Scientific Computing Days 2021 take place this week

The 2021 edition of the Scientific Computing Days will be held from October 19 to 21 at the Polytechnic of Leiria (Campus 2 - School of Technology and Management). This event is promoted by the FCCN Unit of the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) and consists of the annual meeting of the various communities of managers and users of advanced communication, computing and IT services platforms.

Over three days, the aim is to create spaces for sharing knowledge and promoting discussion about the emerging possibilities of digital services and scientific computing. The event is aimed at all those responsible for the IT, library, documentation and/or archive services of higher education institutions, as well as decision-makers and institutional leaders with these responsibilities and those responsible for implementing national science and research.

The program features more than 30 speakers and around 400 participants are expected at the meeting, which will certainly help to promote collective discussion and knowledge sharing on all of FCCN's areas of activity, ranging from connectivity, computing, collaboration, knowledge to security.

This year's program includes the Zapping session, where speakers can get to know some of the FCCN's services in a single session, and the special session by the Polytechnic of Leiria entitled "Knowledge at the Service of Society". Keynote speakers at the meeting include Joaquim Menezes, founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the IBEROMOLDES Group, Annarella Sanchez, director of the renowned dance school Annarella - Academy of Dance Ballet and (Cuban School of Ballet), and João Curado Silva, head of AMA (Agency for Administrative Modernization) for the Data Science component in Public Administration projects. There will also be cultural events, including a performance by dancer Inesa Markava, as part of the "Imaginary Library" project, which will take place in the atrium of the José Saramago library.

The meeting has the support of around 20 sponsors and partners, including several major companies in the information technology industry.

More information on the Jornadas de Computação Científica 2021 website.