Dear researchers:

Coinciding with the International Africa Day (May 25th) and the celebration of the 35th anniversary of the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, our institution is launching a strategic project to constitute a global knowledge platform with the African continent.

As an initial event, the Bridge to Africa event will take place from 20 to 25 May in the city of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, in which different cultural events, lectures, technical presentations and the First Bridge to Africa Congress will be organised.

• After the Welcome, on 20 January, this event will take place in four thematic sessions or axes, over four days, where each day will focus on one of the following themes:
• On Tuesday 21 May, the day will be dedicated to the Environment Axis, in which aspects related to risks, adaptation and mitigation to climate change, sustainability and environmental regeneration, energy, oceans, or the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will be developed.
• Wednesday 22 May will focus on the Health Axis, including the “One Health” perspective, addressing aspects not only of research but also of cooperation and education.
• Thursday 23 May will be the Social Axis, incorporating reflections and studies on immigration, governance, gender, leadership, activism, politics, LGTB, culture and social innovation.
• On Friday 24 May, the Economic Axis will deal with aspects related to circular economy, sustainable tourism, investment, resilience, mobility, innovation, entrepreneurship, young talent, among other topics.
• The conference will end on 25 May with the celebration of Africa Day.

As a result of these conferences, and in order to broaden their dissemination, a book edited by the ULPGC will be published, which will bring together the main advances shared by the guest speakers, researchers and technicians. Contributions may be extensive (8 pages), short communications (2 pages) and abstracts of the posters presented. The language chosen for the conference and this publication will be Spanish and English, although it will be possible to facilitate translation into other languages. On the other hand, the contributions selected by the Scientific Committee of the “Bridge to Africa” will be funded for publication in journals selected by the ULPGC with open access and impact index. For this purpose, selected papers must be submitted in English.

We encourage you to send us, from now on, the presentation of your work related to these topics. For accreditation purposes, we remind you that the ULPGC appears in ANNEX II of the ie-CSIC list of publishers (2017) with an “average” value.

Technical conditions for submission.

Papers

• Word document (5000 characters)
  • Topic chosen (Environment, Health, Social or Economic)
  • Title – Subtitle
  • Speaker – Institution
  • Abstract in English (250 words)
  • Keywords
  • Text (Introduction/Methodology, Conclusions/Discussion).
  • Format: Point size 10,5. Normal margins: Top 2.5; Bottom 2.5; Right: 3; Left 3cm.
  • Images
  • Bibliography

Posters

• PDF (Maximum size 5mb)
• Dimensions: A1
• Topic of choice (Environment, Health, Social or Economic)
• Title – Subtitle
• Speaker – Institution

Important: Send the papers and/or posters to the email bridgetoafrica@ulpgc.es