Program Overview

2nd International and Interdisciplinary Conference on Spatial Methods for Urban Sustainability (SMUS Conference) &
1st RC33 Regional Conference “Latin America: Brazil” in cooperation with ESA RN21 “Quantitative Methods”

08‒10.09.2022, Online Conference hosted by the University of São Paulo (Brazil)

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Day 1 – Thursday, September 8th, 2022

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08:00 – 08:30    Opening Ceremony (Youtube)
08:00 – 08:30    Introduction + Moderation: Fraya Frehse (SMUS Conference Brazil Coordinator + Lead Partner + Action
08:00 – 08:30    Speaker, University of São Paulo)
08:00 – 08:30    Nina Baur (SMUS Director + Action Speaker, Technische Universität Berlin)
08:00 – 08:30    Leopoldo Waizbort (Dean of Department of Sociology, University of São Paulo)
08:00 – 08:30    Fabíola Gerbase (Deputy Director + Communication Coordinator, DAAD Brazil)
08:00 – 08:30    Martina Hackelberg (German Consul General in São Paulo)
08:00 – 08:30    Maria Arminda do Nascimento Arruda (Vice-Chancellor, University of São Paulo)
08:00 – 08:30    Video Soundtrack: “Elementais” by Bruno Sanches (Ten-String Guitarist, University of São Paulo)

08:30 – 09:15     Opening Lecture  – Decolonizing Research Practice:Experiences from Botswana, Brazil, and Germany (Youtube)

08:30 – 09:1115  Gabriel Faimau (SMUS Lead Partner + Action Speaker, University of Botswana)

08:30 – 09:1115  Nina Baur (SMUS Director + Action Speaker, Technische Universität Berlin)

08:30 – 09:1115  Fraya Frehse (SMUS Conference Brazil Coordinator + Lead Partner + Action Speaker, University of São Paulo)

09:15 – 09:30hello    Break – Video Soundtrack: “Sonho Branco” by Luísa Carvalho (Flutist, University of São Paulo)

09:30 – 10:30      Keynote 01 – Women Anthropologists in the Field with Indigenous Peoples in Brazil: Past and Present (Youtube)

09:30 – 110:30     Artionka Capiberibe (State University of Campinas, Brazil)

09:30 – 100:30    Moderation: Paula Marcelino (University of São Paulo)

10:30 – 10:45hello    Break – Video Soundtrack: “Efêmera” by Stratus Luna (Rock + Jazz Band, University of São Paulo)

10:45 – 12:45      Parallel Sessions

12:45 – 13:00helllo    Break – Video Soundtrack: “Goiababranca” by JALT (Instrumental Music Band, University of São Paulo)

13:00 – 15:00      Parallel Sessions

15:00 – 15:15helllo    Break – Video Soundtrack: “Efêmera” by Stratus Luna (Rock + Jazz Band, University of São Paulo)

15:15 – 17:15       Parallel Sessions

17:15 – 17:30helloo    Break – Video Soundtrack: “Penumbra” by Luísa Carvalho (Flutist, University of São Paulo)

17:30 – 20:30      Advanced Methods Courses (AMC) 01-06 (session 1 – only for enrolled participants)


Day 2 – Friday, September 9th, 2022

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08:00 – 09:00   Keynote 02 – The Age of Big Earth Observation Data: Challenges and Possibilities (Youtube)

08:00 – 09:00  |Gilberto Câmara (National Institute of Space Research, Brazil)

08:00 – 09:00   Moderation: Marcelo Nery (University of São Paulo)

09:00 – 09:15helloBreak – Video Soundtrack: “Goiababranca” by JALT (Instrumental Music Band, University of São Paulo)

09:15 – 10:15    Roundtable 01: Academics and Current Research Funding in Botswana, Brazil, Germany (Youtube)

09:15 – 10:15   and India: Limits and Possibilities

09:15 – 10:15   Gabriel Faimau (SMUS Lead Partner + Action Speaker, University of Botswana)

09:15 – 10:15   Maria do Carmo Martins Sobral (Brazil – Germany Network of Higher Education Internationalization, Federal

09:15 – 10:15   University of Pernambuco)

09:15 – 10:15   Johanna Pink (Universität Freiburg)

09:15 – 10:15   Gaurav Raheja (SMUS Lead Partner + Action Speaker, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee)

09:15 – 10:15   Moderation: Gabriel Faimau

09:15 – 11:15     Parallel Sessions

11:15 – 11:30helloo Break – Video Soundtrack: “Sonho Branco” by Luísa Carvalho (Flutist, University of São Paulo)

11:30 – 12:30     Keynote 03 – How to Rethink the Urban: Perspectives from Decoloniality
11:30 – 112:30  |(Youtube)
11:30 – 112:30  |Sujata Patel (Umeå University, Sweden)

11:30 – 112:30  |Moderation: Fraya Frehse (University of São Paulo)

12:30 – 13:30     Keynote 04 – The Concept of Socio-Political Matrix and the Relations
12:30 – 113:30  |Between Sociology andHistory in Latin America (Youtube)
12:30 – 113:30  |Manuel Antonio Garretón (University of Chile)

12:30 – 113:30  |Moderation: Marcos César Alvarez (University of São Paulo)

13:30 – 13:45hellloBreak – Video Soundtrack: “Efêmera” by Stratus Luna (Rock + Jazz Band, University of São Paulo)

13:45 – 15:45    Parallel Sessions

 

15:45 – 16:00      Break – Video Soundtrack: “Goiababranca” by JALT (Instrumental Music Band, University of São Paulo)

16:00 – 18:00    Parallel Sessions

18:00 – 18:15      Break – Video Soundtrack: “Penumbra” by Luísa Carvalho (Flutist, University of São Paulo)


18:15 – 21:15     Advanced Methods Courses (AMC) 07-12 (only for enrolled participants)


Day 3 – Saturday, September 10th, 2022

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08:00 – 09:00    Keynote 05 – Dwell and Build: Methodological Notes on the Production of Everyday Space in Latin America (Youtube)

                           Ramiro Segura (National University of La Plata, Argentina)

                           Moderation: Bianca Freire-Medeiros (University of São Paulo)

09:00 – 09:15           Break – Video Soundtrack: “Goiababranca” by JALT (Instrumental Music Band, University of São Paulo)

09:15 – 10:15     Roundtable 02: Research Funding in a Global Context: Trends and Perspectives for Joint Research (Youtube)

                                        Edson Faria (Fundo Nacional de Investigação of Mosambik)

                                        Marcio Weichert (German Centre for Research and Innovation – São Paulo)

                                        Christina Peters (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft – Latin America)

                                        Shri Sanjeev K. Varshney (Department of Science and Technology, Government of India)

                           Moderation: Christina Peters

09:15 – 11:15     Parallel Sessions

11:15 – 11:30               Break – Video Soundtrack: “Sonho Branco” by Luísa Carvalho (Flutist, University of São Paulo)

11:30 – 12:30   Keynote 06 – Operationalizing and Comparing Racial/Ethnic Classifications
and Methods of Measurement in Latin America
Cristiano Rodrigues (Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil)

                           Moderation: Márcia Lima (University of São Paulo)

12:30 – 12:45             Break – Video Soundtrack: “Efêmera” by Stratus Luna (Rock + Jazz Band, University of São Paulo)

12:45 – 14:45     Parallel Sessions

14:45 – 15:00            Break – Video Soundtrack: “Catira do Vale” by Bruno Sanches (Ten-String Guitarist, University of São Paulo)

15:00 – 15:30    Closing Lecture – The Role of Visuality and Visual Methods in Urban Sustainability Research (Youtube)

                          Gaurav Raheja (Indian Institute of Technology – Roorkee)

                          Angela Million (Technische Universität Berlin)

                          Conference Closure

15:30 – 15:45            Break – Video Soundtrack: “Penumbra” by Luísa Carvalho (Flutist, University of São Paulo)

15:45 – 18:45     Advanced Methods Courses (AMC) 01 – 06 (session 2 – only for enrolled participants)