ItalianRSA at Marie Curie Alumni Association Conference and GA, Lisbon 26-27 March 2022.

Gianna Avellis chair of the Task Force 5 on Projects of GEDI (Gender Equity Diversity and Inclusion) WG of MCAA and chair of ItalianRSA, participated to the MCAA Conference and organised in this context a joint event between MCAA and ItalianRSA, to be held in Bari on Women in STEAM. Networking with the fellows of MCAA has been done in this context. 

Gianan Avellis with Jenny Elmanco, GEDI WG of MCAA.

Gianan Avellis with Maria Bostenaru, GEDI WG of MCAA.

The MCAA Conference took place at TC Meeting Center, in Parco de Nacos, Lisbon.

The new Chair of MCAA was elected, Fernanda Bajanca,  and the past Chair Mostafa Shawrav was awarded for the work done in the past two years.

Many speakers at the MCAA Conference from the EU Commission, such as Mariya Gabriel Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, and Maria da Graça Carvalho, European Parliament / MEP,  shown in the photo above.

Networking at the Gala Dinner with Jean-Pierre Bourguignon, Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques / Professeur honoraire, and Brian Cahill, past chair of MCAA.

The Gala Dinner was held at Palacio dos Condes d’Obidos now site of Red Cross