We stongly recommend that in this International Year for People of African Descent as declared by UN Resolution 64/169 that South Africa be awarded the SKA Project. We are going as far to ask the US Government to actively support and invest in this project. Check out the blog and take the poll.
WCN Transmedia Group Science & Technology Showcase: “The Square Kilometre Array” Why President Obama and NASA Should Actively Support SKA being put in South Africa: Decision Due Early 2012 Where do you stand? Take the Poll
The Africa Heritage Society and International Goodwill Ambassador Oscar J. Webb and WCN Transmedia Group is excited to support the SKA Project landing in South Africa. Fundamental to understanding the future is understanding the past. SKA may hold the answers to unlocking the universe. First Awareness then massive immediate action is required to Lobby for the project decision to be South Africa. 2011 is the International Year for People of African Descent UN Resolution 64/169 and we call upon President Obama, the Administrators of NASA, The Senate and Congress and the United Nations to support South Africa’s bid for the SKA Project.
With the US Shuttle Programs shutting down WCN Transmedia Group point clearly to SKA as a project in Africa worthy of US Investment. To hear more about this project see the invitation below from the South African Chamber of Commerce in America.
South Africa’s bid to host the SKA
South Africa is ready to host the world’s most powerful radio telescope, the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) in southern Africa. Following an initial identification of sites suitable for the SKA by the International SKA Steering Committee in 2006, southern Africa and Australia are the finalists. A consortium of the major international science funding agencies, in consultation with the SKA Science and Engineering Committee (SSEC), will announce the selected site for the SKA in 2012.
- The SKA project
South Africa has been shortlisted to host the world’s largest telescope, the Square Kilometre Array (SKA).
- The SKA in Africa
South Africa’s bid proposes that the core of the telescope be located in an arid area of the Northern Cape Province of the Republic of South Africa, with about three antenna stations in Namibia, four in Botswana and one each in Mozambique, Mauritius, Madagascar, Kenya and Zambia.- South Africa’s competitive advantage
Southern Africa is fast becoming a hub of activities in the field of astronomy and related technologies.- SKA collaboration
Bilateral agreements have been established with key institutions involved with the SKA to improve collaboration efficiency.- Questions and answers
Questions and answers about MeerKAT and the SKA.
You’re invited to the SKA Project Event NYC, July 11th
Come learn about the SKA Project and hear from Dr. Fanaroff, the scientist presenting South Africa’s bid to host the world’s most powerful radio telescope, the Square Kilometre Array (SKA)!
Date: Monday, July 11th 2011
Time: 6:30 - 8:30pm (Presentation starts @ 7:00pm)
Location:
Midtown Executive Club @ Club Quarters
40 West 45th Street (Btwn 5th & 6th Ave)
New York, NY 10036
For the country that is selected as the host site, it will be a boost for local research and innovation, attracting world-class talent to the country and providing an iconic project to inspire young people to science and engineering studies.
The spin-off benefits of the SKA project will benefit industry and society well beyond the exciting physics and mathematics work that will be done on the astronomy data.
The computing capacity & data handling facilities could also be used for:
- computational geosciences;
- geospatial image analysis;
- interactive simulation of molecular systems for computational nanotechnology;
- e-health applications and faster drug discovery for pharmaceuticals; and
- interactive data analysis, including 3D modeling, for ocean observing, which can help oil and gas industries as well as climate change and marine scientists.
To contact the coordinators for this event:
J. Skyler Fernandes
Chief Operating Officer
South African Chamber of Commerce in America (SACCA)
J.Skyler.Fernandes@sacca.biz
617-615-9379
US SKA Support
James Mathias
Baird’sCMC / US, Washington, DC
James.Mathias@bairdscmc.com
202 629-1930
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