute in Croatia: Difficulties and Possibilities. Video Conference. (June 8, 2006)
Arlen Hastings and Kiera Carlisle on the MSI and GSC at the Ministerial Forum on "Frontier Environmentally Sound Technologies for Africa's Sustainable Development: the Role of the Diaspora." Accra, Ghana. (April 27-29, 2006)
Workshop on the Concept of a Global Science Corps (GSC) in Africa. Sponsored by SIG and the Special Unit for South-South Cooperation in the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and hosted by the African Academy of Sciences. Nairobi, Kenya. (January 16-17, 2006)
Phillip Griffiths on "Science, Technology, Innovation and Growth." Kazakhstan Second Innovation Congress. Almaty, Kazakhstan. (November 16-17, 2005)
Arlen Hastings on the "Millennium Science Initiative: What, Why, Who, How." Improving the Effectiveness and Linkage between Research and Education in Vietnam panel. U.S.-Vietnam Science and Technology Days. Hanoi, Vietnam. (November 15, 2005)
Harold Varmus on the Global Science Corps (GSC). NASULGC (National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges) (now APLU) Annual Meeting. Washington, D.C. (November 13, 2005).
Phillip Griffiths on "Innovation and Growth." PREM Week Conference, The World Bank. Washington, D.C. (April 19-20, 2005)
Meeting of Commission for the Scientific & Technological Development of Central America and Panama (Comisión para el Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico de Centroamérica y Panamá). Managua, Nicaragua. (February 10-11, 2005)
Phillip Griffiths on "Building National Innovation Systems". Workshop on Strategy and Mechanisms for Implementation of the Recommendations of the IAC Report, "Inventing a Better Future: A Strategy for Building Worldwide Capacities in Science and Technology". Amsterdam, the Netherlands. (February 3-4, 2005)
Knowledge Forum and Implementation of the African Institute of Science and Technology (AIST). Abuja, Nigeria. (January 30-31, 2005)
Phillip Griffiths on "Centers of Excellence: The Millennium Science Initiative in Vietnam". VEF Fellows Conference. Washington, D.C. (December 21, 2004)
Chung Kim on "Building an Advanced Research and Educational System in Korea". VEF Fellows Conference. Washington, D.C. (December 21, 2004)
Jacob Palis on "Amazônia: Um Desafio Científico e Tecnológico." Seminar on the Amazon. Manaus, Brazil (November 16-17, 2004) and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (December 13-14, 2004)
"Science and Technology for Development and the World Bank: Stocktaking Meeting." The World Bank. Washington, DC. (November 29, 2004)
Jacob Palis on the InterAcademy Council report "Inventing a Better Future." Academy of Science of South Africa. Pretoria, South Africa. (September 2, 2004)
"Workshop on Strengthening the Mathematical Sciences in Africa." Hosted by the African Academy of Sciences in cooperation with SIG, with support from the Mellon Foundation. Nairobi, Kenya. (June 21-22, 2004)
"Science and Technology in Mexico: Bringing Innovation to the Marketplace." Conference co-sponsored by SIG, Consejo Coordinador Empresarial, Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León. Monterrey, Mexico. (May 24-25, 2004)
Panel discussion chaired by Bob Watson, World Bank Chief Scientist, in cooperation with Phillip Griffiths and SIG. "The Millennium Science Initiative: Achievements and Perspectives." The World Bank. Washington, D.C. (May 18, 2004)
Arlen Hastings on "Cultivating and Harvesting Innovation: The Role of the Millennium Science Initiative" (Spanish). Lessons Learned in Latin America about Matching Grants as an Incentive for Technological Innovation. Managua, Nicaragua. (April 22-23, 2004)
Phillip Griffiths on "The Millennium Science Initiative: A Case Study in S&T Capacity Building". Challenges in International Science: Effective, Innovative Collaborations with Developing Countries symposium at the AAAS Annual Meeting. Seattle, Washington. (February 13, 2004)
Jacob Palis and Ismail Serageldin on "Building Worldwide Capacities in Science and Technology." IAP General Assembly and Conference. Mexico City, Mexico. (December 3, 2003)
Phillip Griffiths on "A Global Science Corps for Developing Countries" and "Strengthening Science and Technology in the Developing World." Sigma Xi's 2003 Forum, Science & Engineering: Keys to International Understanding. Los Angeles, California. (November 12-13, 2003)
Mohamed Hassan on Directions for a More Peaceful World. Sigma Xi 2003 Forum, Science & Engineering: Keys to International Understanding, Los Angles, California. (November 12, 2003)
Phillip Griffiths on Scientific Capacity for the Developing World. 2002 Annual Meeting of The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS). New Delhi, India. (October 23, 2002)
