Participants will have an opportunity to attend two lunch sessions (8 and 9 Oct).
- ‘Development in astronomy and space science in Africa’ – brief summary and an open discussion about the current status and future plans in astronomy and space science (A&SS) in Africa. The African Union plans will be also sumarrised in achieving 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) through A&SS.
- ‘Current status of women in astronomy and space science in Africa’- the main aim of this session is to give more visibility to the current statistics and to discuss the current projects and possible future programs for improving the women participation in A&SS in Africa.