Newsletter #291

OPEN CALLS

Cycle will reflect on electronic culture and its effects in various areas

"Reflexão eCultura: Cortes e Montagens" is the theme of the cycle of meetings scheduled by the Study Group on Computational Cultures and Humanities for July 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29, from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. Undergraduates or graduates in any area can apply for the 30 vacancies. The cycle will feature presentations and interpretation sessions in the five meetings, which will address the use of computers in art, biology, museums, economics, and governance.

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Chair organizes refresher course on public policies for basic education

From July 15 to November 25, the Sérgio Henrique Ferreira Chair, headquartered at IEA's Ribeirão Preto Center, will hold the refresher course "Public Policies and the Quality of Brazilian Education." Coordinated by Mozart Neves Ramos, chair holder, and Antonio José da Costa Filho, coordinator of the center, the course has a workload of 40 hours divided into 20 classes and 10 hours for the production of a conclusion memorandum. Interested parties must apply from June 7 to 21. If the number of entries exceeds the 300 available places, there will be a draw.

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Registration for the Sabbatical Year Program until July 30

USP professors who have been included in the Regime of Integral Dedication to Teaching and Research (RDIDP) for at least seven years can apply to be selected for IEA's Sabbatical Year Program until July 30. Interested parties must complete an online form and attach a curriculum summary, a research project for six months or one year, and the agreement of the department council (or equivalent collegiate) and the congregation (or maximum collegiate) of their faculty.

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INTERCONTINENTAL ACADEMIA

Fourth edition of the Intercontinental Academia starts on June 13

Three Brazilians will integrate the group of 19 researchers at the 4th Intercontinental Academia, which will have the theme "Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence." The hosts of this edition are the Institute for Advanced Transdisciplinary Studies (IEAT) at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) and the Paris Institute for Advanced Study (IAS), a member of the French Network of Institutes for Advanced Study (RFIEA). The representatives of Brazil are: André Fujita (nominated by the IEA), from USP's Institute of Mathematics and Statistics (IME), Patricia Coelho de Soárez (independently enrolled), from USP's Medical School (FM), and Evandro Cunha (nominated by the IEAT), from UFMG's Faculty of Languages, Literature, and Linguistics. The opening session, to be held virtually, will take place from June 13 to 18. The face-to-face meetings will take place in October, in Paris, and in June 2022, in Belo Horizonte.

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IN MOURNING

Physicist Sérgio Mascarenhas, an innovative scientist and creator of institutions, dies at the age of 93

Sérgio Mascarenhas passed away last Monday, May 31. A scientist with international projection, he combined his work with the production of innovations and the creation of teaching and research institutions. He was one of the founders of the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), and creator of USP's São Carlos Institute of Physics (IFSC) and IEA's center in the same city. Mascarenhas was a retiring full professor at IFSC-USP and a former visiting professor at universities in the United States, Mexico, United Kingdom, Japan, and Italy.

COLLECTION

Highlights of IEA's 35-year history

Vint Cerf, internet pioneer, in a discussion on network governance

The webinar "The Challenges of Internet Governance," promoted by the Oscar Sala Chair on November 16, 2020, was attended by mathematician Vint Cerf, one of the emblematic figures of the pioneering projects and development of the internet. He was one of the creators (with Robert Kahn) of the TCP/IP protocol and is now vice president and Chief Internet Evangelist for Google. In his presentation, Cerf addressed two themes: technical governance, chronicling the evolution of this process in the United States since the Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET), and internet governance policies. He stated that "we need to work harder than we did until now and determine if there can be rules and treaties to be negotiated so that abusers can be arrested."

AGENDA

June 10 and 17, at 1:00 pm - Aspects of the Political Economy of Brazil's Accession Process to the OECD | "Aspects of the Commercial Dimension of Brazil's Accession Process to the OECD

The IEA and the Institute for Applied Economic Research (IPEA) will hold two seminars on issues related to the negotiations for Brazil's accession to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The meetings will have a dossier on the OECD as their reference. It was published in the most recent issue (25) of IPEA's journal "Tempo do Mundo." Watch live.

June 10, at 9:00 am - COVID-19 and Urbanity: Learning and Future Perspectives

A seminar of IEA's Study Group on Urban Space and Health featuring a panel on clinical, immunological, and epidemiological aspects of the disease, and another on its impacts on São Paulo. Watch live.

June 11, 14, and 15, at 9:00 am - The Brazilian Epidemic of COVID-19 is Not Just a Viral Event

A series of webinars dedicated to sharing studies on the epidemic in Brazil, valuing the production of social and human sciences, which influences social responses. Watch live.

June 15, at 2 pm - Urban Agriculture and the Pandemic

An online meeting of the Urban Agriculture Study Group will launch the dossier "Urban Agriculture," published in the 101st issue of IEA's journal "Estudos Avançados." There will be presentations by guests. Watch live.

June 16 to 18, from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm - 12th Workshop on Company, Entrepreneurs, and Society

A biennial event held since 1998 with the objective of promoting and sharing studies on the business universe, in Brazil and abroad, from a multidisciplinary perspective. Watch live.

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