Monday, December 01, 2008

“How to travel without leaving home”

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Claudia Natenzon and Cecilia Hidalgo presented a talk titled “Redes de conocimiento o cómo desplazarse sin salir de casa” [Knowledge networks, or how to travel without leaving home] at the international seminar “Diásporas y Circulación de Talentos,” organized by the French Embassy in Argentina, the Institut de recherche pour le développement, and the University of Buenos Aires. The seminar took place in Buenos Aires on 27-28 November 2008.

Claudia and Cecilia’s paper focused on how virtual collaboration networks can facilitate interdisciplinary research by significantly reducing time and expenses associated with travel.