News from TWAS's Regional Offices

Call for 2012 Young Affiliate nominations closing soon

TWAS's Regional Offices are now accepting applications and nominations for this year's intake of Young Affiliates. Deadline: 18 May.

2012 TWAS-ROESEAP Symposium on Frontiers in Chemical Engineering

The 2012 TWAS-ROESEAP Symposium, on 'Frontiers in Chemical Engineering', organized by the Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, will take place on 27-31 July 2012.

TWAS Regional Prizes 2011

21 November. The prizes, which are awarded by TWAS's five regional offices, carry a USD3,000 cash award. This year they have been awarded to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the development of scientific educational material.

A numbers game

29 July. Queena Ngo Lee-Chua, a recipient of the 2010 TWAS Regional Office in East and South East Asia (TWAS-ROESEAP) prize for the popularization of science, speaks about her passion for maths teaching in the current issue of the TWAS Newsletter.

TWAS-ROESEAP Symposium on Industrial Biotechnology

The 2011 TWAS-ROESEAP Symposium on Industrial Biotechnology will be held at the Congress Centre "Vision Hotel" in Beijing, China, from 26 to 30 August 2011.

TWAS-AAS-Microsoft 2010 Award for Young Scientists

25 February. Three African scientists have been awarded the 2010 TWAS-AAS-Microsoft Award for Young Scientists, given by TWAS, the academy of sciences for the developing world, the African Academy of Sciences (AAS) and Microsoft Research. The award, funded by Microsoft Research, recognizes outstanding research in computer sciences conducted by African scientists that has – or promises to have – an impact in the developing world.

Caribbean first

13 December. "Every child in Jamaica wants to become a medical doctor, but they don't know the other opportunities that science has to offer," says TWAS Young Affiliate Marvadeen Singh-Wilmot, a lecturer in the chemistry department at the University of the West Indies (UWI) in Mona, Jamaica.

TWAS-ARO 6th Annual Meeting

TWAS's Regional Office in Alexandria will hold its 6th annual meeting on 22 December 2010 at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina. Deadline for registration was 15 December 2010.

TWAS Regional Prizes for Public Understanding and Popularization of Science

20 October. The prizes, which are awarded by TWAS's five regional offices, carry a USD3,000 cash award. They are given to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to improving public understanding and appreciation of science.

TWAS 2010 Young Affiliates selected

Each year, TWAS's five Regional Offices select up to five excellent young scientists (below the age of 40) to be come 'TWAS Young Affiliates'.

Workshop for water engineers and scientists from the South

The TWAS Regional Office in Beijing is organizing a workshop, '2010 TWAS Frontier in Water and Sanitation', for water engineers and scientists from developing countries from 16 to 21 August 2010.

African computer scientists recognized

7 December 2009. Microsoft Research, TWAS and AAS reward three African computer scientists showing potential to accelerate economic development in Africa.

TWAS Awards First Regional Prizes for Scientific Institution Building

16 October. TWAS has awarded its first Regional Prizes for Building Scientific Institutions. The awards ceremony will take place at the TWAS 20th General Meeting in Durban, South Africa.

TWAS Awards First Regional Prizes for Science Education

Mexico City, Mexico, 10 November 2008. TWAS has awarded its first Regional Prizes for Development of Educational Material and School Science Curricula. The awards ceremony took place at the TWAS 19th General Meeting and 25th Anniversary Celebration in Mexico City, Mexico.