Wednesday 20 September 2017
- Arrival of delegates and dinner at respective accomodations
Thursday 21 September 2017
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09:15 - 09:30 Inauguration by Director IUCAA etc
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09:30 - 10:30 Astronomy in India (Somak Roychoudhuri)
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10:30 - 11:00 Astronomy at South Africa
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11:00 - 11:30 Tea
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11:30 - 12:00 Astronomy at Russia
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12:00 - 12:30 Astronomy at Brazil
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12:30 - 13:00 Astronomy at China
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13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
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14:00 - 14:30 South Africa (David Buckley: SALT Science and Opportunities)
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14:30 - 15:00 South Africa (Gordon Macleod: Next Generation Spectroscopic Observations)
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15:00 - 15:30 India - (AN Ramaprakah: IUCAA, Astronomy)
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15:30 - 16:00 Tea
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16:00 - 16:30 South Africa (Stephen Potter: Recent Science and Instrumentation highlights from SAAO)
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16:30 - 17:00 India (Dipankar Bhattacharya: ASTROSAT)
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17:00 - 17:30 India - (GC Anupama: IIA Astronomy)
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17:30 - 18:00 India - (Anil Pandey: ARIES Astronomy)
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20:00 - 22:00 Dinner (Banquet at IUCAA Recreation Centre)
Friday 22 September 2017
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09:30 - 10:00 India - (Ajit Kembhavi: Mega Projects in Astronomy)
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10:00 - 10:30 India - (PS Parihar: IIA 8-10 meter Telescope Plans)
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10:30 - 11:00 South Africa - (Matt Hilton: Observational Cosmology at UKZN)
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11:00 - 11:30 Tea
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11:30 - 12:00 South Africa - (Justin Jonas: MeerKAT and its Science Programmes)
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12:00 - 12:30 Russia - (V. Vlasjuk: Russian Projects in Optical Astronomy)
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12:30 - 13:00 Russia -(Alexei Pozanenko: Probing fundamental characteristics of extreme astrophysical phenomena: joint project of Russia, India and Republic of South Africa)
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13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
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14:00 - 14:30 India - (DK Ojha: TIFR Astronomy)
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14:30 - 15:00 India - (Durgesh Tripathi: Aditya-L1 mission)
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15:00 - 15:30 India - (Y Gupta: NCRA-SKA)
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15:30 - 16:00 Tea
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16:00 - 16:30 India - (SK Pandey: India University Astronomy)
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16:30 - 17:00 China
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17:00 17:30 Brazil
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19:00 - 22:00 Special Dinner (IUCAA Recreation Centre)
3rd BRICS Astronomy Working Group Meeting (BAWG) in Pune, India, 23 September 2017
Chair of the Working Group: Dr Thomas Auf der Heyde, Deputy-Director General, Department of Science and Technology (South Africa)
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08:30 - 09:00 - Arrival and Registration
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09:00 - 09:05 - Opening remarks by the Chair
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09:05 - 09:15 - Welcoming remarks by the host – Prof. Somak Roychaudhury, Director of Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA)
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09:15 - 09:20 - Apologies and approval of the agenda
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09:20 - 09:40 - Noting and feedback on the implementation of the Resolutions of the 2nd BAWG by the Secretariat - Mr Takalani Nemaungani, DST, South Africa
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09:40 - 10:35 - Any new/latest developments in Astronomy in each country (10 minutes each):
- Brazil
- Russia
- India
- China
- South Africa -
10:35 - 10:55 - Feedback on the outcomes of the Astronomical Data and Computation Workshop held in Ekaterinburg by Prof Paul Boley, Ural University, Russia
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10:55 - 11:15 - Tea/Coffee Break
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11:15 - 11:45 - Presentation and discussion on the draft Framework for Scientific Cooperation in BRICS Astronomy by the Secretariat - Mr Takalani Nemaungani, DST, South Africa
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11:45 - 12:05 - Feedback and information on projects chosen for support in response to BRICS 2016 Call by the Secretariat - Mr Takalani Nemaungani, DST, South Africa
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12:05 -12:50 - Drafting and endorsement of the Resolutions of the 3rd BWAG meeting
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12:50 - 13:00 - Closing remarks by the host and chair
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13:00 - 14:00 - Lunch
