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The virtual Ideathon “Proactive Risk Management in the Motagua River Basin” concluded on February 20 with the selection of three winning projects proposing innovative solutions to mitigate the effects of environmental degradation in the region. Over the course of a week, more than 90 participants, organized into seven teams, developed proposals to use satellite data from the European Union’s (EU) Earth observation program, Copernicus, for water management, waste disposal, and ecosystem conservation. Five speakers, seven mentors, and pitch sessions supported the process by providing feedback and refining the solutions.

In its 2025 edition, the Latin American High-Performance Computing Conference (CARLA), organized by the Advanced Computing System for Latin America and the Caribbean (SCALAC), will take place in September in Kingston, Jamaica. This annual event has become a key meeting point for researchers, academics, and experts in advanced computing, artificial intelligence, and high-performance applications across the region.

February 21, 2025, is the deadline to submit nominations for the GÉANT Community Award, a recognition for individuals who have made significant contributions to the development of the GÉANT community and the advancement of research and education networks worldwide.

The region is experiencing deforestation, erosion, drought, floods, and desertification. The Motagua River Basin, spanning 97 municipalities in Guatemala and 27 in Honduras, faces a growing environmental crisis. The pressure on its resources is increasing, and climate change is worsening an already critical situation.

OpenAIRE, a leading European infrastructure supporting Open Science, together with LA Referencia and RedCLARA, the Latin American federated network for open academic communication, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to formalize and deepen their decade-long collaboration in promoting Open Science and interoperability between Europe and Latin America.

From February 5 to March 11, 2025, individuals and organizations interested in participating in the Transnational Networking Conference 2025 (TNC25)—Europe’s leading research and education networking conference organized by GÉANT—can submit their proposals in the categories of Lightning Talks, Birds of a Feather (BoFs), and Community Hub.