Training & Education:Training & Education: Progress and Perspectives Progress and Perspectives

Scholarship program - Scholarship program - RHAE/LBARHAE/LBA

• All 46 scholarships are implementedAll 46 scholarships are implemented• New call was announced, following CNPq’s New call was announced, following CNPq’s

instructions. First deadline is over : only 20 instructions. First deadline is over : only 20 applications (60% is DTI)applications (60% is DTI)

LBA LibraryLBA Library

• Call for papers and theses to INPA’s libraryCall for papers and theses to INPA’s library• Can be consulted by remote access - Can be consulted by remote access -

BibliopacBibliopac• There will be a link in the LBA website to There will be a link in the LBA website to

the library the library

• Up to now : 61 PhD dissertations, 54 Up to now : 61 PhD dissertations, 54 Master theses and 31 Bachelors registeredMaster theses and 31 Bachelors registered

Short Training CoursesShort Training Courses• “Dinâmica da Fragmentação da Paisagem Amazônica”

(PDBFF/LBA/INPA. Instrutores: INPA,UFAM, MP e SIPAM. Em Manaus, AM

• “Modelagem de Sistemas Ambientais Dinâmicos“ Curso itinerante com laboratório portátil de informática (12 notebooks). Instrutor: Marcos Heil Costa (UFV). Em Manaus e Cuiabá

• “Desmistificando a prática da escrita: uma introdução à produção de textos em contexto científico”. Instrutores: Ivani Pereira and Peter Griffith (LBA-Eco) – Em Rio Branco, AC

III International Science III International Science ConferenceConference

• 319 students from 19 countries319 students from 19 countries

• Among the 292 brazilians there are Among the 292 brazilians there are 244 with accepted abstracts ( 111 in 244 with accepted abstracts ( 111 in PhD and 74 in Master Programs)PhD and 74 in Master Programs)

• Include 110 technicians and post-Include 110 technicians and post-docs docs

• > 120 requested support from T&E> 120 requested support from T&E

III International Science III International Science ConferenceConference

Massive participation of the students Massive participation of the students are guaranteed by:are guaranteed by:

- Registration includes all lunchesRegistration includes all lunches- T&E support includes hotel (100 T&E support includes hotel (100

places, transportation)places, transportation)- Three buses from São Paulo, Mato Three buses from São Paulo, Mato

Grosso (inc. Rondônia) and Belém are Grosso (inc. Rondônia) and Belém are arranged to bring them to Brasilia... arranged to bring them to Brasilia...

Updated numbersUpdated numbers

November/November/20032003

April/2004April/2004

BScBSc 187187 191191

MScMSc 124124 253253

PhDPhD 160160 204204

totaltotal 471471 648648

PARAMA (Pan Amazonia)PARAMA (Pan Amazonia)

• Submitted to SSC as the training Submitted to SSC as the training component of the Rainfor PROJECT component of the Rainfor PROJECT

• Feasible only as an Scientific Feasible only as an Scientific Expedition- CNPqExpedition- CNPq

• Calls for the workshops and Calls for the workshops and scholarships are releasedscholarships are released

New T&E opportunitiesNew T&E opportunities

• Peter Griffith - Master of Peter Griffith - Master of Environmental Management at the Environmental Management at the Nicholas School of the Environment Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences Duke University - and Earth Sciences Duke University - 3 Brazilian students.3 Brazilian students.

• Carlos Nobre: ?Carlos Nobre: ?

• Coordinated by Dr. Elinei Santos – UFPA-Coordinated by Dr. Elinei Santos – UFPA-SantarémSantarém

• Renovation of the house in the Campus II Renovation of the house in the Campus II has just finishedhas just finished

• Last March they organized their I Last March they organized their I Workshop “ConTEXTO AMAZÔNICO: Workshop “ConTEXTO AMAZÔNICO: DIFUNDINDO CONHECIMENTOS” under tow DIFUNDINDO CONHECIMENTOS” under tow specific themes: Water and Carbon Cyclespecific themes: Water and Carbon Cycle

TE-02:TE-02: Educacional material aterial target: undergraduate target: undergraduate

studentsstudents

• Coordinated by Dr. Sylvia Bahri – INPACoordinated by Dr. Sylvia Bahri – INPA

• Initially a series of booklets with the most progressives themes of LBA (max 60 p.)

• In the near future, re-organize them in a book about “Amazonian Ecosystems”

TE-01:TE-01: Educacional material aterial target: graduate studentstarget: graduate students