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The National University Network of Chile, REUNA, and the National Academic Network of Advanced Technology of Colombia, RENATA, invite the academic community of Latin America to join the conference "Astronomy, connectivity, computation: challenges and opportunities".

Contents: Editorial - Mariano Sánchez, Executive Director RedCONARE | Pure life and knowledge! TICAL's Costa Rican edition will host two more events | BELLA-T opens tender | Former president of RedCLARA was honored by the Uruguayan Television on Women's Day | RedCLARA partner networks have fast and direct access to Microsoft services | RedCLARA announces peering with Google | Europe and Latin America expand their collaboration for open science | Using RedCUDI in the Pierre Auger Observatory Remote Control Room located at UNAM | Leonardo Rodríguez: "We hope to strengthen the articulation with the scientific communities of the other national networks" | Agenda.

The Regional Fund for Digital Innovation in Latin America and the Caribbean (FRIDA) provides funding and recognizes initiatives that promote Internet development and encourage the adoption of digital solutions to address socio-economic challenges in the LAC region and is now announcing its 2017 call for proposals. As a result of this 2017 call for proposals, the FRIDA Program will present two awards and offer one grant.

The BELLA-T Latin American e-Science Meeting, to be held in the framework of TICAL2017, in San Jose, Costa Rica, from July 3 to 5, extended its deadline for submission of papers to April 29, 24h GMT. The previous deadline, April 24, is now revoked.

Preparations for the seventh edition of the Conference of the ICT Directors of Latin American universities are in full swing. In the middle of work, however, many people forget simple things, such as verifying if a visa is needed to enter Costa Rica.

After five months of the announcement of its calls, the TICAL2017 Conference, which will take place between July 3 and 5, at the InterContinental Hotel, in San Jose, Costa Rica, closed its call for Authors and Young ICT innovating to improve their university at the end of April 17. The registration system, which gives access to TICAL2017, ION Costa Rica and the Latin American Meeting of e-Science 2017, is already opened and offers reduced prices until May 31. Register and visit the recommended hotels section to secure your place!