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Those interested in submitting papers for TNC19 can now submit their proposals. The call for papers of the annual conference of the pan-European advanced network, GÉANT, which will be held between June 16 and 20, 2019 in Tallinn, Estonia, is open from October 10 to November 30

The Pan American Health Organization will be awarding grants to project implementation proposals to improve Information Systems for Health (IS4H) in the Americas. The call for applications will be open until November 15 and it is driven to public institutions at National or Subnational levels from countries of the Americas region.

Angola Cables announced this October the start of the South Atlantic Cable System (SACS) operation, the first submarine cable in the Southern Hemisphere to connect Africa to South America. It is extended between Fortaleza (Brazil) and Luanda (Angola) and has a transmission capacity of 40 Tb/s, offering lower latency between the two continents. According to Angola Cables, the cable, which cost approximately 130 million dollars, aims to reduce traffic costs for the African continent and attract regional internet providers, large operators, multinational companies and research networks.

The network scientist and former director of the National Network of Teaching and Research of Brazil (RNP), Michael Stanton, received the 2018 Trajectory Awards from the Internet Address Registry for Latin America and the Caribbean (LACNIC) for his contribution to the development of the internet in the region. The prize was presented at a ceremony held in Rosario, Argentina, on September 27, during the organization's annual event, which brings together the network operators community of Latin America and the Caribbean.

The new link that goes from Miami to Panama City and from there to Santiago, was made in collaboration with AmLight and completes the 100 Gbps ring that closes with the link that goes from Santiago to Sao Paulo and from there to Miami. Thus, the collaboration with the American AmLight project enables RedCLARA to substantially improve the capacity of its network.

In order to promote a regional debate on the obstacles and problems related to the implementation of mobile health and to identify the right path for health services in Latin America, the CYTED-RITMOS Network, in collaboration with the National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition Salvador Zubirán and RedCLARA, will hold, next Wednesday, September 26, a Virtual Seminar on Mobile Health.